Tim Burton’s two Batman Movies play a big role in the history of superhero movies. Both films established the caped crusader as a box office hit and gave a taste of the current climate of cinema. While promoting his upcoming film Beetlejuice The visionary director recently commented on whether he would return to the superhero genre.

Burton’s classic from 1989, Batmanis a pivotal film in the history of comic book movies. It was the highest-grossing film of the year and helped make Michael Keaton the icon that audiences see him as today. Along with the sequel Batman ReturnsBurton brought a new mood to superhero films, a darker, more sinister tone that was different from the Superman films before it. If Burton’s Batman films weren’t good, who knows what impact that would have had on Hollywood’s ambitions to make more superhero films in the future.

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In an interview with Variety, Burton spoke about the possibility of returning to the genre he helped shape, although he doesn’t want fans to get their hopes up too much about a return. While he won’t rule out a possible return, Burton seems content to leave the genre behind.At the moment I would say: nosaid Burton. “As I said, I approach things from different angles, so I would never say never to anything. But right now, it’s not something I’m interested in.” While Burton may not have future plans in the superhero genre, Keaton reprised his role as Batman for 2023. The Flashsomething many fans thought they would never see again.

Tim Burton originally didn’t want to make a Batman comeback

Although Batman (1989) is considered a classic of the genre, Batman Returns doubles down on the strange and twisted imagery that many associate with Burton’s work. Keaton returned as the titular Dark Knight, alongside Danny DeVito as the Penguin and Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman. The sequel was another huge success, holding the top spot as the highest-grossing film of 1992. However, Burton explains that he didn’t want to do the film at first, but was excited by the opportunities to work with new characters like Penguin and Catwoman.I wasn’t really interested in doing a sequel, but I liked Penguin and Catwoman, so the whole thing reinvigorated me.,” said Burton.

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Batman Returns made a lot of big swings, and Burton went on to explain that it became obvious that the studio had a lot more interest in developing it as a franchise in the future.”And that was the first time we heard the word franchise and the studio was like, “What is that black stuff coming out of the Penguin’s mouth?” It was the first time I had the cold wind of that kind of thing hit me..” After Batman ReturnsWarner Bros. opted for a more family-friendly version of the character, which led to Batman forever And Batman and Robin.

Batman And Batman Returns can be streamed on Max.

Source: Variety

Batman (1989)

The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war against crime. His first great enemy is the criminal Jack Napier, who transforms into the clownish-murderous Joker.

director

Tim Burton

Release date

June 23, 1989

Pour

Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger

Authors

Bob Kane, Sam Hamm, Warren Skaaren

Duration

126 minutes

Main genre

Superhero

Production company

Warner Bros., The Guber-Peters Company, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

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