While Pattinson is known best for his role of heartthrob vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight films, he has recently been praised for his performance in the new film The Lighthouse and was nominated in for a 2018 Film Independent Spirit Award for his part in Good Time.
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The Batman will mark the first standalone Batman film since Christopher Nolan‘s Dark Knight trilogy, starring Christian Bale. With his role of Batman, Pattinson will also be following in the footsteps of several other actors who played the part on the big screen—notably the late Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, and most recently, Ben Affleck, who was initially supposed to direct and star in the new movie but later quit the project.