That difficult balance was the key to making Matt Reeves's film distinct from other Batman movies, which can lean too heavily into either the gritty or the cartoonish. That led to a disagreement about the tone of the movie, as Keaton explains, " asked me, 'I don't understand why everything has to be so dark and everything so sad,' and I went, 'Wait a minute, do you know how this guy got to be Batman? Have you read… I mean, it's pretty simple.Like all elements in The Batman, Paul Dano's Riddler fits into a realistic world while also feeling like something from a comic book. For Keaton, the movie's focus had to be on Bruce Wayne, but for Schumacher, it was all about Batman. Keaton recently spoke about his decision to walk away from Batman Forever, revealing it was due to creative differences with Schumacher. This cut of the film, which is said to exist already, reportedly introduces more serious and introspective themes. Those who claimed to have seen Schumacher's cut said it improves the film as a whole.īatman Forever followed 1989's Batman and 1992's Batman Returns, two darker installments in the Batman franchise that starred Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Batman Forever was panned by both critics and fans upon release, but some fans still hope to see a "Schumacher Cut" released. Carrey played Edward Nygma/The Riddler opposite Val Kilmer's Batman in Batman Forever, directed by the late Joel Schumacher.
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