I’ve always found Michael Keaton to be the best Batman - perhaps because I grew up with his performance - and he’s making a comeback inBatman: Resurrection.
If you’re wondering why, after the popularity ofBatmanandBatman Returns, Tim Burton andMichael Keatondidn’t make a third film, it’s because Warner Bros. wanted a more family-friendly approach.
For a taste of Gotham while Batman isn’t on our screens you should check outThe Penguin
Now, a new novel will take us back to Burton’s Gotham in an adventure that takes place between the two films.
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Miller explained more about the bookto Forbes via emailand gave some intriguing details for Batman fans.
“There’s a resurgence of interest in The Joker, as his cult of personality takes hold,” Miller explains, and he hints that, “There’s a certain down-on-his-luck actor whose body is terribly transformed.”
This has us thinking that Clayface will make an appearance and go toe-to-toe with Keaton’s Batman.
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There’s a part of me very disappointed we will never see this on-screen because Burton would have done a great job with a villain like Clayface.
Miller seems to be creating a gem of a novel for fans though as he explains further, “Most disquieting of all for [Batman], is the possibility that events in the Gotham Cathedral were not as they seemed — and that maybe, just maybe, his greatest enemy might have pulled the king of all practical jokes.”
With the darkness of this version of Gotham plus the myriad of villains who never got a shot atBatman, Miller could have many more stories to tell.
Miller is no slouch when writing pop culture IPs as he has put his pen toStar Wars, Star Trek, and the comics of Iron Man.
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The book is out now so we’ll surely see spoilers popping up online very soon.
Topics:Batman,Warner Bros,DC
