Jack Napier/The Joker
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Directed by Tim Burton, it is the first installment of Warner Bros. ' initial Batman film series. The film was produced by Jon Peters and Peter Guber and stars Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance.
23 Jun 1989 · Batman: Directed by Tim Burton. With Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl. The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.
Warner Bros. received thousands of letters of complaint by fans who believed Keaton was the wrong choice to portray Batman. However, Keaton's performance in the role ultimately earned widespread acclaim from both critics and audiences, and Batman became one of 1989's most successful films.
17 Apr 2024 · After 32 years, Michael Keaton’s Batman is returning in an official canon sequel to the original Tim Burton movie. It will also see the return of several characters from the two films.
17 Feb 2023 · More than 30 years after Keaton last appeared as the Caped Crusader in Tim Burton's Batman Returns, the Oscar-nominated actor steps back into his iconic role and his appearance in the new Super Bowl trailer for The Flash has gotten a huge response from fans.
23 Dis 2021 · Why Michael Keaton is returning as Batman. The Birdman actor first portrayed Batman in 1989 for Tim Burton's film that was named after the caped crusader.
14 Mac 2024 · Michael Keaton on how his 2024 Oscars Batman appearance came to be and how he could take on Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito's Batman villains.
