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<div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>Design and visual effects</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Design_and_visual_effects-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Music" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Music"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Music</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Music-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Release" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Release"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Release</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Release-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Release subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Release-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Marketing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Marketing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Marketing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Marketing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Video_games" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Video_games"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Video games</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Video_games-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Home_media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Home_media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Home media</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Home_media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Deleted_scenes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Deleted_scenes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3.1</span> <span>Deleted scenes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Deleted_scenes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reception" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reception"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Reception</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Reception-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Reception subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Reception-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Box_office" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Box_office"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Box office</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Box_office-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Critical_response" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Critical_response"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Critical response</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Critical_response-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Accolades" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Accolades"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Accolades</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Accolades-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legacy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legacy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Legacy</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Legacy-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Legacy subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Legacy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Potential_director's_cut" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Potential_director's_cut"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Potential director's cut</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Potential_director's_cut-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Batman_'89" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Batman_'89"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span><i>Batman '89</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Batman_'89-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bibliography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bibliography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Bibliography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bibliography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B8" title="Батман завинаги – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Батман завинаги" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Forever" title="Batman Forever – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Batman Forever" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_nav%C5%BEdy" title="Batman navždy – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Batman navždy" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Forever" title="Batman Forever – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Batman Forever" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Forever" title="Batman Forever – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Batman Forever" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Forever" title="Batman Forever – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Batman Forever" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_igaveseks" title="Batman igaveseks – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Batman igaveseks" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%BD_%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B1_%CE%A0%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1" title="Μπάτμαν για Πάντα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μπάτμαν για Πάντα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Forever" title="Batman Forever – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Batman Forever" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Forever" title="Batman Forever – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Batman Forever" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Forever" title="Batman Forever – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Batman Forever" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%87%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B4%D9%87" title="بتمن برای همیشه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بتمن برای همیشه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Forever" title="Batman Forever – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Batman Forever" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Forever" title="Batman Forever – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Batman Forever" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%B0%ED%8A%B8%EB%A7%A8_3:_%ED%8F%AC%EC%97%90%EB%B2%84" title="배트맨 3: 포에버 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="배트맨 3: 포에버" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AA_%D4%B2%D5%A5%D5%A9%D5%B4%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%A8" title="Հավերժ Բեթմենը – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հավերժ Բեթմենը" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_zauvijek" title="Batman zauvijek – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Batman zauvijek" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Forever" title="Batman Forever – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Batman Forever" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Forever" title="Batman Forever – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Batman Forever" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%90%D7%98%D7%9E%D7%9F_%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%A6%D7%97" title="באטמן לנצח – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="באטמן לנצח" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A3%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%9D%E1%83%93" title="ბეტმენი სამუდამოდ – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბეტმენი სამუდამოდ" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betmens_uz_m%C5%AB%C5%BEu" title="Betmens uz mūžu – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Betmens uz mūžu" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind%C3%B6r%C3%B6kk%C3%A9_Batman" title="Mindörökké Batman – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Mindörökké Batman" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%88" title="Бетмен засекогаш – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Бетмен засекогаш" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98_%E1%83%98%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%97%E1%83%9D" title="ბეტმენი ირიათო – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ბეტმენი ირიათო" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AF" title="باتمان للابد – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="باتمان للابد" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Forever" title="Batman Forever – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Batman Forever" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Batman Forever (disambiguation)">Batman Forever (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">Batman Forever</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Batman_Forever_poster.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Theatrical release poster featuring Batman and various characters from the film."><img alt="Theatrical release poster featuring Batman and various characters from the film." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9d/Batman_Forever_poster.png/220px-Batman_Forever_poster.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="327" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9d/Batman_Forever_poster.png 1.5x" data-file-width="259" data-file-height="385" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical release poster by <a href="/wiki/John_Alvin" title="John Alvin">John Alvin</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joel_Schumacher" title="Joel Schumacher">Joel Schumacher</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Lee Batchler</li> <li>Janet Scott Batchler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akiva_Goldsman" title="Akiva Goldsman">Akiva Goldsman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Story by</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Lee Batchler</li> <li>Janet Scott Batchler</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Characters appearing in magazines published <br />by <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_characters" class="mw-redirect" title="Batman characters">Batman characters</a><br />by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Kane" title="Bob Kane">Bob Kane</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Burton" title="Tim Burton">Tim Burton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_MacGregor-Scott" title="Peter MacGregor-Scott">Peter MacGregor-Scott</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Val_Kilmer" title="Val Kilmer">Val Kilmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lee_Jones" title="Tommy Lee Jones">Tommy Lee Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Carrey" title="Jim Carrey">Jim Carrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Kidman" title="Nicole Kidman">Nicole Kidman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_O%27Donnell" title="Chris O'Donnell">Chris O'Donnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Gough" title="Michael Gough">Michael Gough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Hingle" title="Pat Hingle">Pat Hingle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Goldblatt" title="Stephen Goldblatt">Stephen Goldblatt</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Virkler" title="Dennis Virkler">Dennis Virkler</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Goldenthal" title="Elliot Goldenthal">Elliot Goldenthal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />companies</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PolyGram_Filmed_Entertainment" title="PolyGram Filmed Entertainment">PolyGram Pictures</a><sup id="cite_ref-bfi_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bfi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Burton_Productions" title="Tim Burton Productions">Tim Burton Productions</a><sup id="cite_ref-bfi_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bfi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Pictures" title="Warner Bros. Pictures">Warner Bros.</a><sup id="cite_ref-afi_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afi-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release dates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>June 9, 1995<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-06-09</span>)</span> (<a href="/wiki/Mann_Village_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Mann Village Theater">Mann Village Theater</a>)</li> <li>June 16, 1995<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-06-16</span>)</span> (United States)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">122 minutes<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$100 million<sup id="cite_ref-Box_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Box-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data">$336.6 million<sup id="cite_ref-Box_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Box-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Batman Forever</b></i> is a 1995 American <a href="/wiki/Superhero_film" title="Superhero film">superhero film</a> based on the <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a> character <a href="/wiki/Batman" title="Batman">Batman</a> by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Kane" title="Bob Kane">Bob Kane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Finger" title="Bill Finger">Bill Finger</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the third installment of <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a>' initial <a href="/wiki/Batman_(1989_film_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batman (1989 film series)"><i>Batman</i> film series</a> and a sequel to <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Returns" title="Batman Returns">Batman Returns</a></i> (1992). Directed by <a href="/wiki/Joel_Schumacher" title="Joel Schumacher">Joel Schumacher</a> and produced by <a href="/wiki/Tim_Burton" title="Tim Burton">Tim Burton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peter_MacGregor-Scott" title="Peter MacGregor-Scott">Peter MacGregor-Scott</a>, it stars <a href="/wiki/Val_Kilmer" title="Val Kilmer">Val Kilmer</a> as <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(1989_film_series_character)" title="Bruce Wayne (1989 film series character)">Bruce Wayne / Batman</a>, replacing <a href="/wiki/Michael_Keaton" title="Michael Keaton">Michael Keaton</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> alongside <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lee_Jones" title="Tommy Lee Jones">Tommy Lee Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Carrey" title="Jim Carrey">Jim Carrey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Kidman" title="Nicole Kidman">Nicole Kidman</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chris_O%27Donnell" title="Chris O'Donnell">Chris O'Donnell</a>. The film follows Batman as he attempts to prevent <a href="/wiki/Two-Face" title="Two-Face">Two-Face</a> (Jones) and the <a href="/wiki/Riddler" title="Riddler">Riddler</a> (Carrey) from uncovering his secret identity and extracting information from the minds of <a href="/wiki/Gotham_City" title="Gotham City">Gotham City</a>'s residents, while at the same time navigating his feelings for psychologist Dr. <a href="/wiki/Chase_Meridian" class="mw-redirect" title="Chase Meridian">Chase Meridian</a> (Kidman) and adopting orphaned acrobat <a href="/wiki/Dick_Grayson" title="Dick Grayson">Dick Grayson</a> (O'Donnell)—who becomes his partner, <a href="/wiki/Robin_(character)" title="Robin (character)">Robin</a>. </p><p>Schumacher mostly eschewed the dark, dystopian atmosphere of Burton's films by drawing inspiration from the Batman comic books of the <a href="/wiki/Dick_Sprang" title="Dick Sprang">Dick Sprang</a> era, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Batman_(TV_series)" title="Batman (TV series)">1960s television series</a>. After Keaton chose not to reprise his role, <a href="/wiki/William_Baldwin" title="William Baldwin">William Baldwin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ethan_Hawke" title="Ethan Hawke">Ethan Hawke</a> were considered as a replacement, before Val Kilmer joined the cast. </p><p><i>Batman Forever</i> was released on June 16, 1995, to mixed reviews from critics, who praised the visuals, action sequences, soundtrack, and performances of Carrey and Jones, but criticized the screenplay and tonal departure from previous films, while others were divided by Kilmer's performance. The film was a box office success, grossing over $336 million worldwide and becoming the <a href="/wiki/1995_in_film" title="1995 in film">sixth-highest-grossing film of 1995</a>. It was followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(film)" title="Batman & Robin (film)">Batman & Robin</a></i> in 1997, with Schumacher returning as the director, O'Donnell returning as Robin, and <a href="/wiki/George_Clooney" title="George Clooney">George Clooney</a> replacing Kilmer as Batman. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Gotham_City" title="Gotham City">Gotham City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(1989_film_series_character)" title="Bruce Wayne (1989 film series character)">Batman</a> defuses a hostage situation orchestrated by the criminal <a href="/wiki/Two-Face" title="Two-Face">Two-Face</a>, formerly <a href="/wiki/District_attorney" title="District attorney">district attorney</a> <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Dent_(1989_film_series_character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Harvey Dent (1989 film series character)">Harvey Dent</a>, who escapes. Flashbacks reveal that Batman failed to prevent Dent's disfigurement with <a href="/wiki/Acid" title="Acid">acid</a> by mobster <a href="/wiki/Sal_Maroni" title="Sal Maroni">Sal Maroni</a>, causing Dent to develop a <a href="/wiki/Split_personality" class="mw-redirect" title="Split personality">split personality</a>, make decisions based on the flip of a coin, and swear vengeance against Batman. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Edward_Nygma_(Batman_Forever)" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Nygma (Batman Forever)">Edward Nygma</a>, an eccentric and egotistical researcher at <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Enterprises" title="Wayne Enterprises">Wayne Enterprises</a>, approaches his employer, Bruce Wayne. Nygma presents an invention that can beam <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a> signals directly into the brain, demanding immediate approval directly from Bruce. Bruce rejects the device, as he is irritated by Nygma and is concerned that the technology could <a href="/wiki/Manipulation_(psychology)" title="Manipulation (psychology)">manipulate minds</a>. After killing his abusive supervisor and staging it as a suicide, Nygma resigns and plots revenge against Bruce, sending him <a href="/wiki/Riddle" title="Riddle">riddles</a>. <a href="/wiki/Criminal_psychology" title="Criminal psychology">Criminal psychologist</a> <a href="/wiki/Chase_Meridian" class="mw-redirect" title="Chase Meridian">Chase Meridian</a> diagnoses Nygma as <a href="/wiki/Psychotic" class="mw-redirect" title="Psychotic">psychotic</a>. </p><p>Bruce attends a <a href="/wiki/Haly%27s_Circus" class="mw-redirect" title="Haly's Circus">circus</a> with Chase. Two-Face hijacks the event and threatens to detonate a bomb unless Batman reveals his identity. The youngest member of the <a href="/wiki/Flying_Graysons" title="Flying Graysons">Flying Graysons</a> and acrobat <a href="/wiki/Dick_Grayson_(1989_film_series_character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dick Grayson (1989 film series character)">Dick Grayson</a> manages to throw the bomb into a river, but Two-Face kills his family in the process. Bruce invites the now-orphaned Dick to live at <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Manor" title="Wayne Manor">Wayne Manor</a> as his <a href="/wiki/Ward_(law)" title="Ward (law)">ward</a>, where he discovers that Bruce is Batman. Seeking to avenge the death of his family, Dick demands to join Batman in <a href="/wiki/Crime-fighting" class="mw-redirect" title="Crime-fighting">crime-fighting</a>, hoping to kill Two-Face, but Bruce declines in order to help Dick move on instead. </p><p>Nygma becomes the <a href="/wiki/Riddler" title="Riddler">Riddler</a> and teams up with Two-Face. They commit a series of <a href="/wiki/Robbery" title="Robbery">robberies</a> to finance Nygma's new company and mass-produce his <a href="/wiki/Brainwave" class="mw-redirect" title="Brainwave">brainwave</a> device dubbed the Box, which steals information from minds and transfers it to Nygma's, increasing his intelligence but also slowly causing him to lose his grip on reality. At a party hosted by Nygma, Batman pursues Two-Face and is almost killed until Dick saves him. </p><p>Batman visits Chase, who explains that she has fallen in love with Bruce and reveals his secret identity to her. Having discovered Bruce's secret through the Box, on <a href="/wiki/Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a> night, Two-Face and the Riddler, destroy the <a href="/wiki/Batcave" title="Batcave">Batcave</a>, shoot Bruce and abduct Chase. As Bruce recovers, he and his butler, <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Pennyworth" title="Alfred Pennyworth">Alfred Pennyworth</a>, deduce that Nygma is the Riddler. Bruce finally accepts Dick as his partner, <a href="/wiki/Robin_(character)" title="Robin (character)">Robin</a>. </p><p>At the Riddler's lair, Robin defeats Two-Face but chooses to spare him, allowing Two-Face to capture Robin at gunpoint. The Riddler reveals his final riddle; Chase and Robin, representing the two sides of Batman's personality, are trapped in tubes above a deadly drop, and he only has the time to save one. Batman distracts the Riddler with a riddle himself, before destroying the Riddler's brainwave receiver with a <a href="/wiki/Batarang" title="Batarang">Batarang</a>, damaging the Riddler's mind and enabling Batman to rescue both when he sees the floor is an optical illusion. Two-Face corners them and flips his coin to decide their fate, but Batman throws a handful of identical coins in the air, causing Two-Face to fall to his death. </p><p>Committed to <a href="/wiki/Arkham_Asylum" title="Arkham Asylum">Arkham Asylum</a>, Nygma exclaims that he is Batman, having become completely delusional due to his scrambled memories. Bruce resumes his crusade as Batman, with Robin as his partner. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Val_Kilmer" title="Val Kilmer">Val Kilmer</a> as <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(1989_film_series_character)" title="Bruce Wayne (1989 film series character)">Bruce Wayne / Batman</a>: After coming across the journal of his father, Bruce Wayne starts questioning his act of vengeance. He struggles with his dual identity as a crime fighter, becoming romantically involved with Dr. Chase Meridian. Kilmer replaces Michael Keaton from the first two films.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lee_Jones" title="Tommy Lee Jones">Tommy Lee Jones</a> as <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Dent_(1989_film_series_character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Harvey Dent (1989 film series character)">Harvey Dent / Two-Face</a>: The former <a href="/wiki/District_attorney" title="District attorney">district attorney</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gotham_City" title="Gotham City">Gotham City</a>, half of Harvey's face is scarred and his brain is damaged when a <a href="/wiki/Sal_Maroni" title="Sal Maroni">crime boss</a> throws acid at him during a trial. Driven insane, he becomes the criminal Two-Face and desires to kill Batman, whom he blames for failing to save him.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Carrey" title="Jim Carrey">Jim Carrey</a> as <a href="/wiki/Edward_Nygma_(Batman_Forever)" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Nygma (Batman Forever)">Edward Nygma / The Riddler</a>: A former <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Enterprises" title="Wayne Enterprises">Wayne Enterprises</a> employee, Edward resigns after his newest invention is personally rejected by Bruce. He becomes the villainous Riddler, leaving riddles and puzzles at crime scenes.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Kidman" title="Nicole Kidman">Nicole Kidman</a> as Dr. <a href="/wiki/Chase_Meridian" class="mw-redirect" title="Chase Meridian">Chase Meridian</a>: A psychologist and love interest of Bruce. Chase is fascinated by the dual nature of Batman, while her insight into Batman's nature drives Bruce to question his decision to become Batman. She is held as a <a href="/wiki/Damsel_in_distress" title="Damsel in distress">damsel in distress</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Climax_(narrative)" title="Climax (narrative)">climax</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_O%27Donnell" title="Chris O'Donnell">Chris O'Donnell</a> as <a href="/wiki/Dick_Grayson_(1989_film_series_character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dick Grayson (1989 film series character)">Richard "Dick" Grayson / Robin</a>: Once a circus acrobat, Dick is taken in by Bruce after Two-Face murders his parents and brother at a circus event. Bruce is reminded when his parents were murdered when he sees the same vengeance in Dick, and decides to take him in as his ward. Dick eventually discovers the <a href="/wiki/Batcave" title="Batcave">Batcave</a> and learns Bruce's secret identity. Against Bruce's wishes, Dick becomes his crime fighting partner, <a href="/wiki/Robin_(character)" title="Robin (character)">Robin</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Gough" title="Michael Gough">Michael Gough</a> as <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Pennyworth" title="Alfred Pennyworth">Alfred Pennyworth</a>: The Wayne family's faithful butler and Bruce's confidant. Alfred also befriends the young Dick Grayson.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Hingle" title="Pat Hingle">Pat Hingle</a> as <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(character)" title="Jim Gordon (character)">James Gordon</a>: The police commissioner of Gotham City.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Wallace_(American_comedian)" title="George Wallace (American comedian)">George Wallace</a> as The Mayor: The unnamed mayor of Gotham City and the successor of Roscoe Jenkins.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Barrymore" title="Drew Barrymore">Drew Barrymore</a> as Sugar: Two-Face's "good" angelic-like assistant. Has short curly blonde hair. She wears a white corset bodysuit with stockings and a fluffy white robe. She shows more of a sweet attitude and tone than a sinister one.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debi_Mazar" title="Debi Mazar">Debi Mazar</a> as Spice: Two-Face's "bad" gothic-like assistant/girlfriend. She is clad in a black leather corset with fishnet stockings on her legs with shiny black latex heels and long black leather gloves and appears as of a dominatrix. She wears most of her brunette hair up with red highlights. She speaks in a seductive malevolent tone. Spice has a twisted sense of humor and vile nature.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Begley_Jr." title="Ed Begley Jr.">Ed Begley Jr.</a> as Fred Stickley: Edward Nygma's ill-tempered supervisor at Wayne Enterprises. After Stickley discovers the true nature of Nygma's invention, Nygma kills him and makes it look like <a href="/wiki/Suicide" title="Suicide">suicide</a>. Begley was uncredited for this role.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ofer_Samra" title="Ofer Samra">Ofer Samra</a> as Harvey's Thug</li> <li>Elizabeth Sanders as Gossip Gerty: Gotham's top gossip columnist.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Auberjonois" title="René Auberjonois">René Auberjonois</a> as Dr. Burton: Head Doctor of <a href="/wiki/Arkham_Asylum" title="Arkham Asylum">Arkham Asylum</a>.</li> <li>Larry A. Lee as <a href="/wiki/Flying_Graysons" title="Flying Graysons">John Grayson</a>: Dick Grayson's father and leader of the Flying Graysons</li> <li>Glory Fioramonti as <a href="/wiki/Flying_Graysons" title="Flying Graysons">Mary Grayson</a>: Dick Grayson's mother</li> <li><a href="/wiki/En_Vogue" title="En Vogue">En Vogue</a> as girls on the corner who are hoping to see Batman.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Grifasi" title="Joe Grifasi">Joe Grifasi</a> as Hawkins: A bank guard and Two-Face's hostage during the opening scene.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Paul_Chan" title="Michael Paul Chan">Michael Paul Chan</a> as Assistant #1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Favreau" title="Jon Favreau">Jon Favreau</a> as Assistant #2</li></ul> <p>Additionally, <a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the United States Senate">President pro tempore of the United States Senate</a> and Batman fan <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Leahy" title="Patrick Leahy">Patrick Leahy</a> makes an uncredited appearance as himself.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development">Development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Returns" title="Batman Returns">Batman Returns</a></i> was released in 1992 with financial success and generally favorable reviews from critics, but Warner Bros. was disappointed with its box office run, having made $150 million less than the first film. After <i>Batman Returns</i> was deemed too dark and inappropriate for children, with <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's</a> even recalling their <a href="/wiki/Happy_Meal" title="Happy Meal">Happy Meal</a> tie-in, Warner Bros. decided that this was the primary cause of the film's financial results.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the film's release, Warner Bros. was not interested in <a href="/wiki/Tim_Burton" title="Tim Burton">Tim Burton</a>'s return as director.<sup id="cite_ref-Russo_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Russo-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Burton noted he was unsure about returning to direct, writing: "I don't think Warner Bros. wanted me to direct a third <i>Batman</i>. I even said that to them."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESalisburyBurton2000143_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESalisburyBurton2000143-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Burton and Warner Bros. mutually agreed to part ways, though Burton would stay on as producer. <a href="/wiki/John_McTiernan" title="John McTiernan">John McTiernan</a> turned down an offer to direct.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 1993, <a href="/wiki/Joel_Schumacher" title="Joel Schumacher">Joel Schumacher</a> was selected by Warner Bros. while he was filming <i><a href="/wiki/The_Client_(1994_film)" title="The Client (1994 film)">The Client</a></i>, and with Burton's approval.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HollywoodReporter_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HollywoodReporter-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Husband-and-wife screenwriting duo Lee and Janet Scott-Batchler were hired to write the script. Warner Bros. had lost a bidding war for their <a href="/wiki/Spec_script" title="Spec script">spec script</a> for an earlier project titled <i>Smoke and Mirrors</i> to <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_(division)" title="Walt Disney Studios (division)">Disney</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Pictures" title="Hollywood Pictures">Hollywood Pictures</a>. The project ultimately fell through,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Warner Bros. offered the Batchlers several of their film properties to write. Being familiar with the <i>Batman</i> comics from their childhood, the Batchlers chose to work on the next <i>Batman</i> film as their next project.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a meeting with Burton, they agreed that "the key element to Batman is his duality. And it's not just that Batman is Bruce Wayne."<sup id="cite_ref-Batchlers_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Batchlers-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:25em; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>"I always hated those titles like <i>Batman Forever</i>. That sounds like a tattoo that somebody would get when they're on drugs or something. Or something some kid would write in the yearbook." </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—Tim Burton<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESalisburyBurton2000155_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESalisburyBurton2000155-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div> </div> <p>Their original script introduced a psychotic Riddler, real name Lyle Heckendorf, with a pet rat accompanying him. A scene cut from the final film included Heckendorf obtaining his costume from a fortune-telling leprechaun at the circus. Instead of NygmaTech, the company would have been named HeckTech.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The story elements and much of the dialogue still remained in the finished film, though Schumacher felt it could be "lighte[ne]d down". Keaton initially approved the selection of Schumacher as director and planned on reprising his role as Batman from the first two films.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schumacher claims he originally had in mind an adaptation of <a href="/wiki/Frank_Miller" title="Frank Miller">Frank Miller</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Year_One" title="Batman: Year One">Batman: Year One</a></i> and Keaton claimed that he was enthusiastic about the idea.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-shadowbat_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shadowbat-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Warner Bros. rejected the idea as they wanted a sequel, not a <a href="/wiki/Prequel" title="Prequel">prequel</a>, though Schumacher was able to include very brief events in Bruce Wayne's childhood with some events of the comic <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Returns" title="The Dark Knight Returns">The Dark Knight Returns</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Akiva_Goldsman" title="Akiva Goldsman">Akiva Goldsman</a>, who worked with Schumacher on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Client_(1994_film)" title="The Client (1994 film)">The Client</a></i>, was brought in to rewrite the script, deleting the initial idea of bringing in the <a href="/wiki/Scarecrow_(DC_Comics)" title="Scarecrow (DC Comics)">Scarecrow</a> as a villain with Riddler, and the return of <a href="/wiki/Selina_Kyle_(Batman_Returns)" title="Selina Kyle (Batman Returns)">Catwoman</a>. Burton, who now was more interested in directing <i><a href="/wiki/Ed_Wood_(film)" title="Ed Wood (film)">Ed Wood</a></i>, later reflected he was taken aback by some of the <a href="/wiki/Focus_group" title="Focus group">focus group</a> meetings for <i>Batman Forever</i>, a title he hated. Producer <a href="/wiki/Peter_MacGregor-Scott" title="Peter MacGregor-Scott">Peter MacGregor-Scott</a> represented the studio's aim in making a film for the <a href="/wiki/MTV_Generation" title="MTV Generation">MTV Generation</a>, with full merchandising appeal.<sup id="cite_ref-shadowbat_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shadowbat-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Casting">Casting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Casting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Production went on fast track with <a href="/wiki/Rene_Russo" title="Rene Russo">Rene Russo</a> cast as <a href="/wiki/List_of_Batman_supporting_characters" title="List of Batman supporting characters">Chase Meridian</a>, but Keaton decided not to reprise Batman because he did not like the direction the series was headed in, and rejected the script.<sup id="cite_ref-Val_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Val-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Keaton also wanted to pursue "more interesting roles",<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> turning down $15 million.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A decision was made to go with a younger actor for Bruce Wayne, and an offer was made to <a href="/wiki/Ethan_Hawke" title="Ethan Hawke">Ethan Hawke</a>, who turned it down, but eventually regretted the decision; he would eventually voice the character in the preschool animated series <i><a href="/wiki/Batwheels" title="Batwheels">Batwheels</a></i> in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schumacher had seen <a href="/wiki/Val_Kilmer" title="Val Kilmer">Val Kilmer</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Tombstone_(film)" title="Tombstone (film)">Tombstone</a></i>, but was also interested in <a href="/wiki/Keanu_Reeves" title="Keanu Reeves">Keanu Reeves</a> (who would later voice Bruce Wayne / Batman in <i><a href="/wiki/DC_League_of_Super-Pets" title="DC League of Super-Pets">DC League of Super-Pets</a></i> in 2022), <a href="/wiki/Alec_Baldwin" title="Alec Baldwin">Alec</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Baldwin" title="William Baldwin">William Baldwin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dean_Cain" title="Dean Cain">Dean Cain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hanks" title="Tom Hanks">Tom Hanks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Russell" title="Kurt Russell">Kurt Russell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Fiennes" title="Ralph Fiennes">Ralph Fiennes</a> (who would later voice Alfred Pennyworth in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lego_Batman_Movie" title="The Lego Batman Movie">The Lego Batman Movie</a></i> in 2017), <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Day-Lewis" title="Daniel Day-Lewis">Daniel Day-Lewis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Depp" title="Johnny Depp">Johnny Depp</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cain was scrapped as he was well known for starring in the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Lois_%26_Clark:_The_New_Adventures_of_Superman" title="Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman">Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman</a></i>. Burton pushed for Depp to get the role.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kilmer, who as a child visited the studios where the <a href="/wiki/Batman_(TV_series)" title="Batman (TV series)">1960s series</a> was recorded, and shortly before had visited a bat cave in Africa, was contacted by his agent for the role. Kilmer signed on without reading the script or knowing who the director was.<sup id="cite_ref-hold_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hold-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With Kilmer's casting, Warner Bros. dropped Russo, considering her too old to be paired with Kilmer.<sup id="cite_ref-Val_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Val-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sandra_Bullock" title="Sandra Bullock">Sandra Bullock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robin_Wright" title="Robin Wright">Robin Wright</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeanne_Tripplehorn" title="Jeanne Tripplehorn">Jeanne Tripplehorn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Linda_Hamilton" title="Linda Hamilton">Linda Hamilton</a> were all considered for the role, which was eventually recast with <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Kidman" title="Nicole Kidman">Nicole Kidman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BatmanVillains_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BatmanVillains-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kidman later revealed she took the role because she "wanted to kiss Batman."<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Dee_Williams" title="Billy Dee Williams">Billy Dee Williams</a> took the role of Harvey Dent in <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_(1989_film)" title="Batman (1989 film)">Batman</a></i> on the possibility of portraying Two-Face in a sequel, but Schumacher cast <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lee_Jones" title="Tommy Lee Jones">Tommy Lee Jones</a> in the role, although <a href="/wiki/Al_Pacino" title="Al Pacino">Al Pacino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clint_Eastwood" title="Clint Eastwood">Clint Eastwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martin_Sheen" title="Martin Sheen">Martin Sheen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_De_Niro" title="Robert De Niro">Robert De Niro</a> were considered,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after working with him on <i>The Client</i>. Jones was reluctant to accept the role,<sup id="cite_ref-shadowbat_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shadowbat-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but did so at his son's insistence.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Robin_Williams" title="Robin Williams">Robin Williams</a> was in discussions to be the Riddler at one point,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was reportedly in competition for the role with <a href="/wiki/John_Malkovich" title="John Malkovich">John Malkovich</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Russo_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Russo-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 1994, the role was given to <a href="/wiki/Jim_Carrey" title="Jim Carrey">Jim Carrey</a> after Williams had reportedly turned it down.<sup id="cite_ref-BatmanVillains_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BatmanVillains-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 2003 interview, Schumacher stated <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> had lobbied hard for the role, but was turned down before Carrey was cast.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Brad_Dourif" title="Brad Dourif">Brad Dourif</a> (who was Burton's original choice to portray the Joker and Scarecrow after), <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Grammer" title="Kelsey Grammer">Kelsey Grammer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Micky_Dolenz" title="Micky Dolenz">Micky Dolenz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Broderick" title="Matthew Broderick">Matthew Broderick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Hartman" title="Phil Hartman">Phil Hartman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Martin" title="Steve Martin">Steve Martin</a> were said to have been considered.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Robin_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robin (comics)">Robin</a> had appeared in the <a href="/wiki/Shooting_script" title="Shooting script">shooting script</a> for <i>Batman Returns</i> but was deleted due to having too many characters. <a href="/wiki/Marlon_Wayans" title="Marlon Wayans">Marlon Wayans</a> had been cast in the role and signed on for a potential sequel, but when Schumacher took over, he decided to open up casting to other actors.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio" title="Leonardo DiCaprio">Leonardo DiCaprio</a> was considered, but decided not to pursue the role after a meeting with Schumacher.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Damon" title="Matt Damon">Matt Damon</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Corey_Haim" title="Corey Haim">Corey Haim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corey_Feldman" title="Corey Feldman">Corey Feldman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wahlberg" title="Mark Wahlberg">Mark Wahlberg</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Worth" title="Michael Worth">Michael Worth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danny_Dyer" title="Danny Dyer">Danny Dyer</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Toby_Stephens" title="Toby Stephens">Toby Stephens</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ewan_McGregor" title="Ewan McGregor">Ewan McGregor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jude_Law" title="Jude Law">Jude Law</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alan_Cumming" title="Alan Cumming">Alan Cumming</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Speedman" title="Scott Speedman">Scott Speedman</a><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> were considered.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Chris_O%27Donnell" title="Chris O'Donnell">Chris O'Donnell</a> was cast and <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Gaylord" title="Mitch Gaylord">Mitch Gaylord</a> served as his <a href="/wiki/Stunt_double" class="mw-redirect" title="Stunt double">stunt double</a>, and also portrayed Mitch Grayson, Dick's older brother, created for the film.<sup id="cite_ref-BatmanVillains_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BatmanVillains-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schumacher attempted to create a cameo role for <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a> as his MacPhisto character, but both came to agree it was not suitable for the film.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Filming">Filming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Filming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Principal_photography" title="Principal photography">Principal photography</a> began on September 24, 1994, and <a href="/wiki/Wrap_(filmmaking)" title="Wrap (filmmaking)">wrapped</a> on March 5, 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-HollywoodReporter_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HollywoodReporter-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Russo_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Russo-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schumacher hired <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Ling" title="Barbara Ling">Barbara Ling</a> for production design, claiming that the film needed a "force" and good design. Ling could "advance on it". Schumacher wanted a design in no way connected to the previous films, and instead inspired by the images from the <i>Batman</i> comic books seen in the 1940s/early 1950s and New York City architecture in the 1930s, with a combination of modern Tokyo. He also wanted a "city with personality," with more statues, as well as various amounts of neon. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Difficulties_and_clashes">Difficulties and clashes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Difficulties and clashes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Schumacher and Kilmer clashed during the making of the film; Schumacher described Kilmer as "childish and impossible," reporting that he fought with various crewmen, and refused to speak to Schumacher for two weeks after the director told him to stop being rude.<sup id="cite_ref-PsychoVal_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PsychoVal-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schumacher also mentioned Tommy Lee Jones as a source of trouble: "Jim Carrey was a gentleman, and Tommy Lee was threatened by him. I'm tired of defending overpaid, overprivileged actors. I pray I don't work with them again."<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 2014 interview, Carrey acknowledged that Jones was not friendly to him, and recounted an incident wherein Jones found him off-set during the production, and told him: "I hate you. I really don't like you ... I cannot sanction your buffoonery."<sup id="cite_ref-Boardman_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boardman-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Design_and_visual_effects">Design and visual effects</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Design and visual effects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Rick_Baker" title="Rick Baker">Rick Baker</a> designed the <a href="/wiki/Prosthetic_makeup" title="Prosthetic makeup">prosthetic makeup</a>. <a href="/wiki/John_Dykstra" title="John Dykstra">John Dykstra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Adamson" title="Andrew Adamson">Andrew Adamson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rygiel" title="Jim Rygiel">Jim Rygiel</a> served as <a href="/wiki/Visual_effects_supervisor" title="Visual effects supervisor">visual effects supervisors</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Data_Images" title="Pacific Data Images">Pacific Data Images</a> also contributing to visual effects work. PDI provided a computer-generated Batman for complicated stunts.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the costume design, producer Peter MacGregor-Scott claimed that 146 workers were at one point working together. Batman's costume was redesigned along the lines of a more "MTV organic, and edgier feel" to the suit.<sup id="cite_ref-kilmer_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kilmer-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sound editing and mixing was supervised by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Stambler" title="Bruce Stambler">Bruce Stambler</a> and John Levesque, which included trips to caves to record bat sounds.<sup id="cite_ref-Kenny2000_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kenny2000-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A new <a href="/wiki/Batmobile" title="Batmobile">Batmobile</a> was designed for <i>Batman Forever</i>, with two cars being constructed, one for stunt purposes and one for close-ups.<sup id="cite_ref-design_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-design-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chris O'Donnell had the area around his eyes painted black and then the Robin mask glued on him.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Swiss surrealist painter <a href="/wiki/H._R._Giger" title="H. R. Giger">H. R. Giger</a> provided his version for the Batmobile but it was considered too sinister for the film.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nygma's brainwave device and lair resemble rejected concept artwork of <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Lighthouse" title="Columbus Lighthouse">Columbus Lighthouse</a> by Russian avant-garde architect <a href="/wiki/Konstantin_Melnikov" title="Konstantin Melnikov">Konstantin Melnikov</a> from 1929.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="First source is self-published; second source makes no connection to Batman Forever. (April 2023)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The film used some <a href="/wiki/Motion_capture" title="Motion capture">motion capture</a> for certain visual effects. Warner Bros. had acquired motion capture technology from <a href="/wiki/Arcade_video_game" title="Arcade video game">arcade video game</a> company <a href="/wiki/Acclaim_Entertainment" title="Acclaim Entertainment">Acclaim Entertainment</a> for use in the film's production.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music">Music</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever_(score)" title="Batman Forever (score)">Batman Forever (score)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever_(soundtrack)" title="Batman Forever (soundtrack)">Batman Forever (soundtrack)</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Goldenthal" title="Elliot Goldenthal">Elliot Goldenthal</a> was hired by Schumacher to compose the film score before the screenplay was written. In discussions with Schumacher, the director wanted Goldenthal to avoid taking inspiration from <a href="/wiki/Danny_Elfman" title="Danny Elfman">Danny Elfman</a>, and requested an original composition.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film's promotional teaser trailer however used the main title theme from Elfman's score of 1989's <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_(1989_film)" title="Batman (1989 film)">Batman</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The soundtrack was commercially successful, selling almost as many copies as <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Batman_(album)" title="Batman (album)">soundtrack</a> to the 1989 <i>Batman</i> film. Only five of the songs on the soundtrack are actually featured in the movie. Hit singles from the soundtrack include "<a href="/wiki/Hold_Me,_Thrill_Me,_Kiss_Me,_Kill_Me" title="Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me">Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me</a>" by <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a> and "<a href="/wiki/Kiss_from_a_Rose" title="Kiss from a Rose">Kiss from a Rose</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Seal_(musician)" title="Seal (musician)">Seal</a>, both of which were nominated for MTV Movie Awards. "Kiss from a Rose" (whose music video was also directed by Joel Schumacher) reached No. 1 in the U.S. charts as well. The soundtrack itself, featuring additional songs by <a href="/wiki/The_Flaming_Lips" title="The Flaming Lips">The Flaming Lips</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brandy_Norwood" title="Brandy Norwood">Brandy</a> (both songs also included in the film), <a href="/wiki/Method_Man" title="Method Man">Method Man</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Cave" title="Nick Cave">Nick Cave</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Hutchence" title="Michael Hutchence">Michael Hutchence</a> (of <a href="/wiki/INXS" title="INXS">INXS</a>), <a href="/wiki/PJ_Harvey" title="PJ Harvey">PJ Harvey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Massive_Attack" title="Massive Attack">Massive Attack</a>, was an attempt to (in producer Peter MacGregor-Scott's words) make the film more "pop". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marketing">Marketing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Marketing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Batman_Forever" title="Special:EditPage/Batman Forever">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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At <a href="/wiki/Six_Flags_Over_Georgia" title="Six Flags Over Georgia">Six Flags Over Georgia</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Riddler_Mindbender" title="The Riddler Mindbender">The Mind Bender</a> roller coaster was redesigned to look as though it were the creation of The Riddler and some images and props were used in the design of the roller coaster and its queue. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Video_games">Video games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Video games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Video games based on the film were released. A <a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever_(video_game)" title="Batman Forever (video game)">video game of the same name</a>, was released in 1995 for <a href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">Super Nintendo Entertainment System</a>, <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy" title="Game Boy">Game Boy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sega_Genesis" title="Sega Genesis">Sega Genesis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Game_Gear" title="Game Gear">Game Gear</a>, <a href="/wiki/R-Zone" title="R-Zone">R-Zone</a> and <a href="/wiki/MS-DOS" title="MS-DOS">MS-DOS</a>, it was followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(video_game)" title="Batman & Robin (video game)">Batman & Robin</a></i> for the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation" title="PlayStation">PlayStation</a>, to promote the <a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(film)" title="Batman & Robin (film)">release of the film</a>. Two <a href="/wiki/Arcade_game" title="Arcade game">arcade</a> versions, <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever:_The_Arcade_Game" title="Batman Forever: The Arcade Game">Batman Forever: The Arcade Game</a></i>, was released in 1996 and was ported to the three consoles, and a <a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever_(pinball)" title="Batman Forever (pinball)">pinball machine</a> based on the film was released in 1995 by <a href="/wiki/Sega_Pinball" class="mw-redirect" title="Sega Pinball">Sega Pinball</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Home_media">Home media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Home media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Batman Forever</i> was released on <a href="/wiki/VHS" title="VHS">VHS</a> and <a href="/wiki/LaserDisc" title="LaserDisc">LaserDisc</a> on October 31, 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 3 million VHS copies were sold during the first week of release.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was then released on <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a> on May 20, 1997. This release was a double sided disc containing both <a href="/wiki/Widescreen" title="Widescreen">widescreen</a> (1.85:1) and <a href="/wiki/Fullscreen_(filmmaking)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullscreen (filmmaking)">full screen</a> (1.33:1) versions of the film. <i>Batman Forever</i> made its <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-ray</a> debut on April 20, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-Batman_Forever_DVD_Release_Date_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Batman_Forever_DVD_Release_Date-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was followed by an <a href="/wiki/Ultra_HD_Blu-ray" title="Ultra HD Blu-ray">Ultra HD Blu-ray</a> release on June 4, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Deleted_scenes">Deleted scenes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Deleted scenes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Batman Forever</i> went through a few major edits before its release. Originally darker than the final product, the film's original length was closer to two hours and forty minutes, according to Schumacher. There was talk of an extended cut being released to DVD for the film's tenth anniversary in 2005. While all four previous <i>Batman</i> films were given special-edition DVD releases on the same day as the <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Begins" title="Batman Begins">Batman Begins</a></i> DVD release, none of them were given extended cuts, although some scenes were in a deleted scenes section in the special features.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HomeMediaIGNAnthologyDVD_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HomeMediaIGNAnthologyDVD-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Box_office">Box office</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Box office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Batman Forever</i> opened in a record 2,842 theaters and 4,300 screens in the United States and Canada on June 16, 1995, grossing $52.8 million in its opening weekend,<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Box_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Box-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fast_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fast-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> taking <i><a href="/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(film)" title="Jurassic Park (film)">Jurassic Park</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s record for having the highest opening-weekend gross of all time (it was surpassed two years later by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lost_World:_Jurassic_Park" title="The Lost World: Jurassic Park">The Lost World: Jurassic Park</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s $72.1 million).<sup id="cite_ref-TakesABite_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TakesABite-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For six years, it had the largest opening weekend for a <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a> film until 2001, when it was surpassed by <i><a href="/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher%27s_Stone_(film)" title="Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)">Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film also achieved the highest June opening weekend, holding that record until it was beaten by <i><a href="/wiki/Austin_Powers:_The_Spy_Who_Shagged_Me" title="Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me">Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me</a></i> in 1999,<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which would then be overtaken by <i><a href="/wiki/Hulk_(film)" title="Hulk (film)">Hulk</a></i> in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first film to gross $20 million in one day, on its opening day on Friday.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film also beat out <i><a href="/wiki/Congo_(film)" title="Congo (film)">Congo</a></i> to reach the number one spot.<sup id="cite_ref-TakesABite_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TakesABite-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It grossed $77.4 million in its first week, which was below the record $81.7 million set by <i>Jurassic Park</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-fast_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fast-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Additionally, the film held the record for having the highest opening weekend for a superhero film until it was taken by <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_(film)" title="X-Men (film)">X-Men</a></i> in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-Gray2002_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gray2002-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That year, <i><a href="/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas_(2000_film)" title="How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)">How the Grinch Stole Christmas</a></i> broke <i>Batman Forever</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s record for scoring the biggest opening weekend for any film starring <a href="/wiki/Jim_Carrey" title="Jim Carrey">Jim Carrey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the film was overtaken by <i><a href="/wiki/Pocahontas_(1995_film)" title="Pocahontas (1995 film)">Pocahontas</a></i> during its second weekend, it still made $29.2 million.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It then became the first film of 1995 to reach $100 million domestically.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film started its international roll out in Japan on June 17, 1995, and grossed $2.2 million in 5 days from 167 screens, which was only 80% of the gross of its predecessor <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Returns" title="Batman Returns">Batman Returns</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The film went on to gross $184 million in the United States and Canada, and $152.5 million in other countries, totaling $336.53 million. The film grossed more than <i>Batman Returns</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is the second-highest-grossing film from 1995 in the United States, behind <i><a href="/wiki/Toy_Story" title="Toy Story">Toy Story</a></i>, as well as the sixth-highest-grossing film of that year worldwide. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_response">Critical response</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Critical response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Critics"></span><span class="anchor" id="Critical_reaction"></span> On <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, <i>Batman Forever</i> has an approval rating of 40% based on 70 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Loud, excessively busy, and often boring, <i>Batman Forever</i> nonetheless has the charisma of Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones to offer mild relief."<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, the film has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Audiences polled by <a href="/wiki/CinemaScore" title="CinemaScore">CinemaScore</a> gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.<sup id="cite_ref-CinemaScore_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CinemaScore-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Peter_Travers" title="Peter Travers">Peter Travers</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rolling Stone (magazine)">Rolling Stone</a></i> wrote: "<i>Batman Forever</i> still gets in its licks. There's no fun machine this summer that packs more surprises." Travers criticized the film's excessive commercialism and felt that "the script misses the pain Tim Burton caught in a man tormented by the long-ago murder of his parents", but praised Kilmer's performance as having a "deftly understated [...] comic edge".<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/James_Berardinelli" title="James Berardinelli">James Berardinelli</a> of <i>ReelViews</i> enjoyed the film, writing: "It's lighter, brighter, funnier, faster-paced, and a whole lot more colorful than before."<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the television program <i><a href="/wiki/At_the_Movies_(1986_TV_program)" title="At the Movies (1986 TV program)">Siskel & Ebert</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Siskel" title="Gene Siskel">Gene Siskel</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Ebert" title="Roger Ebert">Roger Ebert</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sun-Times" title="Chicago Sun-Times">Chicago Sun-Times</a></i> both gave the film mixed reviews, but with the former giving it a <a href="/wiki/Thumb_signal" title="Thumb signal">thumbs up</a> and the latter a <a href="/wiki/Thumb_signal" title="Thumb signal">thumbs down</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his written review, Ebert wrote: "Is the movie better entertainment? Well, it's great bubblegum for the eyes. Younger children will be able to process it more easily; some kids were led bawling from <i>Batman Returns</i> where the <a href="/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_of_America_film_rating_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Motion Picture Association of America film rating system">PG-13 rating</a> was a joke."<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mick_LaSalle" title="Mick LaSalle">Mick LaSalle</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Chronicle" title="San Francisco Chronicle">San Francisco Chronicle</a></i> had a mixed reaction, concluding: "a shot of Kilmer's rubber buns at one point is guaranteed to bring squeals from the audience."<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brian Lowry of <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i> believed: "One does have to question the logic behind adding nipples to the hard-rubber <a href="/wiki/Batsuit" title="Batsuit">batsuit</a>. Whose idea was that supposed to be anyway, <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Pennyworth" title="Alfred Pennyworth">Alfred</a>'s? Some of the <a href="/wiki/Computer-generated_imagery" title="Computer-generated imagery">computer-generated</a> <a href="/wiki/Gotham_City" title="Gotham City">Gotham</a> cityscapes appear too obviously fake. <a href="/wiki/Elliot_Goldenthal" title="Elliot Goldenthal">Elliot Goldenthal</a>'s score, while serviceable, also isn't as stirring as <a href="/wiki/Danny_Elfman" title="Danny Elfman">Danny Elfman</a>'s work in the first two films."<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some observers thought Schumacher, a gay man, added possible <a href="/wiki/Homoeroticism" title="Homoeroticism">homoerotic</a> <a href="/wiki/Innuendo" title="Innuendo">innuendo</a> in the storyline.<sup id="cite_ref-shadow_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shadow-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Regarding the costume design, Schumacher stated: "I had no idea that putting nipples on the Batsuit and Robin suit were going to spark international headlines. The bodies of the suits come from <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek_art" title="Ancient Greek art">Ancient Greek statues</a>, which display perfect bodies. They are anatomically correct."<sup id="cite_ref-shadow_98-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shadow-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> O'Donnell felt: "it wasn't so much the nipples that bothered me. It was the codpiece. The press obviously played it up and made it a big deal, especially with Joel directing. I didn't think twice about the controversy, but going back and looking and seeing some of the pictures, it was very unusual."<sup id="cite_ref-shadow_98-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shadow-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accolades">Accolades</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Batman_Forever" title="Special:EditPage/Batman Forever">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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Mitchell">Donald O. Mitchell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_A._Monta%C3%B1o" title="Frank A. Montaño">Frank A. Montaño</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Herbick" title="Michael Herbick">Michael Herbick</a> and <a href="/wiki/Petur_Hliddal" title="Petur Hliddal">Petur Hliddal</a>; lost to <i><a href="/wiki/Apollo_13_(film)" title="Apollo 13 (film)">Apollo 13</a></i>) and <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Editing" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Sound Editing">Sound Effects Editing</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_Leveque" title="John Leveque">John Leveque</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Stambler" title="Bruce Stambler">Bruce Stambler</a>; also lost to <i>Braveheart</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Oscars1996_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oscars1996-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"<a href="/wiki/Hold_Me,_Thrill_Me,_Kiss_Me,_Kill_Me" title="Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me">Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me</a>" by <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a> was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song">Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song</a> (lost to "<a href="/wiki/Colors_of_the_Wind" title="Colors of the Wind">Colors of the Wind</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Pocahontas_(1995_film)" title="Pocahontas (1995 film)">Pocahontas</a></i>), but was also nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Original_Song" title="Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song">Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song</a> (lost to "Walk into the Wind" from <i><a href="/wiki/Showgirls" title="Showgirls">Showgirls</a></i>). </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/22nd_Saturn_Awards" title="22nd Saturn Awards">22nd Saturn Awards</a>, the film was nominated for <a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Fantasy_Film" title="Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film">Best Fantasy Film</a> (lost to <i><a href="/wiki/Babe_(film)" title="Babe (film)">Babe</a></i>), <a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Make-up" title="Saturn Award for Best Make-up">Make-up</a> (lost to <i><a href="/wiki/Seven_(1995_film)" title="Seven (1995 film)">Seven</a></i>), <a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Special_Effects" title="Saturn Award for Best Special Effects">Special Effects</a> (lost to <i><a href="/wiki/Jumanji_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jumanji (film)">Jumanji</a></i>) and <a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="Saturn Award for Best Costume Design">Costume Design</a> (lost to <i><a href="/wiki/12_Monkeys_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="12 Monkeys (film)">12 Monkeys</a></i>). </p><p>Composer <a href="/wiki/Elliot_Goldenthal" title="Elliot Goldenthal">Elliot Goldenthal</a> was given a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Score_Soundtrack_for_Visual_Media" title="Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media">Grammy Award nomination</a>. </p><p><i>Batman Forever</i> received six nominations at the <a href="/wiki/1996_MTV_Movie_Awards" title="1996 MTV Movie Awards">1996 MTV Movie Awards</a>, four of which were divided between two categories (Carrey and Lee Jones for <a href="/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Villain" title="MTV Movie Award for Best Villain">Best Villain</a>; and Seal's "Kiss from a Rose" and U2's "Hold Me" in <a href="/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Musical_Moment" title="MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Moment">Best Song from a Movie</a>). However, it won in just one category: Best Song from a Movie for Seal's "Kiss from a Rose". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Potential_director's_cut"><span id="Potential_director.27s_cut"></span>Potential director's cut</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Potential director's cut"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cuts were made to the film based on audience reactions during test screenings, like the rest of the <i>Batman</i> films. Photographs from these scenes have always been available since the film's release, shown in magazines such as <i><a href="/wiki/Starlog" title="Starlog">Starlog</a></i>. Some excerpts from these scenes appear in the music video for <i><a href="/wiki/Hold_Me,_Thrill_Me,_Kiss_Me,_Kill_Me" title="Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me">Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, <i>Batman Forever</i> was the only film in the franchise to include a dedicated deleted scenes selection among its bonus content on the special edition DVD.<sup id="cite_ref-HomeMediaIGNAnthologyDVD_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HomeMediaIGNAnthologyDVD-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Joel Schumacher died on June 22, 2020, media outlets started reporting the possible existence of an extended cut, with the first rumors being thrown in by American <a href="/wiki/Journalist" title="Journalist">journalist</a> <a href="/wiki/Marc_Bernardin" title="Marc Bernardin">Marc Bernardin</a>. Bernardin claimed it to be darker and contain less camp than the theatrical cut. Some of the differences include Bruce having a vision of a human-sized bat, less of an emphasis on Dick Grayson, and a focus on Bruce's psychological issues with Chase. The cut uses about 50 minutes of additional footage. Warner Bros. confirmed that alternative test screening cuts existed after an interview with <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i>, although they have no plans to release it and are unsure about what, if any, footage remains. Later that year on August 7, Kilmer's appearance at <a href="/wiki/DC_FanDome" title="DC FanDome">DC FanDome</a> fueled fan speculation about the release of a so-called "Schumacher Cut".<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Batman Forever</i> screenwriter Akiva Goldsman revealed in a YouTube interview in April 2021 that he had recently seen the original cut of the film (dubbed "Preview Cut: One") and that he expects a rebirth coming up, suggesting all the footage needed to make the Schumacher cut still exists and that the release of a director's cut might be possible.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2023, following a private screening of a workprint version by director <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Smith" title="Kevin Smith">Kevin Smith</a>, Goldsman confirmed that the original cut does exist and even though Warner Bros. currently has no plans to release it, he said he was hopeful for a possible distribution in the future.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of the aforementioned deleted scenes make up a portion of this footage.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2024 Goldsman reaffirmed the existence of the director's cut, while also declaring that work to restore it has been put on stall following Warner Bros. recent internal turmoils.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Batman_'89"><span id="Batman_.2789"></span><i>Batman '89</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Batman '89"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Batman_%2789_(comic_book)" title="Batman '89 (comic book)">Batman '89 (comic book)</a></div> <p>An alternate six-issue comic book continuation of <i>Batman Returns</i> titled <i>Batman '89</i>, which ignores the events of <i>Batman Forever</i> and <i>Batman & Robin</i> and brings back Keaton's Batman along with Burton's dark setting seen in his first two Batman films, along with elements of his failed third <i>Batman</i> film (particularly, the return of <a href="/wiki/Billy_Dee_Williams" title="Billy Dee Williams">Billy Dee Williams</a>' Harvey Dent and transformation into Two-Face, the introductions of new versions of Robin and <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Gordon" title="Barbara Gordon">Barbara Gordon</a>, and the return of Catwoman), was launched on August 10, 2021, with its issues releasing monthly before ending in January 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Encyclopedic_content" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not"><span title="The material preceding this tag may lack sufficient importance. (September 2022)">importance?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In response to a question as to whether Schumacher's Batman films are canon to the world of <i>Batman '89</i>, the first two films' screenwriter <a href="/wiki/Sam_Hamm" title="Sam Hamm">Sam Hamm</a>, who also serves as the comics' writer, confirmed that the latter two films take place in a diverging timeline and they are not building toward that fate.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Batman_Forever&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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OnStar commercials"><i>Batman</i> OnStar commercials</a> (2000–02)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_%2789_(comic_book)" title="Batman '89 (comic book)"><i>Batman '89</i></a> (2021–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Resurrection" title="Batman: Resurrection">Batman: Resurrection</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Characters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(1989_film_series_character)" title="Bruce Wayne (1989 film series character)">Bruce Wayne / Batman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joker_(Jack_Napier)" title="Joker (Jack Napier)">Jack Napier / Joker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selina_Kyle_(Batman_Returns)" title="Selina Kyle (Batman Returns)">Selina Kyle / Catwoman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Allen_(DC_Extended_Universe)" title="Barry Allen (DC Extended Universe)">Barry Allen / Flash</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_(score)" title="Batman (score)">Batman</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_(score)" title="Batman (score)">Batman: Original Motion Picture Score</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_(album)" title="Batman (album)">Batman</a></i> (1989) <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Batdance" title="Batdance">Batdance</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Partyman" title="Partyman">Partyman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Arms_of_Orion" title="The Arms of Orion">The Arms of Orion</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Scandalous!" title="Scandalous!">Scandalous!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Future_(song)" title="The Future (song)">The Future</a>"</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Returns_(soundtrack)" title="Batman Returns (soundtrack)">Batman Returns</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Returns_(soundtrack)" title="Batman Returns (soundtrack)">Batman Returns: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack</a></i> (1992) <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Face_to_Face_(Siouxsie_and_the_Banshees_song)" title="Face to Face (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)">Face to Face</a>"</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever_(score)" title="Batman Forever (score)">Batman Forever</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever_(score)" title="Batman Forever (score)">Batman Forever: Original Motion Picture Score Album</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever_(soundtrack)" title="Batman Forever (soundtrack)">Batman Forever: Music from the Motion Picture</a></i> (1995) <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Hold_Me,_Thrill_Me,_Kiss_Me,_Kill_Me" title="Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me">Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kiss_from_a_Rose" title="Kiss from a Rose">Kiss from a Rose</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Hunter_Gets_Captured_by_the_Game" title="The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game">The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nobody_Lives_Without_Love" title="Nobody Lives Without Love">Nobody Lives Without Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Smash_It_Up" title="Smash It Up">Smash It Up</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Riddler_(song)" title="The Riddler (song)">The Riddler</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Passenger_(song)" title="The Passenger (song)">The Passenger</a>"</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(soundtrack)" title="Batman & Robin (soundtrack)">Batman & Robin</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(soundtrack)" title="Batman & Robin (soundtrack)">Batman & Robin: Music from and Inspired by the "Batman & Robin" Motion Picture</a></i> (1997) <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_End_Is_the_Beginning_Is_the_End" title="The End Is the Beginning Is the End">The End Is the Beginning Is the End</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Look_into_My_Eyes_(Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony_song)" title="Look into My Eyes (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony song)">Look into My Eyes</a>"</li> <li>"<a 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title="Batman: The Video Game (Game Boy video game)">Game Boy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_(Sega_Genesis_video_game)" title="Batman (Sega Genesis video game)">Sega Genesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_(PC_Engine_video_game)" title="Batman (PC Engine video game)">PC Engine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_(1991_arcade_game)" title="Batman (1991 arcade game)">arcade</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Returns_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batman Returns (video game)">Batman Returns</a></i> (1992) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batman_Returns_(Atari_Lynx_video_game)" title="Batman Returns (Atari Lynx video game)">Lynx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_Returns_(NES_video_game)" title="Batman Returns (NES video game)">NES</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_Returns_(SNES_video_game)" title="Batman Returns (SNES video game)">SNES</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever_(video_game)" title="Batman Forever (video game)">Batman Forever</a></i> (1995) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever:_The_Arcade_Game" title="Batman Forever: The Arcade Game">arcade</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(video_game)" title="Batman & Robin (video game)">Batman & Robin</a></i> (1998)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin:_The_Chiller" title="Batman & Robin: The Chiller">Batman & Robin: The Chiller</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever_(pinball)" title="Batman Forever (pinball)">Batman Forever Pinball</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batmania" title="Batmania">Batmania</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" 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Burt</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gotham_(TV_series)" title="Gotham (TV series)">Gotham</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Gotham_episodes" title="List of Gotham episodes">episodes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gotham_season_1" title="Gotham season 1">season 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gotham_season_2" title="Gotham season 2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gotham_season_3" title="Gotham season 3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gotham_season_4" title="Gotham season 4">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gotham_season_5" title="Gotham season 5">5</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Gotham_(TV_series)_characters" title="List of Gotham (TV series) characters">characters</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pennyworth_(TV_series)" title="Pennyworth (TV series)">Pennyworth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batwoman_(TV_series)" title="Batwoman (TV series)">Batwoman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gotham_Knights_(TV_series)" title="Gotham Knights (TV series)">Gotham 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Returns">Batman Returns</a></i></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Batman Forever</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(film)" title="Batman & Robin (film)">Batman & Robin</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>The Dark Knight Trilogy</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Begins" title="Batman Begins">Batman Begins</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Knight" title="The Dark Knight">The Dark Knight</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Rises" title="The Dark Knight Rises">The Dark Knight Rises</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">DC Extended Universe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_v_Superman:_Dawn_of_Justice" title="Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice">Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batgirl_(film)" title="Batgirl (film)">Batgirl</a></i> (unreleased)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Animated television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Batman" title="The Adventures of Batman">The Adventures of Batman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Batman/Superman_Hour" title="The Batman/Superman Hour">The Batman/Superman Hour</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Batman/Tarzan_Adventure_Hour" title="The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour">The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Adventures_of_Batman" title="The New Adventures of Batman">The New Adventures of Batman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Animated_Series" title="Batman: The Animated Series">The Animated Series</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Batman:_The_Animated_Series_episodes" title="List of Batman: The Animated Series episodes">episodes</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Batman_Adventures" title="The New Batman Adventures">The New Batman Adventures</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Beyond" title="Batman Beyond">Batman Beyond</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Batman_Beyond_episodes" title="List of Batman Beyond episodes">episodes</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Batman_(TV_series)" title="The Batman (TV series)">The Batman</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Batman_episodes" title="List of The Batman episodes">episodes</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Brave_and_the_Bold" title="Batman: The Brave and the Bold">The Brave and the Bold</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Batman:_The_Brave_and_the_Bold_episodes" title="List of Batman: The Brave and the Bold episodes">episodes</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beware_the_Batman" title="Beware the Batman">Beware the Batman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batwheels" title="Batwheels">Batwheels</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Caped_Crusader" title="Batman: Caped Crusader">Caped Crusader</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Animated films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Mask_of_the_Phantasm" title="Batman: Mask of the Phantasm">Mask of the Phantasm</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Mr._Freeze:_SubZero" title="Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero">SubZero</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Beyond:_Return_of_the_Joker" title="Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker">Return of the Joker</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Mystery_of_the_Batwoman" title="Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman">Mystery of the Batwoman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Batman_vs._Dracula" title="The Batman vs. Dracula">The Batman vs. Dracula</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Gotham_Knight" title="Batman: Gotham Knight">Gotham Knight</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman/Batman:_Public_Enemies" title="Superman/Batman: Public Enemies">Public Enemies</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Under_the_Red_Hood" title="Batman: Under the Red Hood">Under the Red Hood</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman/Batman:_Apocalypse" title="Superman/Batman: Apocalypse">Apocalypse</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Year_One_(film)" title="Batman: Year One (film)">Year One</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Dark_Knight_Returns_(film)" title="Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (film)">The Dark Knight Returns</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lego_Batman:_The_Movie_%E2%80%93_DC_Super_Heroes_Unite" class="mw-redirect" title="Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite">DC Super Heroes Unite</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Son_of_Batman" title="Son of Batman">Son of Batman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Assault_on_Arkham" title="Batman: Assault on Arkham">Assault on Arkham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Unlimited:_Animal_Instincts" title="Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts">Animal Instincts</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_vs._Robin" title="Batman vs. Robin">Batman vs. Robin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Unlimited:_Monster_Mayhem" title="Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem">Monster Mayhem</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Bad_Blood" title="Batman: Bad Blood">Bad Blood</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Killing_Joke_(film)" title="Batman: The Killing Joke (film)">The Killing Joke</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Unlimited:_Mechs_vs._Mutants" title="Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants">Mechs vs. Mutants</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Return_of_the_Caped_Crusaders" title="Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders">Return of the Caped Crusaders</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lego_Batman_Movie" title="The Lego Batman Movie">The Lego Batman Movie</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_and_Harley_Quinn" title="Batman and Harley Quinn">Batman and Harley Quinn</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_vs._Two-Face" title="Batman vs. Two-Face">Batman vs. Two-Face</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scooby-Doo!_%26_Batman:_The_Brave_and_the_Bold" title="Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold">Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Gotham_by_Gaslight" title="Batman: Gotham by Gaslight">Gotham by Gaslight</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Ninja" title="Batman Ninja">Batman Ninja</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_vs._Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles" title="Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles">Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Hush_(film)" title="Batman: Hush (film)">Hush</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lego_DC_Batman:_Family_Matters" title="Lego DC Batman: Family Matters">Family Matters</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Soul_of_the_Dragon" title="Batman: Soul of the Dragon">Soul of the Dragon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Long_Halloween_(film)" title="Batman: The Long Halloween (film)">The Long Halloween</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_and_Superman:_Battle_of_the_Super_Sons" title="Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons">Battle of the Super Sons</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Doom_That_Came_to_Gotham_(film)" title="Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (film)">The Doom That Came to Gotham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Merry_Little_Batman" title="Merry Little Batman">Merry Little Batman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aztec_Batman:_Clash_of_Empires" title="Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires">Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Ninja_vs._Yakuza_League" title="Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League">Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Animated shorts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Chase_Me" title="Chase Me">Chase Me</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Strange_Days" title="Batman: Strange Days">Strange Days</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Death_in_the_Family" title="Batman: Death in the Family">Death in the Family</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Novels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Ultimate_Evil" title="Batman: The Ultimate Evil">The Ultimate Evil</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Enemies_%26_Allies" title="Enemies & Allies">Enemies & Allies</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wayne_of_Gotham" title="Wayne of Gotham">Wayne of Gotham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Resurrection" title="Batman: Resurrection">Batman: Resurrection</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Podcasts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Audio_Adventures" title="Batman: The Audio Adventures">Batman: The Audio Adventures</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Unburied" title="Batman Unburied">Batman Unburied</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Batman_enemies_in_other_media" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Batman enemies in other media">Enemies in other media</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bane_in_other_media" title="Bane in other media">Bane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joker_in_other_media" title="Joker in other media">Joker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr._Freeze_in_other_media" title="Mr. Freeze in other media">Mr. Freeze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penguin_in_other_media" title="Penguin in other media">Penguin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riddler_in_other_media" title="Riddler in other media">Riddler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarecrow_in_other_media" title="Scarecrow in other media">Scarecrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two-Face_in_other_media" title="Two-Face in other media">Two-Face</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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title="Batkid Begins">Batkid Begins</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_action_figures" title="Batman action figures">Batman action figures</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lego_Batman" title="Lego Batman">Lego Batman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_Total_Justice" title="Batman Total Justice">Batman Total Justice</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Unlimited" title="Batman Unlimited">Batman Unlimited</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bat_phone" title="Bat phone">Bat phone</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bat-Manga!:_The_Secret_History_of_Batman_in_Japan" title="Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan">Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Batman_films_cast_members" title="List of Batman films cast members">List of Batman films cast members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Batman_television_series_cast_members" title="List of Batman television series cast members">List of Batman television series cast 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href="/wiki/Batman_(serial)" title="Batman (serial)">Batman</a></i> (1943)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hop_Harrigan_(serial)" title="Hop Harrigan (serial)">Hop Harrigan</a></i> (1946)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Vigilante" title="The Vigilante">The Vigilante</a></i> (1947)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_(serial)" title="Superman (serial)">Superman</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Congo_Bill_(serial)" title="Congo Bill (serial)">Congo Bill</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_and_Robin_(serial)" title="Batman and Robin (serial)">Batman and Robin</a></i> (1949)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Atom_Man_vs._Superman" title="Atom Man vs. Superman">Atom Man vs. Superman</a></i> (1950)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blackhawk_(serial)" title="Blackhawk (serial)">Blackhawk</a></i> (1952)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Single films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Supergirl_(1984_film)" title="Supergirl (1984 film)">Supergirl</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Steel_(1997_film)" title="Steel (1997 film)">Steel</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Catwoman_(film)" title="Catwoman (film)">Catwoman</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Constantine_(film)" title="Constantine (film)">Constantine</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Watchmen_(film)" title="Watchmen (film)">Watchmen</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jonah_Hex_(film)" title="Jonah Hex (film)">Jonah Hex</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Lantern_(film)" title="Green Lantern (film)">Green Lantern</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_v_Superman:_Dawn_of_Justice" title="Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice">Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League_(film)" title="Justice League (film)">Justice League</a></i> (2017) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Production_of_Justice_League_(film)" title="Production of Justice League (film)">production</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zack_Snyder%27s_Justice_League" title="Zack Snyder's Justice League">Zack Snyder's Justice League</a></i> (2021)</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Birds_of_Prey_(2020_film)" title="Birds of Prey (2020 film)">Birds of Prey</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batgirl_(film)" title="Batgirl (film)">Batgirl</a></i> (produced 2021–2022; unreleased)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Adam_(film)" title="Black Adam (film)">Black Adam</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Flash_(film)" title="The Flash (film)">The Flash</a></i> (2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Beetle_(film)" title="Blue Beetle (film)">Blue Beetle</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Franchises</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Aquaman_in_other_media#Film" title="Aquaman in other media">Aquaman</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aquaman_(film)" title="Aquaman (film)">Aquaman</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aquaman_and_the_Lost_Kingdom" title="Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom">The Lost Kingdom</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Batman_in_film" title="Batman in film">Batman</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_(1966_film)" title="Batman (1966 film)">Batman</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_(1989_film)" title="Batman (1989 film)">Batman</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Returns" title="Batman Returns">Batman Returns</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Batman Forever</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(film)" title="Batman & Robin (film)">Batman & Robin</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Begins" title="Batman Begins">Batman Begins</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Knight" title="The Dark Knight">The Dark Knight</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Rises" title="The Dark Knight Rises">The Dark Knight Rises</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Batman_(film)" title="The Batman (film)">The Batman</a></i> (2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Joker_in_other_media#Film" title="Joker in other media">Joker</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Joker_(2019_film)" title="Joker (2019 film)">Joker</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joker:_Folie_%C3%A0_Deux" title="Joker: Folie à Deux">Folie à Deux</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Captain_Marvel_(DC_Comics)#Feature_films" title="Captain Marvel (DC Comics)">Shazam</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Shazam!_(film)" title="Shazam! (film)">Shazam!</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shazam!_Fury_of_the_Gods" title="Shazam! Fury of the Gods">Fury of the Gods</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Suicide_Squad#Film" title="Suicide Squad">Suicide Squad</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Suicide_Squad_(2016_film)" title="Suicide Squad (2016 film)">Suicide Squad</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Suicide_Squad_(film)" title="The Suicide Squad (film)">The Suicide Squad</a></i> (2021)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Superman_in_film" title="Superman in film">Superman</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_and_the_Mole_Men" title="Superman and the Mole Men">Superman and the Mole Men</a></i> (1951)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stamp_Day_for_Superman" title="Stamp Day for Superman">Stamp Day for Superman</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_(1978_film)" title="Superman (1978 film)">Superman</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_II" title="Superman II">Superman II</a></i> (1980) <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_II:_The_Richard_Donner_Cut" title="Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut">The Richard Donner Cut</a></i> (2006)</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_III" title="Superman III">Superman III</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_IV:_The_Quest_for_Peace" title="Superman IV: The Quest for Peace">The Quest for Peace</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_Returns" title="Superman Returns">Superman Returns</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Man_of_Steel_(film)" title="Man of Steel (film)">Man of Steel</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_(2025_film)" title="Superman (2025 film)">Superman</a></i> (2025)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Swamp_Thing#Film" title="Swamp Thing">Swamp Thing</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Swamp_Thing_(1982_film)" title="Swamp Thing (1982 film)">Swamp Thing</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Return_of_Swamp_Thing" title="The Return of Swamp Thing">The Return of Swamp Thing</a></i> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wonder_Woman_in_other_media#Film" title="Wonder Woman in other media">Wonder Woman</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Wonder_Woman_(2017_film)" title="Wonder Woman (2017 film)">Wonder Woman</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wonder_Woman_1984" title="Wonder Woman 1984">Wonder Woman 1984</a></i> (2020)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">DC Imprints</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Single films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Road_to_Perdition" title="Road to Perdition">Road to Perdition</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_League_of_Extraordinary_Gentlemen_(film)" title="The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film)">The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_History_of_Violence" title="A History of Violence">A History of Violence</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/V_for_Vendetta_(film)" title="V for Vendetta (film)">V for Vendetta</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stardust_(2007_film)" title="Stardust (2007 film)">Stardust</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Spirit_(2008_film)" title="The Spirit (2008 film)">The Spirit</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Losers_(2010_film)" title="The Losers (2010 film)">The Losers</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Kitchen_(2019_film)" title="The Kitchen (2019 film)">The Kitchen</a></i> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Red_(film_series)" title="Red (film series)">Red</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_(2010_film)" title="Red (2010 film)">Red</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_2_(film)" title="Red 2 (film)">Red 2</a></i> (2013)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DC_Studios" title="DC Studios">DC Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC_Extended_Universe" title="DC Extended Universe">DC Extended Universe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC_Universe_(franchise)" title="DC Universe (franchise)">DC Universe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_unproduced_DC_Comics_projects" title="List of unproduced DC Comics projects">List of unproduced DC Comics projects</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_unproduced_films_based_on_DC_Comics_imprints" title="List of unproduced films based on DC Comics imprints">DC Imprints</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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<li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Return_of_the_Caped_Crusaders" title="Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders">Return of the Caped Crusaders</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_vs._Two-Face" title="Batman vs. Two-Face">Batman vs. Two-Face</a></i> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1989–1997 series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_(1989_film)" title="Batman (1989 film)">Batman</a></i> (1989) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batman_(score)" title="Batman (score)">score</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_(album)" title="Batman (album)">soundtrack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_(1989_video_game)" title="Batman (1989 video game)">home computer game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Video_Game" title="Batman: The Video Game">NES game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Video_Game_(Game_Boy_video_game)" title="Batman: The Video Game (Game Boy video game)">Game Boy game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_(Sega_Genesis_video_game)" title="Batman (Sega Genesis video game)">Sega Genesis game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_(PC_Engine_video_game)" title="Batman (PC Engine video game)">PC Engine game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_(1991_arcade_game)" title="Batman (1991 arcade game)">arcade game</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Returns" title="Batman Returns">Batman Returns</a></i> (1992) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batman_Returns_(soundtrack)" title="Batman Returns (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_Returns_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batman Returns (video game)">video game</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Batman Forever</a></i> (1995) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever_(score)" title="Batman Forever (score)">score</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever_(soundtrack)" title="Batman Forever (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever_(video_game)" title="Batman Forever (video game)">video game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever:_The_Arcade_Game" title="Batman Forever: The Arcade Game">arcade game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever_(pinball)" title="Batman Forever (pinball)">pinball game</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(film)" title="Batman & Robin (film)">Batman & Robin</a></i> (1997) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(soundtrack)" title="Batman & Robin (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(video_game)" title="Batman & Robin (video game)">video game</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Characters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(1989_film_series_character)" title="Bruce Wayne (1989 film series character)">Bruce Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joker_(Jack_Napier)" title="Joker (Jack Napier)">Joker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selina_Kyle_(Batman_Returns)" title="Selina Kyle (Batman Returns)">Catwoman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>The Dark Knight</i> trilogy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Begins" title="Batman Begins">Batman Begins</a></i> (2005) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batman_Begins:_Music_from_the_Motion_Picture" class="mw-redirect" title="Batman Begins: Music from the Motion Picture">soundtrack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_Begins_(video_game)" title="Batman Begins (video game)">video game</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Knight" title="The Dark Knight">The Dark Knight</a></i> (2008) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Knight:_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack" class="mw-redirect" title="The Dark Knight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack">soundtrack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Dark_Knight_(video_game)" title="Batman: The Dark Knight (video game)">canceled video game</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Rises" title="The Dark Knight Rises">The Dark Knight Rises</a></i> (2012) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Rises_(soundtrack)" title="The Dark Knight Rises (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Characters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Dark_Knight_trilogy)" title="Bruce Wayne (Dark Knight trilogy)">Bruce Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joker_(The_Dark_Knight)" title="Joker (The Dark Knight)">Joker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Dawes" title="Rachel Dawes">Rachel Dawes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">DC Extended Universe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_v_Superman:_Dawn_of_Justice" title="Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice">Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice</a></i> (2016) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batman_v_Superman:_Dawn_of_Justice_(soundtrack)" title="Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Suicide_Squad_(2016_film)" title="Suicide Squad (2016 film)">Suicide Squad</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League_(film)" title="Justice League (film)">Justice League</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Zack_Snyder%27s_Justice_League" title="Zack Snyder's Justice League">Zack Snyder's Justice League</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Flash_(film)" title="The Flash (film)">The Flash</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batgirl_(film)" title="Batgirl (film)">Batgirl</a></i> (unreleased)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Characters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(DC_Extended_Universe)" title="Bruce Wayne (DC Extended Universe)">Bruce Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harley_Quinn_(DC_Extended_Universe)" title="Harley Quinn (DC Extended Universe)">Harley Quinn</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>The Batman</i> series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Batman_(film)" title="The Batman (film)">The Batman</a></i> (2022) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_The_Batman_(film)" title="List of accolades received by The Batman (film)">accolades</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Batman_(soundtrack)" title="The Batman (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Theatrical animated films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Mask_of_the_Phantasm" title="Batman: Mask of the Phantasm">Mask of the Phantasm</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Killing_Joke_(film)" title="Batman: The Killing Joke (film)">The Killing Joke</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lego_Batman_Movie" title="The Lego Batman Movie">The Lego Batman Movie</a></i> (2017) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Lego_Batman_Movie_(soundtrack)" title="The Lego Batman Movie (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Spin-off films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Catwoman_(film)" title="Catwoman (film)">Catwoman</a></i> (2004) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catwoman_(video_game)" title="Catwoman (video game)">video game</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joker_(2019_film)" title="Joker (2019 film)">Joker</a></i> (2019) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Joker_(2019_film)" title="List of accolades received by Joker (2019 film)">accolades</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joker:_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack" class="mw-redirect" title="Joker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack">soundtrack</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Birds_of_Prey_(2020_film)" title="Birds of Prey (2020 film)">Birds of Prey</a></i> (2020) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Birds_of_Prey:_The_Album" class="mw-redirect" title="Birds of Prey: The Album">soundtrack</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joker:_Folie_%C3%A0_Deux" title="Joker: Folie à Deux">Joker: Folie à Deux</a></i> (2024) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joker:_Folie_%C3%A0_Deux_(score)" title="Joker: Folie à Deux (score)">score</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joker:_Folie_%C3%A0_Deux_(soundtrack)" title="Joker: Folie à Deux (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batgirl_(film)" title="Batgirl (film)">Batgirl</a></i> (unreleased)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Unofficial and fan films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Features</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Dracula" title="Batman Dracula">Batman Dracula</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alyas_Batman_at_Robin" title="Alyas Batman at Robin">Alyas Batman at Robin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/James_Batman" title="James Batman">James Batman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Fights_Dracula" title="Batman Fights Dracula">Batman Fights Dracula</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fight_Batman_Fight!" title="Fight Batman Fight!">Fight Batman Fight!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alyas_Batman_en_Robin" title="Alyas Batman en Robin">Alyas Batman en Robin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_XXX" title="Batman XXX">Batman XXX</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Shorts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Dead_End" title="Batman: Dead End">Dead End</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grayson_(film)" title="Grayson (film)">Grayson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World%27s_Finest_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="World's Finest (film)">World's Finest</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/City_of_Scars" title="City of Scars">City of Scars</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Dying_Is_Easy" title="Batman: Dying Is Easy">Dying Is Easy</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batman_(franchise)" title="Batman (franchise)"><i>Batman</i> franchise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Batman_films_cast_members" title="List of Batman films cast members">List of <i>Batman</i> films cast members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_OnStar_commercials" title="Batman OnStar commercials"><i>Batman</i> OnStar commercials</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Cab</a></i> (1983, also wrote)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/St._Elmo%27s_Fire_(film)" title="St. Elmo's Fire (film)">St. Elmo's Fire</a></i> (1985, also wrote)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lost_Boys" title="The Lost Boys">The Lost Boys</a></i> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Cousins_(1989_film)" title="Cousins (1989 film)">Cousins</a></i> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Flatliners" title="Flatliners">Flatliners</a></i> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Dying_Young" title="Dying Young">Dying Young</a></i> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Falling_Down" title="Falling Down">Falling Down</a></i> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Client_(1994_film)" title="The Client (1994 film)">The Client</a></i> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Batman Forever</a></i> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Time_to_Kill_(1996_film)" title="A Time to Kill (1996 film)">A Time to Kill</a></i> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(film)" title="Batman & Robin (film)">Batman & Robin</a></i> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/8mm_(film)" title="8mm (film)">8mm</a></i> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Flawless_(1999_film)" title="Flawless (1999 film)">Flawless</a></i> (1999, also wrote)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Tigerland" title="Tigerland">Tigerland</a></i> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Company_(2002_film)" title="Bad Company (2002 film)">Bad Company</a></i> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Phone_Booth_(film)" title="Phone Booth (film)">Phone Booth</a></i> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Veronica_Guerin_(film)" title="Veronica Guerin (film)">Veronica Guerin</a></i> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(2004_film)" title="The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)">The Phantom of the Opera</a></i> (2004, also wrote)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Number_23" title="The Number 23">The Number 23</a></i> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Blood_Creek" title="Blood Creek">Blood Creek</a></i> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Twelve_(2010_film)" title="Twelve (2010 film)">Twelve</a></i> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Trespass_(2011_film)" title="Trespass (2011 film)">Trespass</a></i> (2011)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Written only</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Sparkle_(1976_film)" title="Sparkle (1976 film)">Sparkle</a></i> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Car_Wash_(film)" title="Car Wash (film)">Car Wash</a></i> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz_(film)" title="The Wiz (film)">The Wiz</a></i> (1978)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joel_Schumacher%27s_unrealized_projects" title="Joel Schumacher's unrealized projects">Unrealized projects</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div 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id="Akiva_Goldsman" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Akiva_Goldsman" title="Akiva Goldsman">Akiva Goldsman</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films directed</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Winter%27s_Tale_(film)" title="Winter's Tale (film)">Winter's Tale</a></i> (2014; also wrote and produced)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_(film)" title="Stephanie (film)">Stephanie</a></i> (2017)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films written</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Client_(1994_film)" title="The Client (1994 film)">The Client</a></i> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Fall" title="Silent Fall">Silent Fall</a></i> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Batman Forever</a></i> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Time_to_Kill_(1996_film)" title="A Time to Kill (1996 film)">A Time to Kill</a></i> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(film)" title="Batman & Robin (film)">Batman & Robin</a></i> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_Space_(film)" title="Lost in Space (film)">Lost in Space</a></i> (1998; also produced)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Practical_Magic" title="Practical Magic">Practical Magic</a></i> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Beautiful_Mind_(film)" title="A Beautiful Mind (film)">A Beautiful Mind</a></i> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/I,_Robot_(film)" title="I, Robot (film)">I, Robot</a></i> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Cinderella_Man" title="Cinderella Man">Cinderella Man</a></i> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Da_Vinci_Code_(film)" title="The Da Vinci Code (film)">The Da Vinci Code</a></i> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_Legend_(film)" title="I Am Legend (film)">I Am Legend</a></i> (2007; also produced)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Angels_%26_Demons_(film)" title="Angels & Demons (film)">Angels & Demons</a></i> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Divergent_Series:_Insurgent" title="The Divergent Series: Insurgent">The Divergent Series: Insurgent</a></i> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_5th_Wave_(film)" title="The 5th Wave (film)">The 5th Wave</a></i> (2016) </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Rings_(2017_film)" title="Rings (2017 film)">Rings</a></i> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Transformers:_The_Last_Knight" title="Transformers: The Last Knight">Transformers: The Last Knight</a></i> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_(2017_film)" title="The Dark Tower (2017 film)">The Dark Tower</a></i> (2017; also produced)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films produced</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Deep_Blue_Sea_(1999_film)" title="Deep Blue Sea (1999 film)">Deep Blue Sea</a></i> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Starsky_%26_Hutch_(film)" title="Starsky & Hutch (film)">Starsky & Hutch</a></i> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Mindhunters" title="Mindhunters">Mindhunters</a></i> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Constantine_(film)" title="Constantine (film)">Constantine</a></i> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._%26_Mrs._Smith_(2005_film)" title="Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)">Mr. & Mrs. Smith</a></i> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Poseidon_(film)" title="Poseidon (film)">Poseidon</a></i> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hancock_(film)" title="Hancock (film)">Hancock</a></i> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Losers_(2010_film)" title="The Losers (2010 film)">The Losers</a></i> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Fair_Game_(2010_film)" title="Fair Game (2010 film)">Fair Game</a></i> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Jonah_Hex_(film)" title="Jonah Hex (film)">Jonah Hex</a></i> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Lone_Survivor" title="Lone Survivor">Lone Survivor</a></i> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/King_Arthur:_Legend_of_the_Sword" title="King Arthur: Legend of the Sword">King Arthur: Legend of the Sword</a></i> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Map_of_Tiny_Perfect_Things" title="The Map of Tiny Perfect Things">The Map of Tiny Perfect Things</a></i> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Without_Remorse_(film)" title="Without Remorse (film)">Without Remorse</a></i> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Firestarter_(2022_film)" title="Firestarter (2022 film)">Firestarter</a></i> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Meet_Cute_(film)" title="Meet Cute (film)">Meet Cute</a></i> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Space_Invaders#Television_and_film" title="Space Invaders">Untitled <i>Space Invaders</i> film</a> (TBA)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV series created</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Titans_(2018_TV_series)" title="Titans (2018 TV series)">Titans</a></i> (2018–2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Picard" title="Star Trek: Picard">Star Trek: Picard</a></i> (2020–2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Strange_New_Worlds" title="Star Trek: Strange New Worlds">Star Trek: Strange New Worlds</a></i> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Crowded_Room" title="The Crowded Room">The Crowded Room</a></i> (2023)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" 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