Robert Pattinson Says Fighting as Batman Is “Significantly Harder” at 40
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 23: Robert Pattinson attends "The Batman" special screening at BFI IMAX Waterloo on February 23, 2022 in London, England. Photo Credit: Jeff Spicer
by Chris Tremblay 2 hours ago
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Robert Pattinson says the physical demands of playing Batman have become more difficult as he films The Batman: Part II.
“I’m definitely feeling my age when fighting a lot,” Pattinson told GQ interviewer Cam Wolf.
The actor added: “I’m literally like, ‘Goddamn, this is significantly harder than it used to be.’”
Pattinson, who is 40, said he is working in London through the end of the year on the sequel to Matt Reeves’s 2022 film The Batman.
His comments were published as part of an interview connected to his campaign for Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre.
The Batman: Part II brings Pattinson back as Bruce Wayne and the masked vigilante Batman after the commercial and critical release of *The Batman* in 2022.
The sequel is being directed by Reeves, who also directed the first film.
Pattinson’s remarks provide one of the clearest recent public updates from the production, although he did not disclose major plot details in the interview.
“I’m in London here till the end of the year doing a ‘Batman’ sequel,” Pattinson said.
He described the experience as positive despite the physical strain.
“It’s good,” he said.
“But it’s really fun,” he continued, adding that he thought the movie “is going to be pretty great.”
Pattinson also praised the sequel’s cast, calling it “really, really fun.”
Production on the sequel began in London in June 2026, with Pattinson returning as the central performer.
Scarlett Johansson and Sebastian Stan have joined the film, although the identities of their characters have not been publicly revealed.
The secrecy surrounding the new characters has limited the amount of confirmed story information available about the film.
Pattinson characterized the filming schedule as “a marathon.”
The comment referred to the sustained demands of the production rather than to a specific injury or medical issue.
No injury was reported in the interview or in the contemporaneous coverage reviewed for this article.
Pattinson’s Batman comments arrive during a busy year for the actor.
CNN reported that Pattinson is appearing in four films scheduled for 2026, including Primetime and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
Primetime, directed by Lance Oppenheim, casts Pattinson as television journalist Chris Hansen in a film focused on the making of To Catch a Predator.
A24 has scheduled Primetime for a theatrical release on September 25, 2026.
Pattinson’s other 2026 projects have kept him prominent in entertainment coverage while work on the Batman sequel continues.
The sequel is currently expected to reach theaters in 2028.
A specific release day was not stated in the GQ interview.
The extended timetable means audiences will have to wait several years to see Pattinson return to the role in a completed film.
For now, Pattinson’s update focuses less on the sequel’s plot than on the practical reality of performing repeated fight scenes while maintaining a demanding production schedule.
His assessment was candid but broadly positive: the action work is harder than it once was, yet he remains enthusiastic about the project, its cast and its eventual prospects.
The actor added: “I’m literally like, ‘Goddamn, this is significantly harder than it used to be.’”
Pattinson, who is 40, said he is working in London through the end of the year on the sequel to Matt Reeves’s 2022 film The Batman.
His comments were published as part of an interview connected to his campaign for Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre.
A Long-Awaited Sequel
The Batman: Part II brings Pattinson back as Bruce Wayne and the masked vigilante Batman after the commercial and critical release of *The Batman* in 2022.
The sequel is being directed by Reeves, who also directed the first film.
Pattinson’s remarks provide one of the clearest recent public updates from the production, although he did not disclose major plot details in the interview.
“I’m in London here till the end of the year doing a ‘Batman’ sequel,” Pattinson said.
He described the experience as positive despite the physical strain.
“It’s good,” he said.
“But it’s really fun,” he continued, adding that he thought the movie “is going to be pretty great.”
Pattinson also praised the sequel’s cast, calling it “really, really fun.”
Production and Cast
Production on the sequel began in London in June 2026, with Pattinson returning as the central performer.
Scarlett Johansson and Sebastian Stan have joined the film, although the identities of their characters have not been publicly revealed.
The secrecy surrounding the new characters has limited the amount of confirmed story information available about the film.
Pattinson characterized the filming schedule as “a marathon.”
The comment referred to the sustained demands of the production rather than to a specific injury or medical issue.
No injury was reported in the interview or in the contemporaneous coverage reviewed for this article.
The Broader 2026 Schedule
Pattinson’s Batman comments arrive during a busy year for the actor.
CNN reported that Pattinson is appearing in four films scheduled for 2026, including Primetime and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
Primetime, directed by Lance Oppenheim, casts Pattinson as television journalist Chris Hansen in a film focused on the making of To Catch a Predator.
A24 has scheduled Primetime for a theatrical release on September 25, 2026.
Pattinson’s other 2026 projects have kept him prominent in entertainment coverage while work on the Batman sequel continues.
Release Outlook
The sequel is currently expected to reach theaters in 2028.
A specific release day was not stated in the GQ interview.
The extended timetable means audiences will have to wait several years to see Pattinson return to the role in a completed film.
For now, Pattinson’s update focuses less on the sequel’s plot than on the practical reality of performing repeated fight scenes while maintaining a demanding production schedule.
His assessment was candid but broadly positive: the action work is harder than it once was, yet he remains enthusiastic about the project, its cast and its eventual prospects.
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