Batman Triumphant was to be the third film of the Joel Schumacher Batman movie series, to be launched between the time window of 1998-2000. George Clooney (Batman/Bruce Wayne) and Chris O'Donnell (Robin/Dick Grayson) would come back in their prior roles and the main villain would be the Scarecrow (Howard Stern was rumored for the role). The screenplay was written by Mark Protosovich. Jack Nicholson was to reprise his role as The Joker, resurrected as a hallucination of Batman's created by Scarecrow's fear gas, with Madonna rumoured to play Harley Quinn, who would be the Joker's daughter rather than his lover. Schumacher was again to direct the film. Joel Schumacher (born August 29, 1939) is an American film director, writer and producer. ... Kane standing beside Michael Keaton as his creation, the Batman. ... George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, director and screenwriter, known for his former role in the long-running television drama ER (1994–99) and his rise as an A-List movie star in contemporary American cinema. ... Jack Nicholson at Cannes, (2001). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Howard Allen Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and TV personality, media mogul, humorist and author. ... Madonna may be: People The Madonna, Mary, the mother of Jesus Madonna (entertainer) Madonna Wayne Gacy Diego Maradona Places House of the Black Madonna Madonna del Ghisallo, hill Madonna Inn, motel Madonna of the Trail, series of historical monuments Madonna Oriente Other Lady Madonna, song Madonna lily Black Madonna Madonna... Warner Bros. ... The film Batman and Robin, directed by Joel Schumacher, is considered by most to be less serious than the 1989 Batman movie and sequels Batman Returns (1992) and Forever (1995). ... Joel Schumacher (born August 29, 1939) is an American film director, writer and producer. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man, and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, director and screenwriter, known for his former role in the long-running television drama ER (1994–99) and his rise as an A-List movie star in contemporary American cinema. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A classic image of Batman and Robin reinterpreted by painter Alex Ross. ... Richard John Dick Grayson is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe. ... The Scarecrow (Dr. Jonathon Crane) is a DC Comics supervillain, an enemy of Batman. ... Howard Allen Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and TV personality, media mogul, humorist and author. ... Jack Nicholson at Cannes, (2001). ... The Joker is a DC Comics supervillain, widely considered Batmans archenemy. ... An hallucination is a sensory perception experienced in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion, which is a misperception of an external stimulus. ... Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American pop singer, dancer and actress. ... Harley Quinn (real name Dr. Harleen Quinzel) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the animated series Batman: The Animated Series and its spin-offs, and subsequently in various Batman-related comic books. ...

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The magnitude of the failure of Schumacher's Batman & Robin, led to Triumphant ultimately being cancelled. A fifth Batman film featuring the Scarecrow, Batman Begins, was released in 2005, but this was a relaunch of the entire Batman film franchise, completely unrelated to any prior screen incarnation. Batman Begins is a 2005 Academy Award-nominated motion picture based on the Batman character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ...

Plot outline

As the script treatment was not released, little is known about the film's plot. However, rumors circulated that Robin is murdered at the beginning of the film and Alicia Silverstone, who played Batgirl in Schumacher's previous film, was reportedly not signed on for the film. It is important to note that pre-production began before the release of Batman & Robin, and after its failure at the box office Warner Brothers dropped Schumacher and went on to reboot the franchise. Alicia Silverstone Alicia Silverstone (born October 4, 1976) is an American actress. ... Batgirl is a DC Comics superhero, a female crime-fighter modeled after and associated with Batman. ... Warner Bros. ...

Trivia

• Although George Clooney's first and only appearance was in Batman & Robin, he was signed on for three Batman movies. This would have been his second appearance as Batman/Bruce Wayne. It would have been Chris O'Donnell's third appearance as Dick Grayson/Robin.

• Dark Knight, which was the name of the early script, was considered by Warner Brothers as the film's title but was subsequently dumped.

• In a report by SFX magazine in 1996, Batman Triumphant, was the original name for the fourth installment Batman & Robin. Batman & Robin was chosen as the title due to the popularity of Robin played by Chris O'Donnell in Batman Forever.

• The script treatment has never been released. Those from Warner Brother's who have read the script, described it as darker than Schumacher's previous entries.

• In an early 1993 draft of Batman Forever, Michael Keaton was to fight the Scarecrow (played by Brad Dourif) and Two-Face (played by Billy Dee Williams), but Tim Burton eventually decided to use the Riddler (played by Micky Dolenz), who was originally cast as the main villain before leaving the franchise. Under Burton's direction, the film would have been much darker.

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External links

• A History of BATMAN 5: What It Is and How It Came To Be