It would be eight years before Batman would hit the silver screen again.įortunately for Clooney, he came out of unscathed and did indeed go on to movie super-stardom. Batman films at the box office, it nearly killed the whole Batman movie franchise. Not only was BATMAN & ROBIN a critical disaster and the worst-performing of the Warner Bros. and director Joel Schumacher hired Clooney to replace the departed Val Kilmer as Batman in 1997’s BATMAN & ROBIN. On the cusp of movie superstardom, it seemed to be a coup for Warner Bros. Doug Ross on ER and had a breakout role in film in 1996 in FROM DUSK TILL DAWN.
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George Clooney (age 36 as Batman) was a huge TV star for his role as Dr. GEORGE CLOONEYīATMAN & ROBIN (1997) George Clooney as Batman and Bruce Wayne in BATMAN & ROBIN (1997) Kilmer was a pain in the ass on set and Schumacher was more than happy for Kilmer not to come back), director Joel Schumacher was “forced” to cast yet another actor to take over the role of Batman in the next film. Regardless, BATMAN FOREVER would be Kilmer’s only turn as Batman. When Michael Keaton didn’t jibe with Schumacher’s take on the new Batman film, Keaton decided not to return for a third go as Batman (even though costumes for him were already being built and Rene Russo had been cast as the Batman’s love interest because she was around Keaton’s age).īATMAN FOREVER ended up being a big as it was the 2nd highest-grossing film of 1995 (actually making more than BATMAN RETURNS. replaced him with director Joel Schumacher. When Tim Burton was, ahem, “invited to leave” the Batman film franchise after BATMAN RETURNS, Warner Bros.
Keaton became the first actor to reprise the role of Batman for a second time in a live-action film in 1992’s BATMAN RETURNS.ģ0 years after BATMAN RETURNS, Keaton reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in THE FLASH which is set for a November 2022 release. Director Tim Burton and the film’s producers – Jon Peters and Peter Guber – wanted Keaton due to his “everyman” look” and also because he had an “edgy, tormented quality.”īATMAN ended up being a huge hit and Keaton proved naysayers wrong with his dark, and somewhat quirky portrayal of Batman and Bruce Wayne.
MOM, fans feared that Keaton’s casting meant that this Batman movie would simply be a remake of the campy 60s TV series. Known mostly as a comedian in such films as NIGHTSHIFT and MR. MICHAEL KEATONīATMAN (1989), BATMAN RETURNS (1992), THE FLASH (2022) Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne and BatmanĪn unconventional choice for the role, the casting of Michael Keaton (age 37 when first playing Batman) as Batman in 1988 led to fans sending over 50,000 letters of protest to Warner Bros. He won the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne over Lyle Waggoner ( THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW, WONDER WOMAN). West portrayed Batman in 120 episodes of the 1960s BATMAN TV series, the 1966 BATMAN movie, as well as voicing the character many times – including the animated films, BATMAN: RETURN OF THE CAPED CRUSADERS (2016) and BATMAN VS. While only playing Batman once, he went on to a long career in film and TV – he even made an appearance on THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN in 1956 ADAM WESTīATMAN (1966) Adam West as Batman and Bruce WayneĪdam West (age 35 when first playing Batman) portrayed the character more times than another other actor to date. Robert Lowery (age 36 when playing Batman) was a veteran actor when he took over the role of Batman in the 1949 BATMAN AND ROBIN serial for Columbia Pictures. ROBERT LOWERYīATMAN AND ROBIN (1949) Robert Lowery in BATMAN AND ROBIN (1949)
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He was a regular on the CRAIG KENNEDY, CRIMINOLOGIST TV series in the early 50s, and was in the crazy cult-classic, WILD WOMEN (BOWANGA, BOWANGA). Wilson didn’t do all that much as an actor after THE BATMAN. He appeared as Bruce Wayne and Batman in the 1943 movie serial, THE BATMAN. Lewis Wilson was the first and youngest (age 23) actor to play Batman in live-action. THE BATMAN (1943) Lewis Wilson as Bruce Wayne and The Batman in THE BATMAN (1943)
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