In the late ’80s, few things were more insulting to comic book fans than the fact that scrawny comedian Michael Keaton had been cast as Bruce Wayne for 1989’s Batman. No one complained about top-billed Jack Nicholson taking on the role of the Joker, even when he became the highest-paid actor ever (at least at that time). But when Keaton took the Batman role, hate letters flooded Warner Bros. offices, with fans convinced that the darkness of post Dark Knight Returns comics would be discarded in favor of the silly tone of the 1966 tv series with Adam West. They wanted fidelity to the comics.
That’s not exactly what fans got from Batman, and even less so from the weirder follow-up Batman Returns. Keaton’s Batman has no qualms about blowing up street criminals and doesn’t gripe at Alfred for letting Vicki Vale into the Batcave. But after getting...
That’s not exactly what fans got from Batman, and even less so from the weirder follow-up Batman Returns. Keaton’s Batman has no qualms about blowing up street criminals and doesn’t gripe at Alfred for letting Vicki Vale into the Batcave. But after getting...
- 6/21/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Our good friends at Filmclub have got some great webchats up over the next few weeks and months and their programme kicks off today with celebrated costume designer Vin Burnham.
Burnham has worked with Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, Luc Besson and Jim Henson in some of their most visually stunning films as well as The Chronicles of Narnia and other well-known TV series. Her body of work is filled with some of the most striking designs seen on screen, she worked as a Puppet designer for Jim Henson which is as good as it gets surely…
We’ve put our questions to her and the webchat is due to start at 4:00Pm and you can watch the whole shebang below.
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Burnham has worked with Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, Luc Besson and Jim Henson in some of their most visually stunning films as well as The Chronicles of Narnia and other well-known TV series. Her body of work is filled with some of the most striking designs seen on screen, she worked as a Puppet designer for Jim Henson which is as good as it gets surely…
We’ve put our questions to her and the webchat is due to start at 4:00Pm and you can watch the whole shebang below.
The post Fillmclub Webchat with Costume Designer Vin Burnham appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 11/26/2012
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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