'The Batman' London premiere: Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz hit red carpet

The film will be released in UAE cinemas on March 3

The cast members, British actor Robert Pattinson and US actress Zoe Kravitz attend the special screening of 'The Batman' at the BFI IMAX, Waterloo in London. EPA

From left, Andy Serkis, Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano and Jeffrey Wright attend the special screening of 'The Batman'. EPA

Zoe Kravitz on the red carpet at the special screening of 'The Batman'. EPA

Andy Serkis, centre, attends with Lorraine Ashbourne, left, and Louis Serkis, right. EPA

Jeffrey Wright at 'The Batman' special screening. Getty Images

Paul Dano poses at 'The Batman' special screening. Getty Images

Robert Pattinson poses on the red carpet upon arrival. AFP

Producer Dylan Clark attends 'The Batman' special screening. Getty Images

Director Matt Reeves attends the special screening. Getty Images

Robert Pattinson used to dress up as Batman his "entire childhood," he said. Now, the British actor is about to debut his version of the caped crusader in the latest movie about the DC Comics superhero.

"This is bizarre to me," Pattinson, 35, said on the red carpet for a London screening of The Batman on Wednesday. "I'd be so curious what my childhood self would think of this."

Pattinson, who rose to global fame with the Twilight movies, follows in the footsteps of Adam West, Val Kilmer, Michael Keaton, Christian Bale and more recently Ben Affleck, among others, to play Bruce Wayne/Batman.

"I mean the legacy of the actors who played [Batman], they've all been such massive parts of my life and my interest in film and why I wanted to be an actor in the first place," Pattinson said.

"It's just incredible to be a part of the same coterie," he said, noting that acting with a mask on was surprisingly difficult. "I grew up on Adam West [playing Batman]. I think my costume when I was a kid was an Adam West one."

In the movie, Batman investigates the corruption in Gotham following the murders of several senior figures by the sadistic serial killer, the Riddler.

"There are great Batman movies and it's a character that everyone loves ... so for me, you don't approach it without a heavy dose of terror," director Matt Reeves said.

"In certain ways, it's a psychological horror movie, it's a thriller, it's a serial killer movie and it's also a kind of a grand love story."

The cast also includes Colin Farrell, Andy Serkis and Paul Dano. Zoe Kravitz plays Selina Kyle/Catwoman.

"Matt ... really wanted to explore Selina as a three-dimensional human being and to meet her so early in the story before she's Catwoman is something we haven't necessarily seen before," Kravitz said.

The Batman will be globally released from Tuesday, March 1 and in UAE cinemas on Thursday, March 3.