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Sporadic posts about all things Batman Forever. Everything has been ported over from my old site (which ran from 2018 to 2021) and I'm in the process taking all the information, pictures and videos and populating this site.

Concept Art: Batmobile designs

Let’s have a look back at some of the potential Batmobile designs for Batman Forever. First up is HR Giger’s bizarre effort. Apparently...

Jun 8, 20181 min read

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Cards: Metal Fleer Batman Forever cards 16-20

Back to the Fleer cards. More Riddler. “Common Ground” is probably the best of this lot.

Jun 1, 20181 min read

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Video Advertisements: Video Games

Batman Forever had a video game for just about every console available at the time. While the Sega Saturn and PlayStation got a port of...

May 25, 20182 min read

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Miscellaneous content: Gotham Circus brochure

Slightly random. Don’t remember seeing this at all in the film but it’s apparently the front cover for a brochure for the Circus. I guess...

May 18, 20181 min read

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Magazine article: Starlog #215

Bill Warren catches up with Michael Gough in Starlog #215 to talk about the transition from Keaton to Kilmer in Batman Forever and then...

May 14, 20181 min read

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Miscellaneous content: What if Tim Burton directed Batman Forever?

I know a lot of fans of the first two Batman films wish Tim Burton had come back for the third movie. As much as I love Schumacher’s...

May 11, 20181 min read

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Miscellaneous content: Batman Forever audiobook – read by Rene Auberjonois

Here’s a treat for you all. Here’s the audio book for Batman Forever. It appears to be an abridged version of the novelisation by Peter...

May 4, 20181 min read

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Cards: Metal Fleer Batman Forever cards 11-15

More Fleer cards. Pretty much all Riddler focused and, again, not a great selection. Hold on, we’ll get to some better ones soon.

Apr 27, 20181 min read

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Miscellaneous content: German postcard from Movie World theme park

When I saw this on eBay I was intrigued. Was this some long lost deleted scene or promo shot? Alas, no, it’s a postcard from Movie World...

Apr 20, 20181 min read

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Behind the Scenes: The Neon Gang

One of the most memorable visual elements of Batman Forever was undoubtedly the Neon Gang – headed up by Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson. Here’s...

Apr 13, 20181 min read

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Cards: Metal Fleer Batman Forever cards 6-10

More Fleer cards for you. Not a great selection here. “Justice on the Wing” is probably the best of this selection.

Apr 6, 20181 min read

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Magazine article: Cinescape June 1995 – Part 3 – Superman Reborn bonus

Nothing to do with Batman Forever but I thought it was an interesting piece to include. This is an article about the aborted Superman...

Apr 1, 20181 min read

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Magazine article: Cinescape June 1995 – Part 2

And here’s the rest of the article which looks at Val Kilmer’s involvement and why Michael Keaton left (the official version anyway).

Mar 30, 20181 min read

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Magazine article: Cinescape June 1995 – Part 1

Cinescape was a fantastic magazine that was essentially the internet before the internet. If you wanted to find out about what films were...

Mar 30, 20181 min read

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Miscellaneous content: Who's in the Robin costume?

Riddle me this? Who is in the Robin costume? I came across this photo on Getty Images – hence the watermark – and it’s credited as Chris...

Mar 23, 20181 min read

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Miscellaneous content: Costume Advert

Here’s an advert for the licenced costumes that were sold in 1995. I don’t know $400 seems a lot for an ill-fitting costume. Anyone buy...

Mar 19, 20181 min read

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Concept Art: Locations

And now for something completely different. Here’s some spectacular concept art of the locations from the film.

Mar 16, 20181 min read

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External link: Batman Forever – UK edits

Living in the UK, the version of Batman Forever I saw in the cinema was actually cut – quite significantly during Nygma’s murder of Fred...

Mar 12, 20181 min read

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Miscellaneous content: Two Batman Forever Scripts

Here’s an interesting bit of reading – an early (possibly first) draft by Lee Batchler and Janet Scott Batchler and a production draft...

Mar 9, 20183 min read

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Concept Art: Claw Island CGI

Did you ever realise that Nygma’s base Claw Island is actually Alcatraz? No, me neither. These before and after photos are taken from the...

Mar 5, 20181 min read

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