Billion Dollar Batman by Scivally Bruce

Author:Scivally, Bruce [Scivally, Bruce]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: burt ward, tim burton, michael keaton, batman, christian bale, robert lowery, adam west, lewis wilson, dark knight, val kilmer, christopher nolan
Publisher: Henry Gray Publishing
Published: 2011-12-20T05:00:00+00:00

LIGHTS, CAMERA...ACTION!

Batman Returns began filming at Warner Bros. on September 3, 1991,102 with a budget estimated at $55 million.103 “That first day, I had what I would consider my normal case of nerves,” said Burton. “I’m always kind of nervous and hyper. The first day is never a breeze. But I do remember that it was great, after all the preparation, to finally get to that point. Once the actual filmmaking process began, Batman became the normal thing; everything outside of that movie became frightening and ridiculous.”104

Since she had never worked with the director before, Pfeiffer wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Burton. “I thought Tim was going to be stranger than he was,” she said. “He’s really pretty normal. The images he creates are mind-boggling, and he brings the most unusual fantasy elements to his films...Tim’s movies have an innocent darkness; that’s what most people respond to...He’s too provocative, too insightful to be adolescent. It’s profound the way 6-year-olds are profound—and honest, too. And he’s also that way as a person.”105

After two years away from the role, Michael Keaton arrived on set ready to explore new facets of both Batman’s and Bruce Wayne’s characters. “It’s Batman, but it’s also a completely different movie,” said Keaton. “I had to be careful that I wasn’t doing an imitation of Michael Keaton playing Batman and Bruce Wayne...I had to become those characters once again, without anything else getting in the way. Why am I playing Batman a second time? Well, I’ve never played the same character twice, which is a challenge, and it’s real interesting to take it further along. Also, Tim takes everyone on a fantastic voyage...and I’m totally with him on this quest.”106

“Batman has always been a tricky character because, by his nature, he wants to remain in the shadows,” said Tim Burton. “He’s a tough character because he’s so internalized. I got ragged on the first movie because Jack was so out there and Michael was laid back, but I didn’t see any other way of doing it and keeping true to the character. Character-wise, we’re not trying to up the ante with this film. We’re not trying to make Batman too cynical or too dark. We didn’t want to make him too dangerous or too aware, and Michael has been very clear on that. It took him a while to find that in his character in the first film, but he came in with it right away on Batman Returns. He’s just this character dealing with other characters, so he’s pretty close to where he was in Batman.”107

“In Batman Returns, I tried to be real distinct and sharpen some of the character’s edges,” said Keaton. “I was more comfortable being Batman this time, but a hair less comfortable being Bruce Wayne, just because I felt some scenes weren’t written as well as they should be. To be honest, I think the role is underwritten in the sequel, and I was partly responsible for that, by the way

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