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I apologize if it seems like I am flooding the board with this topic. But since I have been discussing this topic in another thread I thought it would make sense to make it its own topic and stop drifting that thread off topic.

In any event, the backlash over Tim Burton's Batman Returns is to a great extent what doomed the 1990's Batman franchise. Warner Brothers' reaction to the response to the sequel to Batman was to exert greater editorial control and to demand a lighter and softer tone, demands that lead almost inevitably to the failure of Batman and Robin. My question is to what extent could the public backlash against Burton's sequel have been avoided. Would that require Burton not directing the sequel in the first place? If so, who would Warner Brothers tap to take Burton's place? Or is there another option for avoiding the public reaction to the sequel, for example, having the studio mandate another villain in place of the Penguin?
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