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Joel Schumacher Apologizes for Batman & Robin

posted 8 years ago by TMC-4 (20491)
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https://www.yahoo.com/movies/m/5fed8d5c-6802-3649-9407-2558e1371fa6/ss_joel-schumacher-apologizes.html

Joel Schumacher has officially apologized for Batman & Robin ahead of the film’s 20th anniversary. Batman is one of the most famous and iconic fictional characters in history. He has been adapted in numerous mediums over the years, including cinema. Tim Burton’s original 1989 Batman film marked a turning point for superhero movies. It’s overwhelming success spawned a sequel, Batman Returns. Burton,

[–] Patman111196 (1893) 8 years ago

But does it really hurt that much to make such a movie that's so bad it's good? This isn't just a plain bad movie.

[–] MickyMac (3254) 8 years ago

Constantly apologizes to make himself look important.

[–] LAcdisneyprincess (97) 8 years ago

Why doesn't he do the same for Phantom of the Opera?

[–] MickyMac (3254) 7 years ago

Imagine if he was hired today, WB would never hire somebody who only wanted to do Year One nothing more especially if they were only two or three films into a series and would likely hire a genre filmmaker who would be open to doing the middle years of Batman with Robin and fighting super villains.