Former Superman actor Tyler Hoechlin says Robert Pattinson is a "fantastic" Batman, but "selfishly" wants DC Studios to "leave the door open" for him to play the role in James Gunn's DCU

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Tyler Hoechlin of Superman and Lois says he's "happy" to let Robert Pattinson and Matt Reeves "keep doing their thing," but "selfishly" wants to be James Gunn's Batman

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Tyler Hoechlin may be most famous for playing Clark Kent AKA Superman in four seasons of CW's Superman and Lois, but he's got his eyes set on a very different DC hero: Batman, as Hoechlin says he "selfishly" wants the role of the Dark Knight for himself (via ScreenRant).

Hoechlin's comments came during Fan Expo Canada's 'Men of Steel' panel, in which the panelists were asked whether they felt that Robert Pattinson's Batman would make a worthy addition to James Gunn and Peter Safran's new DC Universe instead of remaining in his own, separate continuity.

"Well, selfishly, I'm going to say no because I still want to play Batman," Hoechlin confesses. "I think and I say that Rob did a fantastic, fantastic job and [with] Matt Reeves it was great. So I'm happy to let them keep doing their thing, and maybe leave the door open…"

George Marston
George Marston
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I've been Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011, and now I'm the Entertainment Writer at GamesRadar+. I've also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Con International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of many heavy riffs. (They/Them)

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