{"id":32194,"date":"2021-08-19T17:56:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T12:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/michael-keaton-hasnt-watched-a-comic-book-movie-since-1989\/"},"modified":"2021-08-19T20:11:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T14:41:48","slug":"michael-keaton-hasnt-watched-a-comic-book-movie-since-1989","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/michael-keaton-hasnt-watched-a-comic-book-movie-since-1989\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Keaton hasn&#8217;t watched a comic book movie since 1989"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\"><\/aside>\n<p>Don\u2019t ask this Batman if he\u2019s seen any DC films.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Burton\u2019s 1989 blockbuster superhero film \u201cBatman\u201d starring Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader is largely credited with starting the craze of comic book movies. However, the Oscar-nominated Keaton admitted that he hasn\u2019t actually watched one since the late \u201980s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the first\u00a0\u2018Batman,\u2019 I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ve ever seen an entire [comic book] movie,\u201d the 69-year-old told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/michael-keaton-on-reviving-batman-the-protege-worth-dopestick-1234998480\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. \u201cI just never got around to it. So you\u2019re talking to a guy who wasn\u2019t in the zeitgeist of that whole world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBirdman\u201d star has since appeared in superhero films such as the 1992 sequel,\u00a0\u201cBatman Returns,\u201d \u201cSpider-Man: Homecoming,\u201d and the upcoming flicks, \u201cMorbius\u201d and \u201cThe Flash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But despite hanging up his cape, Keaton said he knew he could portray Gotham\u2019s Dark Knight once again \u2014 even decades later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrankly, in the back of my head, I always thought, \u2018I bet I could go back and nail that motherf\u2013ker,&#8217;\u201d Keaton continued. \u201cAnd so I thought, \u2018Well, now that they\u2019re asking me, let me see if I can pull that off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Pennsylvania native also explained that it took him a minute to understand that \u201cThe Flash\u201d will take place in a parallel universe, so both his and Ben Affleck\u2019s versions of Batman will coexist.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><figcaption>The \u201cBirdman\u201d star has since appeared in superhero films such as \u201cBatman,\u201d \u201cBatman Returns,\u201d \u201cSpider-Man: Homecoming,\u201d and the upcoming flicks, \u201cMorbius\u201d and \u201cThe Flash.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s really interesting is how much more I got [Batman] when I went back and did him. I get this on a whole other level now. I totally respect it. I respect what people are trying to make,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never looked at it like, \u2018Oh, this is just a silly thing.\u2019 It was not a silly thing when I did\u00a0\u2018Batman.\u2019 But it has become a giant thing, culturally. It\u2019s iconic. So I have even more respect for it because what do I know? This is a big deal in the world to people. You\u2019ve got to honor that and be respectful of that. Even I go, \u2018Jesus, this is huge.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cI learned a long time ago, you do more damage because you\u2019re famous,\u201d Keaton said. \u201cI\u2019ve told people, you don\u2019t want me there. They\u2019ll go, \u2018Well of course he brought his Hollywood friend.\u2019 You know what people forget? We all were just some person somewhere in Cincinnati or f\u2014ing Ottawa or f\u2014ing Cleveland.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19173205\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/michael-keaton-batman-047.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/michael-keaton-batman-047.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/michael-keaton-batman-047.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/michael-keaton-batman-047.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" alt=\"Michael Keaton in 1989's &quot;Batman.&quot;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><figcaption>Michael Keaton in 1989\u2019s \u201cBatman.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t ask this Batman if he\u2019s seen any DC films. 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