50,000 letters of protest and disgust landed on Warner Bros. doorstep after announcing Michael Keaton would play Batman in the new movie. Fears of a new camp fest like the Batman TV consumed the comic book community as Keaton was known mostly for comedy roles, but director Tim Burton had other plans. He had worked with Keaton on Beetlejuice knowing the actor could be just as sick and twisted as Batman needs to be. Once fans saw the dark, brooding adventure, the criticism subsided and fans saw the first great film Batman.