After two weeks of back and forth rumors, Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Planet of the Apes) has officially found his new caped crusader in Robert Pattinson (Twilight, Remember Me, High Life, The Lighthouse). Deadline confirms Pattinson will play Bruce Wayne in The Batman, which hits theaters June 25, 2021.

Pattinson has always been the top choice, while he was among actors on a short list that also included Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies).

As I previously wrote, I know the immediate reaction is to scream, “Oh, the teen heartthrob from Twilight is going to play Bruce Wayne?” But let’s stop and remember the outrage over the casting of Heath Ledger as the Joker. Shit, print publications wrote hit pieces about Tim Burton’s casting of Michael Keaton in his 1989 Batman! Matt Reeves has proven time and time again that he’s one of the best filmmakers in the business, and if he thinks Pattinson is the perfect new Batman I’m all for it.

As for the antagonists? THR’s Heat Vision newsletter is claiming that we’ll be seeing a rogues gallery of villains, which will include Penguin and Catwoman.

They write: “Matt Reeves is still tweaking his script, which is rumored to have at least two villains, the Penguin being one of them, according to sources (one person is telling us there will be around half-a-dozen villains!). We’re hearing of another purrfect character making an appearance in the script as well.”

Pre-production on the Warner Bros.-DC Comics pic is expected to start this summer.

The Batman hits theaters June 25, 2021.