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October 06, 2003
Citizen Wayne
***Dave writes about the Batman that might have been. Orson Welles is reported to have had a Batman project in development in 1946.
Gathering many of his old friends and colleagues together from “Citizen Kane,” he proposed “a cinematic experience, a kaleidoscope of heroism and nightmares and imagery seen nowhere save the subconscious of Goya or even Hawksmoor himself.” Welles planned Batman to be an adult psycho-drama, but combined with what he described as the “heart-racing excitement of the Saturday morning serials, given a respectable twist and a whole new style of kinetic direction unlike anything ever attempted in American cinema.”
Marlene Dietrich as the Catwoman... the mind boggles.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at October 6, 2003 09:58 AM
Comments
Alas, as noted in the comments, it is claimed that this was a hoax. *sigh*
Posted by: *** Dave at October 6, 2003 12:23 PM