![]() “And then when the director who directed the third one, I said, ‘I just can’t do it,’” Keaton remembered. It marked a large departure from the darker noir tones evoked by Tim Burton’s two films. This clashed with the vision of Joel Schumacher, who wanted to go in a more comic book-ish direction. What kind of person does that?… Who becomes that?” Batman, Batman, Batman does this, and I kept thinking to myself, ‘Y’all are thinking wrong here.’ Bruce Wayne. ![]() “To me, I know the name of the movie is Batman, and it’s hugely iconic and very cool and cultural iconic and because of Tim Burton, artistically iconic, I knew from the get-go it was Bruce Wayne. To Keaton, it all came back to his understanding of the character. Keaton recently talked in detail about his decision to turn down Batman Forever on the Backstage podcast. Michael Keaton turned down Batman Forever over creative differences But when Joel Schumacher took over for 1995’s Batman Forever, Keaton opted not to come back. Now that enough time has passed, Keaton is talking a bit more openly about why he decided to leave Bruce Wayne behind: apparently he disagreed with Schumacher’s much campier vision for the character. The last time Keaton played Batman was in 1992’s Batman Returns, also directed by Burton. The fan love for Keaton remains so strong that he’s even returning to the mask and cowl in the upcoming Flash movie. To many, Keaton’s portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman still stands as the best we’ve gotten, and considering that actors like Christian Bale, Ben Affleck, Val Kilmer, and even George Clooney have all taken their swings at the part, that’s saying something. The first Batman movie directed by Tim Burton starring Michael Keaton came out all the way back in 1989, yet its influence is still felt. By Daniel Roman 7 months ago Follow Tweetīefore the MCU or even Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films, a different superhero dominated the box office.
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