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Article: 'Batman Forever' director addresses the film's casting problems. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- July 11, 1994
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NEW YORK _ Director Joel Schumacher surveyed the expectant faces of reporters gathered around him and pledged to clear up all the rumors about why Michael Keaton left ``Batman Forever.''
``The inside story?'' Schumacher asked, then paused. ``I had Tonya Harding break Michael's leg.''
Schumacher can be forgiven such kidding.
When he signed on to direct the third ``Batman'' _ Tim Burton helmed the first two _ he knew he would come under scrutiny. But he had no idea how intense it would be, or how many casting crises would wrack his production.
``It's scary,'' he confessed later in a private interview. ``I'm not going to sit here and pretend it isn't.''
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