Robert Pattinson wants a younger Robin in a sequel to ‘The Batman’ but wants the potential movie to follow an iconic Batman story.
In a panel event in Los Angeles, Robert Pattinson opened up on how he thinks a Robin character could fit into potential sequels to ‘The Batman’ and how he would like the character to be portrayed.
Pattinson on including a Robin, “Yeah, but he has to be 13. That’s the only way I’ll accept it. No, I love Death in the Family and stuff, but I think it’d be so cool. Also people are so scared of it, but it’s kind of exciting. I think it would be a really fun addition.”
The comic in reference is the iconic 1988 story in which we see Robin murdered by The Joker in an attempt to goad Batman into a breach of his morals.
Matt Reeves jokingly declines the notion before talking about the pressure that comes with directing a Batman movie.
“Yeah, there’s no way. We won’t do that. No, I’m kidding. Yeah, totally, I agree with that. The thing about doing a Batman movie is it’s scary to do a Batman movie. Because, first of all, there’ve been great ones, and also every single one of you has a vision of Batman in your head. And so we’re competing with the vision that… I mean, one of the things I was doing when I was writing, I was walking down the street one day, and I suddenly noticed, I was like, “Oh my God, Batman sweatshirt. Oh my God, Batman cap.” You literally, if you just notice it, I mean I was talking to some round tables today, people have their Batman shirts on.”
Reeves notes that he, like Pattinson, “likes Death in the Family,” and continues on following those ideas by “approaching some of those stories, and [thinking], how can we do this in a way that feels fresh and grounded in a way… look at that scary thing and see if there’s a way to do it”. The question, he says, is whether they’ll be too scared, “But I think we should try.”
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Alongside Robin, Robert Pattinson has mentioned many other characters, albeit from Batman’s rogues gallery, that he would like to see in potential sequels.
