"Rob did his first [screen test] by himself and he literally was wearing, I believe, Val Kilmer's Batsuit," Reeves said, according to Comicbook.com. "Which, by the way, the moment [Pattinson] put it on, that was kind of a crazy moment."
Pattinson, 35, added that he was "nervous" the first time he donned the 1995 batsuit.
"It was crazy. But I remember putting it on and thinking, 'This is impossible. This is going to be absolutely impossible," Pattinson said. "I mean, wearing a kind of two-inch-thick rubber suit, or latex suit, and being incredibly nervous and full of adrenaline the whole time."
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Pattinson reportedly said that the latex costume caused him to sweat quite a bit.
"I remember we did like two takes and people were just saying, 'What can we do about the sweat?' They were like, 'Nothing! Nothing that can be done.' I had to be drained of liquid," Pattinson said, Comicbook.com reported.
"Batman Forever" also starred Chris O'Donnell as Robin, Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face, Jim Carey as Riddler, and Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridian.
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Pattinson's film will feature him as the titular character, Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, and others among the star-studded cast.
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In March 2020, Reeves shared a glimpse of the infamous Batmobile and a first look at Pattinson's full superhero suit.
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