CinemaThe day Robert Pattinson was asked why he stopped acting after ‘Twilight’The actor stars in new Batman filmstoday at 3:14 pm

Robert Pattinson had an unusual conversation with a stranger.

In an interview with New York Times (via NME), he recalled that, at the beginning of the year, an immigration agent in the Caribbean asked him: “Hey, are you the guy from Dusk! Why did you stop acting?”

The actor admitted he wasn’t sure how to react, but replied: “I was like… ‘Am I Batman?’ She just laughed.”

Pattinson gained notoriety and became a teen icon when he starred in the Twilight Saga between 2008 and 2012 alongside Kristen Stewart. He later acted in films such as Tenet (2020), from Christopher Nolanand The Lighthouse (2019), directed by Robert Eggers.

Now, the actor is preparing to star in the sequel to Batman (2022), by filmmaker Matt Reeves. Batman II It should start recording next year and be released in October 2026.

About the films based on the DC Comics hero, Pattinson said: “I genuinely could be retiring at the end of them. Never in a million years did I think I would still be doing this when I got my first job. I can’t believe this is still happening.”

Batman There should be a third film, with no release date yet.