TMC
10-18-2008, 03:05 AM
http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/0/3772/50_2007/14534889_0.xlarger.jpg
http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/Galleries/Shows/A_F/Ci_Cp/Company/company05.jpg (http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rory-cochrane/photos/172961/3)
http://web.wireimage.com/images/tnm/15034433.jpg
http://nymag.com/arts/tv/reviews/company070730_560.jpg
It's photos like these that makes me wonder and do a lot of wishful thinking about what if Michael Keaton had stayed on with the Batman franchise after "Batman Returns (http://www.batmanytb.com/movies/batmanreturns/
)". Keaton out of the three Batman actors of the Burton-Schumacher era, seems to be the most suitable age wise, to plausibly play off the father-son dynamic between Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson. When Val Kilmer and George Clooney were involved, it was really more of a "big brother-little brother" scenario. Unfortunately, Keaton is about the same height as O'Donnell.
The only question remaining is how would Keaton's Batman convincingly accept a crime fighting sidekick. Tim Burton and Daniel Waters (who wrote the screenplay for "Batman Returns") never really liked the idea of Robin being around (citing that Batman should be the ultimate loner). There were some ideas being kicked around in the early drafts of the first two films concerning Robin. One involved the Joker randomly killing Dick Grayson's parents (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtpIDUSr24A). While the other (for "Batman Returns") Robin being a street smart (a la Jason Todd) techno geek, who helps Batman fix the Batmobile. They actually wanted Marlon Wayans for the part.
Here's a bit of an idea of what a Burtonverse Robin suit could've looked like:
http://www.finalfrontiertoys.com/VintageToys/Batman_Animated/Batman_Returns_Robin_Jet_Foil_MISB_C-9+.jpg
http://actionhunter.com/db4/00329/actionhunter.com/_uimages/Robincarded.jpg
Anyway, this is a descrption of Dick Grayson in an early draft of the "Batman Returns" script:
The first draft for BATMAN II was finished in 1990. The plot: Catwoman and the Penguin would frame Batman, turning the poilce, and Gotham against him and Vicki Vale would be rescued by an acrobatic street kid named Dick.
In this script a more traditional Robin suit is brought up. The first draft also had the Dick in a tattered raincoat (perhaps a stand-in for a cape).
This was the description of what Robin would look like after a script revision:
The script was thrown away and a new one was made. The new script did in fact have the two villians framing Batman, but now there was no Vicki Vale. Batman, however, was the one that was assited by a street kid named Dick, who had an "R" on his overalls.
http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/Galleries/Shows/A_F/Ci_Cp/Company/company05.jpg (http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rory-cochrane/photos/172961/3)
http://web.wireimage.com/images/tnm/15034433.jpg
http://nymag.com/arts/tv/reviews/company070730_560.jpg
It's photos like these that makes me wonder and do a lot of wishful thinking about what if Michael Keaton had stayed on with the Batman franchise after "Batman Returns (http://www.batmanytb.com/movies/batmanreturns/
)". Keaton out of the three Batman actors of the Burton-Schumacher era, seems to be the most suitable age wise, to plausibly play off the father-son dynamic between Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson. When Val Kilmer and George Clooney were involved, it was really more of a "big brother-little brother" scenario. Unfortunately, Keaton is about the same height as O'Donnell.
The only question remaining is how would Keaton's Batman convincingly accept a crime fighting sidekick. Tim Burton and Daniel Waters (who wrote the screenplay for "Batman Returns") never really liked the idea of Robin being around (citing that Batman should be the ultimate loner). There were some ideas being kicked around in the early drafts of the first two films concerning Robin. One involved the Joker randomly killing Dick Grayson's parents (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtpIDUSr24A). While the other (for "Batman Returns") Robin being a street smart (a la Jason Todd) techno geek, who helps Batman fix the Batmobile. They actually wanted Marlon Wayans for the part.
Here's a bit of an idea of what a Burtonverse Robin suit could've looked like:
http://www.finalfrontiertoys.com/VintageToys/Batman_Animated/Batman_Returns_Robin_Jet_Foil_MISB_C-9+.jpg
http://actionhunter.com/db4/00329/actionhunter.com/_uimages/Robincarded.jpg
Anyway, this is a descrption of Dick Grayson in an early draft of the "Batman Returns" script:
The first draft for BATMAN II was finished in 1990. The plot: Catwoman and the Penguin would frame Batman, turning the poilce, and Gotham against him and Vicki Vale would be rescued by an acrobatic street kid named Dick.
In this script a more traditional Robin suit is brought up. The first draft also had the Dick in a tattered raincoat (perhaps a stand-in for a cape).
This was the description of what Robin would look like after a script revision:
The script was thrown away and a new one was made. The new script did in fact have the two villians framing Batman, but now there was no Vicki Vale. Batman, however, was the one that was assited by a street kid named Dick, who had an "R" on his overalls.