

And it delivered.Īnd that's just a handful of the picks. Pattinson had his work cut out for him, but with a take that's "inspired by Kurt Cobain," it promised to be different from any we've seen before. In 2022, we get yet another contender: Robert Pattinson, who was cast as Bruce Wayne way back in the pre-pandemic stone age of 2019, and finally gets to unveil his take on the stoic crimefighter in director Matt Reeves ' sweeping, visually stunning The Batman. It could easily be argued that Batman is the closest thing the United States has to England's James Bond: an iconic character who will seemingly go on forever, passing from actor to actor. This conversation is one that's surely replicated often around the country. "Michael Keaton is Batman to me," he replies, before the two launch into their own Batman voice impressions of the two actors.

Rogen's character seemed to know this would be the answer, but just wanted confirmation. The only option is Christian Bale in his mind. "Who's Batman to you?" Rogen asks his co-star. There's a great moment in the 2014 comedy Neighbors where an intoxicated Seth Rogen and Zac Efron are just sitting back, talking shop, and a natural topic comes up: the Caped Crusader.
