Batman Poster #44 Batman Forever Nicole Kidman Dr. Chase Meridian

Dr. Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman): Appears only in Batman Forever as the female lead. Chase was created specifically for the film by screenwriters Janet and Lee Batchler, as they thought that would be more interesting to have Bruce Wayne date a psychoanalyst rather than plucking a typical socialite love interest from the comics.Akiva Goldsman attempted to make the character sexier in subsequent drafts. Kidman described the character as a criminal psychologist who happens to have sort of the perfect blonde hair and the red lips and wear these sort of tight black dresses. So it´s a dichotomy - you have the criminal psychologist who dresses like Jessica Rabbit . Rene Russo was originally cast by Tim Burton for this role whilst he was still the director of the film and when Michael Keaton was still set to play Batman. However, when Burton was fired as Director and rehired as Producer, Keaton quit in disgust.Joel Schumacher, who Burton brought on board in his role as producer, deci

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