JoBlo.com’s “WTF Happened to Robert Pattinson” looks back at how Rob went from Twilight to Mickey 17. Below is an excerpt of the print article:

“While caught in the Twilight saga, he could still express himself artistically with smaller projects, allowing him to play around more and make art. He literally played a character named Art in the film How To Be, soon after the first Twilight film. And that same year, he played one of the greatest, most eccentric artists of all time, Salvador Dali, in Little Ashes. He squeezed out a mustache and performed real sex acts on himself in a desperate display to show everyone that he was a serious actor, and because of that, we had to believe him. Gross. Along with the titles Remember Me, Love And Distrust, and the romantic drama Water For Elephants in 2011. Remember, this was all done in between his Twilight shooting schedule. This young man had conquered Hollywood as a movie star, so he had nothing to do but prove himself as an actor and artist. Many actors often join prestigious period pieces and work with auteur filmmakers to build their arthouse street credentials. Robert Pattinson did just that with Bel Ami and David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis. Both were made in 2012, the same year he finally finished with his dreaded franchise of fangs and broke away after Breaking Dawn – Part 2.

30 December 2024

Whilst promoting Nosferatu, Robert Eggers talks about hoping to work with Rob again (starts at 22:16):

I’m planning to see Nosferatu this week since it’s being released tomorrow. I too hope we see both Robs work together again in the future!

26 December 2024

Variety shared this clip of Matt Reeves talking with Zoe Kravitz about writing his process of writing the script for The Batman and visualising Rob in the role. If you want to read the full by clicking the Variety hyperlink

When #TheBatman director Matt Reeves was writing the film’s script, he imagined Robert Pattinson in the role. | Variety #DirectorsOnDirectors presented by @AmazonMGMStudio https://t.co/uOpiEBMZ57 pic.twitter.com/hEzyVtjzOl

— Variety (@Variety) December 18, 2024

Extract Transcript:

Kravitz: How do you feel about casting? Especially when you’re doing a superhero film where there’s been so many other versions.

Reeves: I had to find a personal way into Batman and then think about how somebody could bring something personal to me. You’re always looking for an internal life that’s going to take what this story is and make us feel like you’re getting a glimpse into what this person’s struggle is. It’s weird: To be totally honest, when I was writing, I was thinking of Rob.

Kravitz: It just popped into your head?

Reeves: Well, I just started thinking about the children of Princess Diana, and the idea of being this orphaned prince. For some reason, I don’t know why, that made a connection to Kurt Cobain for me. And then somewhere in there, someone told me to watch [the 2017 Robert Pattinson movie] “Good Time.” And I was like, “That’s the only person I could imagine as this Batman. I don’t think that I know what it is if it’s not him.” It was weirdly fated, because it turned out that he was obsessed with Batman.

6 December 2023

We might not see Robert Downey Jr with Rob in “Average Height, Average Build” now that it’s no loner going forward, but Rob does like talking Rob:

Robert Downey Jr. traces #Oppenheimer's success back to Robert Pattinson's gift to Chris Nolan: "This incredible departure from one of our younger peers turns into him making a personal gift to arguably one of the greatest directors of his generation." https://t.co/hsmY5hzGv8 pic.twitter.com/eXVuheqRai

— Variety (@Variety) December 4, 2023

17 January 2020

Robert Downing Jr likes Robert Pattinson

Robert Downey Jr is in Rob’s corner when it comes to The Batman. He wants to see what Rob does with the role – because he likes “that guy”.

Robert Downey JR excited to see Robert Pattinson as #TheBatman pic.twitter.com/cyEH3gw65u

— hako (@harrishako) January 15, 2020

25 July 2023

Here’s another deleted scene from The Batman

25 March 2022

Matt Reeves did say he was going to share this – I’m so glad we are seeing the deleted Arkham scene with Rob and Barry Keoghan.

13 July 2023

Two shots of Rob from The Batman camera test

@TheArtofTheBatman

6 July 2022