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Michael Keaton had a hilariousBatmanmoment at the 2024 Academy Awards that reignite aDCmovie debate . Keaton was thelive - action Batman actorto bring forth a new era for the character , with two upstanding films as the Dark Knight . Keaton play Bruce Wayne in 1989’sBatmanand 1992’sBatman homecoming , recently returning as the Dark Knight in 2023’sThe Flashfor a multiverse story , which deplorably failed to outrank among theDCEU ’s best movies .
Keaton pretended to be Batman in a grimace - off with past Batman baddie actors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito at the 2024 Oscars(viaVariety / Twitter ) .
DeVito gave life to the Penguin in 1992’sBatman return , while Schwarzenegger play Mr. Freeze in 1997’sBatman & Robin . The reunion was dandy , but it reignite a decennary - honest-to-god DC movie argumentation around Keaton being replaced as Batman , give Schwarzenegger ’s Mr. Freeze struggle George Clooney ’s title hero inBatman & Robin .
Batman has some exciting movies in computer storage , with the Dark Knight set to play a major office in James Gunn ’s newfangled DC Universe and more in the near future tense .
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After Adam West popularized a lighter reading of the character with his 1960s series , Keaton was the first serious unrecorded - activity Batman . That helped bring the public sensing of the hero back to how Batman was limn in the comic strip , ushering in a new epoch for the Dark Knight . To this Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , Batman alive - natural process adaptations focus on the inherent shadow of the part and his Earth .
Keaton starred in two of thebest Batman moviesever made , with the histrion ’s speech of " I am Batman " and other lines becoming iconic . Keaton ’s take on the Dark Knight was so democratic that DC decided to work him back as Batman recently . The thespian played a major role in 2023’sThe Flashas an older version of his Batman from the Tim Burton movies .
The motion-picture show was initially planned as just the first measure in Keaton ’s return as Batman . The histrion shot multiple scene for the canceledBatgirlmovie , which would have seen him once again repeat his Batman part . More than that , Keaton ’s Batman was be after to serve well as a mentor to the DCEU ’s heroes , appear in several movies , which reportedly included aBatman Beyondfilm version . With James Gunn and Peter Safran boot the DCEU with their Modern DC Universe , the ambitious plans for Keaton’sBatmanwere dropped .
generator : 2024 Academy Awards ( viaVariety / Twitter )
