Warner Brothers Wanted to Remake the Campy 1960's "Batman" With Bill Murray?! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 04-20-2010, 11:21 PM

Before Tim Burton helmed the franchise, Warner Brothers was looking into producing a film based around the '60s "Bam! Pow!" TV show. The choice for Bruce Wayne? Caddyshack's Bill Murray. "I would have been a fine Batman," he later told MTV. "You know, there have been a number of Batmen. I like them... I thought Mike Keaton did a great job as Batman." Just think -- if it wasn't for Tim Burton choosing to go dark with the Dark Knight, the history of superhero movies could have been radically different.

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Retro4Life · 04-20-2010, 11:33 PM

Definitely dodged a bullet here, and I'm a Murray fan.

robyrob · 04-21-2010, 09:26 AM

i don't think that would have worked in any imaginable scenario.

Dr. Thong · 04-21-2010, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

i don't think that would have worked in any imaginable scenario.

I dunno about that. Anyone here seen Batman & Robin with George Clooney? IMO, that movie was an updated version of the '60s show. That movie was an absolute joke. Murray would have fit in fine with that bunch.

The Batman movie series started off good with Burton and Keaton, but once they left, it devolved into comedy and the franchise died as a result.

Fortunately, Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale restored the Batman to his dark roots and made the two best Batman films ever...IMO.

MickeyMac · 04-21-2010, 06:09 PM

Here is more proof that the studio heads in Hollywood are idiots.

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