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Imagine two Oscar winners working on Batman Forever together? When Warner Bros. and Joel Schumacher wanted Michael Keaton to return as Batman/Bruce Wayne and they want two villains for Batman Forever, Joel chose Two-Face, and he already knew he wanted Tommy Lee Jones, and Joel said in two old magazine articles, "I don't see Billy Dee Williams as the most evil psychotic killer in Gotham City. He's a wonderful actor; I'm sure he could play it. But he could never played Two-Face really -- he played Harvey Dent -- I decided to go with Tommy", and "I didn't consider Billy Dee Williams, because I see him as a hero like Clark Gable. I had just worked with Tommy Lee Jones on The Client and thought he would be great." Lee and Janet Scott Batchler made Two-Face Batman's enemy and Lee said, "We do his origin right out of the comics, he was interesting to write; in fact, if they ever bring him back, I would like to see more of both sides of Harvey Dent's personality. What we saw of manic side was great, but I would like to see that logical side a little bit more." And Janet said, "The studio insisted on having two villains after Batman Returns. Joel Schumacher chose Two-Face. He already knew he wanted Tommy Lee Jones. That was already a done deal." Producer Peter MacGregor-Scott said, "We had Tommy Lee Jones already. Tommy had said he was gonna do the movie. I love Tommy Lee; I had also done Fugitive and Under Siege with him. I don't think I can do a movie without him! It may be the same for him too but he does a lot of movies a year than I can. We have a very special relationship. I love him as Two-Face. When we sent him the script, he calls me and said, "I don't get it. I just don't get it." I said, "Listen, why don't you reread the thing and remember that Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones is playing the role?" I hung the phone up and he calls back the next morning and says, "I get it." Jones accepted the role, because the character of Two-Face was his son's favorite character.

The Batchlers chose The Riddler as the secondary villain, and they made him Bruce Wayne's enemy, and Lee said, "By deciding that he's Bruce Wayne's enemy, that dictated for us what his logical origin should be. He's someone who worked for Wayne Enterprises and had this worshipful attitude towards Bruce Wayne. These personalities are out there - 'Fans' come from the word 'Fanatic' and they worship these stars until they get snubbed and then they stalk them." Joel Schumacher wanted Robin Williams to play The Riddler and he said, "I called Robin. I said, 'Play The Riddler.' And he said, 'I love to, Joel.' And then a year went by and he was still saying, 'I loved to, Joel.' But he couldn't say yes." Robin read the script for Batman Forever and he loved it. Due to a salary dispute, the role went to Jim Carrey.

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Imagine two Oscar winners working on Batman Forever together? When Warner Bros. and Joel Schumacher wanted Michael Keaton to return as Batman/Bruce Wayne and they want two villains for Batman Forever, Joel chose Two-Face, and he already knew he wanted Tommy Lee Jones, and Joel said in two old magazine articles, "I don't see Billy Dee Williams as the most evil psychotic killer in Gotham City. He's a wonderful actor; I'm sure he could play it. But he could never played Two-Face really -- he played Harvey Dent -- I decided to go with Tommy", and "I didn't consider Billy Dee Williams, because I see him as a hero like Clark Gable. I had just worked with Tommy Lee Jones on The Client and thought he would be great." Lee and Janet Scott Batchler made Two-Face Batman's enemy and Lee said, "We do his origin right out of the comics, he was interesting to write; in fact, if they ever bring him back, I would like to see more of both sides of Harvey Dent's personality. What we saw of manic side was great, but I would like to see that logical side a little bit more." And Janet said, "The studio insisted on having two villains after Batman Returns. Joel Schumacher chose Two-Face. He already knew he wanted Tommy Lee Jones. That was already a done deal." Producer Peter MacGregor-Scott said, "We had Tommy Lee Jones already. Tommy had said he was gonna do the movie. I love Tommy Lee; I had also done Fugitive and Under Siege with him. I don't think I can do a movie without him! It may be the same for him too but he does a lot of movies a year than I can. We have a very special relationship. I love him as Two-Face. When we sent him the script, he calls me and said, "I don't get it. I just don't get it." I said, "Listen, why don't you reread the thing and remember that Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones is playing the role?" I hung the phone up and he calls back the next morning and says, "I get it." Jones accepted the role, because the character of Two-Face was his son's favorite character.

The Batchlers chose The Riddler as the secondary villain, and they made him Bruce Wayne's enemy, and Lee said, "By deciding that he's Bruce Wayne's enemy, that dictated for us what his logical origin should be. He's someone who worked for Wayne Enterprises and had this worshipful attitude towards Bruce Wayne. These personalities are out there - 'Fans' come from the word 'Fanatic' and they worship these stars until they get snubbed and then they stalk them." Joel Schumacher wanted Robin Williams to play The Riddler and he said, "I called Robin. I said, 'Play The Riddler.' And he said, 'I love to, Joel.' And then a year went by and he was still saying, 'I loved to, Joel.' But he couldn't say yes." Robin read the script for Batman Forever and he loved it. Due to a salary dispute, the role went to Jim Carrey.