"were little people dressed as Emperor penguins. The streets of Gotham City use the old Brownstone Street and Hennessy Street on the Warners' backlot. Warner Bros. devoted a large amount of secrecy for ""Batman Returns"". The art department was required to keep their office blinds pulled down. Cast and crew had to have photo ID badges with the movie's fake working title ""Dictel"" to go anywhere near the sets. Kevin Costner was refused a chance to visit the set. An entertainment magazine leaked the first photos of Danny DeVito as the Penguin; in response Warner Bros. employed a private investigator"
"Michael E. Burgess Michael Eldon Burgess (born June 1, 1960) is an American actor known for his sinister television portrayal of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer. Burgess was born in Lusk, Wyoming and grew up in Central City, Nebraska, the son of Eldon V. and Ida May Spencer Burgess. His father was a master electrician and electrical engineer with various public utilities and municipalities in the state of Nebraska. His mother was a career nurse. As a boy Burgess was very involved with the Boy Scouts of America, eventually rising to the rank of Eagle Scout in 1976, along with"
"last year at ALRA for the film ""Batman Begins"". Burgess has appeared in adverts for several products, including the video game ""Burnout Paradise"", MetroPCS, and Samsung. Dominic Burgess Dominic Burgess (born 29 July 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for his appearances in several television adverts and series such as ""Raising Hope"", ""Doctor Who"", and ""It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"". He has also appeared in films such as ""Batman Begins"". Burgess was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. After developing a flair for acting at Newcastle-under-Lyme School, he gained a place at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts"
"Dominic Burgess Dominic Burgess (born 29 July 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for his appearances in several television adverts and series such as ""Raising Hope"", ""Doctor Who"", and ""It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"". He has also appeared in films such as ""Batman Begins"". Burgess was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. After developing a flair for acting at Newcastle-under-Lyme School, he gained a place at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) and won a Dance and Drama Awards Scholarship on the three-year Acting course. He auditioned for his first professional role on graduation day in his"
"drummer Micky Dolenz was attached to star as the Riddler, the film's main antagonist. Also, Harvey Dent's transformation into Two-Face was supposed to occur in the film, with Billy Dee Williams reprising his role as Dent from the first film, after turning down the offer to appear in ""Batman Returns"". Along with these, Michelle Pfeiffer was attached to return as Catwoman, Marlon Wayans was attached to star as Robin, and Rene Russo was attached to star as Dr. Chase Meridian. However, when Warner Bros. observed that the script was just as gloomy as the previous film, they decided to put"
"hegemony."" In the 2008 film ""The Dark Knight"", Batman and Police Commissioner James Gordon ""decide Batman cannot embody both chaos and order"" so they conceal the crimes of District Attorney Harvey Dent and make the public think that Batman murdered Dent. They ""preserve Harvey's value as the White Knight"", and Batman ""will only be the Dark Knight"". He is able to play this role because ""the public and at times vigorous debate concerning his moral quality, which, more often than not, is amplified by the mass media"". The book ""The 21st Century Superhero"" says, ""Batman can convincingly play the dark"
"Diedrich Bader Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian best known for appearing in comedies, including the films ""The Beverly Hillbillies"", ""Office Space"", ""EuroTrip"" and ""Napoleon Dynamite"" and the sitcoms ""The Drew Carey Show"", ""Veep"", ""Outsourced"" and ""American Housewife"". He is also a voice actor for multiple animated series; some of his roles include Batman on """" and """", android Zeta in ""The Zeta Project"", Warp Darkmatter in ""Buzz Lightyear of Star Command"", the Fiskerton Phantom in ""The Secret Saturdays"" and his recurring role as Hoss Delgado in ""The Grim Adventures of"
"lived together for nearly 20 years before marrying in March 2004 in Antigua; she died of cancer a year later (9 March 2005). He married Karen Prentice in Italy in the summer of 2017. Denis Lawson Denis Stamper Lawson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor and director. He is known for his roles as John Jarndyce in the BBC's adaptation of ""Bleak House"", as Gordon Urquhart in the film ""Local Hero"", as DI Steve McAndrew in BBC One's ""New Tricks"", and as Wedge Antilles in the original ""Star Wars"" trilogy. He is the uncle of actor Ewan McGregor."
"Arturo Dominici Arturo Dominici (2 January 1916 – 7 September 1992) was an Italian actor and dubbing artist. Born in Palermo, Dominici became best known for his many villainous roles in horror and fantasy films. He is best remembered for his performance as the monstrous Igor Javuto in Mario Bava's ""Black Sunday"" (1960) and the evil Eurysteus in the 1957 Steve Reeves epic ""Hercules"". His filmography includes more than 80 titles, including Antonio Margheriti's ""Castle of Blood"" (1964), in which he appeared with ""Black Sunday"" star Barbara Steele. Dominici dubbed the voice of Austrian actor Walter Ladengast in the Italian"
"Rachel Dawes Rachel Dawes is a fictional character who first appeared in Christopher Nolan's 2005 feature film ""Batman Begins"". She was portrayed in that film by Katie Holmes, with Emma Lockhart as a younger version of the character in early scenes. Holmes also voiced the character in the video game adaptation. Maggie Gyllenhaal replaced Holmes in the 2008 sequel ""The Dark Knight"" after Holmes chose not to reprise the role. Gyllenhaal also appeared as Dawes on the viral marketing website ""I Believe in Harvey Dent"", giving Harvey Dent her endorsement in the District Attorney election. In the ""Dark Knight Trilogy"","
"Most of the rest of the cast and crew, though, apparently had no familiarity with the drug; in a later interview, Nilsson recounted that he simply pretended to be drunk for his role (his own subsequent LSD experience inspired ""The Point!"", a 1970 animated movie Nilsson wrote and scored). Pop culture buffs have noted that three cast members, Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Burgess Meredith (The Penguin) and Cesar Romero (The Joker), played recurring villains in the 1966–68 ""Batman"" television series, which broadcast its final episode in March, nine months before ""Skidoo""'s release. The film's then-futuristic costume designer, Rudi Gernreich, also"
"illustrated by Andrés Vera Martínez, part of the same ""Before They Were Famous"" series. Vito Delsante Vito Delsante (born 1973) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on characters such as ""Batman"", Wolverine and ""Scooby-Doo"". Vito Delsante was born in 1973 in Staten Island, New York, United States. He attended high school in Ford City, Pennsylvania, and the University of Pittsburgh. He now resides in Brooklyn, New York. Delsante worked for the Canadian comics company Speakeasy Comics in a public relations capacity prior to their closing doors in the Spring of 2006, and was seen by some"
"them in sacrificing an amnesiac victim to the bat god Barbatos in exchange for funding for his time-travel experiments. Carter Nichols rejects the offer when he refused to participate in the sacrifice which enabled the amnesiac victim (who turned out to be Bruce Wayne) to escape through time. Simon Hurt arranged for Carter Nichols to not be taken seriously as a scientist. At some earlier point in Batman's history, Joker, Riddler, Catwoman, Scarecrow, and the Imposter Mad Hatter trap Batman and Robin in a torture device that they had Carter Nichols make. In the present, Batman (Dick Grayson) and Robin"
"Danny Lopes Danny Lopes (born August 6, 1982, in Livingston, New Jersey) is an actor and model. When he was 15 years old, Lopes was chosen to play the role of Bobby in ""Desecration"", the first feature-length film by Dante Tomaselli. Next, Lopes starred as a sociopath drug-deranged murderer named Luck in Tomaselli's second film ""Horror"". He received an acting certificate from the New York Film Academy and recently portrayed an autistic teenager in Tomaselli's ""Satan's playground"", which also stars late-1970s and early-1980s horror icons Ellen Sandweiss, Edwin Neal (""The Texas Chain Saw Massacre"") and Felissa Rose (""Sleepaway Camp""). He"
"Gregg Henry Gregg Lee Henry (born May 6, 1952) is an American character actor and rock, blues and country musician. He is best known for his performance as serial killer Dennis Rader in the made-for-television film ""The Hunt for the BTK Killer"", and for playing various ""heavies"" in various films, such as in ""Payback"" (1999) and Brian De Palma's ""Body Double"" (1984). The latter of whom Henry has collaborated with frequently over the years, acting in six of De Palma's films to date. Henry was born in Lakewood, Colorado. Henry has been featured in over 75 television programs, including ""The"
"Twins' secret identities to a stately manor, they ended up attacking not Bruce Wayne, but Superman in disguise. After Witts was once again carried off to jail, the Wonder Twins' secret identities were revealed to have been played by Wendy and Marvin. Johnny Witts Johnny Witts, ""the crime-boss who is always one step ahead of Batman,"" is a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. He first appeared in ""Detective Comics"" #344 (Oct. 1965). He is also known as the Swami. In ""Detective Comics"" #344, ""out of the dark recesses of Gotham City"" came Johnny Witts, who, along with his mobsters,"
"into the clock and destroy it, sending him back to the future. Derek Powers Derek Powers, also called Blight, is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in the ""Batman Beyond"" (1999–2001) animated series, voiced by Sherman Howard. He served as the primary antagonist of the series' first season. Powers is the archenemy of the second Batman, Terry McGinnis. Derek Powers is a corrupt businessman who gains control over Wayne Enterprises (now called Wayne-Powers) after merging it with his own company Powers Technologies when Bruce Wayne's health begins to decline. Powers develops a lethal mutagenic nerve gas and intends to"
"2010. He returned for a guest stint between December 2016 and January 2017. Since the summer of 2014, he has been running an independent clothing brand called 'Boom Done Shop'. It sells ethical t-shirts and sweatshirts and is based in east London on the edge of Epping Forest. Liam Bergin Liam Bergin (born 24 November 1985) is a British actor of Irish and Trinidadian descent. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2008. He is currently best known for playing Danny Mitchell in ""EastEnders"" and Rupert in ""Trinity"". He has also had minor roles in"
"creator Bruno Heller, which focuses on James Gordon (played by Ben McKenzie), a detective solving Thomas and Martha Wayne's murder. The pilot began filming in March 2014 and features Bruce Wayne (played by David Mazouz) at 12 years old. Fox Chairman Kevin Reilly revealed that the series has an origin story of Wayne becoming Batman in the final episode, and origin stories for Riddler, Penguin, Joker and Catwoman. The series has a similar tone to the Christopher Nolan Batman films. Danny Cannon directed the pilot and executive produces the series. Bruce Wayne or Batman is mentioned in various times of"
"Jon Abrahams Jon Avery Abrahams (born October 29, 1977) is an American film and television actor. His most notable roles are Bobby in ""Scary Movie"", Denny Byrnes in the Robert De Niro-Ben Stiller comedy ""Meet the Parents"", and Dalton Chapman in the horror movie ""House of Wax"". Abrahams was born in New York. He attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn. Abrahams' great-uncles were actor Mack Gray - long time confidant of entertainers George Raft, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra - and stuntman and fight coordinator Joe Gray. His father, Martin Abrahams, is an artist. Abrahams made his film debut in"
"Danny Trejo Danny Trejo (; ; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often as villains and antiheroes. His films include ""Heat"" (1995), ""Con Air"" (1997), and ""Desperado"" (1995), the last with frequent collaborator Robert Rodriguez. Trejo is perhaps most recognized as the character Machete, originally developed by Rodriguez for the ""Spy Kids"" series of movies and later expanded into Trejo's own series of films aimed at a more adult audience. He has appeared in TV shows such as ""Breaking Bad,"" ""The X-Files"", ""King of the Hill"", ""The Flash"", and ""Sons of"
"Patrick Dempsey Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and racing driver, best known for his role as neurosurgeon Derek ""McDreamy"" Shepherd in ""Grey's Anatomy"", starring with Ellen Pompeo (Dr. Meredith Grey). He saw early success as an actor, starring in a number of films in the 1980s, including ""Can't Buy Me Love"" (1987) and ""Loverboy"" (1989). In the 1990s, he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film, such as ""Outbreak"" (1995) and television, before landing a lead role in ""Sweet Home Alabama"" (2002), a surprise box office hit. He has since starred in other films,"
"Derek Powers Derek Powers, also called Blight, is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in the ""Batman Beyond"" (1999–2001) animated series, voiced by Sherman Howard. He served as the primary antagonist of the series' first season. Powers is the archenemy of the second Batman, Terry McGinnis. Derek Powers is a corrupt businessman who gains control over Wayne Enterprises (now called Wayne-Powers) after merging it with his own company Powers Technologies when Bruce Wayne's health begins to decline. Powers develops a lethal mutagenic nerve gas and intends to sell it as a weapon. One of his employees, Warren McGinnis, discovers"
"Denis Lawson Denis Stamper Lawson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor and director. He is known for his roles as John Jarndyce in the BBC's adaptation of ""Bleak House"", as Gordon Urquhart in the film ""Local Hero"", as DI Steve McAndrew in BBC One's ""New Tricks"", and as Wedge Antilles in the original ""Star Wars"" trilogy. He is the uncle of actor Ewan McGregor. Lawson was born in Crieff, Perthshire, the son of Phyllis Neno (née Stamper), a merchant, and Laurence Lawson, a watchmaker. Lawson was educated at Crieff Primary School (then called Crieff Public School). After the"
"Liam Bergin Liam Bergin (born 24 November 1985) is a British actor of Irish and Trinidadian descent. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2008. He is currently best known for playing Danny Mitchell in ""EastEnders"" and Rupert in ""Trinity"". He has also had minor roles in ""Doctors"" and the 2009 remake of ""Minder"". On 26 December 2009 it was announced he had been cast in the role of Danny Mitchell in the long-running soap opera ""EastEnders"". The character was phased out by mutual consent from the show with executive producer Bryan Kirkwood in April"
"an offer was made to Ethan Hawke, who turned it down. Schumacher had seen Val Kilmer in ""Tombstone"", but was also interested in Daniel Day-Lewis, Ralph Fiennes, William Baldwin, and Johnny Depp. Kilmer signed on without reading the script or knowing who the new director was. With Kilmer's casting, Warner Bros. dropped Rene Russo as Chase Meridian. Robin Wright, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Linda Hamilton were all considered for the role, which was eventually recast with Nicole Kidman. Billy Dee Williams took on the role of Harvey Dent in ""Batman"" on the possibility of portraying Two-Face in a sequel, but Schumacher"
"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 American superhero film featuring the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman. Directed by Zack Snyder, the film is the second installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), following 2013's ""Man of Steel"". It was written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer, and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, and Gal Gadot. ""Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"" is the first live-action film to feature Batman and Superman together,"
"deformed criminal Killer Croc (Khary Payton), and master martial artist Shiva (Kelly Hu). Batman is considered an outlaw by the Gotham City police, and is pursued by Captain James Gordon (Michael Gough), Detective Harvey Bullock (Robert Costanzo) and corrupt GCPD officials Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb and SWAT team leader Branden. Other characters include the psychopathic Joker (Troy Baker); black-market weapons dealer Penguin (Nolan North); the mind-controlling Mad Hatter (Peter MacNicol); anti-government, anti-corporate anarchist Anarky (Matthew Mercer); rogue hacker Enigma (Wally Wingert); Alberto Falcone; Gordon's teenage daughter Barbara, and Blackgate warden Martin Joseph (Khary Payton). The story takes place before Batman's"
"Richard Grieco Richard John Grieco Jr. (born March 23, 1965) is an American actor and former fashion model. He is best known for his role as Detective Dennis Booker from the popular Fox series ""21 Jump Street"" (1988-89) and its spin-off ""Booker"" (1989-90). He also starred in various movies like ""If Looks Could Kill"" and ""Mobsters"" (both 1991). Since the height of his fame, he has voiced characters in several video games and appeared as either himself or his ""21 Jump Street"" character in several films and television shows. For the last decade, he has painted in a style he"
"Avan Jogia Avan Tudor Jogia (; born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor, activist and director. He is best known for his roles as Ben Stark in Syfy show ""Caprica"", Beck Oliver in the Nickelodeon sitcom ""Victorious"", and Danny Desai in the ABC drama ""Twisted"" – a role that earned him nominations at the 2013 and 2014 Teen Choice Awards. Jogia first came to prominence with his portrayal of Danny Araujo in the 2006 biographical television film """". After moving to the United States in his late teens, he landed various television roles within series such as ""Caprica"" (2009–2010),"
"Jürgen Prochnow Jürgen Prochnow ( ; born 10 June 1941) is a German-born actor. His best-known roles internationally have been as the good-hearted and sympathetic U-Boat captain in ""Das Boot"" (1981), Duke Leto Atreides in ""Dune"" (1984), the minor but important role of Kazakh dictator General Ivan Radek in ""Air Force One"" (1997), and the antagonist Maxwell Dent in ""Beverly Hills Cop II"" (1987). Prochnow was born in Berlin and brought up in Düsseldorf, the son of an engineer. He studied acting at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen. Thanks to his on-screen intensity and his fluency in English, he has"
"Batman (Terry McGinnis) Terrence ""Terry"" McGinnis is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini and first appeared in the pilot episode of the animated television series ""Batman Beyond"" (1999–2001), voiced by Will Friedle. Terry McGinnis is the vigilante known as Batman in the future, having taken over the name after the aging Bruce Wayne went into retirement. In the DC animated universe continuity, he is also Wayne's biological son. McGinnis was created for the ""Batman Beyond"" animated television series, as a continuation of ""The New"
"Following"", playing the part of Tyson, Ryan Hardy's (retired) FBI best friend. Zayas portrays mob boss Don Salvatore Maroni in the Batman prequel, ""Gotham"", which premiered on Fox on September 22, 2014. Shortly thereafter, he appeared in ""Annie"" (2014) as Lou, a gregarious bodega owner who helps Cameron Diaz's Hannigan learn to love herself. David Zayas David Zayas (born August 15, 1962) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is best known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's series ""Dexter"", Osborne the cop in ""Rounders"" (1998), Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama series ""Oz"", Lou the bodega owner"