Batman Forever Workprint Review

If the workprint were to surface, it would provide a unique glimpse into the creative process behind one of the most iconic superhero films of all time. It would also offer a chance to reevaluate the film's production and potentially recontextualize its place in the Batman franchise.

The scene is slow, arthouse, and completely at odds with the neon-soaked climax that follows. Test audiences reportedly hated it for slowing the pace, so Schumacher gutted it. Only in the workprint does Two-Face feel like a tragic Shakespearean figure rather than a cartoon. Batman Forever Workprint

In 1995, Warner Bros. had a problem. Batman Returns (1992) was too dark, too sexual, and too weird for children. McDonald’s pulled their Happy Meal tie-in because parents complained. The toy line for Returns sold poorly because the action figures were too scary. If the workprint were to surface, it would