SCOTT MENDELSON
TODAY is the 31st anniversary of Tim Burton’s Batman, an occasion that has been oddly marked by both death of Joel Schumacher (director of Batman Forever and Batman & Robin) and word that Michael Keaton may reprise his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman in DC Films’ The Flash.
I usually spend the day discussing the complicated legacy of the original Michael Keaton/Jack Nicholson blockbuster, as it was both my favorite movie growing up and the film that sent Hollywood down a path toward total reliance on pre-sold IP. But today, especially in light of both events, I wanted to talk about something a little different, namely how each major theatrical Batman movie takes from its comic source material in different ways.
Batman: The Movie
The character as created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger has so consistently evolved between 1939 and 2019 that as long as
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