Fans were questioning if Pattinson, who played a sparkly vampire in the 'Twilight' movies, have the chops to pull off playing one of the most beloved superheroes in history.
Well, we kind of have an answer to that question.
The Batman has arrived
Over the weekend, Warner Bros shared the first teaser trailer for the upcoming 'The Batman' movie.If you're excited about these, wait till you see what we have for you in #TheBatman panel at #DCFanDome starting at 5:30 PST. pic.twitter.com/hzSm4zV7i0
— Warner Bros. Pictures (@wbpictures) August 22, 2020
The two-minute trailer, which was unveiled during the DC Fandome virtual convention for its superhero brand DC Entertainment, shows a dark and gritty Gotham City unlike the one we saw in Cristopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight' trilogy.
Most importantly, the trailer showed an angry and even grittier Pattinson as the Dark Knight.
Take a look at the trailer:
Judging by the response on the trailer -- 11 million views and counting in just two days -- fans of the superhero seem to love what the 34-year-old brought to the table as Batman:
People are no longer going to reduce Robert Pattinson to the sparkly vampire role that he himself hates. He's Batman now.
— ronf. | BLM (@ohhieverybody) August 22, 2020
The Batman is going to be a masterpiece. pic.twitter.com/d3tTzcSNpK
— Arrow (@Arrvw) August 23, 2020
I just had a nerdgasm pic.twitter.com/zQYiVibZyC
— Ángel (@PpcAngel) August 23, 2020
"I'm vengeance" ?....perfection pic.twitter.com/2uaZZvhRMg #TheBatman #DCFanDome
— Ma✖imus?️ (@adriantarheel) August 23, 2020
Just perfect. Perfect.
— TheSignOfFive (@TheSignOfFive) August 23, 2020
We also get to see the revamped Batmobile (which looks sick, by the way) and a couple of shots of Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman in the trailer.“I am vengeance” pic.twitter.com/KxkDBkWxib
— Mohamed Enieb (@its_menieb) August 23, 2020
'The Batman' is set to hit cinemas in October 2021, but we seriously can't wait for the movie to come out.