Even DC heroes can say the wrong thing, as The Batman's Robert Pattinson found out when he jokingly said he wasn't exercising in preparation for the role.

"That really came back to haunt me," Pattinson told MovieMaker. "I just always think it’s really embarrassing to talk about how you’re working out. I think it’s like an English thing. Unless you are in the most unbelievable shape, where people are just genuinely curious, going, 'How have you achieved, like, physical perfection?' or whatever."

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"You’re playing Batman," he continued. "You have to work out. I think I was doing the interview when I was in lockdown, as well, in England. … I was in a lower gear of working out."

Pattinson's original comments came during a shut-down in The Batman's production in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "I think if you’re working out all the time, you’re part of the problem," he said at the time. "You set a precedent. No one was doing this in the ’70s. Even James Dean—he wasn’t exactly ripped. Literally, I’m just barely doing anything."

A recent report from an Australian cinema has The Batman clocking in at a massive 176 minutes, leaving plenty of time for director Matt Reeves to show the audience the "intense action scenes" the franchise is known for. It's been confirmed that The Batman has a PG-13 rating, but it will still be action-packed, as sources say that although the movie is "grounded more in reality than recent DC adaptations," it's in the form of "exploding buildings and wrecked cars" instead of "merciless stabbings or shooting sprees."

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One major feature of any action scene in a Batman movie is the Batmobile. Trailers for The Batman have already shown clips from a fiery chase scene between Pattinson's Bruce Wayne/Batman and Colin Farrell's Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin. According to Reeves, who also co-wrote the movie, making the Batmobile intimidating for actions scenes was of great importance. "I liked the idea of the car itself as a horror figure, making an animalistic appearance to really scare the hell out of the people Batman is pursuing," Reeves said. "There is absolutely a horror-genre aspect to this movie."

The Batman releases in theaters on March 4.

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Source: MovieMaker