"depicted in both film and television by Lewis Wilson, Robert Lowery, Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck, and Dante Pereira-Olson. In early 1939, the success of Superman in ""Action Comics"" prompted editors at National Comics Publications (the future DC Comics) to request more superheroes for its titles. In response, Bob Kane created ""the Bat-Man"". Collaborator Bill Finger recalled that ""Kane had an idea for a character called 'Batman,' and he'd like me to see the drawings. I went over to Kane's, and he had drawn a character who looked very much like Superman with"
"Michael Keaton Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor, producer, and director. He first rose to fame for his roles on the CBS sitcoms ""All's Fair"" and ""The Mary Tyler Moore Hour"" and his comedic film roles in ""Night Shift"" (1982), ""Mr. Mom"" (1983), ""Johnny Dangerously"" (1984), and ""Beetlejuice"" (1988). He earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of the title character in Tim Burton's ""Batman"" (1989) and ""Batman Returns"" (1992). He is also known for playing The Vulture in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with """" (2017) and in the"
"Michael Keaton Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor, producer, and director. He first rose to fame for his roles on the CBS sitcoms ""All's Fair"" and ""The Mary Tyler Moore Hour"" and his comedic film roles in ""Night Shift"" (1982), ""Mr. Mom"" (1983), ""Johnny Dangerously"" (1984), and ""Beetlejuice"" (1988). He earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of the title character in Tim Burton's ""Batman"" (1989) and ""Batman Returns"" (1992). He is also known for playing The Vulture in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with """" (2017) and in the"
"in the 1920 film version, by Harry Carey in the 1932 film serial version, by Randolph Scott in the 1936 film version, by Kenneth Ives in the 1971 BBC serial, by Steve Forrest in the 1977 TV movie and by Daniel Day-Lewis in the 1992 film version. Day-Lewis received a BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Actor in 1993, won an ""Evening Standard"" British Film Award for Best Actor in 1993, and won an ALFS Award for British Actor of the Year in 1993 for his interepretation of the character. In the 1992 film, however, the character's name is changed"
"as Joe with Penelope Wilton as Voice. Karen Fricker wrote in The Guardian: Gambon subsequently reprised the role in London and was due to appear at the Sydney Festival in January 2007 for a special Beckett Season but had to pull out due to personal reasons. He was replaced by Charles Dance. In July 2008 Egoyan's production played New York City with Wilton still as Voice, now joined by Liam Neeson as Joe. A less noteworthy staged interpretation was created by actor/director Cradeaux Alexander at the Kraine Theatre in his 2000 reworking which removed the old man completely from the"
"and starring Michael Keaton as the title character. The film was a huge success; not only was it the top-grossing film of the year, but at the time was the fifth highest-grossing film in history. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction. The film's success spawned three sequels: ""Batman Returns"" (1992), ""Batman Forever"" (1995) and ""Batman & Robin"" (1997); the latter two of which were directed by Joel Schumacher instead of Burton, and replaced Keaton as Batman with Val Kilmer and George Clooney, respectively. The second Schumacher film failed to outgross any of its predecessors and"
"to February 21, 2008. Hunt Block was the second actor to play the character from July 19, 2000 to October 31, 2005) before Jeffrey Meek joined from September 28, 2006 to April 2, 2007. Jon Lindstrom was the last actor to play the character from December 3, 2008 to September 10, 2010. Bryce is often considered to be the most well known actor in the role and was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1986 and 1987, as well as for two Soap Opera Digest Awards in 1986 and 1988. Following"
"on ""Forever"". ""He sort of quit,"" Schumacher said, ""and we sort of fired him."" Schumacher would later go on to say that Kilmer wanted to work on ""Island of Doctor Moreau"" because Marlon Brando was cast in the film. Kilmer said he was not aware of the fast-track production and was already committed to ""The Saint"" (1997). Schumacher originally had a strong interest in casting William Baldwin in Kilmer's place, but George Clooney was cast instead. Schumacher believed Clooney could provide a lighter interpretation of the character than Michael Keaton (in ""Batman"" and ""Batman Returns"") and Kilmer. The shooting schedule"
"""Capote"" as Truman Capote 2006: Forest Whitaker – ""The Last King of Scotland"" as Idi Amin 2007: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""There Will Be Blood"" as Daniel Plainview 2008: Sean Penn – ""Milk"" as Harvey Milk 2009: George Clooney – ""Up in the Air"" as Ryan Bingham 2010: James Franco – ""127 Hours"" as Aron Ralston 2011: George Clooney – ""The Descendants"" as Matt King 2012: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""Lincoln"" as Abraham Lincoln 2013: Matthew McConaughey – ""Dallas Buyers Club"" as Ron Woodroof 2014: Michael Keaton – ""Birdman"" as Riggan Thomson 2015: Leonardo DiCaprio – ""The Revenant"" as Hugh Glass 2016:"
"and since 1998 has been the drummer for Pearl Jam. The film received negative reviews and has become a cult film. ""Variety"" wrote that the film ""isn't even worthy of sarcasm."" A number of sequels and other spin-off material have been done in various media as a result of this movie. They include three movie sequels: The sequel ""Return of the Killer Tomatoes"" picks up the story 10 years later. The film is notable for the casting of George Clooney in one of his first film roles. American composer and orchestrator Gordon Goodwin, one of the original composers for the"
"in Ledger's previous performances, including his clown act in Terry Gilliam's fantasy film ""The Brothers Grimm"". It also references paintings by artist Francis Bacon, Anthony Burgess' novel ""A Clockwork Orange"", and various punk rock musicians. The Joker is considered to be Ledger's finest performance; he himself regarded it as his most enjoyable. When the film was released in July 2008, six months after the actor had died from an accidental prescription drug overdose, the performance caused a sensation and received universal acclaim; Ledger was posthumously awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Jared Leto portrays the Joker in the"
"featured a one-time fireworks show to promote the movie, and replica busts of Batman, Robin, Two-Face, and the Riddler can still be found in the Justice League store in the Looney Tunes U.S.A. section. Batman Forever Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. It is the third installment of the initial ""Batman"" film series, with Val Kilmer replacing Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, and Chris O'Donnell. The plot focuses on Batman trying"
"that same year, he starred opposite Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in ""Heat"", which is now considered one of the best crime/drama films of the 1990s. In December 1993, ""Batman Forever"" director Joel Schumacher had seen ""Tombstone"" and was most impressed with Kilmer's performance as Doc Holliday. Schumacher felt him to be perfect for the role of Batman, though at the time, the role was still Michael Keaton's. In July 1994, Keaton decided not to return for a third Batman film after 1992's ""Batman Returns"", due to ""creative differences"". William Baldwin (who previously worked with Schumacher on ""Flatliners"") was"
"2004: Jamie Foxx – ""Ray"" as Ray Charles † 2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman – ""Capote"" as Truman Capote † 2006: Forest Whitaker – ""The Last King of Scotland"" as Idi Amin † 2007: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""There Will Be Blood"" as Daniel Plainview † 2008: Sean Penn – ""Milk"" as Harvey Milk † 2009: Jeff Bridges – ""Crazy Heart"" as Otis ""Bad"" Blake † 2010: Colin Firth – ""The King's Speech"" as King George VI † 2011: George Clooney – ""The Descendants"" as Matt King ‡ 2012: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""Lincoln"" as Abraham Lincoln † 2013: Matthew McConaughey – ""Dallas"
"Val Kilmer Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with ""Top Secret!"" (1984), then the cult classic ""Real Genius"" (1985), as well as the military action film ""Top Gun"" (1986), the fantasy film ""Willow"" (1988), and Doc Holliday in ""Tombstone"" (1993). Some of his other notable film roles include Jim Morrison in ""The Doors"" (1991), ""Mentor"" Elvis Presley in ""True Romance"" (1993), armed robber Chris Shiherlis in ""Heat"" (1995), Bruce Wayne / Batman in ""Batman Forever"" (1995),"
"his fake deaths which occurred between 2003 and 2006, where he was presumed dead 3 times, which the actor found ""hard to play"" due to being unrealistic. At the character's inception in 1987, the role was recast two times, originated first by Joseph Adams from April 10, 1987 to July 17, 1987. Further, James Acheson played the role briefly from July 21, 1987 to October 26, 1987, before Matthew Ashford stepped into the role on October 30, 1987; Ashford notably went on to play the role through October 12, 1993, reappearing from February 5, 2001 to October 27, 2003 and"
"the comic strip ""Dick Tracy"". More contemporary are the roles played by Jean Reno as Victor in the film ""La Femme Nikita"" (1990), Harvey Keitel as Victor in ""Point of No Return"" (1993), and a year later as Mr. Wolf in Quentin Tarantino's ""Pulp Fiction"" (1994) (parodied on ""Seinfeld""`s episode 155, ""The Muffin Tops"" (1997), where Newman makes the problem of leftover muffin stumps go away by eating them), George Clooney as the title character in ""Michael Clayton"", and Josh Brolin in ""Hail, Caesar!"" as a character loosely based on Eddie Mannix, real-life fixer for MGM. On television, similar roles"
"Michael Clayton (film) Michael Clayton is a 2007 American legal thriller film written and directed by Tony Gilroy and starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, and Sydney Pollack. The film chronicles the attempts by attorney Michael Clayton to cope with a colleague's apparent mental breakdown and the corruption and intrigue surrounding a major client of his law firm being sued in a class action case over the effects of toxic agrochemicals. The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Gilroy, Best Actor for Clooney, and"
"The cast also included Stratford Johns, Tom Watt and Jon Pertwee. The production later transferred to the West End, starring Newley, at the Dominion Theatre from 12 November 1996 to 1 February 1997. Bill Kenwright produced a remount of the original production which toured the UK and Ireland for the Christmas seasons between 2003 and 2013 starring Tommy Steele in the title role (with the exceptions of Shane Richie in the 2005 and 2007 tours and Michael Barrymore in the 2006 tour. The show was on hiatus for the 2008 Christmas season). The production transferred into the West End starring"
"Mike Curtain stepped in to the play the role. Abbot had starred in the 1997 Palladium run. In July 2009, British comedian Omid Djalili replaced Curtain as Fagin, receiving positive reviews. In December 2009, Griff Rhys Jones took over as Fagin, with Steven Hartley as Bill Sikes. Hartley had played Sikes in the 1997 Palladium production. In March 2010, Kerry Ellis took over the role of Nancy, also receiving positive reviews. At the same time, Bleach, D'Silva and Ferguson were replaced by Jason Morell, Christian Patterson and Claire Machin, respectively. In June 2010, Russ Abbot again took over as Fagin."
"George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor, filmmaker and businessman. He is the recipient of three Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards, one for acting in ""Syriana"" (2006) and the other for co-producing ""Argo"" (2012). In 2018, he was the recipient of the AFI Live Achievement Award, at the age of 57. Clooney made his acting debut on television in 1978, and later gained wide recognition in his role as Dr. Doug Ross on the long-running medical drama ""ER,"" from 1994 to 1999, for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. While"
"Eva Green. In 2018, it was reported that Keaton would reprise his role as Adrian Toomes/The Vulture in """". Keaton was married to Caroline McWilliams from 1982 to 1990, a marriage which produced one son, Sean in 1983. He had a relationship with actress Courteney Cox from 1989-95. Keaton, a longtime Pittsburgh resident and fan of its sports teams, negotiated a break in his ""Batman"" movie contract in case the Pirates made the playoffs that year, although they ultimately did not. He also wrote an ESPN blog on the Pirates during the final months of their 2013 season. In the"
"Scatman Crothers Benjamin Sherman Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986), known professionally as Scatman Crothers, was an American actor and musician. He played Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show ""Chico and the Man"" and Dick Hallorann in Stanley Kubrick's ""The Shining"" (1980). He was also a prolific voiceover actor who provided the voices of Meadowlark Lemon in the Harlem Globetrotters animated TV series, Jazz the Autobot in ""The Transformers"" and """" (1986), the title character in ""Hong Kong Phooey"", and Scat Cat in the animated Disney film ""The Aristocats"" (1970). Crothers was born in Terre Haute,"
"CD featuring the previously released album tracks (1-13 below) and the premiere release of the film version. The 1999 remake stars Pierce Brosnan as Crown, Rene Russo as the insurance investigator, and Denis Leary as the detective. The original film's co-star Faye Dunaway also appears as Crown's therapist. This version is different from the original in that it is set in New York rather than Boston and the robbery is of a priceless painting instead of cash, amongst other story line differences. In 2016, ""The Hollywood Reporter"" announced that MGM is remaking the film again for the second time. Michael"
"Clancy Brown Clarence J. Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor and voice actor known for his roles as the Kurgan in the fantasy film ""Highlander"" (1986), Captain Byron Hadley in the prison drama film ""The Shawshank Redemption"" (1994), Charles Zim in the sci-fi film ""Starship Troopers"" (1997), David Hennessy in ""Vendetta"" (1999), and Brother Justin Crowe in the television series ""Carnivàle"" (2003–2005). He has also provided his voice to films, television series and video games, including Mr. Krabs in ""SpongeBob SquarePants"" (1999–present), Lex Luthor in various media, Doctor Neo Cortex in the ""Crash Bandicoot"" video games"
"figure rather than the neurotic recluse of the previous films. In February 1996, Kilmer decided not to return for another Batman feature film, feeling that Batman was being marginalized in favor of the villains. and because of their scheduling problems with ""The Saint"". George Clooney replaced Kilmer as Batman in 1997's ""Batman & Robin"". There were also reports that Kilmer had not had a good working relationship with Schumacher, as another reason for not reprising the role. In 1996 he appeared in a largely unknown film, ""Dead Girl"", and starred alongside Marlon Brando in the poorly received ""The Island of"
"from 1996 to 1998. Logan O'Brien stepped into the role in August 1998. O'Brien left the series in 2002. Evan Bonifant stepped into the role on September 6, 2002, when the character was rapidly aged. Bonifant made is final appearance on December 18, and was quickly replaced by C.J. Thomason. Thomason made his debut on December 24, 2002. Thomason made his final appearance on June 11, 2003. In 2004, the role was recast and Ryan Carnes stepped into the role. Ryan Carnes first auditioned for the role in May 2004. Carnes auditioned for a third time on June 2, 2004"
"years, English actor Terry Kieley. Gerard Kelly Gerard Kelly (born Paul Kelly; 27 May 1959 – 28 October 2010) was a Scottish actor who appeared in many comedies, including ""City Lights"", ""Rab C Nesbitt"", ""Scotch and Wry"" and ""Extras"". He had more serious roles as well, including PC David Gallagher in ""Juliet Bravo"" (1981), the villainous Jimmy in ""EastEnders"" (1994) and the villainous Callum Finnegan in ""Brookside"" (1997–2000). Kelly had a small part in the critically acclaimed film ""Comic Strip Presents... Mr Jolly Lives Next Door"" (1987). In 1983 Kelly was featured in ""Killer"", the pilot episode of the crime"
"Supporting Actor in recognition of Ledger's performance in ""The Dark Knight"". Joker (The Dark Knight) The Joker is a fictional character who appears in Christopher Nolan's 2008 superhero film ""The Dark Knight"". Based upon the DC Comics character of the same name, he was played by Australian actor Heath Ledger. A psychopathic mass murderer with a sadistic sense of humor, the Joker attempts to undermine the efforts of Batman (Christian Bale), James Gordon (Gary Oldman), and Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to rid Gotham City of crime. The character embodies themes of chaos, anarchy and obsession: throughout the film, he expresses"
"is cowardly, as he begs for his life whenever someone is trying to kill him. Jeff Fahey played Clanton in the movie ""Wyatt Earp"" (1994) starring Kevin Costner as Wyatt Earp. Christopher Fulford played him in 2007 in the BBC drama-documentary ""Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"". In the original """" series episode titled ""Spectre of the Gun"" (1969), Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) plays the part of Clanton throughout the episode as part of an alien illusion test. DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard McCoy) also played this character in an episode of the CBS television series ""You Are There"" prior"
"Los Angeles. Scatman Crothers Benjamin Sherman Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986), known professionally as Scatman Crothers, was an American actor and musician. He played Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show ""Chico and the Man"" and Dick Hallorann in Stanley Kubrick's ""The Shining"" (1980). He was also a prolific voiceover actor who provided the voices of Meadowlark Lemon in the Harlem Globetrotters animated TV series, Jazz the Autobot in ""The Transformers"" and """" (1986), the title character in ""Hong Kong Phooey"", and Scat Cat in the animated Disney film ""The Aristocats"" (1970). Crothers was born in"
"Batman Forever Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. It is the third installment of the initial ""Batman"" film series, with Val Kilmer replacing Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, and Chris O'Donnell. The plot focuses on Batman trying to stop Two-Face (Jones) and the Riddler (Carrey) in their villainous scheme to extract confidential information from all the minds in Gotham City and use it to learn Batman's identity and bring the city"
"Joker (The Dark Knight) The Joker is a fictional character who appears in Christopher Nolan's 2008 superhero film ""The Dark Knight"". Based upon the DC Comics character of the same name, he was played by Australian actor Heath Ledger. A psychopathic mass murderer with a sadistic sense of humor, the Joker attempts to undermine the efforts of Batman (Christian Bale), James Gordon (Gary Oldman), and Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to rid Gotham City of crime. The character embodies themes of chaos, anarchy and obsession: throughout the film, he expresses a desire to upset social order through crime, and defines himself"