BATMAN FOREVER: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - 'I'll get drive-thru...'

Hello – and thank you for joining me to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the smash hit superhero movie Batman Forever – which exploded into movie theatres in 1995!

My goal with this fanedit was to present a cut of Forever that aligns more with director Joel Schumacher’s intended vision. By reinserting deleted scenes and alternate takes – as well as drastically restructuring the film to more accurately follow the shooting script by Akiva Goldsman – I believe that Forever can shine as a thoughtful, serious and darkly fascinating character study of the Caped Crusader – while still retaining the larger-than-life, ‘comic-book’ fun and twisted Saturday morning cartoon vibe throughout, of course!

This fanedit uses the earlier 2010 Blu-ray transfer as – despite the bump in fidelity – the newer 2019 transfer that came bundled with the 4K release features some strange colour timing/grading changes that I really dislike. The deleted scenes/workprint footage were sourced from the same release, while alternate/additional takes were primarily sourced from trailers & bonus material/featurettes. The score uses excerpts from Elliot Goldenthal’s work on Alien³, Interview with the Vampire & Demolition Man, alongside the rare recording sessions for both Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. As well as Goldenthal’s score, an iconic theme from Danny Elfman’s work on Batman (1989) also makes an appearance.

For a more detailed breakdown of what’s new and different in this edit, please check out the changelog!

Batman Forever: 30th Anniversary Edition was cut, edited and assembled in Adobe Premiere Pro, before being colour graded & visually overhauled with Dehancer in DaVinci Resolve Studio to give the edit a more cinematic aesthetic and feel. Topaz Video AI has been used to upscale the workprint/deleted scenes and additional footage, while Eleven Labs voice AI cloning was used – over real human voice acting – to fill in for missing dialogue takes from the script, deleted scenes and pre-ADR’d lines.

I am not the first to put together a Batman Forever fanedit – and I certainly won’t be the last. So with that said, I must pay respect to the works that came before mine:
• Batman Forever: Red Book Edition by Scaperat
• Batman Forever: The Virtual Workprint by Josh Jensen (& rework by Bobson Dugnutt)
• Batman Forever: Restored by Lucas Valcanti (luc4valcanti)

I would like to thank the following:
Lucas (luc4valcanti) for sourcing the recording sessions for Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, as well as giving me feedback as a fellow Batman Forever faneditor. Without his contributions, this fanedit would simply not be possible.
RTSchumacherCut (CutSchumacher), Christos (ChrisArfanis), Epic Film Guys (EpicFilmGuys), Kevin Smith (ThatKevinSmith), Joe Black of Blue Means Pregnant Films, SCM (SchumacherCutMN), McFarlane Toys (mcfarlanetoys) and everyone who has contributed to #ReleaseTheSchumacherCut for keeping hope alive.
Akiva Goldsman (AkivaGoldsman) and Michael Uslan (MichaelUslan) for making Batman Forever possible.
Val Kilmer (valkilmer, KampKilmer) for the incredible work he put into the dual role of Bruce Wayne and Batman. With this edit, I hope that fans will see the depth and richness of your performance.
Joel Schumacher… forever.

Until the fabled ‘Schumacher Cut’ is in our hands, I hope that this fanedit will bring joy to Batman fans around the world. #ReleaseTheSchumacherCut!
Courage now… truth always… BATMAN FOREVER!

Yours,
Jordan (jordanjabroni)

[stefanopedolazzi]

Great edit! What's the track during the suit up?

[VenusHeadTrap]

1:40 the reordering of the Alfred and Bruce banter here is much better. The momentum of the scene isn’t interrupted and it feels less offensive

[MauroPuerari]

Soy fanático desde niño, y la verdad es que recién me doy cuenta de los sonidos reales a los que nos quicieron hacer creer todos estos años

[jakegittes]

I prefer the Batman Forever score over this one but this edit is awesome nonetheless. Can’t wait to see the whole thing.

[loughlin]

“I’ve left Wayne Enterprises en route to the batcave.”

[VenusHeadTrap]

2:25 This, on the other hand, I don’t like. There should be a break in the music when we cut to Two Face like in the theatrical.

[darthkurland]

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents
A Tim Burton Production
A Joel Schumacher Film
Val Kilmer
Tommy Lee Jones
Jim Carrey
Nicole Kidman
Chris O’Donnell
“Batman Forever”
Based on the DC Comics Characters
Michael Gough
Pat Hingle
Drew Barrymore
Debi Mazar
Rene Auberjonois
Casting by Mali Finn
Special Makeup Effects by Rick Baker
VFX Supervisor: John Dykstra
Costume Design: Bob Ringwood & Ingrid Ferren
Music Composed by Elliot Goldenthal
Production Design: Barbara Ling
Editor: Dennis Virkler
Cinematographer: Stephen Goldblatt
Executive Producers: Benjamin Melniker & Michael Uslan
Batman Created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger
Story by Lee Batchler & Janet Scott-Batchler
Screenplay by Lee Batchler & Janet Scott-Batchler and Akiva Goldsman
Produced by Tim Burton & Peter MacGregor-Scott
Directed by Joel Schumacher

[thegsk]

nobody notices the 89 bat logo where it should NOT

[DanielCastro-xl]

Giv3 us th3 Schumach3r Cut WB!! NOW!!!