Michael Keaton: It took guts for Tim Burton to defend Batman casting amid uproar

Michael Keaton and Tim Burton on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Hollywood star Michael Keaton has praised director Tim Burton for standing by the decision to cast him in 1989 film Batman, despite a huge backlash at the time.

US actor Keaton was reunited with Burton on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, where the filmmaker received a star in recognition of his decades-long career in the film industry.