After People Criticized His Batman Body, Robert Pattinson Backtracked On His Previous Claim That He “Barely” Worked Out — And I Can’t Tell If This Is Funny Or Awkward

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If there's 1 happening astir our feline Robert Pattinson, he's gonna alteration himself (and his voice) for a movie — and The Batman was nary exception.

Following successful the footsteps of folks similar George Clooney, Christian Bale, and Ben Affleck, Rob was cast arsenic Batman successful May 2019 to prima successful a trilogy of caller Batman movies directed by Matt Reeves. (So far, we've lone had one, which came retired successful 2022. The Batman Part II is acceptable to travel retired adjacent year.)

As you'll astir apt remember, Rob's casting was met with immoderate apprehension from comic publication fans, and 1 circumstantial interest was his look and size. (At 1 point, Rob called out the assertion that, astatine 6'1, he's excessively abbreviated to play Batman, saying: "I’m, like, a large person.")

And I conjecture the interest whitethorn not person been helped by the information that Rob ne'er presented himself arsenic a hunky, superhero type. In fact, he'd actively rejected the thought of getting "ripped" for The Batman, telling GQ successful 2020, "I deliberation if you’re moving retired each the time, you’re portion of the problem."

Notably, this interrogation was conducted midway done filming the archetypal Batman movie, and, astatine the time, helium said of his workout regimen: "Literally, I’m conscionable hardly doing anything."

So, fast-forward to March 2022, erstwhile The Batman premiered, and Rob's show arsenic the Caped Crusader was widely praised. However, immoderate seemed to consciousness that his physique wasn't rather up to scratch. Here's what helium looked similar successful the film. (I personally person nary notes.)

And present that filming for The Batman Part II is reportedly underway, Rob has responded to the Bruce Wayne assemblage sermon and the accusations that helium "didn't enactment retired astatine all" for the archetypal movie.

"I worked retired each fucking day," helium told GQ successful a brand-new interrogation to beforehand The Odyssey. "Even aft that, I inactive look similar I didn’t enactment out. I worked retired doubly a time at, like, 3 o’clock successful the morning." Rob adjacent joked that he's "turned bougie" due to the fact that he's presently renting a Beverly Hills spot with a location gym to bid for The Batman Part II. It's serious, you guys!

But, I cognize what you're thinking: Didn't helium virtually archer america helium didn't enactment retired for The Batman? Well, yes, you'd beryllium correct. However, this is Robert Pattinson we're talking about...

“I was trying to dependable cool!” helium said of his erstwhile comments.

Exactly! Classic Rob. We've gotta instrumentality each R-Patz punctuation with a pinch of salt.

You tin work the afloat GQ interrogation astir The Odyssey here.

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