From Beetlejuice to Batman

[Bobthegoon89]

Does anyone have any press cuttings of all the criticism levelled at Michael Keaton for being cast as Batman back in 1988/89?

Obviously we all know he was pretty controversial. Having watched Beetlejuice since I was a kid I can certainly see why that unease started. It still boggles my mind knowing that "the ghost with the most" is the same guy who played the pointy earred crime fighter.

What were your reactions at the time? And do you think this backlash may have had some reason for Keaton to stick around for just two films?

[KeatonisBatman]

Here's a couple of pages from Batman Unmasked that I found interesting.  The fact that they cut the trailer way ahead of time says a lot!