Currently showing at The Batman by Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson is illustrated in the skin of the Dark Knight. For this role as for the others, the actor uses with an unconventional technique to pass their auditions.
The batman: a real success at the box office
Since March 2, 2022, Robert Pattinson has been starring in The Batman, the latest DC blockbuster. He lends his features to a dark and rebellious version of the Dark Knight, which definitely convinced the critics. Only a month after its release, the project has already accumulated $710 million in box office receipts. A world score which places it above the Justice League of 2017 ($657 million), and not far from Suicide Squad of 2016 (746 million). Numbers that are the pride of Robert Pattinson, star of The Batman, strongly criticized at the announcement of its casting during the premise of the project. It must be said that the actor does nothing like the others, just remember this time when he decided to change his voice for the film, to the chagrin of the production.
Robert Pattinson: his unlikely technique to convince casting directors
Guest on the set of Jimmy Fallon for the promotion Fantastic Beasts 3his friend Eddie Redmayne (Norbert Dragonneau) confided in the strange method of the actor to get a role. The latter recalls how much Robert Pattinson stands out from his competitors, whether during an audition or after having passed a casting. In particular, he explains thatthat he uses a unique technique to catch the eye of recruiters. This method consists of doing the exact opposite of the scene requested by the casting director:
Each of us has our own auditing technique. Rob’s[editor’s note, Robert Pattinson’s nickname]was, no matter what the tone of the scene on the page seems to be, to do just the opposite.[ndlrlesurnomdeRobertPattinson)étaitpeuimportecequesembleêtreletondelascènesurlapage defairetoutlecontraire
He remembers in particular a casting during which Robert Pattinson had to play a calm and intimate scene. What was his surprise when he heard his friend screaming through the walls… It’s a risky bet but one that visibly pays off! With this surprising technique, Robert Pattinson fails to meet casting directors’ expectations but exceeds them by proposing a new interpretation of the sequence concerned. What to imagine all that he could do for the hearing of The Batman !
