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  1. May 31, 2023 · John Lithgow almost landed a role in an early Batman movie, but he made a decision that he would later regret by turning it down.

    • Staff Writer
  2. Sep 14, 2016 · Could you imagine 'John Lithgow' as The Clown Prince of Crime? 'Gremlins' director Joe Dante reveals the details of his Batman movie that never was.

    • Nick Romano
    • 2 min
  3. While Jack Nicholson famously landed the role of The Joker, Burton approached another respected actor to play the villain: John Lithgow, who talked the young director out of casting him. In the process, Lithgow was responsible for one of the greatest regrets of his own career.

  4. Jun 13, 2017 · First, he approached John Lithgow, who says he still regrets turning the director down. “My worst audition was for Tim Burton for Batman ,” Lithgow told Vulture this weekend at the Tony Awards.

    • Contributor
  5. Jan 5, 2023 · Several decades ago, director Tim Burton was assembling his cast for the 1989 movie Batman, and he gave Lithgow a call for the role of The Joker. This was before a superhero role was a huge get in Hollywood. It sounded like more of a joke to the Tony Award-winning Broadway star, so he essentially bombed his audition.

  6. Dec 14, 2021 · Lithgow turned down another chance to play the Joker when Gremlins director Joe Dante asked him to play the part in his (never-made) Batman movie. This was before the whole Burton audition Cuffuffle. But like Burton, Dante was ultimately turned down.

  7. Sep 14, 2016 · Gremlins director Joe Dante reveals that he wanted actor John Lithgow to play The Joker in his abandoned mid-'80s Batman film.