1. Im Batman Was An On-The-Spot Improvisation
Proving that hes just as capable of making up his own material as Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton improvised what went on to become the most quotable line of the movie: Im Batman, from the early scene where Gothams Dark Knight dangles a criminal off the roof and encourages him to tell his friends about him. The scripted line was the more complicated I am the night, which was intended to have the double meaning of night-time and Knighthood. Ignoring that potentially confusing line completely, Keaton dished out an intimidating-but-simple Im Batman instead, and thereby cemented his position as one of the finest screen superhero performers of all time. He wasnt Warner Bros' first choice, he looked nothing like the initial character description, and he couldnt hear anything while performing, but in this confident moment Michael Keaton became Batman. To some, hes still the Batman that new inheritors of the cowl are forced to measure up against and rarely surpass. Thats not bad going for a guy that 50,000 comic book fans didnt want in the role, is it? Whats your favourite fact about Burtons Batman? Let us know in the comments
