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...Dafoe not declined director Tim Burton's offer. It has emerged that the Spider-Man star was Burton''s first choice for the iconic part opposite Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader. While the role eventually went to the Shining star,...

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...BURTON's first choice. The Shining actor landed the iconic part opposite Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader, but Dafoe admits the movie could have been very different had he agreed to work on the superhero film. He tells MTV.com, "Very...

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...without making his Batman a caricature. After Burton left the franchise and Keaton went with him, Val Kilmer was hired to play Batman and Wayne for Joel Schumacher's film Batman Forever. Yes, Val Kilmer, who had hit his acting peak as...

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...Burton with Batman played by Michael Keaton. Burton and Keaton reprised their roles for the 1992 film ''Batman Returns, and in 1995, Joel Schumacher directed Batman Forever with Val Kilmer as Batman. Schumacher also directed the 1997 film...

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...who've died in a car crash but still inhabit their house, decide to scare the bejesus out of the new owners by hiring Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton), a freelance (also dead) "bio-exorcist," and professional demon. Hilarious and scary at the...

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And finally, this week's midnight movie at the Egyptian is Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice," featuring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and, as I recall, some excellent calypso music. Tonight and Saturday, 805 E. Pine...

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Beetlejuice stars Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones, Sylvia Sidney and Michael Keaton as the titular Betelgeuse (the film's title being a phonetic spelling of the character's name). After the...

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...who was average-sized and ordinary looking into this bigger-than-life creature." Burton commented, "Michael is a bit claustrophobic , which made it worse for him. The costume put him in a dark, Batman-like mood though, so he was able to use it...

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...Pfeiffer) in the sequel ''Batman Returns, Young constructed a homemade Catwoman costume and attempted to confront Burton and actor Michael Keaton during production. Young was fired from the 1990 movie ''Dick Tracy ''. Cast as Tess Trueheart,...

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