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====Joel Schumacher Films====

====Joel Schumacher Films====

Tim Burton was replaced with Joel Schumacher for the third Batman movie in the canon, ''Batman Forever'' (1995), which introduced Robin (Batman's iconic sidekick), and the villains the Riddler and Two-Face.  Whereas Burton had tried for a more dark and Gothic look, Schumacher went with bright neon colors and brought back some of the camp of the 1960s TV series.  The movie did well at the box office, but received mixed reviews.  The fourth and final film of the series was ''Batman and Robin'', released in 1997.  Widely regarded as the worst of the series by fan and critic alike, ''Batman and Robin'' returned fully to camp, featuring "candy-coated" sets, poor special effects, weirder science than normal from Bat-Media, character derailment, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as the lead villain Mr. Freeze, who had with barely 100 lines of dialogue, over half of which centered around cold-themed puns.  This film was reviled for years as having "killed" the franchise, and performed relatively poorly in ticket sales.  Prior to the release of ''Batman & Robin'', a fifth film, entitled ''Batman Triumphant'', was planned.  The film would have seen George Clooney return as Batman, with the villains reportedly being the Scarecrow (with Jeff Goldblum playing the role), and Harley Quinn (with Madonna reportedly being offered the role).  Harley Quinn would've been the Joker's daughter, rather than girlfriend.  Other villains that would've appeared include the Mad Hatter (reportedly said to have been Martin Short) and Man-Bat (reportedly being played by Mark Linn-Baker).  Jack Nicholson would also return as the Joker, being a hallucination as a result of the Scarecrow's fear toxin.  In a 2017 interview, rapper Coolio, who had a cameo in ''Batman & Robin,'' would've returned as Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow.  The film had been slated for release around 1999–2001.

Tim Burton was replaced with Joel Schumacher for the third Batman movie in the canon, ''Batman Forever'' (1995), which introduced Robin (Batman's iconic sidekick), and the villains the Riddler and Two-Face.  Whereas Burton had tried for a more dark and Gothic look, Schumacher went with bright neon colors and brought back some of the camp of the 1960s TV series.  The movie did well at the box office, but received mixed reviews.  The fourth and final film of the series was ''Batman and Robin'', released in 1997.  Widely regarded as the worst of the series by fan and critic alike, ''Batman and Robin'' returned fully to camp, featuring "candy-coated" sets, poor special effects, weirder science than normal from Bat-Media, character derailment, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as the lead villain Mr. Freeze, who had with barely 100 lines of dialogue, over half of which centered around cold-themed puns.  This film was reviled for years as having "killed" the franchise, and performed relatively poorly in ticket sales.  Prior to the release of ''Batman & Robin'', a fifth film, entitled ''Batman Unchained'', was planned.  The film would have seen George Clooney return as Batman, with the villains reportedly being the Scarecrow (with Jeff Goldblum playing the role), and Harley Quinn (with Madonna reportedly being offered the role).  Harley Quinn would've been the Joker's daughter, rather than girlfriend.  Other villains that would've appeared include the Mad Hatter (reportedly said to have been Martin Short) and Man-Bat (reportedly being played by Mark Linn-Baker).  Jack Nicholson would also return as the Joker, being a hallucination as a result of the Scarecrow's fear toxin.  In a 2017 interview, rapper Coolio, who had a cameo in ''Batman & Robin,'' would've returned as Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow.  The film had been slated for release around 1999–2001.

The tone of the first two Burton movies influenced the 1991 critically-acclaimed ''Batman: The Animated Series'', a cartoon shown at first in prime time.  Some of its takes on certain villains - such as the Joker (whose appearance in this series was based on Jack Nicholson's portrayal in the 1989 movie) and Mr. Freeze - became iconic, and it introduced several characters that eventually "immigrated" to the comics, such as Detective Renee Montoya, and the Joker's hench-girlfriend, Harley Quinn.

The tone of the first two Burton movies influenced the 1991 critically-acclaimed ''Batman: The Animated Series'', a cartoon shown at first in prime time.  Some of its takes on certain villains - such as the Joker (whose appearance in this series was based on Jack Nicholson's portrayal in the 1989 movie) and Mr. Freeze - became iconic, and it introduced several characters that eventually "immigrated" to the comics, such as Detective Renee Montoya, and the Joker's hench-girlfriend, Harley Quinn.