BATMAN: What Tim Burton's 'Robin' Costume Could've Looked Like

BATMAN: What Tim Burton's 'Robin' Costume Could've Looked Like

Costume designer Bob Ringwood worked on Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992) and the third Batman film that Tim Burton was originally planning to direct, before Warner Bros. had him replaced with Joel Schumacher. Here's his 'Robin' concept art.

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By nailbiter111 - Oct 09, 2014 07:10 PM EST
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After 1992's Batman Returns came out Tim Burton began working on a third Batman film that he would direct. Michael Keaton would've reprised his role and the storyline would've featured 'Robin' joining up with the Caped Crusader to defeat The Riddler. It got so far into production that Rene Russo ("In the Line of Fire") had been cast as Bruce Wayne's love interest and Scary Movie star Marlon Wayans was cast as 'Robin.' He was even fitted for his Boy Wonder costume.  No images of him in a 'Robin' costume have ever surfaced.

Things went south when Warner Bros. requested that Burton tone down the darker elements as they didn't want a repeat of Batman Returns. They felt as though that film was too dark for families and hindered its performance at the box office and its sale of toys. Burton didn't backdown and WB replaced him with Joel Schumacher ("The Lost Boys"). Burton stayed on as a producer. Schumacher ditch a lot of what Burton had planned and because of that Michael Keaton ("Mr. Mom") exited the project as he didn't like Schumacher's new direction. Marlon Wayans was replaced by Chris O'Donnell ("Scent of a Woman"), but was paid in full. When Val Kilmer was brought on board Schumacher felt as though Russo was too old to be Kilmer's love interest so she was also let go. In the end, we got 1995's Batman Forever.

All we are left with of Tim Burton's Batman 3 is a few pieces of concept art that have surfaced here and there over the years. On the right, is a piece of concept art that costume designer Bob Ringwood created for the 'Robin' costume. Was this what Marlon Wayans' 'Robin' would've worn in the film if it had been made? Maybe, maybe not. It's a possibility. What do you think of the design?


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Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 10/9/2014, 7:27 PM
I never thought id say this. But the Joel Schumacher version was better.

ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 10/9/2014, 7:27 PM
MARLON WAYANS as ROBIN??!

MARLON......WAYANS...... AS ROBIN??????!!!!
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 10/9/2014, 7:28 PM
MARLON



[frick]ING



WAYANS


Deschain99
Deschain99 - 10/9/2014, 7:32 PM
The ceiling of better and not better in this Batmanverse is very very low . . . .so i feel a strong amount of detachment and indifference to that and the one that was used.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 10/9/2014, 7:32 PM
THE ROBIN COSTUME IN FOREVER WAS ACTUALLY COOL...BUT THE MOVIES STARTED TO GO SOUTH WITH THAT DIRECTOR
Berserker187
Berserker187 - 10/9/2014, 7:34 PM
LOL that would have been funny as hell! can you picture it arnold and wayans in that epic funny as hell. Robins quote, "Robin dont play that"
CamtonoOfBeskar
CamtonoOfBeskar - 10/9/2014, 7:37 PM
I'm glad this went down the way it did.

In a way this was the beginning of Batman Begins and the TDKTrilogy. Which spawned MoS that jumpstarted the whole Justice League on the big screen idea.

It had to go down this way.

Who knows what would've happened if the Batman movies never turned campy.

Pff.. Marlon Wayans as Robin in a Tim Burton movie no less.
PAF
PAF - 10/9/2014, 7:46 PM
That hair tho...
PAF
PAF - 10/9/2014, 7:47 PM
LMFAO at that unnecessary neck grab flip
DCGuy
DCGuy - 10/9/2014, 7:48 PM
not gay but...wtf that bulge is too much
PAF
PAF - 10/9/2014, 7:50 PM
"Things went south when Warner Bros. requested that Burton tone down the darker elements"

Ahh, how things change.
revloveR
revloveR - 10/9/2014, 7:51 PM
@ batmaniac, robin hasn't been in a film since batman and robin. it's not like he's showed up in every iteration.
PAF
PAF - 10/9/2014, 7:51 PM
LMFAO those gifs are killing me. I can't.
revloveR
revloveR - 10/9/2014, 7:52 PM
would have been interesting to see.
GuardianAngel
GuardianAngel - 10/9/2014, 7:52 PM
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY FAKK!! WHY WULD I WANA SEE WAT TIM BORTUN WULD LOCK LIKE IN A ROBIN CUSTOM?//?
mattattack
mattattack - 10/9/2014, 7:58 PM
Batman Returns is still my favorite batman film so it's a goddamn shame WB was so stupid. I would kill to see what Burton had in store for round three.
mattattack
mattattack - 10/9/2014, 7:59 PM
Oh don't even get me started on TDKR.... such a terrible film...

The crowd I saw the film with actually groaned when they did the whole robin reveal at the end lol
Gamester76
Gamester76 - 10/9/2014, 8:01 PM
Looking back, Chris O'Donnell is probably thinking, "They were really generous with that codpiece..."
megabatfan
megabatfan - 10/9/2014, 8:04 PM
Really? Robin was in TDKR? Pfft!!! So my legal name is Flash Andre Mark, does that make me the Scarlet Speedster. His name is Robin John Blake. That does not make him Robin. I don't care what arguement anyone uses (Oh he embodies the characteristics of all the Robins).... That DOES NOT make him Robin. Robin is a common "normal" name
MetropolisKid
MetropolisKid - 10/9/2014, 8:09 PM
oh my god...you guys are acting like if you've never seen or heard about Marlon wayans being robin.
OrionPax
OrionPax - 10/9/2014, 8:22 PM
The Batman Forever and Batman & Robin costumes both would have been great if not for the nipples.After all these years it STILL blows me away that those made it into the films. It's just absurd the amount of people that actually signed off on that. SO RIDICULOUS
m0th3r
m0th3r - 10/9/2014, 8:23 PM
I always wondered what happened to Burton on this..

Dont care about Wayans...This almost happened with Jason Todd's character..to the point that it was scrapped because batman catches him stealing the hubcaps off the batmobile and it wasnt "PC"...In The Dark Knight Returns there was almost a "Raven" character..aka, a black sidekick.
27ShowStopper
27ShowStopper - 10/9/2014, 8:30 PM
Justice League was going to happen in 2008 (before Marvel: 2012). Just saying.
Warcam
Warcam - 10/9/2014, 8:30 PM
I think they're forgetting that Robin Williams turned down The Riddler.
Mike89
Mike89 - 10/9/2014, 8:46 PM
Thank god he didnt include robin. WB already ruined the character beyond repair. .....And the thought of Marlon Wayans as Robin?

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BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 10/9/2014, 9:14 PM
Hard to get a sense of the color and how the actual suit would've looked form that. The hair is drawn poorly, but I do like the idea of the mask. I think I've seen a similar concept in other film Robin fan art.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 10/9/2014, 9:46 PM
I've seen this ages ago. Still... ick.
loki668
loki668 - 10/9/2014, 11:38 PM
We all know that Schumacher had a hard time getting beyond the basic relationship between Batman and Robin, as it was his favorite part of the film. Basically, WB had Schumacher hired with the simple statement that "Bruce loves Dick". Schumacher didn't have to hear anything else, he just ran with that concept.
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