20 Things You Didn't Know About Batman Forever

5. Bob Kane's Wife Is In It

Val Kilmer Batman Forever
Warner Bros.

13 minutes into Tim Burton's Batman, reporter Alexander Knox (Robert Wuhl) walks by a cartoonist's desk in the newsroom and mocks a cartoon sketch of Batman in a pin-striped suit. It's a cute in-joke, as the cartoonist is actually creator Bob Kane.

Still respectful of its history, Schumacher included a similar cameo for Kane's wife. She plays Gossip Gerty, the irritating reporter desperate to get a few words from the now-famous Edward Nygma during a gala where he premieres "The Box" - the device that allows him to tap into all Gothamite's brainwaves and, ultimately, uncover who Batman really is. She reprises the role in Batman and Robin.

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