Batman Forever Director’s Cut ‘Exists,’ New Details Revealed

The long-awaited and highly anticipated “Schumacher Cut” of 1995’s Batman Forever got a disappointing update courtesy of legendary writer Akiva Goldsman.

What is the latest Batman Forever Schumacher Cut update?

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Goldsman — who was one of three writers on the film’s screenplay — was asked about the status of the infamous cut. Goldsman said that there was traction on it following Schumacher’s death in 2020, but gave a disappointing update as of now.

“After Joel died [in 2020], I reached out to Warners and said, ‘There’s a darker version of this movie,'” Goldsman said. “We found it. It exists and it’s incomplete, but more complete than you would think. Today there would be giant sections where the VFX wasn’t done. In those days, so much of it was miniatures and practical effects — they were done. We were trying to dust it off, and then everybody stopped caring. But I lobby for it.”

Goldsman went on to note some of the main differences in the darker cut of the film. Namely, Bruce Wayne (Val Kilmer) having recurring visions of his father’s diary, and even forgetting he’s Batman at one point.

“Bruce is having these recurring visions of a red book, which turns out to be his father’s diary. There’s an entry that says, ‘Martha and I want to stay home tonight. Bruce wants to see a movie, so we’re going to take him out.’ So he holds himself responsible [for their deaths],” said Goldsman. “There’s a section in the movie where he actually is hit in the head. He doesn’t remember that he’s Batman, and he goes back into the cave. There’s this now rather famous Rick Baker bat that he faces.”

The original Batman Forever was released in 1995 and starred Val Kilmer in the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. Alongside Kilmer, the film also starred Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Dent/Two-Face, Jim Carrey as Edward Nygma/The Riddler, Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridian, Chris O’Donnell as Richard “Dick” Grayson, Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth, and Pat Hingle as James Gordon.

(Source: The Hollywood Reporter)

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