An unexpected champion vowed to bring the dark knight to the screen, but it would take a visionary young director and a couple off the wall producers to get him there.
Production is off to a rocky start with an injured star, a troublesome vehicle, and an unyielding suit. Can the producers and director work out their differences to land this film?
After the success of Batman 89, the studio was ready for round two, but their director was not. Given free reign, Burton and his handpicked team went wild.
A fraught production drives away the star yet delivers the toy friendly Batman the studio wanted. But when the sequel goes over the top, the franchise hangs in the balance.
To revive a dying franchise, the studio gives the keys to the Batmobile to an indie director whose origin story and grounded aesthetic promised to resuscitate their hero.