Which batsuit had nipples

To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. As a piece of entertainment, the movie was widely panned by critics and fans alike; today, it still holds a 10 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Batman and his partner Robin both wore costumes that prominently displayed their headlights. It was, and it remains, an act of genius. The costume choice now symbolizes the gaudiness of that superhero era, a time when Batman could be viewed as a wacky hero instead of a gritty one.

To this day, director Joel Schumacher is asked about the costume quirk. The suits became sexier. I wanted to be Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl. Superhero costumes are already ridiculous.

They add steel-coated abs and boob-shaped breastplates even though those would cause more harm than good. What is it about the batnipple that goes too far, other than some larger uncomfortableness with two fleshy little nubs? But for once, we got to see something comically, joyfully, unapologetically weird. And in the process, we got something unexpected: Batman and his erect nipples were sexualized — like so many of his female counterparts were before and continue to be.

Then, it didn't take long for the conversation to settle on those damn nipples. It's going to be on my tombstone, I know it. Well it was made by Jose Fernandez, who was our brilliant lead sculpture. If you look at Batman and Batman Returns , it was the genius Bob Ringwood that created those suits, so by the time we got to Batman Forever , the rubber and techniques had gotten so sophisticated.

If you look at when Michael Keaton appears in the first suit, you'll notice how large it is. It was brilliant but the best they could do at the time. By the time Batman Forever came around, rubber molding had become so much more advanced. So I said, let's make it anatomical and gave photos of those greek status and those incredible anatomical drawings you see in medical books. He did the nipples and when I looked at them, I thought, that's cool. At least he stands by his decision, though.

He filled in backstory on the Bat cave, and the hero's weapons. He created the on-screen hero we still love to this day. But it's time to let Joel Schumacher move on. Let him live his life. Don't ever make him say "Bat Nipples" again. There's so much going on the DCEU now, with so much to look forward to. Let's look to the future, and leave the past in the past.

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