Pearl Harbor at 25 | Disney's battle to convince Michael Bay to direct
by Simon Brew | May 19, 2026 | Feature, News
As the glossy WWII romance Pearl Harbor reaches its 25th anniversary, we back at Disney's rush to secure Michael Bay as director....
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Batman & Robin | The two films that died when it flopped
by Simon Brew | Jun 17, 2025 | Feature
Warner Bros had two more films lined up with director Joel Schumacher - but Batman & Robin's box office disappointment changed its plans....
Batman Forever director's cut almost got a release
by Dan Cooper | Jul 29, 2024 | News
Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever from 1995 has a darker director's cut, and Warner Bros came close to officially releasing it....
How Joel Schumacher dealt with the fallout from Batman & Robin
by Simon Brew | May 09, 2023 | Feature
When 1997's Batman & Robin stumbled, its director - Joel Schumacher - was left to carry the can, and made some significant left turns as a...
25 years on, the designer of the Bat-Nipples speaks out
by Film Stories | Jun 08, 2022 | News
Costume designer Jose Fernandez has been chatting about the Batman & Robin costume controversy - and it definitely wasn't a 'wardrobe...
Michael Keaton on why he walked away from Batman Forever
by Simon Brew | Jan 07, 2022 | News
Michael Keaton had meetings with Joel Schumacher about continuing in the Batman franchise - but it wasn't to be....
Batman Forever: just how 'dark' can The Schumacher Cut be?
by Dan Cooper | May 13, 2021 | Feature, News
The existence of the Batman Forever Schumacher Cut has been confirmed, and we can't help but wonder just what a tonal change is contained within....
The existence of the Batman Forever 'Schumacher Cut' confirmed
by Dan Cooper | May 07, 2021 | News
Long rumoured, the actual existence of a darker, more psychological director's cut of 1995's Batman Forever has now been confirmed....
Batman Forever: a darker, 170 minute cut of the film was put together
by Simon Brew | Jul 10, 2020 | News
Joel Schumacher had assembled a darker version of 1995's Batman Forever, and more details of the alternate version have now emerged....
Joel Schumacher dies, aged 80
by Simon Brew | Jun 22, 2020 | News
Joel Schumacher, one of the most successful Hollywood directors of the 1980s and 1990s, has passed away, it's been announced....
