Keaton swoops to conquer in Birdman

HE MAY not be superhuman, but Michael Keaton is super-energetic. He talks nineteen to the dozen, making constant asides and asking rhetorical questions, so at times it’s almost as if he is debating with himself.

But though he is enthusiastic, there is no arrogance or bravado about him.

We’re here to discuss his latest film – to give it its full title, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance).