 Welcome to one take. I'm Gil and today we're talking about the Batman there's been casting news and Some quotes from Robert Pattinson for us to sink our teeth into and I'm the guy to do it because I'm one of the World's biggest Batman fans to prove it. I'm not wearing this for this video This is just what I wear around the apartment all the time first the casting announcements and Almost more interesting than the casting announcements themselves is the lead-up to those announcements and the rumors about who was gonna play who First off it was being reported that Jonah Hill was up for either Penguin or the Riddler by the end of those talks has sounded like it was most likely the Riddler and Then just a few days ago Variety announced that that deal fell through Shortly after that Hollywood reporter tweeted that Seth Rogen was up for the part of penguin Now if one of those actors were up for one of those roles I'd say not really a big deal Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill have both played more serious roles But watching the two of them in this movie it would be impossible not to think of the many Judd Apatow movies and Other movies where the two of them were together So I think it's very likely that the Jonah Hill stories true talks were happening and then the deal fell through Just because of how far that story went and how much it was reported the Seth Rogen thing Maybe it's true. Maybe it's not. I think there's a couple possibilities I think one possibility is that both actors were in talks for different roles at different times or Penguin and Riddler are going to be two characters that pal around together And at one point they thought it would be a funny idea to cast a recognizable duo in those two roles Nevertheless, it seems like they've decided to go a different direction Because it was just announced a couple of days ago that Paul Dano was cast as the Riddler Now I usually try not to read too far into a casting Announcement in terms of how the character is going to be portrayed just because I think Paul Dano and many other actors like him have such a range Where just looking at the characters they've played in the past doesn't tell you a whole lot about How they're going to portray a character in the future? One thing I will say is that one of the great things the Batman villain roles have offered to actors is You've been able to take these more serious actors You think of Scarecrow Joker Bane in the Nolan movies give these more serious actors a chance to kind of cut loose Give bigger more interesting performances Zoe Kravitz was also announced as Catwoman Again, I don't think there's a whole lot to read into that in terms of how this character will be portrayed But from both of these casting announcements The one thing we can tell is that Matt Reeves is not skimping on the cast Because Zoe Kravitz and Paul Dano are both great proven actors and now something for us to really sink our teeth into Bruce Wayne himself Robert Pattinson stepped into some murky territory Commenting on his take on the Batman what he said it was Batman's not a hero. Huh? He's complicated. He's a complicated character I don't think I could ever play a real hero. There's always got to be something a little bit wrong I think it's because one of my eyes is smaller than the other one So a couple things to dig into in that quote number one Apparently Robert Pattinson has a weird thing where one of his eyes is bigger than the other and the other thing When he says Batman's not a hero tell that to the countless lives and got them that he's saved over and over But that's the part of the quote that most news stories are focusing on if you look at what he said right before that It sheds a little light on what he actually meant what he said right before that quote And this is all coming from an interview in the New York Times is he's not the golden boy Unlike almost every other comic book character. There is a simplicity to his world view But where it sits is strange which allows you to have more scope with the character I think the key point there is when Robert Pattinson says there's simplicity to his world view and What he really means there I think is that Batman has a very stringent set of principles Which he almost Obsessively sticks to if you were to take that to the extreme You can think of Rorschach from Watchmen where that was actually his key flaw in downfall a really good example This would be in Nolan's original Batman trilogy where Bruce Wayne constantly refused to kill and That was a big part of the mythology in the comics where it really is a big deal over time Because if you think about the Joker for example Bruce Wayne Batman refused to kill that villain Who has killed countless people? So I think what Robert Pattinson is getting at is that sometimes Batman by being so simple in his world view So unwilling to stray from his morality Maybe he's actually making some poor choices and I think that's what he means when he says that Batman is not Necessarily a hero. I think the other piece to this when Robert Pattinson talks about something being a little bit wrong with Batman is Less about Bruce Wayne's morality and more about his psychology I think when Batman is being written at its best He is certainly a moral character like I said maybe to some people a little bit too moral But where he's truly broken is Inside where he's so obsessed with the pursuit of justice that it's essentially taken over his entire life and Prevented him from ever achieving any sort of happiness So I don't fully agree with what Robert Pattinson says about Batman here But I think there's enough truth in it and there's enough complexity to it that it gives me some confidence that he's going to bring Something interesting to his portrayal in the movie It's also important to remember that this is just Robert Pattinson's opinion and not necessarily the way Matt Reeves sees it and Ultimately what we're gonna see on screen is gonna be a combination of what the writer, director, and actor bring to this character Anyway, to me the most exciting thing about all this is the fact that we're learning Anything we're getting so many casting announcements that it means we're probably gonna start to get some plot details soon And anytime you're ramping up to the release of a new Batman movie. We're all waiting for a couple of key things What's the new Batman suit gonna look like and what's the voice gonna sound like so those are the things? I'm really waiting for anyway I've got a lot more to say about Batman, but we'll save that for another time If you enjoyed this video, make sure to click the like button Subscribe to this channel and hit the little bell icon to make sure you get notifications Whenever we release more videos like this one. Thanks for watching