Robert Pattinson has a message for critics of his superhero physique in The Batman.
The actor, who can also be reprising his function in Matt Reeves’ The Batman: Part II, lately clarified throughout an interview with GQ that he “worked out every fucking day” throughout filming for the 2022 film, regardless of some folks criticizing his physique.
“[Everyone was like], ‘You didn’t work out at all.’ I worked out every fucking day,” Pattinson mentioned. “Even after that, I still look like I didn’t work out. I worked out twice a day at, like, three o’clock in the morning,” Pattinson mentioned, including that he blames his previous interviews for robust critiques of his Batman physique. “I’m like, it’s just because I said it in an interview [that exercise was uncool]. I was trying to sound cool!”
The Drama actor advised GQ that he has since put in a house health club inside his Beverly Hills home to coach for The Batman sequel, which is predicted to start filming quickly. Nevertheless, Pattinson didn’t appear absolutely looped in on his upcoming filming schedule.
“And I just heard from the stunt guy the other day. He said, ‘Ooh, 11 weeks of nights.’ I’m like, ‘Excuse me?’ I’m like, ‘No one’s even sent me a schedule,’” he quipped.
Pattinson has been open about his ideas on male physique requirements in Hollywood, beforehand admitting that he felt pressured to tone up himself after seeing different actors with six-pack abs, resembling Taylor Lautner within the Twilight franchise. “I had never been so worried about that before, but after seeing how much Taylor works out for the movies, I thought, ‘Well, everybody is really going to judge me now.’ I always tried to think about positions where I could tense the muscles, and suck in my belly,” The Odyssey actor advised Mexican journal 15a20 in 2011, through Glamour.
Years later, in 2023, he mentioned throughout an interview with The London Standard that it’s “crazy” how actors are anticipated to endure intense coaching for roles. He added, “And it’s very, very easy to fall into that pattern as well, even if you’re just watching your calorie intake, it’s extraordinarily addictive — and you don’t quite realise how insidious it is until it’s too late.”
