Highlights
- Pattinson says he trained twice daily for The Batman, pushing back on fan criticism of his physique.
- For Batman 2, he’s added the 7 Minute Workout to his Bosu ball and 5-lb. dumbbell regimen.
- The sequel includes a grueling 11 weeks of night shoots, set for an October 1, 2027 release.
Robert Pattinson is done letting the haters have the last word.
The 40-year-old actor, who is gearing up to reprise his role as the Dark Knight in The Batman: Part II, has fired back at critics who claimed he did not bother training for the 2022 original, and he is not being subtle about it.
In a new GQ interview tied to the publication’s summer cover story on “The Odyssey,” Pattinson confirmed he had a home gym installed specifically to pack on muscle ahead of filming “The Batman: Part II.”
“I worked out every f–king day,” Pattinson said. “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 alum acknowledges, however, that he may have inadvertently fueled the skepticism himself.
Pattinson blamed the criticism of his superhero physique, in part, on a comment he once made about exercise being uncool, explaining the remark was simply him attempting to sound edgy. “I’m like, it’s just because I said it in an interview,” he said. “I was trying to sound cool!”
For the Batman 2 workout, Pattinson described his approach as “refined and streamlined,” noting he is continuing to rely on the same equipment from the first film: a Bosu ball and a single 5-pound dumbbell. He has also added one new component to the routine: the 7 Minute Workout, a brief, app-based circuit commonly used for general fitness.
When asked whether he plans to increase the dumbbell weight for the sequel, Pattinson indicated he does not. Five pounds is sufficient.
The production timeline for The Batman: Part II has been anything but smooth. The sequel kept getting pushed back during its development and pre-production phases, and Pattinson filled the growing gap by shooting several films back-to-back. “I’m like, ‘Well, I’ll do another movie in between.’ And then I ended up doing f–king a lot of movies,” he said.
Those films include The Odyssey, Dune: Part Three, The Drama, Die My Love, and his self-produced project Primetime.
Now that production on Batman 2 is finally coming together, Pattinson is learning what he is actually in for, and it sounds brutal.
“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 said.
Director Matt Reeves previously told The Batman: Part II will start shooting at some point in 2025, with Pattinson, Andy Serkis, Jeffrey Wright, and Colin Farrell all expected to reprise their roles.
“The Batman: Part II” is currently slated to open October 1, 2027.
As for his upcoming slate, audiences can catch Pattinson in The Odyssey, opening July 17, and Dune: Part Three, on December 18.
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