It's Robert Pattinson's birthday today and the handsome hunk has turned 34. He became famous for the first time with his stint as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Then he played the role of vampire Edward Cullen in Twilight series. Now, he is all set to become a superhero! Yes, as we all know Pattinson has been shooting for The Batman in which he is playing the titular role.

Talking about taking up The Batman, Robert told GQ magazine, "What are the reasons not to do it? I think sometimes the downsides—which I’ve thought about—the downsides kind of seem like upsides. I kind of like the fact that not only are there very, very, very well-done versions of the character which seem pretty definitive, but I was thinking that there are multiple definitive playings of the character. I was watching the making of Batman & Robin the other day. And even then, George Clooney was saying that he was worried about the fact that it’s sort of been done, that a lot of the ground you should cover with the character has been already covered. And that’s in ’96, ’97?"

He is currently living in London and did the photoshoot for the magazine all by himself. Further speaking about Batman, Robert shared, "And then there’s Christian Bale, and Ben Affleck’s one. And then I was thinking, it’s fun when more and more ground has been covered. Like, where is the gap? You’ve seen this sort of lighter version, you’ve seen a kind of jaded version, a kind of more animalistic version. And the puzzle of it becomes quite satisfying, to think: Where’s my opening? And also, do I have anything inside me which would work if I could do it? And then also, it’s a legacy part, right? I like that. There are so few things in life where people passionately care about it before it’s even happened. You can almost feel that pushback of anticipation, and so it kind of energizes you a little bit. It’s different from when you’re doing a part and there’s a possibility that no one will even see it. Right? In some ways it’s, I don’t know… It makes you a little kind of spicy."