Related: The Batman's Gotham Compared To Nolan's & Burton's VersionsĪlthough Schumacher obliged the studio’s wishes and made a more lighthearted Batman movie, his original cut (which he estimates had a runtime of about two hours and forty minutes) was still deemed too dark in certain moments, leading to numerous cut scenes. The drastically-different direction for the film led Michael Keaton to depart the franchise, and he was replaced by Val Kilmer. Schumacher’s original idea of a prequel that adapted Batman: Year One was rejected in favor of a loosely connected sequel to Batman Returns.

Batman Forever was intended to be not only the third chapter in the Batman film series, but also promised a more appropriate direction for the franchise. The result was the undeniably entertaining and artistically fascinating Batman Returns, which unfortunately also contained excessive violent and sexually suggestive content, making it problematic for WB.

brought him back for the sequel, promising him far more creative freedom. Hoping to replicate his winning formula, Warner Bros. The superhero film genre was propelled into the modern era with Burton’s first Batman movie in 1989.

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