{"id":57559,"date":"2026-06-03T02:53:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=57559"},"modified":"2026-06-03T02:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:53:58","slug":"robert-pattinson-addresses-reception-to-his-superhero-body-in-the-batman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=57559","title":{"rendered":"Robert Pattinson Addresses Reception to His Superhero Body in The Batman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Robert Pattinson has blamed the lukewarm reception to his superhero body in The Batman on comments he made in interviews while promoting the film.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Batman: Part II will see Pattinson reprise his role as the Caped Crusader when it hits theaters on October 1, 2027 \u2014 five-and-a-half years after the first movie came out. Pattinson was a somewhat surprising choice as Batman, and there was much talk about how imposing the typically lean star of The Twilight saga would be, especially following the bulked up Ben Affleck\u2019s portrayal in Zack Snyder&#8217;s defunct DC Extended Universe.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In an article in GQ, Pattinson said he worked out twice a day for The Batman, sometimes early in the morning, but he still faced criticism from some fans.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Batman: Part II &#8211; Who&#8217;s Who in Matt Reeves&#8217; DC Sequel<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"Robert Pattinson will return as Bruce Wayne\/Batman.\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">After Batman came out, fans said: \u201c\u2018You didn\u2019t work out at all.\u2019 I worked out every f***ing day,\u201d Pattinson insisted. \u201cEven after that, I still look like I didn\u2019t work out. I worked out twice a day at, like, three o\u2019clock in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Pattinson blamed the fan complaints on interviews in which he said exercise was uncool, which caused some to think he wasn&#8217;t taking the role seriously. \u201cI\u2019m like, it\u2019s just because I said it in an interview,\u201d he explained. \u201cI was trying to sound cool!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Back in May 2020, Pattinson said self-isolation during the pandemic had affected his workout regime. He told GQ at the time that when it came to his physical fitness preparation for The Batman, &#8220;I\u2019m just barely doing anything.&#8221; In contrast, Pattinson said his co-star Zo\u00eb Kravitz was exercising five days a week to prepare for her role as Selina Kyle (aka Catwoman). Pattinson jokingly went on to tell GQ that back in his Twilight days, &#8220;the one time they told me to take my shirt off, I think they told me to put it back on again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Pattinson has a home gym he\u2019s using to train for The Batman: Part II, so perhaps his workout regime will be different this time.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">While Pattinson is Batman in director Matt Reeves\u2019 Batman universe, dubbed <u>The Batman Epic Crime Saga<\/u>, he will not play Batman in James Gunn&#8217;s rebooted DC Universe. Fans will have to wait for The Brave and the Bold to see Gunn&#8217;s Batman, but Episode 6 of DCU canon kickstarter <u>Creature Commandos<\/u> showed Batman in animated form, standing on a rooftop looking down at crime boss Doctor Phosphorus. The image below revealed a mega-stacked Caped Crusader in his iconic costume, but there was little else that could be discerned about Gunn\u2019s take on the superhero.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"null\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Batman in Creature Commandos. Image credit: HBO Max.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Based on comments Gunn issued to <u>Rotten Tomatoes TV<\/u> following the release of Episode 6, it\u2019s easy to see why this brief look at Batman was so generic. <u>Gunn said he asked for &#8220;more silhouette&#8221;<\/u> after the original Batman on show was more detailed than he was ready to commit to at the time.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">What this look at Batman did provide fans with, Gunn explained, was a clear indication that Batman not only already exists within the DCU during the events we\u2019re seeing in Creature Commandos and <u>this July&#8217;s Superman movie<\/u>, but that he is well-known within the universe, and that\u2019s why there\u2019s no need to tell his well-documented origin story.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/robert-pattinson-insists-he-worked-out-every-day-for-the-batman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Pattinson has blamed the lukewarm reception to his superhero body in The Batman on comments he made in interviews while promoting the film. 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