The first Batman movie I saw was Batman: Mask of the Phantasm from 1993, I saw the movie at my dad's first cousin's house in Mexico, back in mid July of 1994 in English. From there and on this has been one my favorite movie of all times. With the main voice actors Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Mark Hamill as The Joker, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. as Alfred Pennyworth and actress Dana Delany as Andres Beaumont and many other talent voices in this film. Even though this is animated, the voices brought those characters to life more then the live action film can ever bring to the big screen(this is in my own point of view, I know everyone has their own input in this movie which is always fine).
The Film only made $1,189,975 opening weekend, in total of $5,617,391 in the 48 days that it was playing in 1,506 theaters. The movie budget was $6 million to make.
Tim Burton's Batman(1989) made $40,489,746 opening weekend, but did you know there were plans for others Batman films before Tim Burton took over back in the late 70's and early 80's. The movies were "Batman in Outer Space," then "The Dark Knight Returns ." Studios turn the project down like Columbia Pictures, United Artists, and Universal Pictures until Warner Bros., in the late 1981, took the project with a budget of 15 million. The first idea in 1983 was a Batman and Dick Grayson's origins with the Joker and Rupert Thorne as the villains as for the love interest Silver St. Cloud. "The Batman," was plan to release mid-1985 with a new budget of $20 million.There were two actor planed for this project,William Holden as James Gordon and David Niven as Alfred Pennyworth, sadly that don't came to be because they pass away William in 1981 and David in 1983.
Tim Burton don't want to direct a sequel, that's just not his style until Daniel Waters change his mind and Wesley Strick rewrite the project and was uncredited. This movies was dark for children even McDonald's turn down the Happy Meal toys from the movie. Warner Bros. was unhappy on this film that earned less in the box office then the one in 1989.
That why Warner Bros. change the directer to earn more money for Batman Forever and Batman and Robin which was Joel Schumacher( again this is my own input, I was disappointed in both of those film). If you have not seen this Batman Forever review by The Blockbuster Buster video from my weekly update, please feel free to see it now. Also this is a link to the review for Batman and Robin by That Guy With the Glasses website: http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/234-batman-and-robin
Again there were more plans for other Batman film for a fifth one called Batman Triumphant,Batman Beyond(which Michael Keaton was going to play Terry McGinnis/future Batman and the late Paul Newman as Bruce Wayne if it was made),Batman Year One, Batman Dark Knight, and Batman vs Superman.
Christopher Nolan rebooted the project and in 2005 Batman Begins hit theaters June 15 in the U.S making $48,745,440 opening weekend. Also did you know Christian Bale was close to play Robin in Batman Forever and he also turn down the role next to Josh Hartnett to be in the Batman vs Superman project. 
It's very interesting to hear the failed attempts or ideas that could have been. Some of them I would have loved to have seen and been created. I know Year One just came out last week, animated of course, so that came to be. Anyway though, I like to think Mark Hamill as the Joker (and he lending his voice to the many roles) does a stunning job. The laughs that he does definitely bring the character to life.
ReplyDeleteI think the Jack nicholson joker was amazing in film version at first but once i saw the heath ledger joker was really well done and was amazed by the results. Mark Hamill hands down is my favorite voice that can pull off the joker hands down. I saw the first film you saw when i was younger, and thought it was my favorite. the Tim Burton films made me feel creeped out but now i see them cheesy with the puns the films have.
ReplyDeleteIf you ever played Arkham Asylum (Which is a Batman video game). He is just point blank on the voice. The jokes, comments, and the word play is how I picture the Joker to speak. Beyond that I would say in order of my favorite films of Batman: First Dark Knight hands down, Batman (Tim burton) second, Batman Begins then the rest ehh. Now I believe that was Mark Hamil who played Skywalker in the orginal Star wars movies.
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