She was next cast as Vicki Vale in Tim Burton's film "Batman" (1989), but during rehearsals, she broke her arm after falling off a horse and was replaced by Kim Basinger. In an unsuccessful attempt to win the role of Catwoman (which was originally offered to Annette Bening but, after Bening became pregnant, Michelle Pfeiffer was cast) in the sequel "Batman Returns" (1992), Young constructed a homemade Catwoman costume and attempted to contact Burton and actor Michael Keaton during production. She appeared on "The Joan Rivers Show" in character as the Catwoman, campaigning for the role and making a plea to Tim Burton.