Tim Burton is "not interested" in making another superhero movie. The Hollywood director previously helmed 1989's 'Batman' and 1992's 'Batman Returns' both starring his 'Beetlejuice' leading man Michael Keaton as the caped crusader but Burton is adamant he's not got any plans to return to the comic book world. He told Variety: "At the moment, I would say no.
I come at things from different points of view, so I would never say never to anything. But, at the moment, it’s not something I’d be interested in." Burton went on to reveal making 'Batman' in 1988 was a very different experience to way most superhero films are made these days because the shoot felt "experimental".
He explained to the publication: "I was lucky because at that time, the word ‘franchise’ didn’t exist. 'Batman' felt slightly experimental at the time ..
. "It deviated from what the perception [of a superhero movie] might be. So you didn’t hear that kind of studio feedback, and being in England [shooting the film], it was even further removed.
"We really just got to focus on the film and not really think about those things that now they think about even before you do it." Burton walked away from the 'Batman' movies after making his 1992 sequel and he admits the tide was starting to turn while they were shooting the film. He added: "I got reenergised by the whole thing [when I returned for the sequel].
And that was when we started hearing the word franchise and where the studio started going, ‘Wha.