Michael Keaton Credits Tim Burton for Modern Superhero Movies
In Michael Keaton’s view, Tim Burton played a crucial role in shaping today’s popular superhero genre. Before performances like Robert Pattinson as Batman and Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film, before Wesley Snipes donned the Blade costume, Tim Burton reshaped the comic book movie landscape with his 1989 Batman film. Michael Keaton believes that fans have not given enough credit to Burton’s groundbreaking work in the superhero genre.