Half the internet says Robert Pattinson is a terrible actor. The other half has actually seen him in movies besides Twilight. Personally, I haven't seen him in enough things to have a strong opinion one way or another.
But in my opinion, it doesn't really matter who plays Batman. The character is supposed to have the personality of a dead fish - that is 100% by-the-comics canon, fight me. The action scenes will be done by a stuntman, so Pattinson only has to "act" sporadically, and only with the bottom three inches of his face. The qualifications it takes to play Batman are thus: Have a pulse, don't have a beard.
He only needs to have personality in Bruce Wayne mode, but since Bruce is the real mask, that barely matters as well. Everyone who has ever played Bruce Wayne has portrayed the character differently; there doesn't seem to be a canon way for him to act.
But all I'm really saying is don't judge Pattinson by Twilight. Much like the Star Wars prequels, the Twilight series made all its actors look worse than they really are. I mean, look how much Anna Kendrick's career has taken off. Either some directors just don't know how to get the most out of their actors, or some scripts just don't bring out an actor's full ability. I don't know.
My prediction is that he'll be somewhere in the Kilmer range: better than Affleck and Clooney, but not as good as Bale or Keaton.
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