He fought for the ultimate role as the famed Caped Crusader.
And Warner Bros. has officially approved Robert Pattinson as the star in The Batman, according to Deadline.
The 33-year-old former Twilight star had to battle his way through screen testing against Nicholas Hoult to portray the coveted superhero.
He's back! Warner Bros. has officially approved Robert Pattinson as the star in The Batman, according to Deadline; seen in May
The studio was reportedly at odds over who they wanted to front the trilogy of films Matt Reeves is set to direct as both actors put on an impressive run for the role.
The Wrap reporter https://twitter.com/elmayimbe/status/1134150262816354309 revealed on Twitter Thursday that both Pattinson, 33, and Hoult, 29, are testing for the role.
'BATMAN UPDATE: Robert Pattinson & Nicholas Hoult are screen testing for the role. I suspect they're screen testing in the Batsuit because Wardrobe Department will need full wardrobe test,' Gonzalez said.
Back in black: The studio was reportedly at odds over who they wanted to front the trilogy of films Matt Reeves is set to direct as both actors put on an impressive run for the role; George Clooney portrayed the character in 1997
Batman battle: Two weeks after Robert Pattinson was reported to be Warner Bros. top choice to play The Batman, a new contender has emerged, Nicholas Hoult
Gonazalez added that, 'the film will now start production in Q1 2020,' giving the studio the rest of 2019 to secure the cast.
Variety broke the news earlier this month that Pattinson was the studio's top contender, and that report also mentioned that pre-production is expected to begin this summer.
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