Kristen Stewart Is Down With Robert Pattinson As Batman
While Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of The Joker is earning praise in Cannes, fans of the caped crusader have another reason to look forward to the next chapter in the evolution of the Bat-verse: Kristen Stewart thinks Robert Pattinson is going to knock it out of the park as Bruce Wayne in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, currently scheduled for 2021.
Pattinson’s Twilight series co-star and former girlfriend recently told Variety, “I feel like he’s the only guy that could play that part…I’m so happy for him. It’s crazy. I’m very, very happy about that. I heard that and I was like, ‘Oh man!’ It’s awesome.” This, along with the endorsement of longtime Batman producer Michael E. Uslan, ought to be enough to silence any nay-sayers out there who doubt the actor’s ability to take on the dark knight’s mantle.
The Seberg star also clarified her recent comments on the pressure to downplay her queer relationships in order to land a Marvel movie, explaining that it wasn’t Marvel Studios, in particular, but rather the “big conglomerate-y type thing” of needing to be as palatable as possible to get certain parts that led her to prioritize her personal life instead. With that cleared up, Stewart said she was open to the idea of playing a part in a future superhero movie, telling Variety, “I’m down…I’m definitely not turning that down.”
Do you hear that, Hollywood? The star of one of the most successful teen franchises of all time, leading lady of the upcoming action movie Charlie’s Angels, and four-time winner of the coveted MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss category (with six nominations; she competed against herself twice) is ready for a super suit, so make it happen. She could be a radically reimagined Poison Ivy, if Rihanna turns the part down. She could creep around as Cat Woman. Or, if we’re willing to accept a slightly older version of the character (which we probably are), she could play Batgirl in DC’s long-awaited Joss-Whedon-was-gonna-write-it-and-now-he’s-not-but-they-are-still-making-it-apparently Batgirl.
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Venice Film Festival 2019: See Kristen Stewart, Brad Pitt, and More Celebrity Fashion on the Red Carpet
Kristen Stewart walks the red carpet ahead of the “Seberg” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 30, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Meryl Streep walks the red carpet ahead of the “The Laundromat” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 1, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Jude Law walks the red carpet ahead of “The New Pope” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 1, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Iman walks the red carpet ahead of the Opening Ceremony and the La Vérité (The Truth) screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 28, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Cate Blanchett walks the red carpet ahead of the “Joker” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 31, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Penélope Cruz, wearing Atelier Swarovski Fine Jewellery, walks the red carpet ahead of the “Wasp Network” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 1, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Brad Pitt walks the red carpet ahead of the “Ad Astra” screening during during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 29, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Zazie Beetz walks the red carpet ahead of the “Joker” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 31, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Sienna Miller walks the Kineo Prize red carpet during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 1, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Rossy de Palma walks the Filming In Italy red carpet during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 1, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Margaret Qualley walks the red carpet ahead of the “Seberg” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 30, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Spike Lee walks the red carpet ahead of the “American Skin” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Giardino on September 1, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Isabelle Huppert walks the Filming In Italy red carpet during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 1, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Zazie Beetz walks the red carpet ahead of the “Seberg” screening during during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 30, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
John Malkovich walks the red carpet ahead of “The New Pope” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 01, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Rooney Mara walks the red carpet ahead of the “Joker” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 31, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Adèle Exarchopoulos walks the red carpet ahead of the “Joker” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 31, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Bella Thorne walks the red carpet ahead of the “Joker” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 31, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Joaquin Phoenix walks the red carpet ahead of the “Joker” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 31, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Lina Wertmüller walks the Kineo Prize red carpet during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 1, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Laura Dern walks the red carpet ahead of the “Marriage Story” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 29, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Liv Tyler walks the red carpet ahead of the “Ad Astra” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 29, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
VENICE, ITALY – AUGUST 29: Laura Dern and Scarlett Johansson attend “Marriage Story” photocall during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 29, 2019 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Elisabetta A. Villa/WireImage,)
Catherine Deneuve at the 76th Venice International Film Festival 2019. Opening ceremony and premiere of the film La Veritè. Venice (Italy), August 28th, 2019 (photo by Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
Iman attends the third Franca Sozzani Award 2019 at the Belmond Cipriani Hotel on August 27, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Ruth Negga walks the red carpet ahead of the “Ad Astra” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 29, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.)
VENICE, ITALY – AUGUST 29: Adam Driver attends “Marriage Story” photocall during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 29, 2019 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Elisabetta A. Villa/WireImage,)
VENICE, ITALY – AUGUST 29: Anais Gallagher walks the red carpet ahead of the “Ad Astra” screening during during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 29, 2019 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
VENICE, ITALY – AUGUST 29: Molly Sims walks the red carpet ahead of the “Marriage Story” screening during during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 29, 2019 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Dominique Charriau/WireImage)
Kate Upton walks the red carpet ahead of the “Marriage Story” screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 29, 2019 in Venice, Italy. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
