Bill Murray Explains Why He Passed On Playing Batman
Bill Murray was once approached to star in a Batman movie being directed by Ivan Reitman, however, the proposed project met an abrupt end when Murray passed on the role. Batman was introduced to the world in 1939 as a comic book character. The Caped Crusader then transitioned to a television show and eventually the big screen. Many cinematic renditions of the superhero have been made over the past few decades, with the latest being The Batman. Robert Pattinson has joined a growing list of actors who have donned the batsuit, but as Murray knows, not everyone gets the honor of playing Gotham’s Dark Knight.
In the 1980s, Reitman had a vision of creating his own Batman movie. His idea required two of Hollywood’s biggest comedic icons, Murray and Eddie Murphy, to play the Dynamic Duo. Up to that point, Adam West had been the only person to portray Batman in a live-action movie. Murray reportedly agreed to follow up West’s performance as the superhero for Reitman’s movie. The role of Robin was then offered to Murphy. Sadly, the Batman movie never progressed to the point of going into production, and those involved moved on to other projects.
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Reitman’s Batman idea faded into distant memory until interest in the superhero was renewed with the recent release of The Batman. In an interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Murray was questioned about why he thought his Batman movie fell through. Murray shifted the blame, saying that Murphy refused to accept the role of Robin because he wanted the lead. Read Murray’s statements below about how he believes “vanity” was the reason he never got the play Batman:
«I talked to Eddie Murphy about it and Eddie wanted to
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