Welcome to the 31st installment of Page One Rewrite, where I examine genre screenplays that just couldn’t make it. This week, what could’ve been a Tim BurtonCatwoman film, hobbled out of the gate by a truly bizarre script. And if you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them. Just contact me on Twitter.Following a recent screening of Batman Returns at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre, a discussion with co-writer Daniel Waters offered a series of provocative quotes regarding the screenwriter’s history with the franchise. Aside from asserting his antipathy towards the first Batman film and general aversion to comic book lore, Waters also spoke about his time penning a solo Catwoman movie, with the intention of Michelle Pfeiffer returning to the role, and Tim Burton once again directing.Daniel Waters’ reputation as a screenwriter is by any metric spotty. He’s a two-time winner of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay for the flops Hudson Hawk and The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. In 1991, Waters replaced Sam Hamm on Batman Returns, but thanks to his dark vision — which included a nihilistic Batman who didn’t think Gotham City was even worth saving — the studio found his drafts problematic. Eventually, Tim Burton hired Wesley Strick to stay on-set during four months of filming for the needed rewrites. But it’s worth remembering Waters also penned Heathers, considered by many to be a ’80s classic, and shared a writing credit on 1993’s hit Demolition Man with Robert Reneau and Peter M. Lenkov. Demolition Man’s comedic tone, and some of the memorable bits like the enigmatic “three seashells” gag, are attributed to Waters.
Welcome to the 31st installment of Page One Rewrite, where I examine genre screenplays that just couldn’t make it. This week, what could’ve been a Tim BurtonCatwoman film, hobbled out of the gate by a truly bizarre script. And if you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them. Just contact me on Twitter.
Following a recent screening of Batman Returns at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre, a discussion with co-writer Daniel Waters offered a series of provocative quotes regarding the screenwriter’s history with the franchise. Aside from asserting his antipathy towards the first Batman film and general aversion to comic book lore, Waters also spoke about his time penning a solo Catwoman movie, with the intention of Michelle Pfeiffer returning to the role, and Tim Burton once again directing.
Daniel Waters’ reputation as a screenwriter is by any metric spotty. He’s a two-time winner of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay for the flops Hudson Hawk and The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. In 1991, Waters replaced Sam Hamm on Batman Returns, but thanks to his dark vision — which included a nihilistic Batman who didn’t think Gotham City was even worth saving — the studio found his drafts problematic. Eventually, Tim Burton hired Wesley Strick to stay on-set during four months of filming for the needed rewrites. But it’s worth remembering Waters also penned Heathers, considered by many to be a ’80s classic, and shared a writing credit on 1993’s hit Demolition Man with Robert Reneau and Peter M. Lenkov. Demolition Man’s comedic tone, and some of the memorable bits like the enigmatic “three seashells” gag, are attributed to Waters.
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