Batman Forever Pitch Meeting

Step inside the pitch meeting that led to Batman Forever!
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Batman and Batman Returns, directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton, were big box office hits that brought the Dark Knight to a whole new level of popularity. Naturally Warner Bros wanted another film to follow them up, but had to do so with a new director, Joel Schumacher AND a new Batman, Val Kilmer.
Batman Forever definitely raises a lot of questions. Like what’s up with the completely new visual style? Why does Batman adopt a fully grown man? What’s up with those… things on the batsuit? Why is Chase Meridian so obsessed with Batman? Why is the circus being broadcast on live TV? Why does Two Face want to kill Batman, exactly? Why the The Riddler pick the worst spot in the world for his showdown with Batman?
To answer all these questions and more, step inside the pitch meeting that led to Batman Forever! It’ll be super easy, barely an inconvenience.
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[@dicksenormuss6211]

The idea of batman just sitting there quietly in the courtroom is hilarious

[@raydenbartley]

I know and when he jumps down like tf were you doing up there 💀

[@ncapone87]

Being a crime fighter, I guess he'd have to testify in court for every criminal he's captured

[@nra3zehuti781]

@@ncapone87 isnt he a vigilante or something?

[@ncapone87]

@@nra3zehuti781 yeah but he's still witness to crimes and should probably testify

[@yuhyuh7603]

I want to imagine him just sitting stiffly somewhere in the front with a giant trench coat and hat over his Batsuit.

[@straight_edgespartan8094]

I remember when I was younger going to Blockbuster and asking them: “Can I rent Batman Forever?” They said “No, you have to bring it back in a few days.”

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

LOL!

[@tanepoe9143]

That's a groaner

[@anthonycurby4606]

Lol.

[@Ryan-by8ui]

Dad?

[@last7509]

good one

[@nicoo7355]

It says “intruder” and put all of Batman stuff on display. 🤣😂😭 had me dying

[@shawnparker9695]

Lol funniest part

[@jermaineallen2879]

🤣🤣

[@Volyren]

Hey thats a viable security option. Last time someone tried to rob me, i showed him all my best stuff. He gave me 20$ and told me not to give up.

[@last7509]

i dont think we appreciate how intelligent this dude is to watch all these movies and catch all their nonsense and then make it humorous

[@boykaunleashed4061]

Yes I was gonna comment on that best part had me lmao!

[@johnsnow1749]

"Batman was just sitting in court?" Never questioned that until now lol.

[@JoeyMartz]

That's exactly what I said back in 1995! I was 11...

[@JoeyMartz]

@UrMom :::eye roll:::

[@KillerZeli]

Once someone refuses 15 million dollars to star in a movie after reading your script, you better take the hint and change the script.

[@Kinos141]

Ha, Movie companies don't use logic or common sense.

[@PJMontoya]

I’m trying and failing to think of a Michael Keaton movie that sucked as bad as this one

[@solidsnake11087]

Or you just find Val Kilmer who likes doing action movies in the '90s so why not

[@PJMontoya]

Rekt Lord Onegaminus Because it’s a terrible movie almost for kids, no matter who wore the cowl. That’s why.

[@daneg007]

@@solidsnake11087 i don't think PJMontoya gets the joke. i thought it was funny though.

[@bassman9261995]

I would’ve watched this earlier, but I didn’t want to miss the news broadcast of the circus

[@TheDeadGunslinger]

I saw that too, but getting here was super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@maximummatt73]

News broadcasts of circuses are TIGHT

[@GregChartrau]

Wow wow wow!

[@cookieman5112]

And did you see that one acrobat who snapped the evil Circus directors neck and saved the day

[@jamesw5364]

I gave you the 1000th like.

[@sash9249]

I love how Batman came to the fight with a handful of coins in his belt knowing they'd come in handy because he's Batman.

[@Outsyder216]

He knew going in that Two-Face's coin is his biggest vulnerability, and it'd be a great way to distract him. That was probably the only thing that made sense in the whole movie.

[@dtkedtyjrtyj]

They even foreshadowed it.

[@Swarnted158]

Batcoins, never leave the cave without them.

[@Ogrematic]

Robin, get my octopus repellant! Real Line From The Show...

[@samuelperezgarcia]

It was just spare change in his pocket.

[@carealoo744]

"So Batman adopts a fully-grown adult man?" I dont know why I lost it for like 2 whole minutes at that line!

[@jasonflores9576]

Me to Lmaoooo

[@last7509]

this guy is super smart

[@willh3972]

The time it actually makes more sense for robin to be a young kid

[@KronStaro]

because you imagined him holding a fully grown man by his waist, as if he were a child

[@mauigio]

Because it's one of the funniest lines in recent times

[@David_Last_Name]

"Micheal Keaton turned down $15 million for batman forever." Career move of the century right there.

[@BitcoinMotorist]

David Last Name not really, he did multiplicity instead

[@David_Last_Name]

@@BitcoinMotorist Ewww. I did not realize that. Lol, well at least if you HAD to pick one, multiplicity wasnt too bad. Still though.......

[@monstalova]

Batman Forever was the the second highest grossing movie of the year. Only just behind toy story

[@WayStedYou]

@akshay satish he had to cover so much of the costs with producing with that 50 million that he wouldve made way less

[@sirquarter5729]

Well the rest of the cast did not end up in poverty and shame (actually the cast is fantastic)

[@Its__Good]

And then Dick Grayson does a backflip . . . . . because that's his job.

[@NukeMarine]

Sadly, no bad guys' necks were snapped that day.

[@TarkynZone]

Wow wow wow wow

[@priscillajimenez27]

Hey skrew you, man!

[@antoniodemonteverde7670]

Priscilla Jimenez toxic

[@cameronjosephvideos5942]

Is there any movie where the hero does a back flip snaps the bad guys neck and saves the day. The closest I can think of is Man of Steel and that lacks the back flip.

[@wesleyoldham-cartoonsandtv1962]

"They kill Batman?" "No, they just shoot him in the face" 🤣🤣🤣

[@MasterAnakinSkyWalker]

If he was played by Chuck Norris, the bullet would've deflected right back and killed Riddler and Two-Face at the same time.

[@jeffbenton6183]

@@MasterAnakinSkyWalker He runs a profitable business selling his beard clippings for use in bullet-proof vests.

[@supervman2366]

Batman forever script is really badly written.

[@kieranstudios4152]

how does shooting bruce in the face not kill him, what kind of material are those bullets made of?

[@keith32482]

That's some Amber Turd logic 😂

[@gmmg8734]

I love how the producer just goes with everything he says even after asking such plot breaking questions

[@schattentaenzerin]

The logical answer to why he does this might be in the at about 4:00 😁

[@jessmontgomery3454]

Funny never realised Keaton turned down the movie over the script, wise man.

[@jamaul1391]

I'm glad he didn't turn down the role of vulture.

[@Bobba8590]

Keaton.

[@GrayWoIf]

Also Returns got a lot of backlash for being too dark in fact McDonalds had to pull the batman returns happy meal toys because parents where complaining they shouldn't be marketing that film to children. So the studio removed Tim Burton as director and then went for this cartoony approach for this film and the next one and Keaton also wasn't fond that he wouldn't be working with Tim Burton.

[@somerandolad]

@@GrayWoIf From one extreme to another, I see.

[@michaelp2952]

Keaton*

[@gabrielbrown4764]

After all these years, I've now only just learned that the two girls who hang around with Two Face are called Sugar and Spice. Brilliant.

[@kobrien4121]

Drew Barrymore was 1 of them.

[@Rob_Thorsman]

Should have had Riddler's female assistants, Query and Echo.

[@gabrielbrown4764]

@@Rob_Thorsman I've not heard of them but seems to make more sense!

[@wdcain1]

They were supposed to be called Leather & Lace but the execs thought that was too much.

[@solidsnake11087]

Now all we are missing is Everything Nice

[@mustang607]

Imagine a vault where when an unauthorized person enters, a computer voice says, "Intruders!, then turns on the lights and revels the best loot.

[@sadmansobhanraabith815]

Who else caught the live broadcast of the circus in the news yesterday?

[@beansandproblems]

I can’t wait to catch the next live broadcast of the circus in the news

[@KrillLiberator]

I did. I mean, who doesn't watch the live broadcast of the circus on the TV news these days?

[@I.am.Sarah.]

There has to be something wrong with you if you don't catch the live broadcast of the circus on the news I decided

[@smallhatshatethetruth7933]

My news doesn't show the circus so the news isn't worth watching

[@chancerbox1935]

@@beansandproblems Same

[@tomedmonds8347]

Is it going to be difficult to ruin the Batman movies? Schumacher: Actually it’s going to be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@whoknew2273]

By the time Batman and Robin came along he buried the franchise lol

[@phantomfrivolity2169]

@Brandon Spain And don't forget about the BIG FREAKING NIPPLES.

[@thenoirknight5729]

Replace Schumacher with WB and it'd definitely be more accurate

[@Easy-Death_Oven4056]

DCEU: yeah, ruining Batman movies are tight!

[@brucesnow7125]

Believe it or not, Schumacher actually wanted a dark and gritty story taking inspiration from Frank Miller stuff. Studio, on the other hand, wanted to sell toys and basically forced him to make it brighter and cartoony.

[@g.j.mmakau8578]

I can't imagine sitting in court next to Batman in his suit observing the court case. Lol

[@bad-people6510]

When this originally happened in Detective Comics #66 Batman was actually testifying.

[@gzz8551]

The idea of a leather-clad Batman just sitting in court made me laugh even as a kid. We need film of him sitting down next to someone who’s like “huh…it’s Batman. Weird.”

[@rjfrost7090]

I remember when batinthesun did something like that: Superhero Waiting Room.

[@SuperAlaska23]

We need a movie or something from the point of view of a random Gotham citizen observing all the crazy nonsense that goes down in that city? Lol

[@oncerand_directioner]

​@@SuperAlaska23 Now that's a movie I'd love to see! But only by a great director of super hero movies

[@kirralight]

“What was Batman just sitting in court” that line made me laugh so hard cuz I just kept picturing it.

[@1KingMichaelJackson1]

"So Batman adopts a fully grown adult man?" xD

[@alanwilliams6823]

this killed me!

[@ronin1648]

As a kid I honestly thought that american teenagers developed really fast.

[@davidhatcher7016]

@@ronin1648 yup

[@priscillajimenez27]

@@ronin1648 I thought that as a kid in the 90s lol

[@eternalreign2313]

This movie was ahead of it's time. Just recently some weird couple adopted a grown ass man who identifies as a 6 year old girl named Stephaknee.

[@squirrelandowl7482]

Batman in the courtroom had me on the floor.

[@mr_lrb6879]

Would the testimony of a man in a mask who doesn't disclose who he is even be admissible in court?

[@captaincrunch784]

LOL. Totally forgot that scene

[@haiqal5333]

@@mr_lrb6879 nope

[@cringiyoutber507]

well ok then

[@troyhelton7867]

That's the point where I could see Batman going off the rails! 😖👎🤦‍♂️

[@LimaFX]

I loved this movie as a kid xD

[@NCMonefaith]

I still do

[@KaelWrit]

I was just about to comment that I have never been able to see this as a "bad movie" like most people do because I loved it so much as a kid that I can't see past the nostalgia lmao

[@brianscalabrine2225]

Well kids love stuff that are famous. I used to love power rangers even though how bad their scripts, special effects, and almost everything about it.

[@petermoncur8738]

As a kid in the 90s... I learned a lot from this.

[@alexconti7932]

Me too. Actually I still watch this and enjoyed it.

[@chamaileon81]

"Of course, I never miss a live broadcast of the circus on the news" had me in tears and it's 2 am, my neighbors must be having such a great time with Ryan's antics!

[@jakekraweckyj2801]

Same here. Had to pause this just to cackle at it

[@winstonknowitall4181]

Don't worry. I'm pretty sure the neighbors have just been watching a live broadcast of the circus on the news, so you did not wake them up.

[@les907]

So then Batman used a coin flip, made Two-Face snap his own neck and saved the day.

[@commandercaptain4664]

And then everyone in Arkham snapped their own necks and Gotham prospered under a rainbow of sunshine and happiness. The End.

[@NiGhTm4r389]

@@commandercaptain4664 You forgot about the backflip

[@drfrankenlove6547]

Great job typing what was already stated🙄

[@mathunit1]

@@drfrankenlove6547 It was super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@SuperBC1975]

It's not mentioned here, but the best thing about this entire movie was the song "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal. The song does not even play in the film until the closing credits.

[@RDeathmark]

I thought that was from Batman and Robin?

[@SithCats]

This movie had an excellent soundtrack all around, honestly. In addition to Seal, it had songs from U2, The Offspring, The Flaming Lips, Brandy, Method Man, Nick Cave, Michael Hutchence of INXS, and more. It's a shame the movie was such a turd.

[@flanzjones]

Haha I was just about to type that

[@robwebster1098]

Who killed Captain Alex intensifies

[@nathanadler8316]

What I read was "It's not mentioned here, but the best thing about this entire movie was that the song "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal does not even play in the film until the closing credits, when you can safely turn off the movie without having to listen to it." Makes infinitely more sense to me.

[@datdankdj8264]

Imagine being in a crowded courtroom and you hear “defense calls Batman to the stand” and some guy in a rubber nipple-suit just shows up and sits down

[@Oswin2642]

I'm trying to. But it is hard to imagine it and take him seriously afterwards. Some might even say I M P O S S I B L E. Like it is a P L O T B R E A K I N G issue for the franchise of the character as a whole.

[@KSharpei]

This video created the greatest phrase on earth: “Public Kung Fu”

[@drfrankenlove6547]

Was already a phrase🙄

[@dimitrischronis146]

@@drfrankenlove6547 😐

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

No that's "tight"

[@wolfshanze5980]

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting... they were moving as fast as lightning.

[@KSharpei]

@@drfrankenlove6547 it was the first time I had heard it! Where did it come from?

[@ethanlivemere1162]

"Oh man, I bet Billy Dee Williams will make an amazing Two-Face!" "What?" "Yeah, he played Harvey Dent in the previous films, didn't he?" "Oh." "Did you forget about that?" "I forgot about that." "Whoops!" "Whoopsie!"

[@linkheroofhyrule9364]

He only played it in 1989 Batman, he didn't star in Batman Returns.

[@SharpDesign]

At least he got to be two face in Lego Batman.

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

Link Hero of Hyrule wow wow wow. You don’t say?

[@christianschoff2490]

Tommy Lee Jones was far better choice considering Billy would have looked terrible in the Two Face make up.

[@tieck4408]

@@christianschoff2490 Tommy Lee Jones looks terrible in Two Face makeup.

[@earlsweat9727]

“This sounds like dialog Batman would definitely say.“

[@kingaxolotl4085]

Can we just talk about how at 0:30 he edited the the words “Big freakin nipples” rather than actually writing it down on a piece of paper. Hilarious

[@DodaGarcia]

Producer Guy is the most chill boss ever, I’m so jealous of Writer Guy

[@MrAjerguy]

Man, I’d forgotten about those live circus broadcasts on the news. The 90’s were so weird!

[@exodustimes4266]

The 90’s were tight!

[@dustincochran8314]

@@exodustimes4266 damn it. You beat me to it!

[@DeepThinker193]

Eh the news has become a circus

[@SmashLiXs]

tell me about it. then again i don't remember much of it

[@Mixima101]

Yeah. Right after the nightly news. What ever happened to those?

[@mwheeler22]

Can’t believe Michael Keaton turned down 15 million for starring in this movie! He’s got morals

[@c.j.9072]

It's easy to have morals like that when you have more money than you know what to do with

[@mopnem]

Well pitch meetings are great but being part of screen rant means that they can literally put whatever nonsense without much fact checking, I'd look more into any of the stuff at the end.

[@Carabas72]

That's not morals. There is nothing immoral about starring in this film. It was just a matter of taste.

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

Jodie Foster turned down millions of Dollars to appear in the sequel of Silence of the Lambs because it called for her character to be seduced by Hannibal Lecter. She said "Clarrise wouldn't do that". She respected the character more than the author did.

[@mauigio]

The actor who did this screenrant is great

[@WiLDCHiLD.]

2:30 This whole broadcasted circus scene tickled me. 😅🤣

[@illuminati666]

I learned Michael Keaton has a ridiculous amount of artistic integrity❤💯

[@theguy6264]

Ryan: Wait was Batman just sitting in court Me a 12 year old boy: yeah isn't that what rich people do In their spare time?

[@AtheistOrphan]

The Guy - Sorting what though?

[@theguy6264]

@@AtheistOrphan i meant sitting I edited it. Auto correct.

[@clamp7123]

I would

[@elafimilo8199]

I think you can spectate in court if you want to. I guess a rich guy would because he doesn't have to work during court hours.

[@lanceturley7745]

I like to imagine Batman was called in as a witness for the trial. So he's just sitting there in the courthouse in full costume, and no one bothers to question it because at this point Gotham is full of nothing but crazy people.

[@romicabhatia5519]

These guys are good. They always stand, like, six feet apart.

[@linkheroofhyrule9364]

They've been practicing social distancing years before the pandemic.

[@eyeconqueror1185]

They just thought AIDS was airborne

[@CyrilOfTheWise]

Oh, Social Distancing is TIGHT!

[@landonlane4115]

Ikr, you thought it would be verry hard but its super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@Rob_Thorsman]

Yeahyeahyeah!

[@ezequieltarallo5505]

"... what's his name?" "Dick!" "Hey! Screw you, buddy!" "No, no, no, no, that's his name. His name's Dick...!" "No, I know!" "Oh..." Lol!!!

[@boxingelfis1499]

I gotta admit...lost my breath there

[@gaaraofthedesert6566]

I dont get it

[@sidwellSK]

🤣🤣

[@doblove]

Shady is tight!

[@danielvazquez3883]

@@gaaraofthedesert6566 The screenwritter guy thought that the producer guy called him Dick as an insult, because he insults him back. So he clarifies thats the name of the caracter. But in reallity the producer just want to say it.

[@mrmxyzptlk521]

"Dick!" - "Hey, screw you, buddy!" - "Nono, that's his name." - "Oh, I know." This is one of the many reasons why I love these...

[@gabrielmutombo7078]

Ryan: why do you wanna add bat nippiles to the suit Joel Schumacher : because

[@rubioblack]

Studio Execs: Fair enough.

[@king201023]

Look I’m gonna need you to get allllllllll the way off my back about this

[@ssjcosty]

That works!

[@eyeconqueror1185]

Should have had bat nipples for Alicia too smh

[@hendrix4597]

Joel Schumacher: bat nipples are tight!

[@radicalcentrist1242]

I always find it funny in Batman movies that he doesn’t believe in killing people yet he does things that would kill a normal human being or he doesn’t believe in using guns yet he drives a car with a machine gun on it.

[@KhanGarth]

That’s the irony of the character. There’s an extremely fine line between beating a person unconscious and beating them hard enough they die on the spot or later in the hospital and Batman definitely crosses that line a lot probably without consciously realizing it

[@ADayintheLifeoftheTw]

In the old school comics (pre1950s) he didn't have an issue with killing people, nor using guns. They were not his favored tool nor did he revel in killing people (except that one case with a bunch of japanese soldiers) it was just a fact of the job. But once the story started adopting more costumed villians instead of organized criminals, and with the new censorship and direction DC and the industry was going. They rewrote the character into a more zany saturday morning cartoon easy to merchandize figure. It was at this time most fans and writers just accepted as a tennant of the bat that he doesn't kill and doesn't use guns.

[@carsonrush3352]

Doesn't the car shoot rubber bullets?

[@crocbattle07]

@@carsonrush3352 not in ANY of the movies.

[@Viper3256a]

Rubber Bullets, also the name of his nipples.

[@CanItAlready]

"And let me tell you, this grown man, he does laundry like a martial arts master." "Oh, what the hell are you talking about?" 🤣😂

[@alisaurus4224]

I thought that part was SO COOL. of course, i also found Chris O’Donnell to be, like, totally dreamy, so that may have helped

[@MyGrowthRings]

Hey Ryan, excellent pitch meeting as always. I’m doing a little time traveling by re-watching some old favorites. I just realize that at the end of your videos when you mentioned that there are a ton of other pitch meetings on the channel that you are referencing a metric ton, which is even more videos than a US ton! Very impressive!

[@afoolishmortal5265]

I love when he doesn't put in a spoiler warning. its like he is says there is no story to spoil

[@MoostachedSaiyanPrince]

Or it's just so bad that he's doing you a favor by spoiling it.

[@wakamoon1910]

well usually that's more due to the film being old and not a new release. I think the only time ive seen him not put a spoiler warning for a movie that's still in theaters was "Cats".

[@mtaur4113]

I mean, you can't spoil something that's already bad.

[@SmashLiXs]

or maybe cause this movie is 25 years old

[@chrisjags]

I'm starting to feel like Ryan really does these Pitch Meetings so he can call himself "sir".

[@Dargonhuman]

@Isaac Thompson Same. I frequently catch myself going "yea yea yea", "wowowowow. wow." and "super easy, barely an inconvenience" at work since I started watching these. Not even upset or mad or anything, because quoting Pitch Meeting catchphrases at work is tight!

[@priscillajimenez27]

Super easy. Barely an inconvenience

[@cobra8888]

@@Dargonhuman Wow wow wow...wow!!!

[@justpaul899]

I love the "she REALLY wants to sleep with..." running gags. I wish they were used more frequently!

[@user-sg2el6ey2k]

"They just shoot him in the face, which knocks him unconscious." I didn't realise Bruce Wayne was a Mount & Blade character.

[@Sabroe_ffs]

Watching the older Pitch Meetings i realized how much i love what you've done with the characters. Just making them completely devoid of any emotions other than psychotic joy and delight is one of the funniest elements of these videos!

[@iClone316]

This is an unpopular opinion, but I actually enjoy the older ones where they weren't completely devoid of normal emotions.

[@williammaxwell5985]

@@iClone316 Which pitches do they show emotion in? I'd like to watch and see the difference.

[@Sonichero151]

But when their humanity suddenly returns cause something too wrong is happening that's hilarious

[@ben.reynolds]

@@Sonichero151 I could have been a doctor. I had good grades!

[@alexgac1801]

I love it when Producer Guy dies, but then returns as Producer the White.

[@SmashLiXs]

it's worth mentioning that batman's first line in the movie is "i'll get drive through"

[@SmashLiXs]

@Abigail Slaughter there's a video on youtube where someone does a joke on how that drive through scene would've worked. i never saw any batman movie before the 00's though

[@dickychip]

This is my favourite pitch, so funny and so true, I remember how disappointed I was when I watched this in the cinema especially the ridiculous helicopter sequence and the batmobile driving up the wall, I always wondered where the riddler got his green riddler trousers from as the fortune teller machine dummy was only wearing a jacket. 🤷🏻‍♂️😂😂

[@lazarreps]

Who else is bingeing these during quarantine??

[@nickgardner8594]

The fact that Michael Keaton, who played Batman in the first two films and was offered 15 million to play him again. Turned it down because he didn’t care about the script or the new direction. Probably one of the smartest decisions of his career.

[@Sam-ey1nn]

Yes because he's had such a brilliant post-Batman career. 🙄

[@nickgardner8594]

Sam well it beats having to wear bat nipples. 😂

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

He should have taken the role and money but ask for a few changes. most stars ask and get changes

[@gretchen8100]

Keaton turned it down because he was tired of getting upstaged by the villains. Perfect reason to turn down 15 million dollars 👍

[@tweaker1bms]

Grammar-eye twitching: "didn't care for..."

[@fallingarc8034]

This series is the only reason I’m subscribed to this god forsaken channel

[@ArchangelLucifer0]

Same. Although, for some reason Ryan's delivery looks 20% slower in this one...

[@afonsodeportugal]

@@ArchangelLucifer0 Coronaviurs?

[@ArchangelLucifer0]

@@afonsodeportugal Not impossible lol

[@manucitomx]

You are not alone

[@journeyman1218]

The rest of the channel is pure cancer. These are the only good things on it.

[@CountryCarReviews]

Adopting a man child is super easy barely and inconvenience

[@ErwinPommel]

Grown men in their twenties are TIGHT!

[@dannyr2976]

@@ErwinPommel Whaaaarrt?

[@tweaker1bms]

Real story, not weird at all. I mean AT ALL: "Charee Godwin-Smith and her husband, Kerry Smith, always wanted to adopt another child. They just never imagined he'd be a 20-something Marine aviation operations specialist."

[@Ogrematic]

Isn't that just called moving in, not adoption?

[@kombokhan]

*an Stop butchering quotes!

[@thechitownclown8972]

"so what was Batman doing, just sitting in court? Yeah."

[@theformerboywonder7194]

Do a pitch meeting for the Last Airbender movie

[@DareToBeDeviant]

There would have to be at least two beats ~ first being the absurd idea to cram a whole season into 90 minutes. Secondly, Writer/Producer Ryans go back and forth on the pronunciation of Aang and Ahng.

[@Coolguy365es]

I’ve been requesting this for a while!!! You would think it super easy barely an inconvenience to do it

[@theformerboywonder7194]

Coolguy365es oh really?

[@finris1]

DareToBeDeviant plus the obvious jokes about the difference between the ethnic identities of the characters and the actors.

[@andrewroy9263]

Are you trying to break the world?

[@adrianbara-popa9960]

You should do a pitch meeting for the series LOST.

[@geohaber]

Oh God Yes!!

[@teloxy6579]

Yes, the absurdity of the whole thing is overwhelming. That could make a glorious pitch meeting...

[@jonmercano1138]

One for each season

[@legoflashverselegendofspon4658]

do you think their should be video games and songs pitch meetings

[@MasterEdge7]

Great idea!

[@wesva2778]

"I had that done to me, it wasn't pleasant but I sure do enjoy cartoons much more now!" LOL

[@slipperysloper3721]

“Let me tell you, he does laundry like a martial arts master” “What the hell are you talking about???” Howling. Lmao.

[@dannyr2976]

...He's probably performing some sort of Wash-shu!

[@SuperBC1975]

"I went to a rave recently. I can't stop thinking about it." The most perfect explanation ever for the look of Batman Forever following the Dark Gothic look of the two previous films.

[@trinaq]

I agree, I wouldn't be surprised if that's the REAL reasoning behind the garish aesthetic and cinematography! 😂

[@tylerhackner9731]

That’s the only explanation I could accept for that change in tone 😂

[@jamesgarrett8833]

I agree with you too because the director of Batman Forever, Joel Schumacher inspiration for putting nipples on the Batman suit was recently going to a museum and looking at Ancient Greek statues and said since statues have nipples, the Batman suit should also have nipples

[@johnulcer]

Batman Forever still has a lot of Gothic imagery though, and the music score is way more Gothic than Danny Elfman's. It's more that the cinematography is much brighter compared to Burton's movies.

[@MrPlatanoMan]

Gotham in the first two movies just looked like NYC. Gotham in Forever looks like a unique city

[@SuperBC1975]

I love that he has a note to himself in HUGE letters for his vision for the costume for Batman that reads "Big Freakin' Nipples." I wonder if this was the actual note Joel Schumacher brought with him when he pitched the film.

[@mr_lrb6879]

Yeah, there's no question about that, the nipples were definitely his main selling point.

[@vicmartone]

Joel is the money man. People pitch to him, not the other way around

[@Dreadjaws]

"And rubber thongs. Don't forget the rubber thongs."

[@jac0736]

"Well without nipples why would the girl rub up against his armored suit," was probably the coke fueled logic of the time

[@hankthepatriot3733]

Pitch Meeting: Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind... simply because, I would LOVE to see how Ryan tackles the background, clothing, and speech of that time period. Well... mainly the background lol!

[@paiget6200]

5:19 reminds me of Batman begins when Batman says 'I won't kill you, but I don't have to save you"

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Batman may be forever but Doom is Eternal.

[@nintendowolf]

Reeeeee why must you like everything I like? I know you are probably tired of hearing this all the time, but I think it's just crazy how you appear seemingly everywhere.

[@gabrielmutombo7078]

Why is this comment so underated

[@apllodusk1121]

I noticed you are everywhere you’re like that ninja fellow

[@lexterjordanguballa8840]

@@nintendowolf yeah this guy is everywhere every time i read the comment section i always see this guy

[@shinkaiatsuya950]

But Buzz Lightyear is Infinity and Beyond.

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

Joker (2019) with Batman Forever logic - Someone yawns during Arthur Fleck's stand up comedy performance. He goes mad and then instantly becomes The Joker.

[@VanityCyan]

No way. That is exactly the true reason. There was someone yawning in the audience.

[@LuisMedina1]

He tells Zazie Beetz "It's the mental illness, isn't it? Chicks dig the mental illness".

[@vicmartone]

Instead they went with the super normal random groups of people beating someone for no reason

[@Imjak47]

Studio guy: So it’s gonna take a lot of storytelling and character development to explain how Arthur Fleck became the joker Pitch guy: no actually it’s gonna be super easy barely an inconvenience

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

And the guy was wearing a shirt with a bat on it so now he hates Batman

[@Independent_Man3]

3:42 I laughed so hard

[@kuropixel6871]

I am so glad I found this series. It is pure gold. THANK YOU.

[@abubzlife8733]

“So we have a new love interest for Batman” “Her name is Chase Meridian” “Oh great.....so she’s from the comic books? When did she first appear?” “Oh no. I just made her up.” “Why? Don’t the comics contain great source material for love interests for Batman?” “Look sir, I’m gonna need you to get allll the way off my back about this.” “Ok then.”

[@dougkenobi]

So does Rachel from The Dark Knight Trilogy lol

[@commandercaptain4664]

@@dougkenobi It'd be nice to have a Batman movie without a romantic interest. It's such a shortcut to _f e e w i n g s_

[@michelchartrand3719]

That's a bank and a credit union, which is kinda funny too.

[@hartsfang]

@@michelchartrand3719 It's a looong lead in for the Bat Credit Card.

[@viceonafridaynight]

I'll get all the way back off that thing!

[@kevinoneil5120]

And just like that, my already substantial respect for Michael Keaton skyrockets.

[@smaller_cathedrals]

Oh boy, Nicole Kidman was so pretty in that movie! 😍

[@MartyMcFly88]

I always look forward to the 4 signature things in each meeting; “yeah yeah yeah!” and “barely an inconvenience” and “sir” and “that’s tight!” LMAO don’t ever stop making these videos

[@beas-aep]

… and forget “Wow, wow, wow….. wow” 😂

[@WiLDCHiLD.]

Don't forget the rare one, "Hey, shut up!" I agree with you. I was also watching older pitch meetings and it threw me off when he'd say, "Barely an inconvenience" at the beginning, or when he doesn't say "Actually" right before that. I always say it with him like some kind of parrot. 😅

[@cameron8675]

Forever was a masterpiece compared to the sequel.

[@farzana_shampa]

Whats the sequel

[@cameron8675]

Farzana Shampa Batman & Robin.

[@eyeconqueror1185]

I actually enjoy both. People tried to take them too seriously.

[@NajarinPrime]

Batman forever was one of my faves

[@mattmccomas1]

I would rather watch Batman and Robin honestly.

[@JalizScanlanProductions]

“And then the huge nipples did a backflip, snapped the bad guys neck and saved the day.” Wow wow wow wow. Wow. 🤣

[@brucebaker810]

Cmon, man. 4 wows. Like the 3 o's in wooosh. Just cuz the world is burning doesn't mean we go caRAAAzy.

[@sixthdegreesunburn]

That’s a reference to one of ryan George’s videos

[@j_orion]

This one is what’s been missing from my life. ...also I love the showing us what’s on his paper joke. Soooo good

[@halilzelenka5813]

I love when he says, "Oh it's going to be super easy, barely an inconvenience"

[@michaelbuckelew]

You either die a hero or live long enough to OH NO IT’S BOILING ACID!

[@marioalt9420]

- Dick! - Hey, screw you buddy! - No, no, no, that's his name, his name is Dick Grayson - No, I know. LOL, subtle but awesome :D

[@padya_003_vittoreorahmadha9]

Must be a Tim Drake fan.

[@wolfshade5020]

I’m a Jason Todd and Tim Drake fan myself

[@clamp7123]

This joke was sort of in the Netflix titans show

[@dumpster_mcgee_96]

Mario Alt Maybe he’s a Tim Drake stan.

[@dumpster_mcgee_96]

Jacob *DC Universe, not Netflix.

[@EscapeCondition]

Kidman was gorgeous Underappreciated part of this crappy movie: Tommy Lee Jones' performance as two-face is actually more of a Cesar Romero Joker performance.

[@yourmum69_420]

TLJ and jim carey were both trying so hard to be the joker

[@stepcai448]

You know what's not super easy, and an inconvenience? It's Batman moving his head from side to side.

[@HelloThere-gm9xy]

5:31 I was so sure he was going to say “educational *MANSLAUGHTER* is TIGHT” 😂

[@CocktailsConsoles]

The one mystery that Batman Forever never answered for me... ... what kind of dirt did they have on Tommy Lee Jones to blackmail him into being in this movie?

[@neoluthuli3254]

Hahaha

[@Bladez10]

After Keaton turned down reprising the roll of Batman, the people in charge of casting must have decided to limit what they show the other actors script wise. Seriously though, I bet what it was juicy enough that could have ended Tommy Lee Jone's career.

[@MuttFitness]

I heard he did it for his kids

[@linkheroofhyrule9364]

They said they had a sex tape of him with Pamela Anderson. Tommy Lee Jones didnt even know what a sex tape was so he agreed even though the execs thought it was Tommy Lee Jones and not Tommy Lee.

[@CocktailsConsoles]

@@linkheroofhyrule9364 LOL or perhaps they were trying to hire Tommy Lee for the role? Can you picture Two-Faced scrawny & tattoo'd with a cocaine addiction? :)

[@emechanism85]

"KISS FROM A ROSE" 🌹 though....that song was so good! It's one of my fav songs!

[@ChristophBrinkmann]

Batman Forever: Yet another example of why you never turn in your first draft as the final product.

[@swyxTV]

90s Nicole Kidman just took my breath away 30 years later

[@patrickd8654]

Nicole Kidman is still hot today. Also, coincidentally, she is an outstanding actor.

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

Nicole Kidman is one of only two white women I think is truly beautiful in every way. Inside and outside. I sometimes think the word "ethereal" was created just to describe her. And she is just as amazing today as she was then. And WOW is she a phenomenal actress! Mad respect for her.

[@ThreadBomb]

@@patrickd8654 She's really not. She just has a great agent and publicist.

[@MeigsmerlinMeigsmerlin]

Swyx nono the one who takes your breath away is Kelly McGillis. Nicole Kidman is like a kiss from a rose

[@MeigsmerlinMeigsmerlin]

:p

[@dakritic]

Michael Keaton turning down “Batman Forever” , because he has a soul is tight.

[@iwonttellmynametoamachine5422]

You mean tight? ^^

[@1981CrueHead]

If he had a soul he would have turned down Batman Returns, the only good thing about that movie is the relationship between Batman and Catwoman.

[@dakritic]

Iwonttellmy nametoamachine: You’re absolutely right.

[@iwonttellmynametoamachine5422]

@@dakritic Here you also mean tight, don't you? ^^

[@cringiyoutber507]

Well ok then

[@MVIVN]

"Did you catch the live broadcast of the circus on the news last night?" lmao! 🤣

[@GamesGunsAndGuitar]

I’m not even joking, your vids get me through MANY tough work days. Thank you, Sir.

[@DamonDrawsArt]

"See we're gonna emulate the campy look and feel of the old TVshow!" "Wow, that seems like a huge tonal shift from the first two movies. You sure that will translate well with the current marketing trends?" "I don't know!" "Okay, let's do that for two movies. I'm sure it'll be fine."

[@luigi4life913]

Do a Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory pitch meeting and the remake

[@thegoodreylo4749]

Luigi 4Life Hot take: The remake is LOADS better.

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

@@thegoodreylo4749 And I respectfully disagree.

[@thegoodreylo4749]

Welcome to the Metaverse Why?

[@iReiGNxx]

Jack Sparrow I think the first one has much more charm, but the Johnny Depp one is more faithful to the book.

[@rje024]

80's pitch meetings would be TIGHT! Back to the Future The Karate Kid Goonies Ghostbusters Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure Adventures in Babysitting Pretty please!🙏

[@sluxi]

One of the best pitch meetings I've watched for sure

[@Multienderguy37]

The court scene and the crossword building are from two face’s and riddler’s original comic appearances. Don’t know why they were added in.

[@berengustav7714]

"I went to a rave..." The Wachoski siblings making the Matrices.

[@adamlark8631]

"And let me tell ya, this grown man, he does laundry like a martial arts master!" "Oh? What the hell are ya talkin' about?" 💀

[@And_Musings]

Thank you and God bless you. You showed me how worthy my all time favourite Animated show was! This was just so completely complete.

[@tubeviewerX20]

I have to admit Val Kilmer does a good job delivering those lines about Dr. Meridian’s advances. Definitely offbeat from the Tim Burton ones but I like it :)

[@whitestripeskid]

I was watching Atlantis: the Lost Empire a few weeks ago, and I couldn't help but think that the script for the pitch meeting just kinda wrote itself.

[@wickedshadesproductions5254]

4:02 that explains a lot

[@jaygaad]

5:09 WowWowWowWow

[@RustinChole]

The writing on this is some of your best work yet. Almost like it’s super easy. Barely an inconvenience.

[@justpaul899]

Agreed!