Robert Pattinson is apprehensive he’ll be too outdated to star in “The Batman Part II.”
The actor, 38, performed Bruce Wayne within the 2022 flick “The Batman” beneath director Matt Reeves and was set to reprise as The Caped Crusader within the sequel; nonetheless, undisclosed points have pushed the unique launch date again years.
“The Batman Part II” was initially slated for an October 2025 launch, reported Collider, however was moved apart earlier than touchdown the most recent date of October 1, 2027, with the sequel not even in manufacturing but.
Pattinson not too long ago weighed in on the drama throughout an interview with Hero journal, sharing he’s involved he’ll be too “f—king old” to be Batman by the point they begin taking pictures.
When requested, “Are you going to do Batman again soon?” the actor responded, “I f–king hope so. I started out as young Batman and I’m going to be f–king old Batman by the sequel.”
He adopted his response up by saying, “I’m 38, I’m old.”
Pattinson began filming “The Batman” in January 2020 whereas in his mid-30s. He’ll now be properly into his late thirties when taking pictures “Part II.”
Regardless of his age, Pattinson shared he’s the healthiest he’s ever been.
“I’m old, but I’m healthier. I think I’ve actually brought my biological age down a bit,” he advised the journal.
The “Twilight” franchise star’s good well being is likely to be as a result of his strict food regimen, which he spoke about through the interview.
“If I’m doing a job I can’t ever eat anything, even seasoning, I can’t have pepper. I ate nothing but salmon and avocado for like five months. It actually made my memory better,” Pattinson shared.
He additionally talked about his “Mickey 17” director, Bong Joon-ho. The pair’s sci-fi comedy hits theaters on Friday, March 7.
Revealing there was plenty of build-up about working with the four-time Oscar-winning “Parasite” filmmaker, Pattinson shared, “It was one of the most fun jobs I’ve ever had.”
“He radiates this aura, you kind of feel like you’re on a small dose of mushrooms,” he stated, referencing Joon-ho. “You’re like, ‘Doo, doo, doo.’”
Within the flick, Pattinson performs Mickey Barnes, a disposable worker despatched on a human expedition to an ice world referred to as Niflheim who repeatedly dies after failing harmful missions. When that occurs, he’s reprinted, and his reminiscences are uploaded to a brand-new physique earlier than he’s despatched on one other problem.
Whereas Pattinson cherished portraying the character, not everyone seems to be on board with the out-of-the-box film.
“It’s far from terrible and a pleasure to look at. But, perhaps inevitably, after such a raging success, Bong’s latest movie is a disappointment,” The Submit’s movie critic, Johnny Oleksinski, wrote of Joon-ho’s newest challenge.
“The familiar satire hangs on a great premise, though: a futuristic society that depends on sacrificial clones,” he added. “That warped idea is a fitting canvas for Bong’s usual themes and messages — class disparity, capitalism, environmentalism — only they’re held together with bubblegum. Massive in scope, this rather long sit overindulges and underwhelms.”
