Oh yes, after months and months of waiting for this thing to give us something, give us anything, it took the kindness and sneakiness of one stranger to finally get us a look.
Thank you, hero of the day. Slinking off into the night, taking pictures of celebrities.
Whoever you may be.
Partially because Joker is dominating the box office, and partially because Robert Pattinson has been cast as our future Bruce Wayne.
Sure, it's a wild card, but it may be one of the best moves that DC has ever made.
Robert Pattinson is constantly being asked about this role.
Probably because A) people love Batman and B) they're at least internally a little apprehensive about having Robert P. do the part.
"The only thing that's more complicated is the rating. As soon as you make something an R-rated movie, you're freed up to do so much stuff."
That's right, he wants to make Batman R-Rated!
"In terms of the character itself, I want to push it as far as it possibly can go. And I think Matt Reeves does as well. You can do crazy stuff with that part."
But, then again, if Batman was R-Rated, that means they are erasing an entire demographic: teens.
So it's likely that it won't be given the R-rating.
We know about the villains (all 6 of them). We know about the mask (or should we be calling it the top of the cowl?).
And now, we're going to see how Robert Pattinson looks as Bruce Wayne.
He did an interview with The New York Times last year where they asked him about his take on the bat-dressed hero.
And his response, well, it may shock you a bit:
"He's a complicated character. I don't think I could ever play a real hero — there's always got to be something a little bit wrong. I think it's because one of my eyes is smaller than the other one..."
"His morality is a little bit off. He's not the golden boy, unlike almost every other comic-book character. There is a simplicity to his worldview, but where it sits is strange, which allows you to have more scope with the character."
The pictures are kind of blurry and far away but hey, at this point, we'll take anything.
In the pictures below, you can see him on a motorcycle, presumably riding around the streets of Gotham...
Fans are freaking out since they are desperate to see how Pattinson will look as the caped crusader.
But it looks like we will have to wait another day to see him in the actual suit!
"I used to hate working out... it's weird. In my 30s, I really like it now. I find it very meditative... when you feel like someone's not forcing it on you, it a very, very different experience, right? So, I like working out... I'm weirdly looking forward to [getting in shape for The Batman]," he said.
Everyone except for health freaks and celebrities, apparently.
But that's good, we know so far that we're going to get a Batman who works out and a Batman who wants to get edgier.
Before you say "well duh, because he got to play Batman and Batman freaking rules," know that what he has to say is actually a lot smarter.
"Batman movies have always attracted really good directors and had really good actors playing in it. It’s got a legacy and a lineage to it which it’s never seemed to me like it’s been a cash-in for something."
Despite your personal feelings, you know that Pattinson is going to give everything he has for this role!
Are you excited for the movie? Let us know below in the comments!
