Batman: Jonah Hill demands more than double of Robert Pattinson's pay in Matt Reeves' directorial?

Matt Reeves' standalone film on Batman is making headlines for its casting reports. A few weeks back, news broke out that Robert Pattinson will be replacing Ben Affleck as the new Caped Crusader in Batman. The rumours were confirmed by Matt himself while the casting choice was met with a polarising reaction. Robert will reportedly begin shooting for Batman from November 2019 with the main shoot location being Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden. Previous DCEU movies like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017) was also shot there.

Recently, rumours were rife that Jonah Hill may play the main villain to Pattinson's Batman. While some speculated that the actor would play Penguin, many believe that Jonah is in talks to star as Riddler in Batman. While the two-time Oscar-nominated actor is yet to sign on the dotted line, Variety's Justin Kroll tweeted that Hill is asking for a pretty exuberant amount. $10 million, to be exact! However, what's more shocking is that Robert is getting paid less than $5 million.

Justin tweeted, "So, on the Jonah front, he's had the offer for over a month and besides money being a bargaining point (at one point heard he wanted 10 which is wild since Rob isn't making half that) but also which character he would play, whether its the Riddler or Penguin."

This is indeed shocking!

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Meanwhile, Mahershala Ali was reportedly in talks to star as Commissioner James Gordon in Batman. However, the call for Blade's reboot from the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) came along, and eventually, the role has now been offered to Jeffrey Wright.

Batman is slated to release on June 25, 2021.