Murray missed out on 'Batman' role

Bill Murray missed out on the chance to play 'Batman' in the 1989 original superhero movie - when he was snubbed in favour of Michael Keaton.

Sun, 12 Oct, 2008 - 14:20

Bill Murray missed out on the chance to play 'Batman' in the 1989 original superhero movie - when he was snubbed in favour of Michael Keaton.

The 'Groundhog Day' actor was one of the frontrunners to play the caped crusader, when movie bosses wanted to create a big screen replica of the camp 1960s TV version starring 'Adam West'.

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