Even Bruce Wayne no doubt wishes he had the work ethic, skill set, aptitude for time management and bank account of Jennifer Lopez. And given that the multi-hyphenate entertainer has already conquered the worlds of singing, dancing, acting and most recently pole-dancing, sheâs now considering getting in on the superhero game.
The âHustlersâ star recently sat down with the future Batman himself, Robert Pattinson, for a Variety âActors On Actorsâ interview this week, and even he agreed that Lopez would make an âawesomeâ defender of Gotham.
âYouâre going to be Batman,â Lopez told Pattinson in a lively conversation about their wildly different careers. âI think youâll be a great Batman⊠an awesome Batman.â
âYou too,â the âTwilightâ alum responded. âYou would be, as well.â
âI could be Batman too,â Lopez agreed, already nailing the requisite hand on the hip pose. âWhy not?â
She added, âThereâs a drive to Batman of why he does what he does that I think as an actor would be fun to explore.â
And to all that we say, DC Universe cut a check and light up the bat signal because we need to make this happen.
Alas, âThe Batmanâ starring Pattinson is already in development, with Zoe Kravitz coming aboard as Catwoman, Paul Dano as The Riddler and possibly Colin Farrell as The Penguin, so Lopez will have to put her dreams on ice for the time being.
But if the Ben in Bennifer 1.0 got his shot at playing the role â how quickly we all forgot Batfleck happened â the least we could do is offer up the same opportunity to Lopez.
In the meantime, Lopez will have her hands full with perhaps an even more perilous mission: performing at the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show. The âDance Againâ singer is set to dazzle at the big game alongside Shakira, and revealed she hopes the moment will âbring everybody togetherâ watching at home.
âWeâre both excited to have been given the opportunity to do that, as two Latin women, in Miami,â the site of the game, Lopez told Pattinson.
âI think itâs important in this day and age for two Latin women to be standing on that stage â when Latinos are being treated a certain way in this country, or looked at a certain way â to show that we have a really specific and beautiful culture and worth and value, and we bring something to this country thatâs necessary,â she said. âI think thatâs going to be an amazing moment. That night, I want it to be a celebration of who we are. All of us, because weâre in this together.â