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{{Short description|1989 Batman film series character}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = Bruce Wayne
| series = {{no italic|[[Tim Burton|Burton]]}} {{no italic|and}} {{no italic|[[Joel Schumacher|Schumacher]]'s}} [[Batman (1989 film series)|Batman]] {{no italic|and}}<br/> {{no italic|[[DC Extended Universe]]}}
| image = Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton).jpg
| alt = 
| caption = [[Michael Keaton]] as Bruce Wayne / Batman in ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992)
| first = ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989)
| last = ''[[The Flash (film)|The Flash]]'' (2023)
| based_on = {{Based on|[[Batman]]|[[Bob Kane]]|[[Bill Finger]]}}
| adapted_by = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tim Burton]]
* [[Joel Schumacher]]
* [[Daniel Waters (screenwriter)|Daniel Waters]]
* [[Wesley Strick]]
* [[Sam Hamm]]
* [[Warren Skaaren]]
* [[Akiva Goldsman]]
* Lee Batchler
* Janet Scott Batchler
* [[Andy Muschietti]]
* [[Christina Hodson]]
}}
| portrayer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Michael Keaton]] ''([[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'', ''[[Batman Returns]]'', ''[[The Flash (film)|The Flash]]'')
* [[Val Kilmer]] (''[[Batman Forever]]'')
* [[George Clooney]] (''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'', ''The Flash'')}}
| franchise = Batman
| alias = Batman
| home = [[Wayne Manor]], [[Gotham City]]
| lbl21 = Abilities
| data21 = * [[Genius]]-level intellect
* Expert [[detective]]
* Master [[martial arts|martial artist]] and hand-to-hand combatant
* Master tactician, strategist, and field commander
* Peak human physical and mental condition
* Mastery of stealth and espionage 
* Utilizes high-tech equipment and weapons
| occupation = {{Plainlist|
* Philanthropist
* Vigilante
}}
| family = {{Plainlist|
* [[Thomas Wayne]] (father)
* [[Martha Wayne]] (mother)
* [[Alfred Pennyworth]] (surrogate father)
}}
| children = [[Dick Grayson (1989 film series character)|Dick Grayson]] (surrogate son)
| significant_others = {{Plainlist|
* [[Vicki Vale (1989 film series character)|Vicki Vale]]
* [[Selina Kyle (1989 film series character)|Selina Kyle]]
* [[ Chase Meridian]]
* [[Julie Madison]]
}}
}}
'''Bruce Wayne''', better known by his vigilante [[superhero]] alias '''Batman''', is a fictional character who is featured as the main protagonist in [[Warner Bros.]]' initial [[Batman in film#Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher series (1989–1997)|''Batman'' film series]] (1989–1997), and later as a [[supporting character]] in the [[DC Extended Universe]] (DCEU) film ''[[The Flash (film)|The Flash]]'' (2023). Based on the [[DC Comics]] character of the [[Batman|same name]], he was portrayed by [[Michael Keaton]] in [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989) and ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992), before being recast with [[Val Kilmer]] and [[George Clooney]] in [[Joel Schumacher]]'s ''[[Batman Forever]]'' (1995) and ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'' (1997) respectively.  Both Keaton and Clooney reprised their roles in ''The Flash'', which [[Retroactive continuity|retroactively incorporates]] versions of them into [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|two alternate timelines]] of the DCEU's continuity.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=2021-10-16|title=Michael Keaton's Batman Returns in New Teaser for 'The Flash'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/michael-keaton-batman-returns-the-flash-teaser-1243316/|access-date=December 3, 2021|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Keaton's portrayal of the character was critically acclaimed and influenced subsequent interpretations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/michael-keatons-batman/ |title=30 Years Later, Michael Keaton is Still the Best Batman |date=June 20, 2019 |website=/FILM |last=Meyer |first=Joshua |language=en |access-date=December 12, 2019 |archive-date=February 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221052944/https://www.slashfilm.com/michael-keatons-batman/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Appearances==
{{further|Batman (1989 film)|Batman Returns|Batman Forever|Batman & Robin (film)|The Flash (film)}}
===Cancelled appearances===
{{further|Superman in film#Superman Lives|Batgirl (unreleased film)|Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom|DC Extended Universe#Canceled and reworked projects}}
* In the cancelled film, ''[[Superman in film#Superman Lives|Superman Lives]]'', Keaton was set to reprise his role as Batman in a cameo appearance.<ref>[https://screenrant.com/superman-lives-movie-michael-keaton-batman-cameo/ Michael Keaton's Batman Scene In The Unmade Superman Lives Explained]</ref>
* In the [[DC Extended Universe]], Keaton was expected to take over the role of Batman from [[Ben Affleck]]; in the [[Alternate ending|original ending]] of ''The Flash'' (2023) it would've incorporating his Batman into the main timeline of the DCEU's continuity.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |date=2022-08-03 |title=Behind the Cancellation of 'Batgirl' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/batgirl-hbo-max-movie-dc-canceled-1235191932/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> All plans were later cancelled due [[James Gunn]] and [[Peter Safran]]'s reboot of the franchise, the [[DC Universe (franchise)|DC Universe]] (DCU).  
** In the cancelled film, [[Batgirl (unreleased film)|''Batgirl'']], Keaton reprised his role of Batman in a supporting mentor role to [[Leslie Grace]]'s [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara Gordon / Batgirl]].  In August 2022, DC Films and HBO Max parent [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] (WBD) announced that, while the film had entered post-production, the studio no longer planned to release it as scheduled due to the company's cost-cutting measures and a refocus on theatrical releases.
** In ''[[Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom]]'' (2023), Keaton filmed a cameo that was later cut from the theatrical release.

==Fictional character biography==
=== ''Batman'' ===
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As a child, Wayne went to see the musical film ''Footlight Frenzy'' with his parents, [[Thomas Wayne|Thomas]] and [[Martha Wayne|Martha]], at the Monarch Theatre. As the Waynes walked down [[Crime Alley|an alley]], Thomas and Martha were shot and killed by [[Joker (Jack Napier)|mugger]]. The mugger prepared to kill Bruce, as well, asking the boy, "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?"; the mugger's [[Joe Chill|accomplice]] entreats him to run from the police, however, so he spares Bruce's life. After this, he was raised by [[Alfred Pennyworth]] ([[Michael Gough]]), the family butler. At his parents' funeral, he ran away and discovered a cave filled with bats on the family grounds, and decided to take on the form of a bat in order to fight crime. 

After decades of training, Wayne, who inherited his parents' wealth after their deaths, had his company [[Wayne Enterprises]] purchase equipment and built an advanced combat suit and the [[Batcave]], a secret sophisticated lair under [[Wayne Manor]], and began fighting crime in [[Gotham City]] as Batman, who quickly becomes an [[urban legend]] that strikes fear in the hearts of Gotham's criminal element, especially after the death of gangster Johnny Gobbs, whose body was found drained of blood following an altercation with the vigilante. Publicly, Wayne poses as an eccentric playboy, throwing lavish fundraisers for the city and collecting rare art from around the world. 

Wayne hosts a fundraiser at [[Wayne Manor]] to help fund Gotham City's 200th Anniversary Parade, where he meets photographer [[Vicki Vale (1989 film series character)|Vicki Vale]] ([[Kim Basinger]]). Wayne and Vicki soon fall in love. Wayne finds in reviewing the Manor's surveillance cameras that Commissioner [[James Gordon (comics)|James Gordon]] ([[Pat Hingle]]), who left the party unexpectedly, has been summoned to [[Ace Chemicals|Axis Chemicals]] to stop a break-in by Jack Napier ([[Jack Nicholson]]), crime lord Carl Grissom's ([[Jack Palance]]) right-hand man. As Batman, he fights Napier and his men, and during the fight, Napier falls into a vat of chemicals, transforming him into the insane, disfigured criminal mastermind the [[Joker (Jack Napier)|Joker]].

On the 20th anniversary of his parents' murder, Wayne leaves lunch with Vicki, and witnesses the Joker killing one of Grissom's associates. As Batman, he discovers that the Joker has poisoned various consumer products with his Smilex toxin. Wayne is informed by Alfred that he has a date with Vale at the Flugelheim Museum. Wayne states he has no plans to meet Vale that day, and realizes that the meeting was set up by the Joker.

After a battle with the Joker's men, Batman and Vicki return to the Batcave, where he reveals his investigation of Joker's lethal chemicals to Vale, giving her an antidote to publish. Wayne nearly reveals to Vale that he is Batman, but they are interrupted by the Joker, who asks Wayne, "Have you ever danced with the devil by the pale moonlight?" before shooting the stunned billionaire, who survives because he is wearing body armor.

When the Joker publicly challenges Batman to fight him during the anniversary gala, Wayne recognizes him as the mugger who killed his parents. On that same night, Alfred allows Vicki to enter the Batcave, thus revealing his employer's secret identity.

At the anniversary parade, Batman intercepts the Joker's parade float, with which the Joker plans to kill thousands of people with his toxin, in his [[Batplane|customized, bat-shaped aircraft]]. After Batman foils his plan, the Joker shoots down the plane, and Batman pursues him and Vale into the cathedral, eventually finding them at the top level. Batman confronts the Joker over killing his parents, and gets into brutal hand-to-hand combat with the villain. As the Joker tries to escape on a helicopter, Batman uses his grappling gun to tie one of the cathedral's gargoyles to the Joker's leg; when the gargoyle breaks free from its foundations, the Joker falls to his death. In the aftermath, Batman gives the [[Gotham City Police Department]] (GCPD) his own personalized [[Bat-Signal|signal]] as a way of contacting him for help.

=== ''Batman Returns'' ===
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During Gotham's Christmas celebrations, Batman discovers the Red Triangle Gang has interrupted the annual tree lighting ceremony. Despite managing to fight them off, he is too late to stop them from taking billionaire industrialist [[Max Shreck]] ([[Christopher Walken]]) hostage. The next day, a member of the gang kidnaps the mayor's infant son, but the child is saved by the [[Oswald Cobblepot (Batman Returns)|Penguin]] ([[Danny DeVito]]), a deformed mystery man who has lived in the sewers ever since his parents threw him into Gotham's reservoir. Though Penguin is immediately accepted by the public and allowed inside the Hall of Records to find his birth parents, Batman remains suspicious and discovers the Penguin may have once been a performer in the Red Triangle Circus and connected to a series of missing children cases. He deduces that the Penguin is the gang's leader and is planning something else, already knowing who his parents are. 

Penguin becomes popular with the citizens of Gotham, and they discover his name is Oswald Cobblepot, with his parents having died years earlier. Meanwhile, Wayne meets with Shreck, who had been blackmailed into helping Oswald return to the surface, to contest his plans to build a new power plant. He meets Shreck's secretary [[Selina Kyle (1989 film series character)|Selina Kyle]] ([[Michelle Pfeiffer]]), unaware that she is the masked vigilante Catwoman, who is planning to kill Shreck as revenge for trying to kill her when she discovered that his power plant would actually drain Gotham of its energy and leave the city at the mercy of the Shreck family.

With Shreck's backing, the Penguin officially announces his plans to run for Mayor of Gotham City. Soon afterward, Wayne and Kyle discover that Cobblepot attempted to frame Batman by kidnapping the Ice Princess ([[Cristi Conaway]]), who was to relight the tree, and leaving behind a [[batarang]]. While Batman investigates the kidnapping, the Red Triangle Gang sabotages the [[Batmobile]] to allow the Penguin remote control access. Batman finds the Ice Princess standing on the edge of a rooftop, but the Penguin arrives and startles the girl by opening one of his trick umbrellas and releasing a swarm of bats, which knocks her off the roof to her death. She lands on the button to light the tree, causing a mass swarm of bats to attack the onlookers. Batman is forced to flee, now the chief suspect in the murder.

Batman returns to the Batmobile, but the car, having been hacked by the Penguin, takes him on a destructive joyride, though Batman is able to disable the signal and escape. With Alfred's help, Batman hacks into the Gotham Plaza's speakers during one of the Penguin's speeches and plays a recording of the villain bragging about having manipulated the entire city, causing a backlash from the crowd. At Shreck's masked ball, Kyle tells Wayne her plans to kill Shreck, and the two deduce each other's secret identities. At that moment, the Penguin crashes through the floor of the room, announcing his plans to kill all of the first-born sons of Gotham and take Shreck hostage. Batman arrives and interrogates Penguin's right-hand man, learning of the Penguin's hideout underneath the Arctic World exhibit at the abandoned Gotham Zoo.

Batman discovers that the Penguin plans to massacre Gotham by sending his penguins to fire missiles at the city. With Pennyworth's help, Batman reprograms the penguins to fire upon the Penguin's hideout. Batman and Penguin fight until the Penguin falls into the toxic waters in the sewer; the mortally injured Penguin make a futile attempt to kill Batman before succumbing to his wounds. Batman attempts to stop Catwoman from killing Shreck and reveals his secret identity. Catwoman kills Shreck by kissing him with a Taser in her mouth before she mysteriously disappears. After the GCPD seizes the Penguin's destroyed lair, Wayne finds Kyle's [[black cat]], Miss Kitty, in an alleyway, as a very much alive Catwoman watches him from a rooftop while the Bat Signal shines in the sky.

=== ''Batman Forever'' ===
{{Further|Batman Forever}}
Batman is called to stop the gangster [[Harvey Dent (1989 film series character)|Two-Face]] ([[Tommy Lee Jones]]) from robbing the Second Bank of Gotham, with help from Gordon and psychologist Chase Meridian ([[Nicole Kidman]]), who becomes instantly attracted to him. Two-Face was once Gotham's District Attorney, Harvey Dent, before a criminal scarred half of his face with acid, for which he blames Batman. The Dark Knight stops Two-Face from robbing the bank, but Two-Face escapes.

The next day, Bruce Wayne visits Wayne Enterprises and becomes acquainted with Edward Nygma ([[Jim Carrey]]), an employee who is obsessed with him. Nygma has developed the Box, a machine capable of transmitting television signals directly into the human brain. He asks Wayne to fund his invention, but Wayne turns him down, believing the science behind the Box "raises too many questions." Seeking revenge, Nygma reinvents himself as [[Edward Nygma (Batman Forever)|"the Riddler"]] and allies himself with Two-Face in a plot to destroy both Batman and Bruce Wayne, whom Nygma has discovered are one and the same.

During a charity circus performance, Wayne witnesses Two-Face attack and murder a family of acrobats dubbed the Flying Graysons, leaving their youngest son, [[Dick Grayson|Dick]] ([[Chris O'Donnell]]), an orphan. Feeling a kinship with Dick, Wayne takes him in as his ward. Dick soon discovers Wayne's secret identity and asks Wayne to take him on as his crimefighting partner so he can kill Two-Face and avenge his family. Wayne, who still feels responsible for his parents' deaths, refuses, not wanting to be responsible for another lost life.

Meanwhile, Wayne soon starts a romantic relationship with Meridian, who tries to help him move on from the trauma of his parents' deaths. Wayne decides to abandon his war on crime and lead a normal life with her. Before he can tell her, however, Riddler and Two-Face attack Wayne Manor, take Meridian hostage and destroy the Batcave. Batman tracks the villainous duo to their hideout, with help from Dick, whom he has finally accepted as his crimefighting partner, [[Robin (character)|Robin]].

Two-Face and the Riddler take Meridian and Robin hostage, setting a trap that would force Batman to choose between saving one life or the other. Instead, Batman destroys the Box, driving the Riddler insane, and saves Meridan and Robin. Two-Face corners them at gunpoint, and while flipping his coin to decide their fates, Batman throws a handful of coins at him, causing him to fall to his death, avenging Dick's family. By the end of the film, Wayne accepts that he is both Batman and Bruce Wayne, and that he fights crime because he ''chooses'' to, not because he ''has'' to.

=== ''Batman & Robin'' ===
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New villain [[Mr. Freeze]] ([[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]) surfaces and commits a string of diamond thefts, catching the attention of Batman and Robin. After Freeze freezes but spares Robin in order to escape, Wayne chastises Dick, who has begun to chafe under Wayne's leadership. Wayne deduces that Freeze is Dr. Victor Fries, whose wife, [[Nora Fries|Nora]], is suffering from MacGregor's syndrome and was placed in cryogenic sleep until Freeze finds a cure. In his prior research, Fries accidentally fell backwards into a tank of modified liquid nitrogen, rendering him unable to survive outside of a subzero environment. In order to lure Freeze in, Wayne hosts a charity ball auctioning off the Wayne family diamonds with himself and Dick attending as Batman and Robin, leading to an ensuing battle and Freeze's capture. Wayne and Grayson become acquainted with Dr. Pamela Isley, who is secretly the [[metahuman]] ecoterrorist [[Poison Ivy (character)|Poison Ivy]], and who seduces Robin and allies with Freeze, breaking him out of [[Arkham Asylum]]. Ivy then unplugs Nora's life support and convinces Freeze that Batman is responsible.

Alfred's niece Barbara Wilson ([[Alicia Silverstone]]) comes to visit Wayne Manor, at about the same time that Wayne discovers that Alfred is dying of McGregor's Syndrome. She soon discovers the Batcave, and becomes [[Batgirl]]. Batman and Robin reluctantly allow her to help them defeat Freeze and Ivy, who are trying to turn Gotham City into a giant [[polar ice cap]] with a giant freeze ray that Freeze invented. Batgirl defeats Ivy, and the three head to the observatory to stop Freeze. Robin and Batgirl defeat Ivy's minion [[Bane (DC Comics)|Bane]] ([[Robert Swenson]]) while Batman faces and subdues Freeze, redirecting the telescope's satellites to reflect sunlight to thaw Gotham, but Freeze detonates several bombs that he had placed around the freeze ray, destroying it. Nevertheless, Robin and Batgirl are still able to thaw the city. Batman reveals to a defeated Freeze that Nora is still alive, having been rescued in time.

Batman appeals to Freeze's humanity and asks him for the cure to MacGregor's syndrome's early stages to save Pennyworth. Freeze provides him with the cure and returns to Arkham to torment Ivy, his new cellmate, while Pennyworth makes a full recovery and reunites with Wayne, Grayson, and Barbara.

=== ''The Flash'' ===
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In 2023, [[Barry Allen (DC Extended Universe)|Barry Allen / The Flash]] ([[Ezra Miller]]) travels back in time to prevent the murder of his mother, and accidentally lands in an alternate 2013, where various events prior to the date of his mother's murder have changed, and an older Wayne (Keaton) has retired as Batman and lives as a recluse in Wayne Manor, after having stopped "all crime" in Gotham. He encounters Barry, who has broken into the manor, as well as [[Barry Allen (DC Extended Universe) #Flashpoint Reality|a younger Barry]] from his timeline that has just gained powers that were accidentally transferred to him by the older Barry. Wayne theorizes that the Flash has tangled multiple universes into one (thus placing him in this universe), and the older Barry explains that [[Zod (DC Extended Universe)|General Zod]] ([[Michael Shannon]]) and his army are preparing to invade Earth{{efn| As depicted in ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'' (2013).}} and that they must find [[Superman (DC Extended Universe)|Superman]] to help them defeat Zod. Wayne declines and leaves them.

The two Barrys break into the Batcave and use the computer to try and locate Superman. After seeing the older Barry working to find him, Wayne changes his mind and comes out of retirement to help the Barrys find Superman, who they believe is being held at a military site in [[Siberia]]. The group travels to Siberia to rescue Superman, but instead find his cousin [[Kara Zor-El]] ([[Sasha Calle]]). They return to the manor with Kara, who leaves to find Zod.

Wayne helps the older Barry recreate the incident that granted him his powers. Barry is struck by lightning, but before Wayne can activate it again, the circuits of the machine fry. Kara returns and flies Barry into the sky to be struck again, and he successfully regains his powers. Wayne, the Barrys, and Kara team up to fight Zod's forces in a desert. Kara is killed by Zod and Wayne dies after being unable to eject himself out of the Batwing which crashes into a Kryptonian ship. The Barrys attempt to go back in time to ensure both Wayne and Kara live, but fail. After confronting [[Barry Allen (DC Extended Universe) #Dark Flash|a dark alternate self]], Barry goes back once again and allows his mother's death to occur, unraveling the universes and preventing Zod's successful invasion, thus averting Wayne's death.

After returning to his original timeline, the older Barry's father is proven innocent of the murder of his wife, and that reality's Bruce Wayne calls Allen to congratulate him. When he arrives to the courthouse, Wayne (Clooney) looks different than [[Bruce Wayne (DC Extended Universe)|the one Allen knows]] ([[Ben Affleck]]), as he slightly altered the timeline on his way back to create
evidence that proved his father's innocence.

==Production==
===Casting===
Multiple actors were considered for the role of Batman during production. In [[Tom Mankiewicz]]'s original script which ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' director [[Ivan Reitman]] was attached to, actor [[Bill Murray]] was considered for the role in a script that featured [[Eddie Murphy]] as [[Dick Grayson|Dick Grayson / Robin]]. ''[[Gremlins]]'' director [[Joe Dante]] was attached to the project as well at one point. The script was intended as a comedy, but was altered significantly after [[Tim Burton]]'s involvement. [[Mel Gibson]], [[Kevin Costner]], [[Charlie Sheen]], [[Tom Selleck]], [[Harrison Ford]], [[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Ray Liotta]], [[Willem Dafoe]], [[Alec Baldwin]], [[Kurt Russell]], [[Patrick Swayze]], [[John Travolta]], [[Richard Gere]], [[Kyle MacLachlan]], [[Michael Biehn]], [[Dennis Quaid]], [[Bruce Willis]], [[Steven Seagal]], and [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]] were all considered for the role.<ref>{{cite news|author=Busch, Jenna|url=http://www.superherohype.com/features/306949-exclusive-interview-batman-producer-michael-uslan-talks-the-legacy-of-superhero-cinema|title=Interview: Batman Producer Michael Uslan Talks the Legacy of Superhero Cinema|work=Superhero Hype!|date=July 3, 2014|access-date=December 7, 2019|archive-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207110523/https://www.superherohype.com/features/306949-exclusive-interview-batman-producer-michael-uslan-talks-the-legacy-of-superhero-cinema|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Ben|last=Beaumont-Thomas|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/21/pierce-brosnan-turned-down-tim-burton-batman | title=Pierce Brosnan: I turned down Tim Burton's Batman | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=August 21, 2014 | access-date=December 7, 2019 | archive-date=December 7, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207110505/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/21/pierce-brosnan-turned-down-tim-burton-batman | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Todd|last=Gilchrist|title=Ray Liotta Says Tim Burton Wanted To Meet With Him For 'Batman'|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/ray_liotta_says_tim_burton_wanted_to_meet_with_him_for_batman|work=[[Indiewire]]|date=November 4, 2011|access-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903111351/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/ray_liotta_says_tim_burton_wanted_to_meet_with_him_for_batman|archive-date=September 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Josh|last=Wigler|title=Exclusive: Willem Dafoe As Batman? It Almost Happened!|website=[[MTV]]|date=October 27, 2009|url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/10/27/exclusive-willem-dafoe-as-batman-it-almost-happened/|access-date=December 7, 2019|archive-date=September 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909044420/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/10/27/exclusive-willem-dafoe-as-batman-it-almost-happened/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/steven-seagal-was-considered-for-bruce-wayne-and-other-burton-batman-facts|title=How Tim Burton's Batman set the stage for comic books' Hollywood takeover|date=June 20, 2019}}</ref> Eventually, producer [[Jon Peters]] suggested [[Michael Keaton]], claiming he had the right "edgy, tormented quality" for the role, and based his argument on Keaton's dramatic performance in the film ''[[Clean and Sober]]''. At the time, Keaton was primarily known for comedic parts in ''[[Mr. Mom]]'' and ''[[Beetlejuice]]'', the latter also being directed by Burton.<ref>{{cite news | first = Hilary|last=de Vries | title = ''Batman'' Battles for Big Money | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = February 5, 1989 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/05/movies/film-batman-battles-for-big-money.html | access-date = December 7, 2019 | archive-date = December 7, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207110506/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/05/movies/film-batman-battles-for-big-money.html | url-status = live}}</ref><ref>John Peters, ''[[The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?]]'', 2015</ref><ref>{{cite book | first = Les |last=Daniels | title = Batman: The Complete History | isbn = 0-8118-2470-5 | publisher = [[Chronicle Books]] | location=San Francisco, California| page = 164 | year = 2000| author-link = Les Daniels}}</ref> Keaton's casting as the character caused an uproar from fans of the character, who claimed Keaton was too comedic and too short for the role.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lowry|first=Brian|title=Batman Backlash: Ben Affleck Has Nothing on Michael Keaton|url=https://variety.com/2013/voices/columns/batman-backlash-ben-affleck-has-nothing-on-michael-keaton-1200587317/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=December 7, 2019|date=August 23, 2013|archive-date=November 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121060333/https://variety.com/2013/voices/columns/batman-backlash-ben-affleck-has-nothing-on-michael-keaton-1200587317/|url-status=live}}</ref> Over 50,000 recorded protest letters were sent to [[Warner Bros.]] offices, and the casting was questioned by screenwriter [[Sam Hamm]], producer [[Michael Uslan]] and even Batman co-creator [[Bob Kane]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Batman | work = [[Steve Englehart]] |url=http://www.steveenglehart.com/Film/Batman%20movie.html | access-date =December 7, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214111803/http://www.steveenglehart.com/Film/Batman%20movie.html| archive-date= December 14, 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first1 = Nancy|last1=Griffin|first2=Kim|last2=Masters|title = Hit & Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony For A Ride In Hollywood|publisher = [[Simon & Schuster]]|location=New York City|year =1997|pages =158–174|isbn = 0-684-80931-1|chapter = Hit Men}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Stephen |last=Rebello | title = Sam Hamm - Screenwriter | work = [[Cinefantastique]] | pages=34–41 | date = November 1989}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-michael-keaton-vetoed-michelle-pfeiffer-role-1989-film-1220139 |title=The Battle to Make Tim Burton's 'Batman' |date=June 21, 2019 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |last=Burton |first=Byron |language=en |access-date=December 12, 2019 |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626061506/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-michael-keaton-vetoed-michelle-pfeiffer-role-1989-film-1220139 |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Recast====
While Keaton decided not to reprise the role of Batman for the third film, [[Tim Burton]] was still involved as producer and pushed [[Johnny Depp]] to replace Keaton, <ref>{{cite web | url=https://comicbookmovie.com/batman/batman_forever_1995/johnny-depp-was-almost-batman-in-batman-forever-a12646 | title=Johnny Depp Was Almost Batman in Batman Forever | date=December 10, 2009}}</ref> before [[Val Kilmer]] got the role.<ref name=hold>{{cite news | author=Nathan, Ian | title=Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, Kilmer |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | pages=108–117 | date=August 1995}}</ref> Kilmer decided not to return and was replaced by [[George Clooney]] for the fourth film,<ref name="20years">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/batman-robin-at-20-joel-schumacher-more-reveal-what-happened-1014972/|title={{'}}''Batman & Robin''{{'}} at 20: Joel Schumacher and More Reveal What Really Happened|date=June 20, 2017|last=Couch|first=Aaron|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101011528/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/batman-robin-at-20-joel-schumacher-more-reveal-what-happened-1014972/|archive-date=November 1, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> with director [[Joel Schumacher]] feeling that Clooney could provide a lighter interpretation of the character than Keaton and Kilmer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmscouts.com/scripts/matinee.cfm?Film=bat-rob&File=productn|title=''Batman & Robin'': About The Production|website=Film Scouts|access-date=August 7, 2014|archive-date=June 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602214439/http://www.filmscouts.com/scripts/matinee.cfm?Film=bat-rob&File=productn|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Batsuits===
{{Further|Batsuit#1989–1997 film series}}
[[File:Keaton as Batman.jpg|175px|thumb|left|The [[Batsuit]], worn by Keaton in ''Batman'' (1989).]]
The [[Batsuit]] worn by Keaton was designed by costume designer [[Bob Ringwood]]. Ringwood turned down the opportunity to work on [[James Bond]] film ''[[Licence to Kill]]'' to work on ''Batman''. Ringwood stated that designing the Batsuit was difficult, claiming "the image of Batman in the comics is this huge, big six-foot-four hunk with a dimpled chin. Michael Keaton is a guy with average build. The problem was to make somebody who was average-sized and ordinary-looking into this bigger-than-life creature."<ref name="batto">{{cite news | author = Jody Duncan Shannon | title = Building the Bat-suit | work = [[Cinefex]] | pages=16–24 | date = February 1990}}</ref> Producer [[Jon Peters]] had requested for the Batsuit to feature a [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] product-placement, but was shot down by Burton and Ringwood, feeling that it would not be intimidating.<ref>Bob Ringwood, [[Tim Burton]], ''Designing the Batsuit'', 2005, [[Warner Home Video]]</ref> 28 latex designs of the suit were made, as well as 25 different capes and 6 different heads.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.amctv.com/future_of_classic/2007/06/reinventing-the.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20081006231931/http://blogs.amctv.com/future_of_classic/2007/06/reinventing-the.html | url-status=dead | archive-date = October 6, 2008 | title = Reinventing the Batsuit for the Modern Era | work = [[AMC (TV network)|American Movies Classic]] | access-date = December 12, 2019}}</ref> It was decided the use of spandex as in the comics and previous adaptations would not be intimidating enough, so the character was given black armor pieces.

The Batsuit was upgraded for ''Batman Returns'', using more flexible foam latex, as well as a more traditional chest emblem. The updated Batsuit also featured a zipper to allow for urination in between takes and an updated plated armor torso that did not resemble sculpted muscles.<ref>Bob Ringwood, [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], ''Sleek, Sexy and Sinister: The Costumes of Batman Returns'', 2005, [[Warner Home Video]]</ref> Keaton still had difficulty hearing but found the neck movement much less restrictive than with the first costume. Due to the second costume's much thinner cowl with increased flexibility, a greater range of head-turning was allowed but could still leave gaps folding away from the cheek. The infamous "Bat-Turn" movement became an iconic part of the character's body language despite not truly needing to depend upon it, contrary to speculation from contemporary pundits. The wardrobe department spent seven weeks sculpting ''Batman Forever'' costumes on his body cast, preceding under the assumption that he would be returning. The addition of nipples and an enlarged [[codpiece]] to the Batsuit and Robin's costume in ''Batman & Robin'' was the subject of ridicule and criticism.<ref name=shadow>[[Joel Schumacher]], Peter MacGregor-Scott, [[Chris O'Donnell]], [[Val Kilmer]], [[Uma Thurman]], [[John Glover (actor)|John Glover]], ''Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight Part 6-Batman Unbound'', 2005, [[Warner Home Video]]</ref>

==In other media==
===Television===
Keaton's Batman was referenced in the [[Arrowverse]] television crossover event "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsweek.com/crisis-infinite-earths-explained-robert-wuhl-alexander-knox-batman-earth-89-1476174 |title='Crisis On Infinite Earths' Explained: Why Robert Wuhl Has Returned As Alexander Knox |date=December 9, 2019 |website=[[Newsweek]] |last=Spencer |first=Samuel |language=en |access-date=December 12, 2019 |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211184317/https://www.newsweek.com/crisis-infinite-earths-explained-robert-wuhl-alexander-knox-batman-earth-89-1476174 |url-status=live}}</ref> This series establishes the universe in which ''Batman'' (1989) and ''Batman Returns'' (1992) exist as "[[Earth-89 (Arrowverse)|Earth-89]]", with [[Robert Wuhl]], who portrayed Alexander Knox in ''Batman'', reprising his role for the series for a [[cameo appearance]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2486324/every-arrow-verse-cameo-from-the-crisis-on-infinite-earths-crossover-so-far | title=Every Arrow-verse Cameo From The Crisis On Infinite Earths Crossover So Far | date=December 8, 2019 | website=Cinema Blend | last=Abdulbaki | first=Mae | language=en | access-date=December 12, 2019 | archive-date=December 9, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209180328/https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2486324/every-arrow-verse-cameo-from-the-crisis-on-infinite-earths-crossover-so-far | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/12/08/crisis-management-so-michael-keaton-adam-west-titans-fans-should-be-happy-spoilers/ |title="Crisis" Management: So Michael Keaton, Adam West & "Titans" Fans Should Be Happy [SPOILERS] |date=December 8, 2019 |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |last=Flook |first=Ray |language=en |access-date=December 12, 2019 |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211053900/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/12/08/crisis-management-so-michael-keaton-adam-west-titans-fans-should-be-happy-spoilers/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In the crossover, Bruce Wayne / Batman is mentioned as having captured the Joker (despite his apparent death) and married Selina Kyle / Catwoman.

===Video games===
The suit from Tim Burton's first ''Batman'' film was added as an alternate skin to ''[[Batman: Arkham Knight]]'' during a free update in August 2015.

The suit from Tim Burton's first ''Batman'' film was added as a costume for [[Batman]] in ''[[Multiversus]]'' as part of an 85th anniversary celebration for the character.

===Comic books===
====Film adaptations====
A comic adaptation of Tim Burton's ''Batman'' titled ''Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros Motion Picture'' was released in June 1989. Longtime Batman editor at DC [[Dennis O'Neil]] adapted the screenplay, with art provided by [[Jerry Ordway]].

A comic adaptation for ''Batman Returns'' titled ''Batman Returns: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros Motion Picture'' was released in June 1992. The story was once again adapted by Dennis O' Neil, with pencils provided by [[Steve Erwin]] and inked embellishments by [[José Luis García-López]]. Many of the illustrations García-López did for the film's style guide were re-purposed for the comic adaptation.

====Comic continuation====
A comic continuation that was to chronicle the events of Tim Burton's failed third Batman film titled ''[[Batman '89 (comic book)|Batman '89]]'' was submitted to [[DC Comics]] written by Joe Quinones and Kath Leth in March 2016. The run was inspired by DC's recent comic run ''[[Batman '66]]'', which was a continuation of the [[Batman (TV series)|1966 television series]] starring [[Adam West]] and [[Burt Ward]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=March 22, 2013 |title=DC Comics To Publish A Batman Sixties TV Show Comic, As Well As A Batusi Exclusive Toy For San Diego Comic Con |url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/03/22/dc-comics-to-publish-a-batman-sixties-tv-show-comic-as-well-as-a-batusi-exclusive-toy-for-san-diego-comic-con/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212051526/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/03/22/dc-comics-to-publish-a-batman-sixties-tv-show-comic-as-well-as-a-batusi-exclusive-toy-for-san-diego-comic-con/ |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |access-date=December 12, 2019 |work=[[Bleeding Cool]] |language=en}}</ref> The story was to be a direct sequel to Burton's Batman films, with visual allusions to Michael Keaton as Batman, [[Billy Dee Williams]] (who portrayed a pre-disfigurement Harvey Dent in ''Batman'') as Two-Face, [[Marlon Wayans]] as Robin, Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, and [[Robin Williams]] as The Riddler. The story would also introduce iterations of [[Barbara Gordon]], [[Poison Ivy (character)|Poison Ivy]] and [[Harley Quinn]] into the story's [[fictional universe]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Whitbrook |first=James |date=September 3, 2016 |title=Behold the Batman '89 Comic That DC Rejected Because They Hate Joy |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/behold-the-batman-89-comic-that-dc-rejected-because-the-1763852670?IR=T |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822211102/https://io9.gizmodo.com/behold-the-batman-89-comic-that-dc-rejected-because-the-1763852670?IR=T |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |access-date=December 12, 2019 |website=Gizmodo |language=en}}</ref> However, the comic run was initially rejected by DC.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moore |first=Trent |date=March 10, 2016 |title=Check Out The Burton-Inspired Batman '89 Comic Dc Decided Not To Make |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/check-out-the-burton-inspired-batman-89-comic-dc-decided-not-to-make |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212053037/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/check-out-the-burton-inspired-batman-89-comic-dc-decided-not-to-make |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |access-date=December 12, 2019 |website=[[Syfy]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Melrose |first=Kevin |date=March 9, 2016 |title=Rejected 'Batman '89' comic would've picked up where Burton left off |url=https://www.cbr.com/rejected-batman-89-comic-wouldve-picked-up-where-burton-left-off/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212051516/https://www.cbr.com/rejected-batman-89-comic-wouldve-picked-up-where-burton-left-off/ |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |access-date=December 12, 2019 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=March 9, 2016 |title=The Kate Leth/Joe Quinones Tim Burton-Style Batman '89 Comic That DC Turned Down |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/03/09/the-kate-leth-joe-quinones-tim-burton-style-batman-89-comic-that-dc-turned-down/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212051516/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/03/09/the-kate-leth-joe-quinones-tim-burton-style-batman-89-comic-that-dc-turned-down/ |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |access-date=December 12, 2019 |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2021, it was confirmed that DC would in fact be proceeding to develop a comic continuation of Burton's ''Batman'' films, with [[Sam Hamm]] returning to write the script while Joe Quinones provides the comic's art.<ref>{{cite web |last=Aguilar |first=Matthew |date=February 16, 2021 |title=DC Returns to Batman '89 and Superman '78 in New Comic Series |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-batman-1989-superman-movie-comic-series/ |website=ComicBook.com}}</ref>

===Novels===
===''Batman: Resurrection''===
On April 11, 2024, it was announced that a new novel, ''[[Batman: Resurrection]]'', set in the Tim Burton ''Batman'' universe would be written by author [[John Jackson Miller]]. The book serves as a direct sequel to ''Batman'' (1989) and is set between the events of the 1989 film and its sequel, ''Batman Returns'' (1992). The book was released on October 15, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last=Whitbrook |first=James |title=Batman 1989 Continues, in a Brand New Novel |url=https://gizmodo.com/batman-resurrections-novel-1989-john-jackson-miller-1851403150 |website=[[Gizmodo]] |access-date=April 14, 2024 |date=April 11, 2024}}</ref>
===''Batman: Revolution''===
A sequel to ''Batman: Resurrection'', titled ''Batman: Revolution'', was revealed by Miller following the former's release and is scheduled for release in fall 2025<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1688100/batman-resurrection-book-batman-1989-batman-returns-gap/ | title=New Batman: Resurrection Book Fills In The Gap Between Batman 1989 And Batman Returns | website= slashfilm.com | date=October 15, 2024 }}</ref>

==Reception and legacy==
Michael Keaton's portrayal as Batman was seen as hugely influential towards further adaptations of the character.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/batman-michael-keaton-revisited/ |title=What Michael Keaton's 'Batman' Understands About Bruce Wayne Better than Anyone Else |date=June 20, 2019 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |last=Mancuso |first=Vinnie |language=en |access-date=December 12, 2019 |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212061453/https://collider.com/batman-michael-keaton-revisited/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Keaton's portrayal inspired the portrayal by [[Kevin Conroy]] in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''. As the first version of the character to carry a grapple device with a motorized reel, as well a cape that can harden and transform into a hang-glider, these concepts would become highly influential for most contemporary appearances of the character.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jeff|last=Jensen|title=Batman's New Suit|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20042739,00.html|date=June 15, 2007|access-date=December 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914092558/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20042739%2C00.html|archive-date=September 14, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Keaton's grim, monosyllabic persona in-costume has been paid tribute to throughout multiple adaptations of the character, including video game appearances and homages.

This adaptation of the character was also seen as the first to change their voice while in costume as Batman, something which future actors [[Kevin Conroy]], [[Ben Affleck]] and [[Christian Bale]] would also add to their interpretations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liveabout.com/christian-bale-talks-batman-begins-2421590 |title=Christian Bale Talks About 'Batman Begins' |date=March 18, 2017 |website=Liveabout |last=Murray |first=Rebecca |language=en |access-date=December 4, 2019 |archive-date=August 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813165918/https://www.liveabout.com/christian-bale-talks-batman-begins-2421590 |url-status=live}}</ref> Michael Keaton's portrayal of the character appears on [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains]] at #46 on the heroes side, while [[Jack Nicholson]]'s portrayal as [[Joker (character)|The Joker]] ranked 45th on the villains side.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.afi.com/100years/handv.aspx |title=AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains |year=2003 |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |language=en |access-date=December 4, 2019 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003104203/http://www.afi.com/100years/handv.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wigler|first1=Josh|title=Michael Keaton Reveals The Secret Origin Of His Batman Voice|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2047921/michael-keaton-batman-voice/|publisher=MTV|access-date=December 4, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204095907/http://www.mtv.com/news/2047921/michael-keaton-batman-voice/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===''Birdman'' comparisons===
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Due to his involvement in the film, Michael Keaton's role in the film ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman]]'' directed by [[Alejandro González Iñárritu|Alejandro G. Iñárritu]] has been compared to Keaton's own experiences as Batman. Many people have come to the conclusion that the film is a reflection of Michael Keaton's life post-Batman, as the film itself focuses on Riggan Thompson, a struggling, aging actor who is best known for having played a winged superhero earlier in his career.

When Iñárritu contacted Keaton about taking the role of Riggan, Keaton asked him if he was making fun of him for playing Batman.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: 'Birdman' Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu on His First Comedy |last=Foundas |first=Scott |date=August 27, 2014 |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-birdman-interview-1201292156/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225110002/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-birdman-interview-1201292156/ |archive-date=February 25, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite comparisons between Riggan and Keaton and many people believing that the role was taken by the actor to let out frustration at the role, Keaton has claimed that he loves talking about his time as Batman, and is extremely grateful for the role.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Why-Michael-Keaton-Thinks-Birdman-Batman-Comparisons-Superficial-68893.html |title=Why Michael Keaton Thinks The Birdman-Batman Comparisons Are Superficial |date=December 24, 2014 |website=Cinema Blend |last=Romano |first=Nick |language=en |access-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218090055/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Why-Michael-Keaton-Thinks-Birdman-Batman-Comparisons-Superficial-68893.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITRCJExnr3Q |title=Michael Keaton on "Birdman" vs. "Batman" (Oct. 13, 2014) {{!}} Charlie Rose |date=October 13, 2014 |via=YouTube |last=Rose |first=Charlie |access-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822211116/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITRCJExnr3Q |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/michael-keaton-birdman-batman-interview/ |title=Watch: Michael Keaton Talks Comparisons Between BIRDMAN and His BATMAN History in Exclusive Clip from EPIX's HOLLYWOOD SESSIONS |date=December 29, 2014 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |language=en |access-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218090054/https://collider.com/michael-keaton-birdman-batman-interview/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Keaton was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his performance in ''Birdman'', his first-ever nomination, and this helped him gain the villainous role of [[Adrian Toomes (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Adrian Toomes / Vulture]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) film ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-homecoming-michael-keaton-was-destined-play-vulture-1019192 |title=Michael Keaton Was Destined for 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' |date=July 7, 2017 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Weiss |first=Josh |language=en |access-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218090053/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-homecoming-michael-keaton-was-destined-play-vulture-1019192 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Bruce Wayne (Dark Knight trilogy)]]
*[[Bruce Wayne (DC Extended Universe)]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{DCdatabase|Bruce Wayne (Burtonverse)}}

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