Odd bit of movie trivia

[Fritzo]

The following actors were considered to play Batman in Tim Burton's 1989 movie:

Alec Baldwin
Charlie Sheen (for some reason, I don't think he would have been bad)
Pierce Brosnan
Mel Gibson
Bill Murray (wtf??)
Tom Hanks (a given- he gets considered for everything)

and the first choice to play Batman? Kevin Kline. He backed out at the last minute because he wasn't sure he'd be good in an action film. He instead chose to star in A Fish Called Wanda and won an Academy Award- but he missed out on pictures on cereal boxes and 4 inch action figures.

 

[blackdogdeek]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
but he missed out on pictures on cereal boxes and 4 inch action figures.

i'm sure he cries himself to sleep curled up in the fetal position, next to naked phoebe cates. poor kevin.

 

[SirStev0]

I read somewhere that Michael Keaton was Bob Kane's top pick and they went with him.

 

[TwiceOver]

Michael Keaton is still the best Batman IMO. Some of that list is just ridiculous.

 

[toekramp]

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Michael Keaton is still the best Batman IMO. Some of that list is just ridiculous.

Christian Bale eats pieces of shit like him for breakfast

 

[JDub02]

I thought Michael Keaton was great. Certainly alot better than Val Kilmer or George Clooney. Christian Bale isn't bad. But his hoarse whisper Batman voice is kind of weird.

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Michael Keaton is still the best Batman IMO. Some of that list is just ridiculous.

Christian Bale eats pieces of shit like him for breakfast

Christian Bale eats shit for breakfast? Gross! No wonder he looked so gaunt in The Machinist.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Michael Keaton is still the best Batman IMO. Some of that list is just ridiculous.

Christian Bale eats pieces of shit like him for breakfast

Christian Bale eats shit for breakfast? Gross! No wonder he looked so gaunt in The Machinist.

OK, settle down Michael Keaton was good in the role, but that was more Tim Burton's invention than him playing Batman. Bale is playing Batman the way he was created and written, and I'm not sure anyone could do it better.

BTW- The voice thing is so he's not recognized. He does that (or at least it's implied) in the comics as well.

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Michael Keaton is still the best Batman IMO. Some of that list is just ridiculous.

Christian Bale eats pieces of shit like him for breakfast

Christian Bale eats shit for breakfast? Gross! No wonder he looked so gaunt in The Machinist.

:laugh:

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek

Originally posted by: Fritzo
but he missed out on pictures on cereal boxes and 4 inch action figures.

i'm sure he cries himself to sleep curled up in the fetal position, next to naked phoebe cates. poor kevin.

ASSHOLLLLLLLE!!

KT

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Michael Keaton is still the best Batman IMO. Some of that list is just ridiculous.

Christian Bale eats pieces of shit like him for breakfast

He eats petrified pieces of shit before putting the badman mask on and keeps them there while speaking. If his voice were any more gravel-ey he'd be spitting pebbles when he speaks.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Michael Keaton is still the best Batman IMO. Some of that list is just ridiculous.

Christian Bale eats pieces of shit like him for breakfast

Christian Bale eats shit for breakfast? Gross! No wonder he looked so gaunt in The Machinist.

OK, settle down Michael Keaton was good in the role, but that was more Tim Burton's invention than him playing Batman. Bale is playing Batman the way he was created and written, and I'm not sure anyone could do it better.

BTW- The voice thing is so he's not recognized. He does that (or at least it's implied) in the comics as well.

I think batman having a seperate voice while batman is well known. Its just that Bale's batman voice is pretty bad. Keaton is good batman too, but I'd put Bale firmly ahead of him if not for Keaton having a much better "bat voice".

 

[palswim]

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Michael Keaton is still the best Batman IMO. Some of that list is just ridiculous.

Christian Bale eats pieces of shit like him for breakfast

Christian Bale eats shit for breakfast? Gross! No wonder he looked so gaunt in The Machinist.

OK, settle down Michael Keaton was good in the role, but that was more Tim Burton's invention than him playing Batman. Bale is playing Batman the way he was created and written, and I'm not sure anyone could do it better.

BTW- The voice thing is so he's not recognized. He does that (or at least it's implied) in the comics as well.

I think batman having a seperate voice while batman is well known. Its just that Bale's batman voice is pretty bad. Keaton is good batman too, but I'd put Bale firmly ahead of him if not for Keaton having a much better "bat voice".

I'm guess somebody may have brought this up somewhere, but now that we have two Batman films with Christian Bale and "the voice", he can't change it much for the duration of this iteration of films, can he?

 

[Psynaut]

Bale's batman voice, didn't bother me, I thought it was cool. And, it seemed totally obvious to me watching the film that he was disguising it so that he wouldn't be recognized, and I don't read the comics. When I read articles that don't get that he is disguising it for a reason, I am left wondering how intelligent the writer really can be to have not even considered that.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: palswim
I'm guess somebody may have brought this up somewhere, but now that we have two Batman films with Christian Bale and "the voice", he can't change it much for the duration of this iteration of films, can he?

Sure he can. Hell, in the next film he'll just spend all his time asking hookers their opinion of pop music from the mid-80s.

 

[CasioTech]

Originally posted by: JDub02
I thought Michael Keaton was great. Certainly alot better than Val Kilmer or George Clooney. Christian Bale isn't bad. But his hoarse whisper Batman voice is kind of weird.

yeah I think the voice is shit. I don't know why he would think that's cool Makes him sound like he's 80 years old.

 

[CasioTech]

keaton was badass, his face fit the mask better than CB.

 

[Mucho]

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Michael Keaton is still the best Batman IMO. Some of that list is just ridiculous.

I have to agree.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Michael Keaton is still the best Batman IMO. Some of that list is just ridiculous.

Christian Bale eats pieces of shit like him for breakfast

no he doesn't.

don't get me wrong, I like Bale as Batman. But his "batman voice" needs to go. It makes me laugh, which I don't think is the intended response.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: CasioTech
keaton was badass, his face fit the mask better than CB.

WTF? does this mean you took Bale off of your autodial?

 

[KaOTiK]

I think we should have them dress up in their batman suits and battle it out to find out who is the best batman