Robert Pattinson IS The Batman

[Gamma Goliath]

Not exactly, the parts of your back that look big and broad are developed using your arms in a range of different excercises. The weighted back pack and whatnot will help build his legs more than anything.

 

[Enriquespy]

During the 80s/90s , Pattinson's physique would've been fine....right now , not so much.

On the 80s/90s? You mean, when Pattinson was a kid? Why would you ever want a child to play Batman?


Please make sense man.

Ridiculous.

 

[Thomas Wayne 92]

I suppose Matt Reeves is more focused on acting ability than on muscles. Pattinson might not be able to physically run circles around Cavill, Affleck, Evans, and Hemsworth, but he sure can when it comes to acting ability.

Is Bale a lousy actor too? He was a BEAST in Begins , and it was his best Batman performan ce IMO.In TDK he was still decent , as proven by the pics posted before. Pattinson's condition subpar and I don't get how this movie is so hyped that everything is protected from other opinions...heck , even Nolan was criticized more than Reeves (who has a lot more to prove).

 

[emielaen]

Pattinson is a fantastic actor. **** muscles. He's not a twig.

 

[Invader Joker]

Here are some comparisons to Hugh Jackman when he was Robert Pattinson's age and started playing Wolverine. If Jackman could evolve over the course of his movies, so can Robert. It'd be a really cool evolution to see throughout the course of the trilogy. See Batman getting faster, stronger and more dangerous as time goes on. In a way it'd be the opposite of Bale's Batman who peaked physically in Begins.

 

[Jekecy]

Rob was never the crazy physically transformative actor. I think he's settled into his indie path, and getting bigger over the years may tarnish that image if he's seen by auteurs as too much of a musclebound action hero. I don't see him shifting weights in-between movies either.

Best we can hope for on the next outings is just a tad more weight and muscles. Not holding my breath for a vast improvement.

 

[KGBANE]

Robert doesn't have to be too muscle bound just enough to he won't sacrifice speed. I think lean like Charlie Cox in Daredevil or these two martial artists built are great for him.

 

[Invader Joker]

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It'd be great if for the sequel he looked more like one of those martial artists.

 

[OutOfBoose]

Just give me turtleneck Patts as Bruce Wayne.

 

[Whatupman]

Is Bale a lousy actor too? He was a BEAST in Begins , and it was his best Batman performan ce IMO.In TDK he was still decent , as proven by the pics posted before. Pattinson's condition subpar and I don't get how this movie is so hyped that everything is protected from other opinions...heck , even Nolan was criticized more than Reeves (who has a lot more to prove).

No, Bale is a great actor and also an actor who is incredibly extreme in his transformations. And even with that, he was only in that kind of shape for one of three movies. Who knows what Pattinson will look like. Keep in mind that we don't even know when they will continue shooting. Could be months from now. Sure, they would probably want to keep some continuity with how he looks in the previously shot scenes, but Jackman for example looked different at the end of the shoot of the first X-men movie compared to how he looked in the beginning. So they shot the cage fight when he was shirtless later on when he was in better shape.

And the movie is not protected from other opinions, you just have to understand that not everyone will agree with your opinion. Or is it your opinion that is supposed to be protected?

 

[shauner111]

These are real human beings who have only months to train. Why do fans expect them to look like a cartoon shape who’s trained for most of his life to become Batman? Some folks need to be brought back to reality.

Bale did it once because he’s the most extreme actor ever when it comes to transformation (and he didn’t get there in the healthiest way). Jackman took years/sequels to get to where he was, and kept himself in shape from role to role. Rob doesn’t live that lifestyle and he’s more of weird indie actor. Or the Cavill’s of the world who are only in the business BECAUSE of their physique. There’s not much else they can do, so they try to work on their money maker: the one thing that could get them through the door. Accentuate their strengths, hide their weaknesses. Well, Pattinson strengths are his acting chops, what he brings to a film with expression, voice, presence, character work. Reeves knows this. You cast the actor you want and hope they can get in shape in time. If not, that’s the sacrifice you make.

And it seems like two things here: Reeves wants Pattinson to look lean not bulky. Rob may have stopped working out for the last month and is just getting back into it now. Nobody thought of that?

 

[Catoti]

If they're doing a Batman that's just starting off and is still young it makes sense for him to be lean rather than bulky imo

 

[Invader Joker]

These are real human beings who have only months to train. Why do fans expect them to look like a cartoon shape who’s trained for most of his life to become Batman? Some folks need to be brought back to reality.

Bale did it once because he’s the most extreme actor ever when it comes to transformation (and he didn’t get there in the healthiest way). Jackman took years/sequels to get to where he was, and kept himself in shape from role to role. Rob doesn’t live that lifestyle and he’s more of weird indie actor. Or the Cavill’s of the world who are only in the business BECAUSE of their physique. There’s not much else they can do, so they try to work on their money maker: the one thing that could get them through the door. Accentuate their strengths, hide their weaknesses. Well, Pattinson strengths are his acting chops, what he brings to a film with expression, voice, presence, character work. Reeves knows this. You cast the actor you want and hope they can get in shape in time. If not, that’s the sacrifice you make.

And it seems like two things here: Reeves wants Pattinson to look lean not bulky. Rob may have stopped working out for the last month and is just getting back into it now. Nobody thought of that?

I still hope Pattinson gets bigger on the sequels though. Jackman also had to stop working out as hard in between X Men films because of his Broadway shows and other movies. So the possibility of Robert undergoing a similar transformation is not out out of the realm of possibilities. If he has to lose weight for an indie film that's relatively easy to do and if he has 6 months of prep time for the Batman sequels then he can get in shape once again. There are ways and it's not like indie films don't ever cast muscular guys.

Also it doesn't seem he stopped working out during quarantine, his trainer said he was still training actors for movies.

 

[DKDetective]

This might be dumb of me to say since I know zero things about fitness, but the fact that he seems to be running with a weighted backpack and he was seen running with a weighted jacket back in February makes me think he's putting a lot of emphasis on trying to grow out his back and develop that area while still remaining lean.

Not exactly, the parts of your back that look big and broad are developed using your arms in a range of different excercises. The weighted back pack and whatnot will help build his legs more than anything.

In addition to what Goliath said, you are not going to see any real mass from weighted endurance exercises. Endurance exercises develop slow twitch muscles, which don't really grow in size a ton (which is why marathon runners are so skinny). Fast twitch muscles are what grow and they are stimulated by short explosive movements like lifting heavy weights for multiple sets of low repetitions. The back is built by deadlifts, chinups, pulldowns, shrugs, and various rowing movements. Basically, big old school heavy lifting.

And it seems like two things here: Reeves wants Pattinson to look lean not bulky. Rob may have stopped working out for the last month and is just getting back into it now. Nobody thought of that?

It's more likely the former because you don't just drop muscle overnight unless you also completely stop eating. I also highly doubt Pattinson just gave up on his training and diet plan if he was invested in it only a month ago.

 

[Invader Joker]

In addition to what Goliath said, you are not going to see any real mass from weighted endurance exercises. Endurance exercises develop slow twitch muscles, which don't really grow in size a ton (which is why marathon runners are so skinny). Fast twitch muscles are what grow and they are stimulated by short explosive movements like lifting heavy weights for multiple sets of low repetitions. The back is built by deadlifts, chinups, pulldowns, shrugs, and various rowing movements. Basically, big old school heavy lifting.



It's more likely the former because you don't just drop muscle overnight unless you also completely stop eating. I also highly doubt Pattinson just gave up on his training and diet plan if he was invested in it only a month ago.

His chest area seems quite developed, would that indicate he's lifting?

 

[Marvel united]

physique is perfect for a young Batman who prioritizes speed over brute strength.

 

[DKDetective]

His chest area seems quite developed, would that indicate he's lifting?

It's hard to know to be honest. The backpack prevents a good view of Pattinson's back and a complete appraisal of where he is at. They could be going for a Bruce Lee-type look:

Overall very lean look with very slim arms, but a good amount of muscle on the torso. The key to that look and its physical impressiveness is once again the back. You could see Lee's lats from the front, which gave him a strong V-taper:

 

[Gamma Goliath]

The thing about pattensons physique and this costume is that I'd imagine this suit fits loose enough for him to add some size in the next few months while they're shut down. Not expecting it but also not ruling it out. Especially if filming doesnt pick back up until june or july or whenever. I'm sure whatever shape he's in by then will be fine.

 

[Invader Joker]

It's hard to know to be honest. The backpack prevents a good view of Pattinson's back and a complete appraisal of where he is at. They could be going for a Bruce Lee-type look:

Overall very lean look with very slim arms, but a good amount of muscle on the torso. The key to that look and its physical impressiveness is once again the back. You could see Lee's lats from the front, which gave him a strong V-taper:

Pattinson's arms looked quite developed back in early December. I'd guess they still are but it wasn't as obvious in the pictures of him running, or maybe even though he's still been training, the lack of access to some equipment by being in quarantine has caused them to lose a little bit of mass but nothing he can't get back a few weeks before they restart shooting. (Zoe did say she was being a bit more carefree with the diet)

I don't think it's possible for him to develop a Bruce Lee type of physique to be honest. Maybe something that's reminiscent of him, but it's my understanding Bruce Lee only looked the way he did because he was an insane physical specimen with some ridiculous genetics no one else really has.

Tom Ellis might be another good comparison. He's significantly taller, but he and Pattinson share a similar lean build and I think Rob is probably going for a similar thing as he has, which is not a body that's super buff but rather one that's ripped, with very defined pecs and abs, very defined muscles to compensate the fact that he isn't gigantic and still make him look athletic.

Reynolds on Deadpool might also be a good comparison. He's been bigger in other movies though.

 

[Invader Joker]

The thing about pattensons physique and this costume is that I'd imagine this suit fits loose enough for him to add some size in the next few months while they're shut down. Not expecting it but also not ruling it out. Especially if filming doesnt pick back up until june or july or something. But who knows?

Yeah, it's possible, the person that was on set on Cardington when he was shooting a Bruce Wayne scene said his physique was hard to tell because even as Bruce Wayne he was wearing a big jacket and a suit that didn't make his physique obvious. The only thing they'd have to be careful of is not causing any significant changes to his face, but I think it's possible to work around that.
What's interesting is that in an interview Pattinson did imply he wanted to get bigger or was at least curious about it.

 

[emielaen]

These are real human beings who have only months to train. Why do fans expect them to look like a cartoon shape who’s trained for most of his life to become Batman? Some folks need to be brought back to reality.

Bale did it once because he’s the most extreme actor ever when it comes to transformation (and he didn’t get there in the healthiest way). Jackman took years/sequels to get to where he was, and kept himself in shape from role to role. Rob doesn’t live that lifestyle and he’s more of weird indie actor. Or the Cavill’s of the world who are only in the business BECAUSE of their physique. There’s not much else they can do, so they try to work on their money maker: the one thing that could get them through the door. Accentuate their strengths, hide their weaknesses. Well, Pattinson strengths are his acting chops, what he brings to a film with expression, voice, presence, character work. Reeves knows this. You cast the actor you want and hope they can get in shape in time. If not, that’s the sacrifice you make.

And it seems like two things here: Reeves wants Pattinson to look lean not bulky. Rob may have stopped working out for the last month and is just getting back into it now. Nobody thought of that?

This is the thing that I think people are ignorantly overlooking. Reeves seems to want this look for a reason.

But, of course they didn't think about it. They just want big Batman to be big and beat up the bad guys in a big Batman way with bigness.

 

[Tg11]

Love the turtlenecks...hope he wears them a lot

 

[Captain Tired]

Yeah enough about muscles, let's talk turtlenecks.

I for one am in favour of Pattinson's Bruce wearing them.

 

[Nardz937]

Yeah, at least one turtleneck scene.

 

[shauner111]

Hells yeah.