But Returns comes closer than ever to Bob Kane's dark, original strip, which began in 1939." He described Walken as "engaging", DeVito as "exquisite" and Pfeiffer as "deliciously purry." Todd McCarthy in Variety wrote that "the real accomplishment of the film lies in the amazing physical realization of an imaginative universe.
Burgess Meredith, the actor who played the Penguin in the 1960s Batman TV series, was originally asked to play Tucker, but he declined due to his health problems which culminated with his death in 1997.
"I wanted to show that the true villains of our world don't necessarily wear costumes." The subplot of the Penguin running for Mayor came from the 1960s TV series episodes "Hizzoner the Penguin" and "Dizzoner the Penguin".
I ended up writing the character for Danny DeVito." Burgess Meredith (who portrayed the Penguin in the 1960s TV series Batman) was cast in a cameo role as Tucker Cobblepot, Penguin's father, but fell ill.
The sequel to the 1989 film Batman, it is the second installment of Warner Bros.
"I will return if the sequel offers something new and exciting", he said in 1989.
was hoping for a sequel to start filming in May 1990 at Pinewood Studios.
The role was taken by Paul Reubens, who had worked with Burton on Pee-wee's Big Adventure. ===Filming=== In early 1991, two of Hollywood's largest sound stages (Stage 16 at Warner Bros.
Filming started in June 1991.
Batman Returns is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and produced by Denise Di Novi and Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman.
Annette Bening was originally cast as Catwoman, but became pregnant and was replaced with Pfeiffer. Batman Returns was released on June 19, 1992.
Burton had requested Siouxsie and the Banshees for the title track, commenting: "I've always been a fan – Siouxsie is one of very few women who can create a realistic primal cat sound." It was the first film to be announced as released with Dolby SR-D technology (later known as Dolby Digital). ==Release== ===Box office=== Batman Returns was released in America on June 19, 1992.
This was the highest opening weekend in 1992 and the highest opening weekend of any film up to that point.
Batman Returns was the third highest-grossing film in America of 1992, and sixth highest in worldwide totals. ===Critical response=== Though criticized by some for being too dark and violent, Batman Returns received mostly positive reviews.
moving on development for Batman Forever in June 1993, a Catwoman spin-off was announced.
In January 1994, Burton was unsure of his plans to direct Catwoman or an adaptation of "The Fall of the House of Usher".
A sequel, Batman Forever, was released in 1995, with Val Kilmer replacing Keaton as Batman.
On June 6, 1995, Waters turned in his Catwoman script to Warner Bros., the same day Batman Forever was released.
Catwoman is definitely not a fun-for-the-whole-family script." In an August 1995 interview, Pfeiffer re-iterated her interest in the spin-off, but explained her priorities would be challenged as a mother and commitments to other projects.
Burgess Meredith, the actor who played the Penguin in the 1960s Batman TV series, was originally asked to play Tucker, but he declined due to his health problems which culminated with his death in 1997.
Schiavelli had previously co-starred with DeVito in several episodes of the sitcom Taxi, and the two later co-starred again in 1999's Man on the Moon. Andrew Bryniarski as Charles "Chip" Shreck: Son of Max Shreck and his late wife.
There was this big backlash that it was too dark, but I found this movie much less dark." ===Accolades=== The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: 2003: AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains: * Catwoman (Selina Kyle) – Nominated Villain * The Penguin (Oswald Cobblepot) – Nominated Villain It was part of Empire's 500 Greatest Films in 2008 at number 401. ==Legacy== ===Unproduced Catwoman spin-off=== Batman Returns would be the last film in the Warner Bros.
The comic will debut its first six chapters on July 27, 2021. == Home media == Batman Returns was released on DVD on February 9, 2009.
Batman Returns was released on Blu-ray on April 20, 2010.
Reubens later reprised his role as the Penguin's father in the 2016 second season of the television series Gotham, though named Elijah Van Dahl and set in a different continuity. Diane Salinger as Esther Cobblepot: The mother of Oswald Cobblepot and wife of Tucker Cobblepot.
Bill Finger, co-creator of Batman, the Penguin, and Catwoman, was uncredited at the time of the film's release and his name was not added to any Batman related media until 2016.
The film ended up becoming the critically panned Catwoman (2004), starring Halle Berry. ===Comic book continuation=== In March 2016, comic artist Joe Quinones revealed several art designs he and Kate Leth had created for a pitch of a comic book continuation of Batman Returns to DC Comics.
An alternate comic book continuation, which ignores the events of the subsequent films, will be published by DC Comics starting in July 2021.
The pitch was initially rejected by DC. In February 2021, DC announced that it would be releasing a digital-first comic book continuation of Batman Returns entitled Batman '89 (similar to Batman '66) and ignore the events of the subsequent films.
The comic will debut its first six chapters on July 27, 2021. == Home media == Batman Returns was released on DVD on February 9, 2009.
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