(CNN) If all goes well, Robert Pattinson will be taking up residence in Gotham.

A rep for Warner Bros. confirmed to CNN on Friday that the actor is in negotiations to play "The Batman" in the studio's forthcoming superhero film that Matt Reeves is set to direct.

Warner Bros. is owned by CNN's parent company, WarnerMedia.

Earlier reports that Pattinson and "Tolkien" star Nicholas Hoult were the front-runners for the role had some observers skeptical that the "Twilight" actor was a good fit as the Caped Crusader.

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