This Is Why The New Version Of Batman Doesn’t Get Laid, According To Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson On Why His Version Of Bruce Wayne Isn't A Playboy

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  • Robert Pattinson stars are the latest version of Batman on the big screen.
  • Pattinson’s take on Bruce Wayne is quite different than performances we’ve seen in the past.
  • The character is notably lacking the “playboy billionaire” persona that Batman fans have become so familiar with.

While Robert Pattinson’s take on Batman has been met with largely widespread praise and approval, his version of Bruce Wayne hasn’t been as unanimously beloved as his iteration is quite different from the character that most fans are used to seeing on the big screen.

Widely described as being “emo”, Pattinson’s version of Bruce Wayne not only lacks the playboy persona that moviegoers have come to associate with the character, but he doesn’t seem capable of basic human connection whatsoever. In fact, a legitimate argument could be made that this version of Bruce Wayne — who appears as though he gets about as much sunlight as a cockroach — is actually a virgin. That’s truly how antisocial the character comes across.

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As it turns out, though, the lack of Bruce Wayne’s traditional playboy persona was actually an intentional choice from Pattinson and director Matt Reeves, as they believe the Dark Knight “makes more sense” without that personality trait.

“When you think about Bruce Wayne, you kind of think he’s a playboy, and then that’s how he disguises himself, so no one knows he’s Batman. As soon as you take that away, it made the character almost make more sense,” Pattinson told EW.

“There’s something about a person who would be able to delineate three incredibly distinct personalities, and then just being able to switch them as an outfit at will. That’s really way more sociopathic than someone who doesn’t really have much more control over it and is compelled to put this suit on. It’s kind of out of his control a little bit.” [via Entertainment Weekly]

The discourse surrounding Batman’s sexual endeavors has been rampant for some time now. In fact, if you remember back to last summer, there was a massive online debate about whether or not Batman performs oral sex on his lovers, which led to Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder chiming in with a hilariously raunchy NSFW tweet.

Regardless of The Batman’s past sexual escapades, now that he’s got Zoe Kravitz’s Selina Kyle in his life, we can’t imagine it’ll be long until the two of them hop under his Batsheets.

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