Boy, oh, boy did he make a wrong decision there…Īnd the rest is history, really. Kilmer signed on without reading the script or knowing who the director was. Kilmer, who as a child visited the studios where the 1960s series was recorded and shortly before had visited a bat cave in Africa, was contacted by his agent for the role. Val Kilmer soon appeared as a potential replacement, but the studio was also interested in Keanu Reeves, Alec and William Baldwin, Dean Cain, Tom Hanks, Kurt Russell, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ralph Fiennes, Johnny Depp and Mel Gibson. Cain was scrapped as he was well known for starring in the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Ethan Hawke was initially offered the role, but he turned it down, later stating that he still regrets that decision. The studio quickly want searching for a new, younger actor to replace Keaton. Schumacher completely changed the tone, which led to Michael Keaton declining a total of $15,000,000 to return to the role Keaton disliked the new direction of the series and wanted to explore other options. fast tracked a sequel, but replaced Burton with Joel Schumacher. Now that we’ve established that Val Kilmer played Batman in just one movie, let us talk about the failure that was Batman Forever: Batman Forever (1995)Īfter the success of Batman Returns, Warner Bros.
Val Kilmer was set to return to the role, but he took on another role in the meantime and was, ultimately, replaced by George Clooney luckily for him, but not for us. He played the Dark Knight in Batman Forever and that remains his only appearance in the titular role.
When Michael Keaton decided not to return as Batman in Batman Forever, Val Kilmer was brought in as his replacement. How was Val Kilmer received as Batman? How many times did Val Kilmer play Batman?
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