![]() ![]() Therefore, most people were willing to at least give Val Kilmer a shot – allowing him to have the same chance that they had given Keaton nearly six years prior. ![]() It is important to note, though, that there was a considerable amount of doubt and uncertainty when Keaton was first announced as Tim Burton’s choice for the 1989 film Batman. However, Kilmer was definitely a surprise choice for the Caped Crusader – especially since everyone had become so used to seeing Michael Keaton in the Batcave from the franchise’s first two installments. worked hard behind-the-scenes to create a blockbuster hit follow-up to the 1992 Batman Returns. Everything was running smoothly and coming together like puzzle pieces as Warner Bros. Tim Burton stepped out of the director’s chair, but stayed on-board as producer Joel Schumacher took his old seat. Michael Keaton had walked away from what would have been his third round as the Caped Crusader on the big-screen. It’s kind of perfect considering Batman Forever and the upcoming The Batman both have Riddler as a villain.Actor Val Kilmer shocked the world of Batman fans and critics when he wore the cape and cowl nearly 20 years ago. There’s a lot of suits for Batman over the years, including for Michael Keaton, George Clooney and more recently through the Dark Knight trilogy, Christian Bale, but it so happened to be Kilmer's. Warner Bros must have had Val Kilmer’s Batman suit (or one of them anyway) lying around for Robert Pattinson to try on for the screen test. When Rob and I first got together, we’d had all these conversations and then just by virtue of what it is, it’s Batman, the studio said well, ‘We always do a screen test.’ Kind of like, Rob did first by himself and literally was wearing, I believe Val Kilmer’s bat suit, which by the way, the moment you put it on, it was a crazy moment. Ahead of revealing the jaw-dropping second trailer for the film, Reeves recalled how he tested Pattinson to be the next Bruce Wayne. Writer/director Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz were in attendance at the DC Fandome event, which was packed with massive reveals for upcoming movies and TV shows from the comic book universe. ![]()
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