This might just be the closest we ever get to the mighty Michael Keaton playing a superhero again. The former
Batman is set to star in Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu's (
21 Grams, Babel) ensemble comedy drama
Birdman for Fox Searchlight and New Regency. The story deals with an actor who played a superhero back in his heyday deciding to put on a play on Broadway based on a short story by Raymond Carver. Things don't go to plan however when his egotistical lead actor threatens to hamstring the production. Deadline have just announced that
Edward Norton will play that character, and they'll be joined by
Emma Stone, Naomi Watts and
Zach Galifianakis. Quite a cast eh? Obviously this can't be regarded as a CBM, but we figured there are enough Keaton fans on here that it'd be of some interest.
Birdman will be produced by Inarritu, John Lesher and Robert Graf. The director also wrote the script with Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo.
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