Is Batman Forever canon to Batman Returns?

Is Batman Forever canon to Batman Returns?

Batman Forever is the third entry in the Batman Anthology and was written as a sequel to Batman Returns (1992). The movie retains two actors from the previous film – Michael Gough and Pat Hingle – and makes references to Catwoman (Batman Returns) and Jack Napier (Batman '89).

Does Batman have a canon?

Pretty much everything is canon to current continuity, as long as it takes place on Earth-One, New Earth, and the New 52. And the stuff that isn't canon is getting added back in when Death Metal ends, most likely.

Is Batman's death canon?

Originally Answered: Has Batman ever killed anyone? Yes in fact in the original Batman comics in 1939 he did kill and he killed pretty ruthlessly and he even used a gun. Later on in several comics he is seen killing "because he has no choice" or occasionally because he thought the person was too dangerous to let live.

Which Batman comics are canon?

Batman, Detective Comics, Legend of the Dark Knight, Gotham Knights, Shadow of the Bat, Batman and Robin, Batman Confidential, Superman/Batman are all canon.

Is the Joker canon?

Joker is not actually a part of the DC Extended Universe canon, which includes projects like Batman v. Superman, Aquaman, and Suicide Squad. ... So the short answer here is no, Joker will not be canon, but an exploration of the character.

Who are the actors in the movie Batman Forever?

• Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. A sequel to the 1992 film Batman Returns and the third installment of Warner Bros. 's initial Batman film series, it stars Val Kilmer replacing Michael Keaton as Bruce...

Where did the idea for Batman Forever come from?

• Schumacher mostly eschewed the dark, dystopian atmosphere of Burton's films by drawing inspiration from the Batman comic books of the Dick Sprang era, as well as the 1960s television series, but without the campiness of the later film.

What was the opening weekend for Batman Forever?

• Batman Forever opened in 2,842 theaters in the United States on J, making $52.8 million in its opening weekend, breaking Jurassic Park's record for highest opening-weekend gross of all time (it was surpassed two years later by The Lost World: Jurassic Park ' s $72.1 million).

Who is obsessed with Batman in Batman Forever?

• After killing his supervisor and staging the death as a suicide, Nygma resigns and plots revenge against Bruce, obsessively sending him riddles; criminal psychologist Chase Meridian diagnoses Bruce's stalker as psychotic. Bruce invites Chase (who is obsessed with Batman) to a circus.