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Supposedly, Warner Bros. felt "Batman Returns" should've made more money, even though it was a Box office success, and for that reason asked Tim Burton to step down as director and be a producer. Plus, Parents complained about "Returns" being too dark. What if Tim Burton directed "Batman Forever" instead of Joel Schumacher? How much different would it be? Supposedly Michael Keaton declined to reprise Batman in part because he did not like the direction the franchise was going in. If Burton is director, does he come back as Batman instead of having Val Kilmer play the part? Is a Burton directed "Forever" more successful than Schumacher's? I watched the movie last night, and while not nearly as bad a Schumacher's second Batman movie, it still was bad compared to Burton's two movies.
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