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Fans Want Kristen Stewart As Catwoman Alongside Robert Pattinson’s Batman

The recent reports that Robert Pattinson is all but locked in as the successor to Ben Affleck in The Batman sent shockwaves throughout social media. The sadly predictable reaction touched on Pattinson's time in the Twilight franchise, as folks behaved with puzzled dismay that anyone who'd appeared in something so disgustingly feminine could ever be their rock-solid man's man Caped Crusader.
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The recent reports that Robert Pattinson is all but locked in as the successor to Ben Affleck in The Batman sent shockwaves throughout social media. The sadly predictable reaction touched on Pattinson’s time in the Twilight franchise, as folks behaved with puzzled dismay that anyone who’d appeared in something so disgustingly feminine could ever be their rock-solid man’s man Caped Crusader.

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Perhaps they’re forgetting that this whole scene played itself out just over a decade ago though when Heath Ledger was announced as the new Joker. Sure, he’s now considered the finest actor to play the role, but at the time fans were positively howling with derision.

But if this new campaign bears fruit, that howling might reach a new volume. That’s because Twilight fans, hopped up on the news that they’re going to get to see Pattinson in a sculpted rubber suit, have begun a campaign for his Twilight co-star and former partner Kristen Stewart to take the role of Catwoman.

Now, I’m pretty pro-Pattinson as Batman, but even I would have to say this would be a stunt-casting too far. The pair simply have too much baggage to pair up in a film again, with their tabloid history sure to suck all the oxygen out of the promotional campaign.

Still, that hasn’t stopped Twitter from weighing in on it, as seen below:

https://twitter.com/Hellkr1/status/1129259368913035266

https://twitter.com/AndrewNuni/status/1129425504061149186

https://twitter.com/ogbillybatson/status/1129427674319876096

https://twitter.com/tperez_97/status/1129201919774191616

https://twitter.com/davidegreenwald/status/1129200836020543488

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Sadly, I reckon Stewart actually would be a pretty good fit for Selina Kyle/Catwoman. Both her and Pattinson are extremely talented actors, as those who’ve seen their non-Twilight work will attest. She’s even indicated a desire to sign up to a superhero franchise in the past, saying the following a few years back:

“I love watching those [superhero] movies. I would love to show people that I can do more than just be ‘Kristen Stewart’ in a different movie, in a different circumstance. I’m sure I could get on board with Captain America, you know what I mean? … It would just have to be the right thing.”

Tell us, though, would guys accept a full-on Twilight reunion with RPatz and KStew in The Batman? Let us know in the comments section down below.


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