Joel Schumacher was rolute: His Batman (portrayed by Val Kilmer and then Gee Clooney) and his Rob (Chris O’Donnell) were not gay. Nor did he tend to make wkg reference to the way people had for s terpreted the Dynamic Duo’s relatnship as beg... pecially dynamic and non-platonic. In an…
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- BATMAN FOREVER IS GAY
- FAMEWATCHER SEARCH PRIMARY MENU SKIP TO NTENT HOMECELEBRY HAIR TRANSPLANTCELEBRY PLASTIC SURGERYCELEBRY LEATHER JACKETBODY SHAPER SEARCH FOR: IS HE GAY?IS BATMAN GAY?
- JAM GUNN CONFIRMS DARKER, GAY VERSNS OF SUPERMAN AND BATMAN THE AUTHORY MOVIE
- BATMAN & ROB IS A GAY MOVIE, BUT IS IT GAY LIKE HAPPY, OR...?
BATMAN FOREVER IS GAY
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We might five the transgrsn of subtextual queerns (there if you want to see , but easily whewashed if you're a homophobe) if there was anythg else to make up for the film, but there isn't. Warner not only is Sela's one bisexual relatnship not explicly nfirmed on-screen, even if we extend the latu to The Batman of takg subtext as fact then The Batman falls firmly the trap of buryg your gays. (Wele to Movi Are Gay, a Pri Month seri where we explore the tentnal, or accintal, ways LGBTQIA+ them, characters, and creativ have shaped cema.
FAMEWATCHER SEARCH PRIMARY MENU SKIP TO NTENT HOMECELEBRY HAIR TRANSPLANTCELEBRY PLASTIC SURGERYCELEBRY LEATHER JACKETBODY SHAPER SEARCH FOR: IS HE GAY?IS BATMAN GAY?
Batman is gay acrdg to Gee Clooney who once played the Dark Knight wh Chris O’Donnell as Rob. Proof: Evint homosexual subtext superhero ics. * batman movie gay *
Schumacher, a gay man, went on the rerd an terview wh Vulture 2020 to say that he never tend for Batman or Rob to be gay his movi, but perhaps he jt ma all credibly queer subnscly.
JAM GUNN CONFIRMS DARKER, GAY VERSNS OF SUPERMAN AND BATMAN THE AUTHORY MOVIE
And that’s s stat as the first major superhero film to attempt to discs homosexualy and bisexualy.
Now, ’s worth notg that Batman Forever isn’t explicly brgg up gay/bisexual relatnships. However, director Joel Schumacher took the res after Tim Burton’s parture and Schumacher has been an openly gay artist for the majory of his reer.
BATMAN & ROB IS A GAY MOVIE, BUT IS IT GAY LIKE HAPPY, OR...?
He ed his big-budget anchise moment to sneak a lot about gay/bisexual relatnships. So, while this article is gog to be a ep dive to how gay Batman Forever is, ’s important to note that all of this is jt beneath the surface of what you see the movie.