hello Batman speaking
he is the Dark Knight welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
exploring ten pieces of trivia you
should know about Batman he first made
the world better with guns kicking off
our list is a fun fact from our hero’s
early days did you know that Bob Kane’s
comic creation originally wielded the
same weapon that killed his parents it’s
strange to think of Batman pumping lead
since it contradicts his one rule and
doesn’t jive with his use of non-lethal
gadgetry home of the Batman before
Batman built his lair in Gotham he lived
in the Big Apple that’s right Batman
called New York home until writers
developed this fictional city to choose
the name Gotham all the writers did was
look in the phone book where they found
Gotham jewellers that was easy
womanizer by day mentor by night Batman
and Robin have always been dodging
rumors that they’re a little too
friendly
come on these to sleep in the same bed
and the Boy Wonder sported short shorts
they had to do something so Bruce Wayne
transformed into a talented womanizer
the rumors persisted look you’re a real
nice girl I like you a lot but for right
now shut up gotta love that 60s camp
before Hollywood got hold of Batman
there was a campy 60s TV series starring
Adam West and Burt Ward one way six
ounces sits in a tree and is very
dangerous a sparrow with a machine gun
yes Bush this show was actually inspired
by a Batman themed playboy party held by
comic aficionado Hugh Hefner and ABC
exec in attendance at the shindig saw
the potential for family-friendly
content good thing he did or we wouldn’t
have the bat to see he’s Batman Batman
come and go but Michael Keaton remains a
fan favorite though that wasn’t always
the case
after his casting horrified fans and
50,000 protest letters to the studio
you know this house and all this stuff
really doesn’t seem like you at all some
of it is very much me some of it isn’t
Tim Burton ignored them and Keaton
showed he could inhabit the characters
dark and obsessive side while pulling
off the skip and soundproof rubber suit
fans changed their tune but it was too
late the studio dropped Burton and
Keaton rejected the more kid-friendly
Batman Forever enter Val can I persuade
you to take a sandwich with you sir I’ll
get drive-thru the other two-face we all
recognize Tommy Lee Jones and Aaron
Eckhart as this two minded villain but
do you remember another one from Tim
Burton’s 1989 feature that’s right Lando
Calrissian is Harvey Dent Billy Dee
Williams contract was actually broken so
filmmakers could cast Tommy Lee Jones in
Batman Forever
but don’t worry he got paid for his
troubles just imagine how classy and
progressive two-face could have been the
Joker’s number one guy ever notice the
Jack Nicholson’s Joker had a special
connection with his top henchmen well
that’s a case of off screen life
carrying over on screen Nicholson
convinced his bosses to cast his good
friend Tracy Walter as Bob not that
their friendship could save the artistic
boon from one of the Joker’s bad moves
the voice of Batman only one man has
continued playing the Caped Crusader
through thick and thin we may have
different ways of enforcing the law but
we both believe in it as the official
voice of Batman Kevin Conroy has been
bringing the character and his alter-ego
to life in animated series features and
video games including the critically
acclaimed Arkham series for years he
changed his tone to differentiate
between the millionaire playboy and The
Dark Knight but never takes it quite as
far as Christian Bale can you get him to
talk Batman 2.0 Christopher Nolan’s
franchise introduced a completely
revamped Batmobile that’s more like it
however while Batman Begins was being
filmed in Chicago an allegedly drunk
driver crashed into the Dark Knight’s
new beast of a ride which cost about
seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars
to build the panicked driver actually
thought he had hit an alien spacecraft
and who could blame him
I’ve gotta get me one of those the bat
suit was also revamped for this
franchise designers ditched the rubber
look and gave the actor more mobility
they also ensured the cowl was separate
from the body meaning the Dark Knight
regained full movement of his head which
hadn’t been the case since the 60s
surely backing out of the driveway near
the darkest night and Ledger’s Joker
rounding out our list is a bit more
casting trivia picture this Christian
Bale originally screen-tested to play
Robin in Joel Schumacher’s Batman
Forever
but obviously lost to Chris O’Donnell we
can picture Bale as Robin but we’re not
sure O’Donnell could pull off the gruff
thing if the roles were reversed years
later Christopher Nolan hand-picked
Heath Ledger over
skur winner Adrien Brody for the role of
the Joker thanks to his fearlessness and
willingness to spend six weeks alone in
a hotel room developing the character
ultimately ledger combined the unkempt
look of punk rocker Sid Vicious with the
mannerisms of Malcom McDowel Alex from a
Clockwork Orange and a terrifying
villain was born this is what happens
when an unstoppable force meets an
immovable object what’s your favorite
piece of Batman trivia for more
entertaining trivia lists be sure to
visit us at watchmojo.com
he is the Dark Knight welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
exploring ten pieces of trivia you
should know about Batman he first made
the world better with guns kicking off
our list is a fun fact from our hero’s
early days did you know that Bob Kane’s
comic creation originally wielded the
same weapon that killed his parents it’s
strange to think of Batman pumping lead
since it contradicts his one rule and
doesn’t jive with his use of non-lethal
gadgetry home of the Batman before
Batman built his lair in Gotham he lived
in the Big Apple that’s right Batman
called New York home until writers
developed this fictional city to choose
the name Gotham all the writers did was
look in the phone book where they found
Gotham jewellers that was easy
womanizer by day mentor by night Batman
and Robin have always been dodging
rumors that they’re a little too
friendly
come on these to sleep in the same bed
and the Boy Wonder sported short shorts
they had to do something so Bruce Wayne
transformed into a talented womanizer
the rumors persisted look you’re a real
nice girl I like you a lot but for right
now shut up gotta love that 60s camp
before Hollywood got hold of Batman
there was a campy 60s TV series starring
Adam West and Burt Ward one way six
ounces sits in a tree and is very
dangerous a sparrow with a machine gun
yes Bush this show was actually inspired
by a Batman themed playboy party held by
comic aficionado Hugh Hefner and ABC
exec in attendance at the shindig saw
the potential for family-friendly
content good thing he did or we wouldn’t
have the bat to see he’s Batman Batman
come and go but Michael Keaton remains a
fan favorite though that wasn’t always
the case
after his casting horrified fans and
50,000 protest letters to the studio
you know this house and all this stuff
really doesn’t seem like you at all some
of it is very much me some of it isn’t
Tim Burton ignored them and Keaton
showed he could inhabit the characters
dark and obsessive side while pulling
off the skip and soundproof rubber suit
fans changed their tune but it was too
late the studio dropped Burton and
Keaton rejected the more kid-friendly
Batman Forever enter Val can I persuade
you to take a sandwich with you sir I’ll
get drive-thru the other two-face we all
recognize Tommy Lee Jones and Aaron
Eckhart as this two minded villain but
do you remember another one from Tim
Burton’s 1989 feature that’s right Lando
Calrissian is Harvey Dent Billy Dee
Williams contract was actually broken so
filmmakers could cast Tommy Lee Jones in
Batman Forever
but don’t worry he got paid for his
troubles just imagine how classy and
progressive two-face could have been the
Joker’s number one guy ever notice the
Jack Nicholson’s Joker had a special
connection with his top henchmen well
that’s a case of off screen life
carrying over on screen Nicholson
convinced his bosses to cast his good
friend Tracy Walter as Bob not that
their friendship could save the artistic
boon from one of the Joker’s bad moves
the voice of Batman only one man has
continued playing the Caped Crusader
through thick and thin we may have
different ways of enforcing the law but
we both believe in it as the official
voice of Batman Kevin Conroy has been
bringing the character and his alter-ego
to life in animated series features and
video games including the critically
acclaimed Arkham series for years he
changed his tone to differentiate
between the millionaire playboy and The
Dark Knight but never takes it quite as
far as Christian Bale can you get him to
talk Batman 2.0 Christopher Nolan’s
franchise introduced a completely
revamped Batmobile that’s more like it
however while Batman Begins was being
filmed in Chicago an allegedly drunk
driver crashed into the Dark Knight’s
new beast of a ride which cost about
seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars
to build the panicked driver actually
thought he had hit an alien spacecraft
and who could blame him
I’ve gotta get me one of those the bat
suit was also revamped for this
franchise designers ditched the rubber
look and gave the actor more mobility
they also ensured the cowl was separate
from the body meaning the Dark Knight
regained full movement of his head which
hadn’t been the case since the 60s
surely backing out of the driveway near
the darkest night and Ledger’s Joker
rounding out our list is a bit more
casting trivia picture this Christian
Bale originally screen-tested to play
Robin in Joel Schumacher’s Batman
Forever
but obviously lost to Chris O’Donnell we
can picture Bale as Robin but we’re not
sure O’Donnell could pull off the gruff
thing if the roles were reversed years
later Christopher Nolan hand-picked
Heath Ledger over
skur winner Adrien Brody for the role of
the Joker thanks to his fearlessness and
willingness to spend six weeks alone in
a hotel room developing the character
ultimately ledger combined the unkempt
look of punk rocker Sid Vicious with the
mannerisms of Malcom McDowel Alex from a
Clockwork Orange and a terrifying
villain was born this is what happens
when an unstoppable force meets an
immovable object what’s your favorite
piece of Batman trivia for more
entertaining trivia lists be sure to
visit us at watchmojo.com
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