Every Batman in history, from Adam West to Robert Pattinson

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Every Batman in history​

Some people didn’t see Robert Pattison for the role of Batman but, truth is, the famous DC Comic character has been played by various kinds of interpreters and, funny enough, many of them were not the superhero type. And if we take a look at the famous pop television adaptation, we’ll find a Batman not as muscled as the one in the comics. Let’s see every Batman played in cinema and TV.

 

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CHIBATMAN... CHIBAIMAN?

 

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George Clooney has the best chin for Batman, modeled after my favorite late comic artist Bernie Wrightston.

 

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George Clooney has the best chin for Batman, modeled after my favorite late comic artist Bernie Wrightston.

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He has a good sense of humour too.

 

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Lewis G. Wilson (1943)​

Forgotten or simply just unknown to many, he was the first actor in history that wore the Batman suit. Well, in this case, the “batsuit”.

 

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A pioneer​

It was in 1943 when Lewis G. Wilson played Bruce Wayne in a 15-episode series called: ‘Batman’. At that time, it was a pioneering TV format.

 

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Robert Lowery (1949)​

In 1949, the TV experiment was executed again, and Robert Lowery performed as Batman in ‘Batman and Robin’, a TV series that would last 15 episodes.

 

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Another pioneer​

Although they didn’t offer him more episodes, in 1959 Robert Lowery was invited to a special episode of the series ‘The Adventure of Batman’, starring in the first TV encounter between two of the main DC heroes.

 

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Adam West (1965-1968)​

He was, without a doubt, the most beloved Batman by several generations. He would become a legend thanks to this superhero after being discovered in a TV spot of flavored milk.

 

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Batman, the legend​

After 120 episodes and a movie, both named ‘Batman’, and the fact of being the most theatrical and insane Bruce Wayne of all time, he was elevated to the Hollywood Olympus.

 

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Michael Keaton (1989-1992)​

Some second-guessed Mickael Keaton, whose previous success had been ‘Beetlejuice’ (1988). The actor shut everyone’s mouths by playing a ruthless and masculine Batman that was very well-liked at the time.

 

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A Batman that lived up to expectations​

Tim Burton directed the actor in two movies: ‘Batman’ (1989) and ‘Batman Returns’ (1992), with Jack Nicholson (Joker) and Danny DeVito (Penguin) as the villains.

 

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Val Kilmer (1995)​

After Keaton’s refusal, the choice of Val Kilmer seemed obvious. He was an A-List famous and recognized actor after his roles in ‘Top Gun’ (1986) and ‘Willow’ (1988).

 

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The Batman that could be but…​

To everyone’s surprise, the actor didn’t want to do the next installment, afraid to be type-casted in the role. ‘Batman Forever’ (1995) would be his only Bruce Wayne.

 

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George Clooney (1997)​

This was another promising choice that ended up being a disaster, although it wasn’t the actor’s fault. ‘Batman and Robin’ (1997) was the tomb for many of its actors.

 

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Part of the Bat-failure​

25 years have passed and Clooney’s body shape in the Batman costume is still being discussed. Indeed, this was also the last one of the franchise for Joel Schumacher, after a movie in which everything that could go wrong, went wrong.

 

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Christian Bale (2005-2012)​

Christian Bale was an option for Robin in ‘Batman Forever’, luckily for him, Chris O’donnell ended up with the role.

 

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The most attractive Batman​

Eight years later, the always impeccable Christian Bale would perform as Batman in one of the best trilogies in history, courtesy of Christopher Nolan.

 

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A historic trilogy​

Elegant, serious as well as intimidating, Christian Bale set the bar high as an exceptional Batman in a trilogy that almost grossed 2,500 million dollars of revenue.