Robert Pattinson’s Batman in the DCU? Pattinson thinks it would be ‘kind of tough’
You might fancy Robert Pattinson’s Batman folded into the DCU alongside Superman, but he isn’t convinced — and his reasoning might puncture a few crossover fantasies.
Let's tackle the big question Batman fans can't seem to put down lately: Should Robert Pattinson's gloomy, eyeliner-loving Dark Knight stroll into James Gunn's new DCU to rub shoulders with the likes of David Corenswet's Superman and John Cena's Peacemaker? I know plenty are keen, but Pattinson himself has weighed in and, well, he's not exactly eager to share a Batcave with anyone just yet.
I think it would be kind of tough to have this version of Bruce outside of that world. It's one of the only characters, I guess, because of the length of the shoots, but also it's such a specific kind of [style], the tone of it gets inside you.
That's Pattinson talking to LADbible (whilst doing promo for his new Chris Hanson movie, which we'll get to) on what it would be like if his brooding Bruce Wayne suddenly landed in the DCU. And honestly, he has a point. If you remember, The Batman is shot almost entirely by torchlight. It's all crypts, gloom and relentless rain—pretty much the polar opposite to what DCU seems to be building under Gunn. Pattinson admits it takes him ages to recover from filming, saying he spends months not being able to see a thing because he's spent all day, every day, literally and emotionally in the dark.
So, the answer is clear enough for now: Don't expect Pattinson's Batman to show up fighting aliens or snarking at Justice League briefings. He's staying in his own bleak corner of Gotham, separate from the DCU's more colourful chaos.
The Batman: Part II will hit cinemas on 18 February 2028.
What's Going On With DCU's Batman?
This DC restructuring saga is taking its sweet time. The Brave and the Bold—that's supposed to be the main DCU Batman flick—is still knocking around in development limbo. Andy Muschietti (he did The Flash, for better or worse) is attached to direct, and Christina Hodson's writing. Yet, as of now, we've still not got a clue which bloke will actually be putting on the pointy cowl for this one. Casting rumours are everywhere, concrete facts are not.
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Meanwhile, in Pattinson's Post-Bat-life
While avoiding a DCU team-up, Pattinson is off playing Chris Hanson in Primetime—a satirical flick about Hanson's attempts to make his show To Catch a Predator massive telly. The film lands in cinemas on 25 September, and early buzz is… mixed, to be polite. Our bloke Chris Bumbray found it stylish to look at, but reckoned Pattinson's performance was as cold as a rainy February. Hanson is apparently so detached he’s barely human, and the whole thing doesn't actually dig much deeper than a mildly clever bit of television pastiche. At best, Bumbray sees it as stylish but shallow; at worst, not much insight about the actual phenomenon itself, which—let's be honest—probably deserves a tighter lens than it's getting here.
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