In the excellent documentary "Val," the actor noted, "Whatever boyish excitement I had going in was crushed by the reality of the Batsuit."Being isolated in that way no doubt contributed to the actor's reputation as being difficult to work with. He couldn't hear what anyone was saying due to the rubber cowl covering his ears, and the suit, which weighed over 100 pounds, dramatically restricted his movement. And it seems, in the course of filming the sequel with a radically different tone than Tim Burton's adaptation, the star that replaced Keaton, Val Kilmer, learned to see things much the same way.ĭuring the filming of "Batman Forever," the actor would experience Batsuit woes from day one. It might not have been Michael Keaton, but that didn't matter to me back then. My favorite hero was back on the big screen. When "Batman Forever" finally arrived, I was spellbound. Was I upset when, as a seven-year-old in 1995, Warner Bros switched out Keaton for a new actor? If anything, I was just excited we were getting another Batman movie. But I'm fully aware this is a subjective point of view. Whether it's James Bond or Superman, we continue to come back to these characters because they transcend whoever plays them or whichever filmmaker puts their spin on the material.įor me, Michael Keaton just is Batman.
These legendary pop culture figures have lasting appeal precisely because they lend themselves to multiple interpretations. At this point, I think we should all agree that there is no definitive Batman.
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