It’s how I’ll be remembered,” he said.īut as is often forgotten, Batman Forever was seen, at the time of its release, as the resurgence of the Batman series. “Yes, I was like ‘are you kidding me?’ I think that will be on my gravestone. In 2014, Schumacher talked to Varietyand admits he remains surprised that the nipples remain so controversial. He did add that “I can’t understand why nipples on a man would be such a shocking thing,” and production designer Barbara Ling noted that “the idea was to get an anatomical kind of look.” The full piece certainly doesn’t read as though Schumacher is dictating to Kane how Batman should be. That quote needs a little context, as there’s a light-hearted feel to the interview. It’s my Gotham City, and if I want Batman to have nipples, he’s going to have nipples!” Watch Batman Forever on Amazon Schumacher added that “I wanted a very sexy, very sensual, very body-hugging suit. I told him ‘it’s the 90s, Bob! Pumped up!'” In the same article, he said that “Bob Kane doesn’t understand why Chris O’Donnell has an earring and Batman has nipples. certificate of authenticity.Ī rare and highly displayable example of principal character wardrobe from this classic superhero franchise.So whose decision was it? Director Joel Schumacher’s ultimately. In addition to our company certificate this item is accompanied by a Warner Bros. The wardrobe remains in excellent production used condition throughout, extremely fine. This version of the costume can be seen worn by Tommy Lee Jones in an early publicity photograph however the one seen on screen has purple paint added making the pattern a more similar colour to his make-up, interestingly some spots of purple paint are present on this costume. The bespoke made two piece black suit features a complex rubberised pattern applied to one side of both the jacket and trousers highlighting his split personality. This costume was custom made by the production for use by Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face, it was visioned by legendary franchise designer Bob Ringwood who has stated that it was his favourite costume for the character. An original costume used in the production of Batman Forever, the 1995 superhero picture starring Val Kilmer as the caped crusader.

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