Robert Pattinson spoke to GQ about the prolonged production schedule for "The Batman ."- According to the magazine, the shoot ended up taking a total of 18 months.
Robert Pattinson said that he was exhausted by the end of the 18-month shoot for the upcoming film "The Batman."
"I mean, I was really, really, really dead afterward," Pattinson said in a March 2022 cover story for GQ, released on Tuesday. "I just looked at a photo of myself from April and I looked green."
Matt Reeves' "The Batman," slated to hit theaters on March 4, stars Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, and Paul Dano as the Riddler.
Pattinson's casting was announced in May 2019 and principal photography started in January 2020, with Reeves sharing a photo of the clapperboard on Twitter that month.
After filming about 25% of the
Reeves unveiled the first teaser trailer for "The Batman" in August 2020 as part of DC Fandome, a virtual convention for all things DC Comic.
In his GQ cover story, Pattinson said that the production was marred with complications, from a wrist injury that he sustained while doing a stunt to the actor testing positive for COVID-19 in September 2020. The latter incident halted production again, further stretching out the shoot.
In March 2021, Reeves celebrated the conclusion of filming by posting a photo taken on the set on the last day.
Additional trailers for "The Batman" were released in October and December, giving fans a look at Dano's Riddler causing mayhem in Gotham City and leaving clues behind for the Caped Crusader.
"The Batman" hits theaters on Friday, March 4.