Batman Continues (1994 film)

Batman Continues is a 1994 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and written by Sam Hamm, based on the DC Comics character Batman by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and the third installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series, it is a sequel to Batman Returns. In the film's plot, the superhero vigilante Batman comes into conflict with Harvey Dent / Two-Face, who seeks to replace him as the protector of Gotham City. Batman seeks aid from a teenage mechanic named Drake Winston —who is operating as a masked vigilante known as Robin—and from the return of Selina Kyle as Catwoman. The cast includes Michael Keaton, Marlon Wayans, Michelle Pfeiffer, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Michael Murphy, Pat Corley, Keri Russell, Jon Polito, William Smith, and Kelly McGillis.

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Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman
Marlon Wayans as Drake Winston / Robin
Jack Nicholson as Jack Napier / the Joker
Michelle Pfeiffer as Selina Kyle / Catwoman
Billy Dee Williams as Harvey Dent / Two-Face
Jon Polito as Carmine 'The Roman' Falcone
Frank Vincent as Salvatore Maroni
William Smith as Captain John Maitland
Pat Hingle as Commissioner James Gordon
Nicole Kidman as Gilda Gold
Pat Corley as Lieutenant Eddie Bullock
Joe Morton as Charlie
Paul Freeman as Mayor Theodore Cobblepot
Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth
Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale
Robert Whul as Alexander Knox
Keri Russell as Barbara Gordon
Michael Murphy as Mayor Roscoe Jenkins

The cast of Batman Continues includes Andrew Bryniarski as Max Shreck's son, Charles "Chip" Schreck and George Lane Cooper as Lawrence the Boombox Goon.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=SOWO53kgSq4

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Script, Daily. “Batman Returns.” Batman Returns Script by Daniel Waters, http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/batman-returns_early.html.
Script, Daily. “Batman 2 .” Batman 2 Script by Sam Hamm, http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/batman-returns_unproduced.html.
Script, Daily. “Batman.” Batman Script by Sam Hamm, http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/batman_early.html.
Hamm, Sam. Batman'89. DC Comics.
Achannelthatsawesome, director. What If Tim Burton Directed Batman Forever? YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA1WU-9UVxw. Accessed 30 Aug. 2022.

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In an original draft for Batman Returns, brilliant writer Sam Hamm wanted Penguin and Catwoman to join forces to frame Batman for the murders of Gotham’s wealthiest citizens (the Barretts, the Provosts, the Tiptrees, and the Shaws) to try to locate a secret treasure. Some aspects of the original script were applied to Batman Continues. In Sam Hamm’s Batman Returns, Walter Barrett was an industrialist who moonlighted as a drug lord and a polluter. The secret treasure came when Barrett, Provost, Tiptree, Shaw, and Bruce Wayne’s ancestors orchestrated a robbery on the Gotham treasury to put Gotham into bankruptcy. Barrett, Provost, Tiptree, Shaw, and Bruce Wayne’s ancestors agreed to bail Gotham out of bankruptcy in exchange for all the city contracts, making them wealthier than any other family. To hide the treasure stolen from the Gotham treasury, the five families hid it in the Batcave while using five raven statues that would reveal its location if the statues were used together. In Batman Continues, it was Carl Grissom’s grandfather who robbed the city treasury instead in order to manipulate the city into granting him all of their contracts, making the Grissoms wealthier than any other family. In Batman Continues, Carl Grissom was integrated with elements of Walter Barrett which explained why Grissom always thought he was untouchable by the law.
Robin was always meant by Warner Bros to appear in many of Tim Burton’s Batman movies. However, Tim Burton disliked the character which was why Robin was always scrapped. Robin was set to be Richard Grayson in Tom Mankiewicz’s script where he would’ve lost his parents at the hands of the Joker. Richard would be adopted by Bruce Wayne and would’ve seen Bruce’s love interest Silver St. Cloud be a mother figure to him. Richard would’ve become Robin to help Batman combat Rupert Thorne and the Joker. Sam Hamm originally wanted the Joker to kill Richard’s parents, who were gymnasts known as the Flying Graysons, while Batman was in pursuit of him. Batman would’ve saved Richard from the Joker while Richard was trying to avenge his parents and then take Richard to Wayne Manor. Richard would’ve become Robin to help Batman deal with the Joker. In the plans that Sam Hamm originally had for Batman Returns, Richard Grayson would’ve been a homeless teenage vigilante helping Batman deal with Penguin and Catwoman, who were trying to uncover the treasure. In the original drafts that the brilliant Daniel Waters had written for Batman Returns, Robin would’ve been an African-American teenage garage mechanic who helped repair the Batmobile right after Penguin damaged it. Robin would’ve helped Batman in his final battle against Penguin. Marlon Wayans was set to appear as Robin in Batman Returns but never got the chance to appear due to issues with budgeting.
In Batman Continues, this version of Robin has several elements from his planned appearances in Batman Returns such as being an independent vigilante and a mechanic. Sam Hamm originally wanted this version of Robin to be called “Richard Drake”, as in Richard Grayson and Tim Drake, but eventually decided to refer to Robin as “Drake Winston”.
The characters Councilwoman Mary Richardson, Councilman Donald Minors, Antonio Velasco, and Dennis Barvel were characters from a database that Batman would access in the Batman Returns DOS game. Governor Gilroy is a character from the original draft of the 1989 Batman movie.
The Joker Gang was inspired by the Jokerz from Batman Beyond, where they were criminals inspired by Joker.
In the original draft for Batman Returns, Sam Hamm wanted Vicki Vale to be engaged to Bruce. In the original draft of the 1989 Batman movie, Joker would’ve killed Vicki causing Batman to kill Joker in rage. In Batman Continues, Joker is ultimately responsible for the death of Vicki Vale leaving Batman to suffer in grief and hatred for the Joker even further.
The character Captain John Maitland was a reference to Tim Burton’s movie Beetlejuice and the character Dr. Boggs was a reference to Tim Burton’s movie Edward Scissorhands. I originally intended for Lieutenant Eddie Bullock to be the opportunistic and ruthless GCPD officer hunting Batman, but I decided it would destroy Bullock's character since Bullock is an ally to Batman and Commissioner Gordon in the comics, so I decided to replace Lt. Bullock’s role with Captain Maitland’s.
Originally for Batman Returns, Sam Hamm wanted Billy Dee Williams’ Harvey Dent to become the supervillain Two-Face. However, Warner Bros wanted Penguin to be the main villain since Penguin was a prominent opponent for Batman right after the Joker. Originally for Batman Returns, Daniel Waters wanted Billy Dee Williams’ Harvey Dent to be the corrupt official supporting Penguin’s candidacy for mayor. However, Harvey Dent’s role was replaced by Max Shreck, the corrupt owner of a department store. Originally for Batman Returns, Harvey Dent was set to make a small appearance in the film.
It is revealed that Ilya Salkind's Superman film series exists in the same universe as Tim Burton's Batman film series with Superman being the first costumed vigilante active before Batman.
Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent’s fascination with the multiverse is a reference to the Arrowverse where the multiverse is where there are different earths that vibrate at different frequencies so they can avoid colliding with one another. There is a daughter universe theory in quantum mechanics that says “for every decision you make, a universe exists where you don’t”. This is what occurred when Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent were both thinking of what might have been.

Batman Continues (1994 film)

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