We caught a glimpse of Robert Pattinson (and his jawline) rocking his new Batman suit when The Batman director Matt Reeves dropped some awesome test footage for everyone to froth over. Now we’ve gotten our first look of the full suit thanks to some leaked set pics and it looks… interesting to say the least.
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The Batman test footage hinted that Robert Pattinson’s suit is going to be more of a paratrooper armour than Batfleck’s slick suit and a bunch of set photos and videos taken of R-Batz’ stunt double riding around on the new Batcycle (which is literally just a regular motorbike) during a rainy filming day appear to confirm that suspicion.
Rather than the smooth lines and cohesiveness we’re used to seeing from a Batman suit, R-Batz’ suit goes in the complete direction. Instead of looking like a one-piece suit, the Dark Knight’s new ensemble looks like it was pieced together with repurposed tactical armour, bits stolen from the Avengers, and then spray-painted black.
Needless to say the the internet had some thoughts about Robert Pattinson’s new Batman suit. Some loved it for looking like a gritty, DYI ensemble while others hated it for the exact same reasons. Some folk had issues with the cowl and the lack of cape, and others thought it carried some serious Zero Year vibes. Like almost every live-action Batman suit, reactions ranged across the entire spectrum.
Whether you like or hate the new Batman suit is purely subjective but there’s definitely a good reason as to why Robert Pattinson will be donning a Dark Knight suit that’s cobbled together.
From what we know about The Batman, it will focus on a Bruce Wayne who is just starting out his vigilante career, hence he wouldn’t have had the experience or know-how to figure out what sort of suit is best for him just yet.
The noob Batman explanation would at least account for this embarrassing little moment that was caught on camera:
We’re still over a year away before The Batman arrives in cinemas on June 25, 2021, so who knows if the Batman suit will change or if there will be other suits we haven’t seen yet. And if the reception to Batfleck is anything to go by, a cool-looking suit doesn’t equate to a good movie so we’ll just have to wait and see.
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