12 Shocking Batman Movie Plans That Almost Happened

4. "I'm Batman, Motherf*cker!"

In the grand history of opening lines by heroic characters, Michael Keaton's "I'm Batman" has to rank up there pretty bloody high. It was a stunning and simple way to introduce the character and to cement his mythology immediately.

But it could have been different in two very different ways. One early draft had Batman instead say "I AM the night," but that was dropped as it took more dialogue to set up than fit the scene.

Even more shockingly, the "I'm Batman" line was originally supposed to be "I'm Batman, motherf*cker," which is far more Samuel L Jackson than Bruce Wayne.