Warner Bros. has still yet to confirm that Robert Pattinson has been cast as Batman. But whilst the studio hasn’t commented director Matt Reeves has… kind of… confirmed the news. The Batman director took to Twitter yesterday to post a GIF of Pattinson along with three bat emojis. That counts as confirmation right? It seems like Reeves was publicly giving his backing to the casting of Robert “Battinson” Pattinson. Hopefully this means Warner Bros. will soon confirm the news. https://twitter.com/mattreevesLA/status/1135422242425196544 The Batman is due for release on June 25, 2021. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @GetYourComicOn, or on Instagram at GetYourComicOn. If…
Author: Neil Vagg
Neil Vagg
Neil is the Editor-in-Chief at GYCO. He has a BA in Film & TV and an MA in Scriptwriting; he currently works 9-5 in an office and 5-9 as a reviewer. He has been reading comics for as long as he can remember and is never far away from any book which has the word Bat in the title.
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