Production Renews on ‘The Batman’ Movie following COVID-19 Scare

The newest Batman movie – titled “The Batman” – is continuing with production following a work stoppage due to COVID-19 concerns. The issue was a positive test for star Robert Pattinson who is staring in the film.

The production, filming near London at Leavesden Studios, stopped on September 3^rd according to reports of Pattinson’s illness.  Pattinson’s positive test was reported by Vanity Fair but no official word was ever given by his representatives or by the studio.

Regardless of verification or not, the lights are coming back on and the cameras are rolling.

Other aspects of the production, not involving Pattinson and others that may have been exposed, continued during the brief shutdown. That work mostly centered around set construction and other aspects of the movie that did not involve the main star or other actors and workers who were possibly infected.

Pattinson was panned by some fans of the Batman character as being too small and not imposing enough following news of him being selected for the part. Some may have changed their minds following the release of a teaser trailer in August.

Watch ‘The Batman’ Official trailer below:

The trailer showed a darker, more menacing Batman than expected. It also signaled a return to the detective aspect of the character which was present in the early comics as well as the 1960’s TV show starring Adam West.

Pattinson becomes the 12^th actor to portray the Caped Crusader on the Big Screen including live-action and animated movies. Lewis Wilson first took up the role in 1943 for a 15-chapter film serial. Robert Lowery took over the role in 1949 for a second 15-chapter serial.

Actors who’ve played Batman

The following list is for “Big Screen” versions of Batman and not the many TV and straight to video adaptations. One note: Both Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck are rumored to be returning to the role in an upcoming movie based on the character Flash.

Lewis Wilson: Batman, 1943      

Robert Lowery: Batman and Robin, 1949

Adam West: Batman: The Movie, 1966

Michael Keaton: Batman, 1989; Batman Returns, 1992

Kevin Conroy – Animation: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, 1993

Val Kilmer: Batman Forever, 1995

George Clooney: Batman & Robin, 1997

Christian Bale: Batman Begins, 2005; The Dark Knight, 2008; The Dark Knight Rises, 2012

Ben Affleck: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, 2016, Suicide Squad, 2016; Justice League, 2017, and to be released – Justice League – Zack Snyder Cut, 2021

Will Arnett: The Lego Batman Movie, 2017

Dante Pereira-Olson (Young Bruce Wayne): Joker, 2019

Robert Pattinson: The Batman, 2021

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