With Michael Keaton later dropping out as Batman, Val Kilmer stepped into the cape and cowl as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Watch previous episodes below and let us know if you think Batman Forever holds up twenty-seven (!) years later.Enter Joel Schumacher, a veteran director who would change the course of Batman’s onscreen history more than anyone could have imagined (and not just with anatomically correct suits). Adam Walton is the producer and Berge Garabedian is the executive producer.

This episode of DC Films Revisited focusing on Batman Forever is written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Nichols. Chase Meridian, the film was a massive success, with many believing the franchise had been “saved.” However, there was plenty of behind-the-scenes drama, which we explore in this episode of DC Films Revisited starring Batman Forever. With Val Kilmer donning the bat suit after Michael Keaton’s departure, along with Chris O’Donnell’s Robin, Jim Carrey’s The Riddler, Tommy Lee Jones’s Two-Face, and Nicole Kidman as the love interest, Dr. While he would go way overboard with 1997’s Batman & Robin, his direction, which included adding nipples to the bat-suit, was praised when Batman Forever hit theatres in 1995. He was replaced by Joel Schumacher, who opted to eschew the darkness of the Burton films and embrace the campy aspect of the character. They decided a change in direction was needed, which meant Tim Burton would not be returning to the director’s chair. Even worse, parents groups had a field day, with them complaining that the film was too dark, jeopardizing the lucrative tie-ins the studio planned with chains like McDonald’s. While still successful, the film grossed significantly less than its predecessor. 1992’s Batman Returnspresented a problem for Warner Bros.

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