10 Directors Who Went To Insane Lengths To Get Their Movies Made
8. Cobbled A Trailer Together To Shut Up The Critics - Batman
For millions of people, Michael Keaton will ALWAYS be their Batman. Countless DC fans are so excited to see Keaton put the cowl back on in the upcoming Flash movie, it's hard to believe people were up in arms when it was announced he was portraying the titular character in Tim Burton's Batman. Because Keaton was known as a comedian at the time, it was impossible to envision him playing the Dark Knight. When he was cast, some devoted fans believed this was a sign the film would have a more comedic spin, akin to the 1966 tv series.
To put everyone at ease, Warner Bros rushed out a trailer to show the film would be faithful to the source material. Now, rushing out a teaser for a blockbuster is nothing new. However, Burton hadn't shot enough to release a cohesive trailer. As a result, the director scrambled to film as many complete shots as he could, edit them, and shove them together for the trailer.
The teaser was very disjointed but it didn't matter since viewers LOVED what they saw. This prototype trailer was so popular, it became a popular bootleg at comic book conventions before the film's release.