Robert Pattinson’s Batman apparently wasn’t buff enough for some critics.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 02: Robert Pattinson attends the premiere of A24’s “The Drama” at Regal Union Square on April 02, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
The actor starred as Batman/Bruce Wayne in 2022’s “The Batman” and said he worked out multiple times a day to achieve his physique.
“[Everyone was like], ‘You didn’t work out at all.’ I worked out every f–king day,” Pattinson told GQ. “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.”
The “Twilight” star blames past interviews where he said exercise wasn’t cool for people taking issue with his build.
“I’m like, it’s just because I said it in an interview [that exercise was uncool]. I was trying to sound cool!” he said.
ROBERT PATTINSON as Batman with the Batmobile in a scene in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “THE BATMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. (Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures™ & © DC Comics)
The “Drama” star has been critical of male body standards in Hollywood in the past, noting he felt judged about his abs against his “Twilight” co-star Taylor Lautner.
“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,” he told Mexican magazine 15a20 in 2011, via Glamour.
Pattinson is reprising his superheoric role for “The Batman” sequel and has installed a home gym to prepare.
Robert Pattinson in “The Batman.” Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures™ & © DC Comics)
Although he’s apparently not fully up to speed on the 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 joked.
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