In a recent interview with GQ, Twilight star, Robert Pattinson, revealed that he is taking a stand against some of the body image issues that men are faced with in Hollywood, by not constantly working out in preparation for his upcoming film, The Batman.
He insists that by pushing his body to its limits for a movie role, he is sending the wrong message.
I can only imagine that in Hollywood, there is a ton of pressure and men and women alike to look a certain way.
As you may know, Rob is the next actor to take on the prestigious role of Batman.
He had already commenced filming when, unfortunately, coronavirus brought everything to a screeching halt.
But the closer and closer we get to its release, the more excited fans seems to be getting.
Which makes sense, since he's a great actor.
Oh, and Zoë Kravitz is going to play Batman's love interest, Catwoman.
If you can hear someone screaming, it's me. In excitement.
This is precisely what I imagine Catwoman looking like.
I am SO excited for this. I can't wait to see what the chemistry between them will look like.
And his answer was a bit surprising! But it was something that actually really needed to be said.
Christian Bale, who famously played Batman in Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, gained a whopping 43 pounds while bulking up for the role.
And that's okay! I'm not complaining.
Gaining 43 pounds for any reason seems a tad extreme in my humble opinion. Rob is great the way he is! Good for him for taking a stand!
“You set a precedent,” he went on. “No one was doing this in the 1970s. Even James Dean – he wasn’t exactly ripped.”
Spilling all kinds of tea!
“The one time they told me to take my shirt off, I think they told me to put it back on again," he said.
I'm really hoping that didn't hurt his self-esteem.
He revealed that during quarantine he got in touch with his Batman co-star, Zoë Kravitz, who has been apparently, working out five days a week.
But "barely doing anything" isn't doing nothing.
He has been more or less sticking to a meal plan which includes oatmeal with vanilla protein powder sprinkled on it, and tuna topped off with tabasco.
But unfortunately, due to the current pandemic that has us all trapped in our homes, it has been pushed back a few months.
Hear those other screams? That's me in pain.
Still, quite a ways to go!
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