Michael Keaton talks KNOX GOES AWAY, BEETLEJUICE, BATMAN, SPIDER-MAN I Happy Sad Confused

Michael Keaton knows a thing or two about directing -- after all he's been directed by the best, from Ron Howard to Tim Burton to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Now he's directing himself in KNOX GOES AWAY and chatting with Josh about all of it, including the long-awaited BEETLEJUICE sequel, his time in the SPIDER-MAN films, and whether he's done with Batman. #happysadconfused #joshhorowitz #michaelkeaton #knoxgoesaway
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00:00 Introduction
01:49 BIRDMAN awards run
03:17 Last time he directed
04:12 KNOX GOES AWAY
08:48 Al Pacino
12:11 dementia
15:22 noir traditions
17:25 Ad--ZocDoc
19:11 Ron Howard
22:43 Tim Burton
25:40 Beetlejuice sequel
28:19 Alejandro Gonzalez Inarriu
30:52 Ad-Factor
32:29 Spider-Man/Vulture
33:43 Morbius cameo
34:57 Batman
35:46 Directors he wants to work with
37:18 Profoundly Random Questions

[@JoshHorowitz]

Thanks for watching! What's your favorite Michael Keaton performance? Make sure to subscribe to the channel so you don't miss any of my chats!

[@tylerpurrden]

All his movies are great but i think Dopesick (series) may be my favorite, it was so powerful

[@nyelo7217]

@@tylerpurrdenI totally agree that show was phenomenal

[@joepavlovich9297]

Billy Blazejowski in Night Shift

[@BeeKee404]

It's a tie between Batman and Multiplicity

[@raymondbruce4375]

Geeze, just basically cut off the conversation when he’s talking about dogs…rude. You should have let him talk about his dogs as he was trying.

[@thedarkknight2221]

Michael Keaton proved last night at the Oscars that he’s still *Batman*

[@SuperCeleste007]

Gave up watching that bullshit after the first 30 minutes after ATSV lost it should’ve won have no interest in finishing that crap that is a scam and is unfair

[@yosifalhasil6044]

He'll always be the batman

[@yosifalhasil6044]

He'll always be the batman

[@thedarkknight2221]

@@SuperCeleste007 as much as I absolutely love ATSV as well I have to reserve judgment until after I see The Boy And The Heron

[@SuperCeleste007]

Understand what you’re saying, but personally after that and also my personal attachment to the spider verse movies I have really no interest to see what appears to me in my opinion to be an overrated piece of crap that shouldn’t have one

[@brucecrawford_17]

That Oscar moment with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Venito bantering with Michael Keaton about Batman was so funny!

[@brysimm404]

“Batman, that son of a bitch.” Another classic Arnold line :D

[@brucecrawford_17]

@@brysimm404haha Yes, I loved it!

[@connor2298]

Micheal Keaton just seems like such a nice easy guy to talk to.

[@tyleradams3490]

Keaton doing a live action Batman Beyond would blow me away.

[@Politebanana1]

Bring Keaton back as Batman fans want to see Keaton back as the caped crusader! The greatest!

[@CarlJohnson-kk2cz]

Stoked about Catherine O'Hara is back

[@casshankaras8088]

One Good Cop is underrated

[@Brian-yd4zm]

Love the fact that Keaton is still all over the place. I still have hope he will be Bruce Wayne once more in Batman Beyond teaching Terry McGinnis. Fingers crossed!!

[@NanoverseProductions]

Keaton is my all time favorite actor. I would love to see him and Burton get a shot at finalizing the trilogy but focusing on Bruce/Batman rather than focusing on the villains too much

[@Dartanyoogles]

I've said it a thousand times before, and I will say it again, but Burton should direct a Batman Beyond movie with Keaton as Bruce Wayne training Terry McGinnis to take up the mantle. I can't imagine a cooler fucking superhero movie. Jon Hamm as Blight would be amazing!

[@swaggrrman7326]

The Keats is an absolute legend!

[@bigb860]

Is he the best Batman? That's subjective, but Keaton will always be MY Batman. This was a great interview and I must say - he looks phenomenal for a man in his 70s.

[@rollwithdynamite]

batman is ultimately 2 people. he was the best at being that. i liked Affleck in that spectrum too, admittedly.

[@Hades69099]

Michel Keaton is a legend. Amazing how healthy he is at his age. My favorite movie he's down recently outside of batman is the founder. The movie about Ray Crocker founding mdonalds. I thought he was really good in that. That person was a serial failure, until he found the mcdonalds brothers, played by ron swanson. His batman is also one of the greatest.

[@Bounty_Hunter84]

Excellent Interview. Big Keaton Fan. His take on Batman never say never is promising he is 72 but hes in great shape and after the success in Flash who know what will happen. I think yes we will see him for one last outing as Batman. Very versatile and talented actor.

[@jakegittes1864]

He’s such a great actor and can do anything in any genre. And of course, he’s Batman!

[@Andrew-Antioch-Kim]

I'm very interested in seeing Michael's "Knox Goes Away" which seems like a sleeper film.

[@Yikes702]

Got my ticket for that.

[@HeroesReforged]

First 30 seconds should be enough to convince you that Sony doesn't know WTF they're doing.

[@BAR-ct7ti]

"It was so nuts"....Let's do just that!!! Let's get nuts!!

[@michaelrhudak]

I remember back in the early 90s my dad had to watch Gung Ho for a night class he was taking (he went back to school in his 30s). He rented it and I have a great memory of (sort of) watching it with him as a 5 year-old and him constantly cracking up.

[@peterburman5193]

So excited for Knox Goes Away!

[@DarthCoco]

*WOW THE WAY HE TAKES A CALM SHOT AT SONY FOR THIS, it's rightfully fufilling for me.*

[@DarthCoco]

Here's the thing: He was on one of the late night talk shows, during the time between NoWayHome and this films's release, and teased being asked to return to do reshoots, I remember.

[@dedicatedxcomputing]

Of recent, I LOVE The Founder. There is nothing he can't do.

[@titusmccarthy]

Mr. Mom?

[@Agent-wn7le]

Loved this

[@scottbarkley496]

TOM CRUISE = LEGEND 29:31 Can't wait 👏

[@jasonraschen1109]

I really enjoyed this interview. I would have liked to hear him discuss "Jackie Brown". However, he's been in so many iconic films and I understand you only have so much time for questions. All that to say, great job and love the channel.

[@yauyuso]

Such a great interview. Thank you

[@sideskroll]

Burton and Keaton NEED TO do 1 more Batman.

[@Nick_Salcido]

The Other Guys! This man is undeniably the funniest part of that entire film! Outrageously funny!

[@leondarko8491]

I CANNOT FUCKING WAIT TO SEE BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE

[@kashima3626]

Phenomenal movie! Finally some great cinema

[@alexrandom33]

There are a handful of famous people, artists, musicians, actors, that have helped shape my life and I'd love to be able to just sit down with and word vomit my application at them. He's at the top of the list.

[@BelakeMagnum]

The slow pace of Knox was brilliant because it captures the mains dementia while operating against the clock.

[@devanmoran]

best batman ever he is batman (:

[@chriscarmichael4306]

Damn good interview. I wish this interview (and in general, interviews like this) were included on the forthcoming blu ray/ dvd.

[@Slask7]

one of the greats. Yes, he’ll always be Batman, and we love him for that, but he’s so much more. I wish more people could take a deep dive into his career: first of all he’s a comedy genius! Night shift, Gung ho, Multiplicity, Mr. Mom, The dream team, of course Beetlejuice. But then, he also played very intense and impactful roles in dramas like One good cop, My life, Clean and sober. He’s the kind of actor that can pull off everything you throw at him. Actually I didn’t know he was a director! I’m going to check that out, both films.

[@skinoff89]

My goat getting old but he still got it

[@michaeljohn1978]

What he says about Tim Burton not being able to tell you what he wants, but show you what he wants, reminds me of what Gary Oldman said about turning down Edward Scissorhands. He said he read the script and didn't understand it at all. Then, when he got round to seeing the film, about 30 seconds into it, he thought "Oh, I get it now"

[@tyleradams3490]

Getting Gough and Millar for the script of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is inspired.

[@ejoshcoron]

Josh you're great at this!

[@Agent-wn7le]

Beetle juice beetle juice

[@masterofallgoons]

One more time...

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

...Well?

[@Agent-wn7le]

@@manuelalbertoromero9528 😤😤

[@DannsProductions]

It was great watching this interview but what’s embarrassing is when Micheal Keaton was talking about Morbius and said, “they couldn’t quite explain it.” Sony… what are doing?

[@devanmoran]

cant wait to see him as Beetlejuice again (: and i want to see knox goes away

[@Yikes702]

This was a great interview, but I wish Josh had asked about the last minute change to the ending of "The Flash." I'm still mad about that.

[@steve2jz664]

Not many people my age wanted to ever see a different batman. O.Gs my age always wanted to have M.K as batman. All the others were Temp or fill-ins for batman.

[@Genieproreviewing]

I’ve got a buddy that I fight with about Michael Keaton hes Batman the others didn’t even come close

[@jessicaglogarova4690]

Josh Please do happy sad confused interview with WINONA RYDER PLEASEE. Call her, we miss her so much😭💞🫶🏻

[@moonknight4053]

Behold everyone. The Batman himself is here… *Cue the Danny elfman soundtrack*

[@tyleradams3490]

Respectfully, I think the better analogy is a house of cards.

[@darkmeplier8311]

But I love his films. They’re so good

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

❤🦇

[@BladeV8]

I know he doesnt like talking about Batman especially or speculating, but it'd be really nice to hear him talk about the cancelled third film & what brought him back for Returns. I've always enjoyed Returns more than 89, and it felt like an art/character film rather than a superhero flick & I feel like those art house films & relationship with Burton in this interview is what interests him more.

[@nikolairodriguez9180]

So this interview happened after last night's Oscars?

[@pandaman1677]

After the Flash. Micheal Keaton is my favorite Batman

[@michaeljohn1978]

Somehow I guessed Bill Murray, after he said it was someone he didn't really look like

[@insulaarachnid]

Still my favourite Batman

[@darkmeplier8311]

Beetlejuice

[@SuperCeleste007]

The only thing really people should be talking about from this interviewer is the Morbius stuff

[@SirsasthNigam.]

With another Spider-manless Spider-man film , Sony , by taking every wrong lesson it can from MCU and Spiderverse films , will show everyone how to make Razzillion dollars A new Marvel Razzie arrives Its Razzieing time

[@aegontargaryen9735]

Is he gonna be DCU Batman.

[@TeddyOG]

I love this dude but he is not great with names lmao. I hope those brothers from long ago are still making movies (I'm guessing he means the Marx brothers actually so no)