The Batman plot is not a story of origin, we swear it – / Movie

Now that Robert Pattinson is officially the new Dark Knight, some details about the film – especially about how Pattinson won the show – are starting to come out of the shadows. According to insiders, only two possible actors have been selected for the role – Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult. Learn how director Matt Reeves decided Pattinson, and this The Batman the plot involves, below.

Hoult vs Pattinson: Dawn of Justice

THR has a behind-the-scenes look at how The Batman ended up with Robert Pattinson as Caped Crusader, and the piece confirms that the only two actors really considered for the play are Pattinson and Nichols Hoult. Last March, the preselected shortlist of director Matt Reeves for the part released as well as names such as Jack Reynor, Alexander Ludwig, Jack O'Connell and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. But THR stresses that "the two actors [Pattinson and Hoult] in a short time became the only candidates. There's always a chance that actors like Taylor-Johnson and Reynor mentionned at one point, but it looks like they have never been seriously considered.

While Hoult would have impressed Reeves, the filmmaker seemed particularly interested in Pattinson:

Reeves would have spent hours reviewing the work of both actors and would have met with them in April. Pattinson has a lot more name recognition than Hoult, but that's his job in Good Time and High Life, among others, to which Reeves has continued to return.

Reeves would also have written the game thinking of Pattinson:

Reeves would have considered Pattinson, 33, very early in the process, says a source, even though no outreach action was taken. Reeves did not even know if the actor wanted the role.

During the week of May 20, Pattinson and Hoult both screened a Batman costume from a previous movie, and after a brief deliberation, Pattinson finally won the role.

Not a history of origin

With all these discussions about Reeves wanting a young actor to play his Batman, the rumors were going well. another history of origin. But this is apparently not the case. In The BatmanBruce Wayne / Batman is "about 30 years old," but "the story is neither a new narrative of his origin nor the story of a senior crime fighter in power in Gotham City. He is Bruce Wayne who is always trying to make himself understood to become the genius detective. "

It looks a bit like comics Batman: first year – a story that was also undermined for Christopher Nolan Batman begins. It will be interesting to see how Reeves handles this. We really do do not need another story of origin – please, for Bill Finger's sake, do not show yet that the Waynes get shot at Crime Alley; we understood.

I guess the film will start with Bruce Wayne, who is already patrolling Gotham in his cloak and hood, while still learning the ropes. This could be an interesting scenario, as we had not seen it on the big screen before. In Tim Burton BatmanBatman was already well established in Gotham. Batman begins took almost an hour before Bruce Wayne even The black Knighthe was already a bit of a legend. Reeves The Batman seems to be aiming for something in between.

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