Rumour has it that Robert Pattinson to replace Ben Affleck as Batman

The world has eagerly been waiting for a new Batman now that Ben Affleck has stepped out of his iconic role. Director Matt Reeves is reportedly looking for someone who could play a younger version of Bruce Wayne in his upcoming solo Batman film.

As per the latest buzz, one of the more intriguing names being thrown around to replace Affleck is Robert Pattinson, and now fan artist BossLogic has unveiled artwork on Twitter showing what the actor could look like as Bruce Wayne, if he wears the bat cape.

A choice that I never would have thought to try but been hearing some background chatter about Robert Pattinson being looked at, if the talks (source) are true then all of our predictions were wrong 👀😁 This might be your new Bruce #thebatman #batman pic.twitter.com/cNDKeRBzyb

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) 3 February 2019

Although Pattinson’s casting has yet to be made official, fans have taken to the possible casting rather well and it shows in all of the incredible fan art.

Fan-Made: Robert Pattinson/Batman Concept (in cowl) from r/DC_Cinematic

Earlier this week, singer/actor Nick Jonas expressed his desire to play Batman in Matt Reeves' The Batman movie. The Batman film is scheduled to release on June 25, 2021.

As per several media reports, studio and the director are planning to hire a young actor who is familiar to everyone. Pattinson fulfills both the qualities but it will only time will tell whether the studio will consider him for the role of Bruce Wayne.