Batman in film & Robin". The commercials also featured the Danny Elfman Batman theme from Tim Burton's two films. Actor Bruce Thomas portrayed Batman in these ads, while Michael Gough reprised his role of Alfred Pennyworth in one of the ads. "Baywatch" actress Brooke Burns played Vicki Vale in an ad as well. Actor Brian Stepanek played the Riddler in one ad and Curtis Armstrong played the Joker in another. Following a rejected "Batman" origin story reboot Joss Whedon pitched in December 2002, Warner Bros. hired Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer to script "Batman Begins". The duo aimed for a darker and
Heart of Ice (Batman: The Animated Series) Heart of Ice (Batman: The Animated Series) "Heart of Ice" is the third of the American animated television series "", first aired on September 7, 1992, written by Paul Dini, and directed by Bruce Timm. This episode features the first appearance in the series of Mr. Freeze. In the comics, Freeze first appeared in "Batman" #121 in February 1959, with this episode providing a complete overhaul of his character. The episode rocketed the series to fame, after it won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program. Batman follows a strange trail of heists pulled at various GothCorp offices,