Actor Robert Pattinson has revealed that he lied to his Tenet director Christopher Nolan to make it to the screen test for Matt Reeves' superhero movie The Batman .
In an interview with The Irish Times, the British star said that he cited family emergency for his absence from the sets of Tenet , but the filmmaker was quick to figure out the truth.
It's funny because Chris is so secretive about everything to do with his movies. And then I had to be really secretive about Batman stuff.
"So I had to lie to Chris about having to go for a screen test - I said I had a family emergency. And as soon as I said 'it's a family emergency' he said: 'You're doing the Batman audition, aren't you?''' Pattinson said.
The 34-year-old actor added that Nolan's much-anticipated espionage thriller helped him in his The Batman audition as he had gotten extremely fit from trying to keep up with co-star and former football player John David Washington on sets.
The film also features Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Caine, Clemence Poesy, Dimple Kapadia and Himesh Patel.
While Pattinson is looking forward to the release of Tenet , which has been delayed due the coronavirus pandemic, he was shooting for Warner Bros' DC superhero movie when the production was shut down amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Batman , which also stars Zoe Kravitz, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano and Jeffrey Wright, will release in October 2021.