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Well...yeah.
May 18, 2019 6:58 PM
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GuardsmanMiku
context?
ChelVanin
As a Batman fan who tries not to take the live action stuff too seriously, I’m totally onboard for this. He absolutely looks the part
FlatPlutoSociety
And the attached director is the guy who did two of the Planet of the Apes movies, which were great. I'm cautiously optimistic.
fairybug
Seriously, I'm hopeful about this casting choice. I think he could do well. Let's give him a chance.
levelfivedetentionblockaa23
6Oh4
It's too bad people are too fucking dumb to realize the guy has done a lot of good acting since that shit.
Yinyang107
And before, as Cedric.
fatbottomgirlsmaketheworldgoround
and he nailed the character. he thought it was a creepy as fuck weirdo that's exactly what we got
ReginaKasteen
The good news is, he's a good actor. The bad news is, he's Batman.
thatssirtoyou
hes an excellent actor though. i was happy to hear it.
jtthemediocre
Robert Pattinson hates Twilight, so he's automatically alright in my book.
dogmoind
Pattinson is actually a very solid actor outside of Twilight. If you haven't seen it, I recommend him in The Rover. Very good.
Chpgmr
Robert Pattinson? He was also a wizard.
missastromccluskey
Cedric Diggory
TekkieX
Well, he was a wizard.
Tunapower
SPOILERS OMG
Slixxman69
That's really funny when you put it that way
doihearanamen
I want it that way
vindik8or
What the fuck is this post about?
TopCommenter
Robert Pattinson, who played an moody vampire in Twilight, is lined up to play Batman, a very different moody bat-themed character.
SingingMeAndCthulioDownByRlyehFhtagn
He has shown himself to be excellent in his non-Twilight roles
MiyagieOne
And thats what count, i mean Ryan Reynolds, Matthew Mcconaughey, Paul Rodd, George Clooney and many more are known for shitty lovecomedy.
MiyagieOne
Also Twilight is fubar and no actor or director could save this movies, oh and i also would play the second lead for 100M$ in a shitty movie
joxaro
Da Fuk? I'm OOTL on this one and I think I want to stay that way...
NeynasGhost
I've seen very little of his work but by all accounts he's actually a very good actor. He gave Twilight the effort it deserved, is all.
joxaro
I checked out some of his later worked and he was much better than I expected, but I don't think he has the gravitas of batman.
nirach
I mean.. Who cares. Clooney played Batman with bat-nipples. How can this guy be any worse than that?
Begotten
Pattinson gained my respect when he came out publicly about how much he hated Twilight
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
People didn't like the idea of Micheal Keaton playing batman at first either.
BennyGaga
I don't think anyone should be Batman or the joker. It's over, we seent it.
DisgruntledFerret
No one's got a gun to your head to make you go see it, so you don't gotta be like "I don't want to see it, therefore no one should get to".
DanniTheDoggo4
Why cant he just go back to being dead cedric
TziguraKakuru
Hope you sucked our balls in the meanwhile
MorbundRotund
I heard Micheal Cera is still available.
NotTinyPancakes
Nah only for badly photoshopped gigs these days
Canofminus
He can’t play Batman because you need a chin to keep the Batman mask on
Anaphriel
With the positive responses to all the negative press. I'm starting to think that this "outrage" to Pattinson's casting is manufactured.
buddhanature
So is Batman the American James Bond? We sure get caught up in who will be the next one.
c0nman
Rob Pattinson thought Edward Cullen was a creep and played him like one... To the screaming fanfare of teenaged girls everywhere
xizar
To be fair, the books portray him the same way.
Cheomesh
Well he was correct.
LinkWieldsTheTriforceOfCourage
I imagine he'd have liked to spend more time as a High School Senior Wizard.
jenigrl85
I thought he was wonderful in the movie remember me. The ending sort of blindsided me though.
Silhouetto
I love that movie!!
tulipgrad
I wasted time reading the books & thought kristen stewart nailed her character despite the shit she got
SunBrolem
Blank, emotionless, and utterly devoid of interesting qualities and initiative? Yeah, I'd say the portrayal was actually quite spot on.
thefreestyler
Kristen Stewart is not the worst thing about Twilight. Neither is Pattinson.
hetriedtokillmewithaforklift
Nobody came out shining in that movie. Except for Mustache Dad
hellifiknowwhatsgoingon
i loved her dad and jacobs dad. give me a movie where they drink and bitch about vampires together.
MarkRavingMad
yeah no one shits on twilight like Pattinson. I think he could be good.
darkdragonempress
Pretty sure no one hates twilight as much as rob Pattinson.
ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Caine on Jaws 4 "I have never seen it, but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific”
Eldis
The silliest thing is almost all the actors in Twilight movies are decent. There's only so much you can do with a script like that.
darkdragonempress
Exactly. Kristen Stewart is pretty good. Movie called Speak. Main character, spoke like 100 words the whole film but you knew exactly how 1
mirhagk
She was also terrible in snow white. She looks like she considers eye shadow to be a personality
Leodivinci
Thats likely the directors fault and also the audience's fault for expecting that movie to be good at all.
darkdragonempress
She was feeling in every scene. 2
MadnessSea
I feel like I read that book. Was it about rape?
IAmNotASkeleton
If he's moved on to things that are not hating on smut written for preteen girls then he probably isn't the franchise's #1 hater any longer.
tehsquee
I am less concerned than the previous casting.
NotTinyPancakes
He might actually be okay, Twilight was a bad cash cow for everyone involved.
NayiruTheMajito
Poor actors will be haunted by Twilight forever. Remember Anna Kendrick?
FuckGlitter
What is he supposed to be in now???
Tairu8
We keep doing this. I remember when people though Heath Ledger was a horrible choice for the Joker. Let’s just wait and see how it turns out
Corin
Hm, yeah, worst case scenario here is Robert Pattinson dies, so win-win?
wormfood
I don't know why people are freaking out about this. Pattison is a fine performer and these days his jawline is the batjaw we've ever had.
ElChupaNuggra
I'd take a broom on fire over Batfleck, so Glitter Boy is a step up as far as I'm concerned, hoping he does well. :)
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
Hell, people didn't like the idea of Micheal Keaton playing batman
THRAWN18
I remember when people bitched about Michael Keaton picked as Batman
ZazzRazzamatazz
The guy from "A Knight's Tale" playing The Joker? Pfffff haha!
ThatSquirrelInTheCorner
Except robert Pattinson isn't playing the joker
jenniInternetCat
Technically Heath was a bad choice, his commitment to the role caused some mental backlash. The performance may not have been worth his life
Shpadoinkleman
There was a HUGE outcry when Michael Keaton was chosen to play the 1989 Batman ("THEY CAST MISTER FREAKING MOM AS BATMAN?!")
tulipgrad
Bam! Was looking for this. He was gonna suck so hard. Until people watched the movies.
Residentsmartass
Yes and he was/is amazing
PookyButt
And remember when everyone thought that Jared Leto's joke would suck... What I'm saying is sometimes go with your gut
HaulinOats
Actually everyone thought Leto would be awesome as Joker...until they saw how he looked
darkdragonempress
Well to be fair most people saying it sucked either admitted it’s because we didn’t get to see enough to judge or basically forgot the 1
darkdragonempress
Joker is a multifaceted character and each actor generally takes one of those parts. So expecting the same version is ridiculous. 2
Mctato
Can you fit all that in a meme though?
dogfrost9
Nonsense. Flying off the handle and jumping to conclusions is the only exercise 90% of imgur ever gets.
LinkWieldsTheTriforceOfCourage
Yeah, but then they made Jared Leto the Joker and we were absolute right about how shit awful it would be.
6Oh4
I have seen him in movies not named twilight so my perception of him is that he is a fantastic actor and dude. So I'm ok with it as well.
rooik14
I have a huge respect for the guys who played the werewolves on Twilight. The amount of effort it took them to maintain that physique.
Bes2times
After seeing water for elephants my idea of him changed..depends all on script just look at suicide squad...hoping for the best love batsmen
Rowengauntt
I've been saying for a long time, cast Bruce Wayne. Batman is a stunt double in a suit, Bruce is the important cast, and I think it'll work
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
That's why I liked Val Kilmer. He was a great Bruce Wayne.
6Oh4
Val was the best at being Bruce. But good Lord he was terrible as Bats.
brusilov
Hold up! I don't think anyone's saying that they want him to die?!
InRetrospectIShouldveLearnedToSwimBeforeBecomingaSailor
Everyone deserves a second chance.
BeckyGaladriel
I’m actually excited about it. I’m looking forward to what he does with it. Pattinson can act and he really looks the part of a young Bruce
Rowengauntt
I just hope they dye his hair black.
wlfman
And I'm one of the ones who wasn't impressed by his portrayal at all. But your point stands.
BlueLanternBraxx
Might as well burnt a giant pile of the comics instead of money.
DirkNurple
Of the joker?
wlfman
of Heath Ledger as the Joker, absolutely - downvotes or not
Heatseeker49
Agreed. I didn't like ledger as the joker.
deathemokid5
Agreed, ledger's joker is boring and I cant watch that movie without falling asleep. I've tried 5 times and never make it past joker.
whatwhatwhonow
People also thought Jared Let would be awful as the joker. And were completely right.
Shpadoinkleman
I thought he wasn't bad, I just cannot for the life of me fathom why people treated that performance like Leto was Jesus Himself for it...
FlatPlutoSociety
Who are these people? I thought his performance was universally mocked, and rightly so.
shinybeard
Maybe they're confusing Leto for Ledger.
noobletron
And that Ben Afflec would be a terrible Batman. Also correct
Gloin15
The DCCU is a raging dumpster fire, so who cares who plays Batman at this point? It's all an abortion, anyway.
akodorokku
I generally agree, but Shazam was really good, Wonder Woman was good for most of the film, and Aquaman was bad in a different way at least.
Gloin15
+1 because Shazam was awesome, but honestly...a day late and a dollar short.
MovedToast
Here's the question, though: Is Shazam/WW good because they're good, or has the rest of the DCEU lowered the bar so hard that "decent" wins?
numbonvalium
Shazam was legitimately great, and WW was so fucking close to being amazing.
vindik8or
The only DCEU films I've seen are Man of Steel, Wonder Woman and Shazam. Shazam is easily one of the most fun films I've ever seen.
CBK123
i think WW was considered a worthy challenger to marvel so i think that means it is good in its own right? personally i thought it was great
NeynasGhost
I don't know that I'd say WW could challenge Marvel, not at this point. Early Marvel, maybe, but they've raised the bar so much now.
NeynasGhost
But it was a very good movie, especially compared to a lot of what DC's done. Aquaman was also fun, and had some great cgi/fx.
akodorokku
They're both legitimately good. Shazam is better though, because WW kinda falls apart in its third act. Shazam feels like a Marvel movie.
makethegifgreatagain
Not in alabama...