Editing Batman Forever (section)

==Production==
===Development===
''[[Batman Returns]]'' was released in 1992 with financial success and generally favorable reviews from critics, but [[Warner Bros.]] was disappointed with its box office run, having made $150&nbsp;million less than the first film. After ''Batman Returns'' was deemed too dark and inappropriate for children, with [[McDonald's]] even recalling their [[Happy Meal]] tie-in, Warner Bros. decided that this was the primary cause of the film's financial results.<ref>{{cite news |last=Daly |first=Steve |url=https://ew.com/article/1992/07/31/unhappy-returns/ |title=Unhappy 'Returns' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=July 31, 1992 |access-date=August 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804023404/https://ew.com/article/1992/07/31/unhappy-returns/ |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> After the film's release, Warner Bros. was not interested in [[Tim Burton]]'s return as director.<ref name=Russo>{{cite magazine |title=''Batman 3'' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1993/10/01/batman-3 |date=October 1, 1993 |access-date=August 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921055255/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C308195%2C00.html |archive-date=September 21, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> Burton noted he was unsure about returning to direct, writing: "I don't think Warner Bros. wanted me to direct a third ''Batman''. I even said that to them."{{sfn|Salisbury|Burton|2000|p=143}} Burton and Warner Bros. mutually agreed to part ways, though Burton would stay on as producer. [[John McTiernan]] turned down an offer to direct.<ref>{{Cite episode | title=À la poursuite de John McTiernan |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fj7ipzGmys | access-date=June 26, 2024 | series=Story Classique | first=John | last=McTiernan | network=Groupe Canal+  | date=Nov 20, 2022   | minutes=15  | quote= [INTERVIEWER:] I think you said no to ''Mission: Impossible'', to ''Batman Forever'', to ''Speed'', to ''Terminator 3''... [MCTIERNAN:] Yeah, all of those. And loads of others. | language=French }}</ref> In June 1993, [[Joel Schumacher]] was selected by Warner Bros. while he was filming ''[[The Client (1994 film)|The Client]]'', and with Burton's approval.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Michael |url=https://variety.com/1993/voices/columns/dish-6-107881/ |title=Dish: Schumacher Shoo-In |work=Variety |date=June 17, 1993 |access-date=August 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403210043/https://variety.com/1993/voices/columns/dish-6-107881/ |archive-date=April 3, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="HollywoodReporter">{{cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |title='Batman Forever': The Story Behind the Surprise Hit "Nobody Really Wanted" |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 17, 2015 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/batman-forever-story-behind-surprise-802804/}}</ref>

Lee and Janet Scott-Batchler, a husband-and-wife screenwriting team, were hired to write the script. Warner Bros. had lost a bidding war for their [[spec script]] titled ''Smoke and Mirrors'' to [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Disney]]'s [[Hollywood Pictures]]. The project ultimately fell through,<ref>{{cite news |last=Dutka |first=Elaine |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-12-ca-12493-story.html |title=Disappearing Acts Disable Touted Film |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 12, 1993 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518151316/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-12-ca-12493-story.html |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Mark |title=Joel Schumacher Talks 'Batman Forever' Legacy In Exclusive Interview |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2015/06/26/interview-joel-schumacher-talks-batman-forever-legacy/ |date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> and Warner Bros. offered the Batchlers several of their film properties to write. Being familiar with the ''Batman'' comics from their childhood, the Batchlers chose to work on the next ''Batman'' film as their next project.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzHBWv1t30I |title=The Truth About Burton's Batman 3 — Batman Forever Screenwriters' Interview — Janet and Lee Batchler |via=YouTube |date=October 12, 2019 |access-date=October 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829051701/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=IzHBWv1t30I&feature=youtu.be |archive-date=August 29, 2021}}</ref> In a meeting with Burton, they agreed that "the key element to Batman is his duality. And it's not just that Batman is Bruce Wayne".<ref name=Batchlers>{{cite interview |url=http://www.batman-online.com/features/2011/9/3/interview-with-batman-forever-screenwriter-janet-scott-batchler |title=Interview with Batman Forever's Janet Scott Batchler |access-date=February 11, 2013 |website=Batman Online |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130708211037/http://www.batman-online.com/features/2011/9/3/interview-with-batman-forever-screenwriter-janet-scott-batchler |archive-date=July 8, 2013}}</ref>

{{quote box|quote="I always hated those titles like ''Batman Forever''. That sounds like a tattoo that somebody would get when they're on drugs or something. Or something some kid would write in the yearbook."|source=—Tim Burton{{sfn|Salisbury|Burton|2000|p=155}}|align=right|width=25em
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Their original script introduced a psychotic Riddler, real name Lyle Heckendorf, with a pet rat accompanying him. A scene cut from the final film included Heckendorf obtaining his costume from a fortune-telling leprechaun at the circus. Instead of NygmaTech, the company would have been named HeckTech.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ia800107.us.archive.org/21/items/Batman3ScriptProductionDraftAkivaGoldsman/Batman%203%20script%20Early%20Draft%20The%20Batchlers.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802230525/https://ia800107.us.archive.org/21/items/Batman3ScriptProductionDraftAkivaGoldsman/Batman%203%20script%20Early%20Draft%20The%20Batchlers.pdf |archive-date=2021-08-02 |url-status=live|title=BATMAN 3 By Lee Batchler and Janet Scott Batchler Unknown draft – circa 1993|website=Ia800107.us.archive.org|access-date=July 21, 2022}}</ref> The story elements and much of the dialogue still remained in the finished film, though Schumacher felt it could be "lighte[ne]d down". Keaton initially approved the selection of Schumacher as director and planned on reprising his role as Batman from the first two films.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Longsdorf |first=Amy |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1993-11-07-2948980-story.html |title=Michael Keaton Learns a Few Lessons from Life |work=The Morning Call |date=November 7, 1993 |access-date=September 27, 2019 |archive-date=September 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927173507/https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1993-11-07-2948980-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Schumacher claims he originally had in mind an adaptation of [[Frank Miller]]'s ''[[Batman: Year One]]'' and Keaton claimed that he was enthusiastic about the idea.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="shadowbat" /> Warner Bros. rejected the idea as they wanted a [[sequel]], not a [[prequel]], though Schumacher was able to include very brief events in Bruce Wayne's childhood with some events of the comic ''[[The Dark Knight Returns]]''. [[Akiva Goldsman]], who worked with Schumacher on ''The Client'', was brought in to rewrite the script, deleting the initial idea of bringing in the [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Scarecrow]] as a villain with Riddler, and the return of [[Selina Kyle (Batman Returns)|Catwoman]]. Burton, who now was more interested in directing ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'', later reflected he was taken aback by some of the [[focus group]] meetings for ''Batman Forever'', a title he hated. Producer [[Peter MacGregor-Scott]] represented the studio's aim in making a film for the [[MTV Generation]], with full merchandising appeal.<ref name=shadowbat/>

=== Casting ===
Production went on fast track with [[Rene Russo]] cast as [[List of Batman supporting characters|Chase Meridian]], but Keaton decided not to reprise Batman because he did not like the direction the series was headed in, and rejected the script.<ref name=Val>{{cite magazine |last=Gordinier |first=Jeff |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1994/07/15/val-kilmer-takes-over-batman-forever |title=Next at ''Batman'' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=July 15, 1994 |access-date=August 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921055249/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C302969%2C00.html |archive-date=September 21, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>https://theplaylist.net/michael-keaton-batman-forever-joel-schumacher-20220103/</ref> Keaton also wanted to pursue "more interesting roles",<ref>{{cite news | author = Army Archerd | author-link = Army Archerd | url = https://variety.com/1994/voices/columns/culkin-kids-ink-with-wma-1117862593/ | title = Culkin kids ink with WMA |work = Variety | date = December 1, 1994 | access-date = August 16, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120122065631/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117862593| archive-date=January 22, 2012| url-status=live}}</ref> turning down $15&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-keaton-takes-wing-in-birdman/3/|title=Michael Keaton takes wing in "Birdman"|work=CBS News|date=October 12, 2014|access-date=October 16, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016105434/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-keaton-takes-wing-in-birdman/3/|archive-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref> A decision was made to go with a younger actor for Bruce Wayne, and an offer was made to [[Ethan Hawke]], who turned it down, but eventually regretted the decision; he would eventually voice the character in the preschool animated series ''[[Batwheels]]'' in 2022.<ref>{{cite news | author = Wiener, Jonah | url = http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/movies-and-tv/201110/ethan-hawke-actor-woman-in-the-fifth | title = Q&A: Ethan Hawke | work = [[Details (magazine)|Details]] | date = October 2011 | access-date = August 7, 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130809005043/http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/movies-and-tv/201110/ethan-hawke-actor-woman-in-the-fifth | archive-date = August 9, 2013}}</ref> Schumacher had seen [[Val Kilmer]] in ''[[Tombstone (film)|Tombstone]]'', but was also interested in [[William Baldwin]], [[Ralph Fiennes]] (who would later voice Alfred Pennyworth in ''[[The Lego Batman Movie]]'' in 2017), and [[Daniel Day-Lewis]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Jett|title=William Baldwin Talks Batman And "Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths"|work=Batman-on-Film|date=December 16, 2009|url=http://www.batman-on-film.com/dccomics-on-film_JL-CRISIS-ON-TWO-EARTHS_William-Baldwin-talks-Batman_12-16-09.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226075047/http://www.batman-on-film.com/dccomics-on-film_JL-CRISIS-ON-TWO-EARTHS_William-Baldwin-talks-Batman_12-16-09.html|archive-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref> While Burton pushed for [[Johnny Depp]] to get the role, [[Kurt Russell]] was also considered.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://comicbookmovie.com/batman/batman_forever_1995/johnny-depp-was-almost-batman-in-batman-forever-a12646 | title=Johnny Depp Was Almost Batman in Batman Forever | date=December 10, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="LATimesKeaton">{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-08-ca-13379-story.html |title=It's Still a Riddle Why Keaton Didn't Stay 'Batman Forever'|work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 8, 1994 |access-date=April 11, 2025}}</ref> Kilmer, who as a child visited the studios where the [[Batman (TV series)|1960s series]] was recorded, and shortly before had visited a bat cave in Africa, was contacted by his agent for the role. Kilmer signed on without reading the script or knowing who the director was.<ref name=hold>{{cite news | author=Nathan, Ian | title=Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, Kilmer |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | pages=108–117 | date=August 1995 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/val-kilmer-batman-forever-batsuit-1234994636/ | title=Val Kilmer Compares Playing Batman to Acting in a Soap Opera: "It Made No Difference What I Was Doing" | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=August 9, 2021 }}</ref>

With Kilmer's casting, Warner Bros. dropped Russo, considering her too old to be paired with Kilmer.<ref name=Val/> [[Jeanne Tripplehorn]] and [[Linda Hamilton]] were considered for the role, which was eventually recast with [[Nicole Kidman]].<ref name=BatmanVillains>{{cite magazine |first=Judy |last=Brennan |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1994/06/03/cast-announcement-batman-forever |title=Batman Battles New Bat Villains |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 3, 1994 |access-date=August 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828181228/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C302503%2C00.html |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="LATimesKeaton"/> Kidman later revealed she took the role because she "wanted to kiss Batman."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nicole-kidman-batman-forever-role-kiss-batman-1235985989/|title= Nicole Kidman Says She Took 'Batman Forever' Role So She Could "Kiss Batman"|author=TATIANA TENREYRO|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 28, 2024|accessdate=August 28, 2024}}</ref> [[Billy Dee Williams]] took the role of Harvey Dent in ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' on the possibility of portraying Two-Face in a sequel, but Schumacher cast [[Tommy Lee Jones]] in the role, although [[Al Pacino]], [[Clint Eastwood]], [[Martin Sheen]] and [[Robert De Niro]] were considered,<ref>{{cite AV media |chapter=Batman Heroes Profile: Harvey Dent |title=[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]] Special Edition |medium=DVD | publisher=Warner Bros. Home Video |year=2005}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Batman Forever, and its villain problem |url=https://www.filmstories.co.uk/features/batman-forever-and-its-villain-problem/ |newspaper=Film Stories |date=September 17, 2020 |last1=Harrison |first1=Mark }}</ref> after working with him on ''The Client''. Jones was reluctant to accept the role,<ref name=shadowbat>{{cite video | title = Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight-Reinventing a Hero| type = DVD | publisher = [[Warner Bros.]] |year=2005}}</ref> but did so at his son's insistence.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Good Son |first=Cindy |last=Pearlman |newspaper=Entertainment Weekly |url=https://ew.com/batman-forever/ |access-date=July 19, 2009|date=July 22, 1994|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622075407/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,303022,00.html|archive-date=June 22, 2013}}</ref>

[[Robin Williams]] was in discussions to be the Riddler at one point,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Pearlman |first=Cindy |url=https://ew.com/article/1993/12/17/entertainment-news-week-december-17-1993/ |title=Flashes: No Joker |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=December 17, 1993 |access-date=August 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921055300/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C308987%2C00.html |archive-date=September 21, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> and was reportedly in competition for the role with [[John Malkovich]].<ref name=Russo /><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cagle |first=Jess |date=August 6, 1993 |url=https://ew.com/article/1993/08/06/john-malkovich-line-fire/ |title=''Line of Fire'' bad guy John Malkovich is so good it's criminal |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102094048/https://ew.com/article/1993/08/06/john-malkovich-line-fire/ |archive-date=November 2, 2015 |access-date=May 17, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> In June 1994, the role was given to [[Jim Carrey]] after Williams had reportedly turned it down.<ref name=BatmanVillains /> In a 2003 interview, Schumacher stated [[Michael Jackson]] had lobbied hard for the role, but was turned down before Carrey was cast.<ref>{{cite news |author=Mike Thomas |title=Hey, what about that man in the glass booth? |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=March 31, 2003}}</ref> [[Brad Dourif]] (who was Burton's original choice to portray the Joker and Scarecrow after), [[Kelsey Grammer]], [[Micky Dolenz]], [[Matthew Broderick]], [[Phil Hartman]] and [[Steve Martin]] were said to have been considered.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/batman-forever-michael-jackson-role-explained/ |title=The Batman Movie Role Michael Jackson Wanted to Play (Yes, It Would've Been Bad) |website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/batman-forever-secrets-behind-scenes-trivia/ |title=15 Crazy Secrets Behind Batman Forever |website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=April 17, 2018 }}</ref>

[[Robin (comics)|Robin]] had appeared in the [[shooting script]] for ''Batman Returns'' but was deleted due to having too many characters. [[Marlon Wayans]] had been cast in the role and signed on for a potential sequel, but when Schumacher took over, he decided to open up casting to other actors.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rabin |first=Nathan |url=https://www.avclub.com/content/node/23240 |title=Wayans World |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226192703/http://www.avclub.com/articles/marlon-wayans%2C13500/ |archive-date=February 26, 2009 |date=February 25, 1998 |access-date=August 17, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] was considered, but decided not to pursue the role after a meeting with Schumacher.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/dicaprio-interview |title=DiCaprio Interview |work=[[ShortList]] |date=July 15, 2010 |access-date=September 17, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014070403/http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/dicaprio-interview |archive-date=October 14, 2014 }}</ref> Among others, [[Matt Damon]], [[Corey Haim]], [[Corey Feldman]], [[Mark Wahlberg]], [[Michael Worth]], [[Toby Stephens]], [[Ewan McGregor]], [[Jude Law]], [[Alan Cumming]] and [[Scott Speedman]]<!--Please do not add more actors without further sources, the casting list is a wide net and for fairness only those with ticks are included.--> were considered.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/matt-damon-robin-batman-movie/|title=Matt Damon Reveals He Auditioned to Play Robin in Two Different Batman Movies|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=July 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/mark-wahlberg-almost-played-batman-and-robin-dick-grayson/ | title=Mark Wahlberg Reveals the Controversial DC Superhero He Almost Played 27 Years Ago | website=[[Screen Rant]] | date=March 14, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a368806/danny-dyer-i-auditioned-for-robin-in-batman-robin/ |title=Danny Dyer: 'I auditioned for Robin in Batman & Robin' |work=Digital Spy |last=Nissim |first=Mayer |date=January 2, 2012 |access-date=August 31, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606105735/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a368806/danny-dyer-i-auditioned-for-robin-in-batman-robin/ |archive-date=June 6, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://filmstories.co.uk/features/batman-forever-and-its-villain-problem/ | title=Batman Forever, and its villain problem | work=Film Stories | date=September 17, 2020 | last1=Harrison | first1=Mark }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/from-pro-swimmer-to-movie-star-scott-speedmans-unlikely-rise-20141209/ | title=From Pro Swimmer to Movie Star: Scott Speedman's Unlikely Rise | date=December 4, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cotter |first=Padraig |date=2022-06-25 |title=Did Christian Bale Audition To Play Batman Forever's Robin? (Rumor Explained) |url=https://screenrant.com/batman-forever-movie-christian-bale-robin-audition-rumor-false/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Faraci |first=Derek |date=2020-03-26 |title=10 Awesome Things You Didn't Know About Batman Forever |url=https://www.cbr.com/batman-forever-behind-the-scenes-trivia/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]}}</ref>}} [[Chris O'Donnell]] was cast and [[Mitch Gaylord]] served as his [[stunt double]], and also portrayed Mitch Grayson, Dick's older brother, created for the film.<ref name=BatmanVillains /> Schumacher attempted to create a cameo role for [[Bono]] as his MacPhisto character, but both came to agree it was not suitable for the film.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-12-16/entertainment/9412140581_1_joel-schumacher-batman-strange-days |title=Bono's Movie Debut Stays Out Of Reach |agency=[[Tribune Media Services]] |newspaper=[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]] |date=December 16, 1994 |access-date=March 27, 2012 |at=section Showtime, p. 14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20120328000030/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-12-16/entertainment/9412140581_1_joel-schumacher-batman-strange-days |archive-date=March 28, 2012 }}</ref>

===Filming===
[[Principal photography]] began on September 24, 1994, and [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] on March 5, 1995.<ref name="HollywoodReporter" /><ref name=Russo /> Schumacher hired [[Barbara Ling]] for production design, claiming that the film needed a "force" and good design. Ling could "advance on it". Schumacher wanted a design in no way connected to the previous films, and instead inspired by the images from the ''Batman'' comic books seen in the 1940s/early 1950s and New York City architecture in the 1930s, with a combination of modern Tokyo. He also wanted a "city with personality," with more statues, as well as various amounts of neon.

===Difficulties and clashes===
Schumacher and Kilmer clashed during the making of the film; Schumacher described Kilmer as "childish and impossible," reporting that he fought with various crewmen, and refused to speak to Schumacher for two weeks after the director told him to stop being rude.<ref name=PsychoVal>{{cite magazine|first=Rebecca |last=Ascher-Walsh |url=https://ew.com/article/1996/05/31/val-kilmer-makes-enemies-hollywood/ |title=Psycho Kilmer |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 31, 1995 |access-date=November 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201081414/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C292752%2C00.html |archive-date=December 1, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,986156-2,00.html</ref> Schumacher also mentioned Tommy Lee Jones as a source of trouble: "Jim Carrey was a gentleman, and Tommy Lee was threatened by him. I'm tired of defending overpaid, overprivileged actors. I pray I don't work with them again."<ref>{{cite news |author=Svetkey |first=Benjamin |date=July 12, 1996 |title=Holy Happy Set! |newspaper=Entertainment Weekly |url=https://ew.com/batman-robin/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907051616/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C293237%2C00.html |archive-date=September 7, 2008}}</ref> In a 2014 interview, Carrey acknowledged that Jones was not friendly to him, and recounted an incident wherein Jones told him: "I hate you. I really don't like you ... I cannot sanction your buffoonery."<ref name=Boardman>{{cite news | url = http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/tommy-lee-jones-told-jim-carrey-i-hate-you-i-really-dont-like-you-20142910 | title = ''Tommy Lee Jones Once Told Jim Carrey I Hate You, I Really Don't Like You'' | work = US Weekly | date = October 29, 2014 | access-date = October 29, 2014 | url-status=live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141029174445/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/tommy-lee-jones-told-jim-carrey-i-hate-you-i-really-dont-like-you-20142910 | archive-date = October 29, 2014}}</ref>

===Design and visual effects===
[[Rick Baker]] designed the [[prosthetic makeup]]. [[John Dykstra]], [[Andrew Adamson]] and [[Jim Rygiel]] served as [[visual effects supervisor]]s, with [[Rhythm & Hues Studios]] (R&H) and [[Pacific Data Images]] also contributing to visual effects work. R&H and PDI provided a [[computer-generated imagery|CGI]] Batman for complicated stunts.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9njZ482OYfwC|title=Understanding motion capture for computer animation and video games|first=Alberto|last=Menache|publisher=Morgan Kaufmann|year=1999|page=49|isbn=0-12-490630-3|access-date=February 27, 2016|archive-date=April 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427030336/http://books.google.com/books?id=9njZ482OYfwC|url-status=live}}</ref> For the costume design, producer Peter MacGregor-Scott claimed that 146 workers were at one point working together. Batman's costume was redesigned along the lines of a more "MTV organic, and edgier feel" to the suit.<ref name=kilmer>{{cite video | title = The Many Faces of Gotham City | type = DVD |publisher =Warner Bros.|year=2005}}</ref> Sound design and mixing was created and supervised by [[Bruce Stambler]] and John Levesque, which included trips to caves to record bat sounds.<ref name="Kenny2000">{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Tom|title=Sound for picture: film sound through the 1990s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oNSSw01RIw0C&pg=PA85|access-date=February 28, 2011|date=October 1, 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-0-87288-724-4|pages=85–87|archive-date=April 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427030444/http://books.google.com/books?id=oNSSw01RIw0C&pg=PA85|url-status=live}}</ref> A new [[Batmobile]] was designed for ''Batman Forever'', with two cars being constructed, one for stunt purposes and one for close-ups.<ref name=design>{{cite video | title = Out of the Shadows: The Production Design of Batman Forever| location = Batman Forever: Special Edition| type = DVD | publisher = Warner Bros|year=2005}}</ref> Chris O'Donnell had the area around his eyes painted black and then the Robin mask glued on him.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etonline.com/news/165866_batman_forever_20_years_later_chris_odonnell_talks_franchise | title='Batman Forever' 20 Years Later: Chris O'Donnell Looks Back on the Franchise &#124; Entertainment Tonight | date=June 9, 2015 }}</ref> Swiss surrealist painter [[H. R. Giger]] provided his version for the Batmobile but it was considered too sinister for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-forever-story-behind-surprise-802804|title='Batman Forever': The Story Behind the Surprise Hit "Nobody Really Wanted"|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 17, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616165107/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-forever-story-behind-surprise-802804|archive-date=June 16, 2017}}</ref>

The film used some [[motion capture]] for certain visual effects. Warner Bros. had acquired motion capture technology from [[arcade video game]] company [[Acclaim Entertainment]] for use in the film's production.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Coin-Op News: Acclaim technology tapped for "Batman" movie |magazine=[[Play Meter]] |date=October 1994 |volume=20 |issue=11 |page=22 |url=https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-20-number-11-october-1994/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2020%2C%20Number%2011%20-%20October%201994/page/22}}</ref>