tswwiaa: Michael Keaton You would be hard-pressed to find a more controversial casting of a famous c
tswwiaa: Michael Keaton You would be hard-pressed to find a more controversial casting of a famous character than Michael Keaton for Tim Burton’s 1989 production of Batman. There was such outrage in the fandom about it, which was kind of shocking in its vitriol. Then they saw him in the role and suddenly changed their tune. Keaton reprised the role in 1992's Batman Returns too. Speaking to shortlist.com, he said of the film’s impact on the superhero genre, “Tim changed, or started, everything. And I’m proud of the choice I made, in terms of how to play Batman. It’s probably easier now because Tim paved the way, and if I did anything to pave the way, I’m proud of that, too. I’ve never seen [a superhero movie] beginning to end. Oh actually, I saw the first Spider-Man — I thought that was really good. You can step into it more easily now, is my guess. Technically, [superhero movies] do everything for you. They create a world where all you’ve basically got to do is show up, not [screw] it up too much, and you’ll come off OK.” -- source link