THE BATMAN: Robert Pattinson's Training Regime For The DC Comics Movie Has Been Revealed

THE BATMAN: Robert Pattinson's Training Regime For The DC Comics Movie Has Been Revealed

In a recent "Healthy For Men" magazine feature, Robert Pattinson detailed his training regime for The Batman, and it sounds like he's gone to great length to play the Caped Crusader in the DCEU...

By JoshWilding - Jun 17, 2020 04:06 AM EST
Filed Under: The Batman

Robert Pattinson is suiting up as the Dark Knight in Matt Reeves' The Batman and, as you might expect, he's had to put a lot of work into transforming himself into the iconic DC Comics character.

As you can see in the excerpt from "Healthy For Men" magazine (via The Direct), he's been running every day, adhering to a strict diet, and doing the sort of work which doesn't necessarily increase bulk - he probably won't end up looking like Captain America - but should make his strong and lean. 

Here are the details of the workout transcribed from the publication: 

GYM - Getting abs, fast, has involved a regular five-minute cardio workout, then a circuit of bicycle crunches, dumbbell side bends, double crunches, and a superman - with three sets of 25 reps per move.

RUNNING - Pattinson will run 5-10km, three of four times per week

OUTDOORS - As well as hitting the gym, Pattinson has been doing military-style sandbag routines on the beach. He's also boxing and has always been an advocate of long walks as a way of loosening up and freeing the mind.

DIET - The actor has cut down on alcohol and has stripped back on processed meat and fried foods as a way of accelerating his physical transformation.

What are your thoughts on the English actor's training regime to play the DCEU's Caped Crusader?
 

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whynot
whynot - 6/17/2020, 4:43 AM
Hugh Hackman never really bulked up for the first movie. Took him to the wolverine if I’m not mistaken
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 6/17/2020, 5:18 AM
@whynot - He was not required to when 1st hired and pre production got cut from 1 year to 6 months so Fox can save money. But Jackman DID BULK UP in X1. Problem is he bulked up while shooting so its inconsistent. Depending on what they shot 1st and last he's more diesel in the later shoots.

If you re-watch X1 he is more diesel in the cage match compared to the 1st time he's in the X-mansion because the cage match was filmed later. But in filmmaking the cage match happens before he meets the xmen in the x-mansion.

MahN166A
MahN166A - 6/17/2020, 5:19 AM
@mastakilla39 - Glad to see I wasn't the only one who noticed that. Lol.
KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 6/17/2020, 6:17 AM
@mastakilla39 - They delayed shooting of the cage match to the end because the director told him he couldn't shoot that with his current physique.
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 6/17/2020, 4:45 AM
So that comment he made about really not bothering to work out for the Batman was just him [frick]ing with the reporter. I am glad he is doing something to give him a fitting Batman body. He was so dedicated in his other movies I would be sad if he was just kind of going through the motions in this one. Come on Pattinson, you became one of my favorite actors overnight. Give me something good.

Kumkani
Kumkani - 6/17/2020, 5:11 AM
@Mrcool210 - If you watch a lot of his interviews, you'll see that Robert Pattinson has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humour. That's why his comments never bothered me because while I wouldn't be surprised if he slacked a bit, he was probably just messing around.
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 6/17/2020, 4:55 AM
If they just have him in suits as Bruce Wayne and in the Batsuit as, well, Batman. You’d really never need an actor to get ripped for the role. Seems to be this weird need nowadays for the actors to be in peak physical shape when a lot of the time it’s not necessary
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 6/17/2020, 4:58 AM
@Twenty23Three - Depending on how many stunts the actor himself will be doing then being in the best physical shape he can be would be good, that was there is less chance of him getting hurt.
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 6/17/2020, 5:00 AM
@Mrcool210 - that’s fair but again, unless they show some training, most of that would be in full costume so the actor isn’t likely to be actually doing it
Vision85
Vision85 - 6/17/2020, 5:06 AM
I know Batman is often shown with the same bodybuilder shape as most heroes in the comics but it is an unrealistic physique for him. That level of bulk and tone doesn't relate to performance at all. Look at any top UFC fighter or pro boxer. They do get ripped for sure but not Cavill Superman or Hemsworth Thor big. It reduces flexibility and speed too much. The bigger guys are never the best. Batman is all about being in the peak physical condition for what he does, which is fighting. Affleck's Batman was very brutish in the way he fought so it made more sense but a more precise and skilled Batman should be smaller. I'm totally on board with it as long as the fight choreography reflects it.
Kumkani
Kumkani - 6/17/2020, 5:14 AM
@Vision85 - Exactly. Even the best sprinters, gymnasts and free runners don't have massive builds because they need to move fast. It's why Ben Affleck looked ridiculous especially in the suit because it was way too bulky to believe he was an athlete.
MahN166A
MahN166A - 6/17/2020, 5:15 AM
@Vision85 - Despite how big Ben got for BvS, he was still able to move! Which is very impressive. A lot of people assume that because you are big like that, you slow down. In essence its true, however if you can balance it out with High Intensity movement, it's very impressive to see.

A prime example of this is Michael Jae White.
Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 6/17/2020, 6:31 AM
@SatsuiNoJXA - Yup MJW is pretty much size-wise what I imagine a real life Batman would look like without the suit.

MahN166A
MahN166A - 6/17/2020, 6:37 AM
@Superspecialawesomeguy -

AHHHH Blood and Bone! One of his best movies.

We already had him for Spawn.

I was really hoping Marvel was gonna reach out to him to be Blade. But missed opportunities.
Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 6/17/2020, 6:49 AM
@SatsuiNoJXA - Yeah it's definitely one of the best martial arts movies of this generation.

I think the problem with MJW is that as good as he looks, he is 52 and usually when studios cast someone in a superhero role, they can be looking for a 10-20 year commitment.
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 6/17/2020, 5:14 AM
I'm not as excited for this movie as most people here are. Didn't care for the suit, Batmobile and some of the casting choices. But this film strikes me as something that's either going to be a masterpiece or complete trash.
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 6/17/2020, 5:21 AM
@Nightwing1015 - Jeffrey Wright as Gordon and Serkis as Alfred are exciting casting choices for me. So is Colin Farrell as penguin.
MahN166A
MahN166A - 6/17/2020, 5:18 AM
"he probably won't end up looking like Captain America - but should make his strong and lean."


...SHOULD MAKE HIS "WHAT" STRONG AND LEAN??



Overall though, its nice to see he is doing something. His initial comments about not working out were probably misconstrued in that interview and someone REALLY TOOK HIM SERIOUSLY.
Maybe he was just trolling the interviewer. I am gonna go with Option B.
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 6/17/2020, 5:19 AM
Hmm.. very unorthodox superhero training. They aren't going for any muscle here looks like.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/17/2020, 5:49 AM
Nobody wanna be swole anymore
johnnymarr
johnnymarr - 6/17/2020, 6:05 AM
No one wants to see an emaciated Batman, for obvious reasons. But, after so many superhero films with actors sporting a "bodybuilder/modelesque physique", it will be interesting to see a less bulky superhero with a more natural looking physique, just for a change.
KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 6/17/2020, 6:24 AM
Based on the regime, it looks like he's going for Charlie Cox's daredevil look - not bulked up, by toned with defined abs.



But this type of look on the big screen is used by actors playing Spiderman - Tom Holland and Tobey Mcguire. Batman has always been buffed up. So this will be a departure.
Super12
Super12 - 6/17/2020, 6:29 AM
Oh good, side-bends and long walks. That'll sure intimidate the criminal thugs of Gotham.
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