7 Biggest Paychecks Actors Made For NOT Playing A Character

4. Marlon Wayans - Batman Forever

During the pre production of Batman Returns, director Tim Burton and scripter Daniel Waters went as far as to include a scene with Batman's famous sidekick. Wanting to retain his vision of a brooding Batman universe, Burton insisted that the image of a gee whiz Robin was to be avoided - he wanted something urban and edgy. This came in the mooted form of a young mechanic who had all the hallmarks of Bob Kane's iconic character, bar the lightweight spandex and garish colours. The designs for this streetwise Robin saw him wearing grubby overalls - emblazoned with that vital 'R' - and the script positioned it so that he somehow pals up with the caped crusader, even going as far as getting to have a spin in the Batmobile. This is where Marlon Wayans comes in: still a relative unknown having only featured in a bit part in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Wayans was cast, underwent dress rehearsals and poised himself to break into the big time. But, after one swift rewrite from Waters, Robin was omitted from the film - along with Billy Dee Williams, who was set to reprise his role as Harvey Dent - handed a paycheck and a promise to feature in Burton's third Batman flick, when it happened. As history dictates, Burton never completed his own Dark Knight trilogy, having eventually been sidelined by Warner Bros. in a producers role, allowing Joel Schumacher to take the reins on Batman Forever. Schumacher's light-hearted vision left little room for a street smart Robin, with Wayans being replaced by Chris O'Donnell. Even though he may have never got that ride in the Batmobile, to this day Wayans maintains that he still receives sizeable royalty cheques in the post for services not fully rendered in this franchise.