“I’m Batman.” When Michael Keaton growled those famous words at the start of 1989’s Batman , he finally erased all doubt that he should be the guy donning the Dark Knight’s cape and cowl. Up until then, the idea of the wiry comedian taking on the role rubbed many fans the wrong way, so much so, in fact, that they launched a letter-writing campaign to demand that Warner Bros. recast the character.

It’s sort of fitting, then, that the status of Batman remains so contentious today. With James Gunn rebooting the DC Universe and rending obsolete the older, grizzled Batman played by Ben Affleck (and we’re not going to talk about George Clooney reprising the part for the teaser in The Flash ), questions abound once again about the new protector of Gotham City.

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