Screen Rant

  • Batman Returns almost didn't have Tim Burton’s signature style. 1 / 8

  • Burton wasn’t enthusiastic about the idea of a second movie after 1989's Batman. 2 / 8

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  • The director turned his attention to Edward Scissorhands, released in 1990. 3 / 8

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  • Meanwhile, writer Sam Hamm delivered the first two drafts for Batman Returns. 4 / 8

  • One of them had the Penguin and Catwoman going after a hidden treasure. 5 / 8

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  • Warner eventually convinced Burton to return by giving him more creative control. 6 / 8

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  • Burton asked Daniel Waters to write the final script. 7 / 8

  • Batman Returns wouldn’t have been the same without Tim Burton. 8 / 8

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