Batmobile first look! The Batman director Matt Reeves shares photos of Robert Pattinson’s hot wheels and new crime-fighting costume
- Reeves shared a total of three images to Twitter on Wednesday morning using #TheBatman hashtag
- His version of the Batmobile seems to rival a vintage car with an exposed engine
- The updated vehicle appears to be a souped-up muscle car, a contrast to the usual more eccentric designs expected from the franchise
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The Batman director, Matt Reeves, tweeted the first look of Robert Pattinson’s new crime-fighting costume and a peek at the updated Batmobile.
Reeves shared a total of three images to Twitter on Wednesday morning using #TheBatman hashtag alongside a bat and car emoji.
The updated vehicle appears to be a souped-up muscle car, a contrast to the usual more eccentric designs expected from the franchise.
Nice ride: The Batman director, Matt Reeves, tweeted the first look of Robert Pattinson’s new crime-fighting costume and a peek at the updated Batmobile
Updates: Matt Reeves shared a total of three images to Twitter on Wednesday morning using #TheBatman hashtag alongside a bat and car emoji
Too fast: The updated vehicle appears to be a souped-up muscle car, a contrast to the usual more eccentric designs expected from the franchise
In one image, Batman stands alongside his ride in a dusty warehouse with headlights providing a clear view.
The new wheels appear to be a vintage make with a classic grill similar to an old-school Chevy Camaro or a Dodge Charger with a hatchback roof.
An exposed engine is positioned in the back of the vehicle with three horizontal red brake lights on each side.
Tim Burton had a more futuristic idea for his version of the Batmobile with Michael Keaton starring as Batman in 1992.
Ready to fight crime: A glimpse of Pattinson’s costume was seen last month while a stunt double filmed scenes of a high-speed motorbike chase in Glasgow
Built for speed: The skintight suit featured silicon shoulder pads, indented abdominal muscles and a chest plate which bore the signature bat symbol
Interesting: Silver cuffs with long silver darts were fastened to each arm and the character wore a face mask with pointy ears
A glimpse of Pattinson’s costume was seen last month while a stunt double filmed scenes of a high-speed motorbike chase in Glasgow.
The skintight suit featured silicon shoulder pads, indented abdominal muscles and a chest plate which bore the signature bat symbol.
Silver cuffs with long silver darts were fastened to each arm and the character wore a face mask with pointy ears.
Pattinson was cast as the superhero in late May after Reeves debated between the Twilight star or Nicholas Hoult.
Blast from the past: Tim Burton had a more futuristic idea for his version of the Batmobile with Michael Keaton starring as Batman in 1992
Director Zack Snyder added some heavy muscles to Ben Affleck’s Batman costume with a all-terrain type Batmobile in the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Slick: Director Joel Schumacher added neon lights and a long body to the vehicle for the 1997 film Batman & Robin
The 33-year-old English actor was worried about losing the role before he was even offered a part.
Speaking to Time Out magazine, he said: ‘I hadn’t even done the audition. It’s just nerve-wracking because I was really excited about it and you think: really, is this how I’m going to lose this role? It’s the most annoying circumstances to lose something.’
Pattinson apologized for riling Batman fans, after he previously said the character isn’t really a hero because he doesn’t have any actual superpowers.
‘I wasn’t educated about the subject,’ he said. ‘People got very angry about it. It’s bizarre. I still can’t understand the argument.’
Big time: Pattinson was cast as the superhero in late May after Reeves debated between the Twilight star or Nicholas Hoult