Michael Keaton has played a wide variety of characters throughout his successful career that dates back to the late 1970s. However, what really makes him stand out is his ability to play both dramatic and outlandish roles. Many will remember him most for that dark-winged character, The dark-winged character he is set to reprise in the latest flash movie … no not vulture that’s marvel … no no not birdman batman! … we were talking about batman… he’s reprising batman … well ok maybe Keaton has played a lot of dark-winged characters that skulk around at night! But that’s not all he’s good at so we here at Let’s Talk Movies have gathered up Michael Keaton’s 7 Greatest Movie Roles
7. The Founder – 2016
Keaton plays Ray Kroc, a struggling, but ambitious salesman who helps McDonald’s grow into a fast-food chain. McDonald’s owners (played by Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch) are convinced by him to expand their thriving local business into a franchise. He eventually buys out his partners and makes the company profitable. Keaton is an outstanding businessman.
6. Toy Story 3 – 2010
Providing the voice of the famous Ken doll in Disney’s highly anticipated sequel to Toy Story, Keaton delivers an outstanding performance. Despite his smugness and narcissism, he always tries to be humorous. Despite being a living doll, he has a lot of personality.
5. Mr. Mom – 1983
Keaton plays automotive engineer Jack, who has to stay at home and look after his three children after losing his job. Jack’s reversal of gender roles leads to a lot of misadventures, including playing poker with housewives and navigating grocery store trips.
4. Spotlight – 2015
Oscar-winning filmmaker Tom McCarthy tackles the controversial topic of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and the subsequent cover-up. As members of “The Boston Globe’s” investigative team, Keaton and his co-stars, such as Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams, show sensitive and daring performances.
3. Batman – 1989
Burton’s 1989 film is often regarded as the first modern superhero film, changing Hollywood’s idea of what comic book stories should be. Michael Keaton plays the legendary superhero who blurs the lines between good and evil, making his Batman nuanced and complex, much like the Joker (played brilliantly by Jack Nicholson). In the upcoming flash movie, Keaton is set to return to the cowl!
2. Beetlejuice – 1988
In director Burton’s 1988 poltergeist film, Keaton excels as the titular poltergeist. It is funny yet menacing and stars top actors such as Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, and Michael Keaton. Tim Burton’s vision could only come to life in this film.
1. Birdman – 2014
One of the best films of the last decade, Iárritu’s 2014 film won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. Michael Keaton stars as a faded star who is struggling to put on a Broadway production in this meta-fictional take on artistic creation.
Keaton won the Critics’ Choice Movie Award as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his stellar performance.
To return to darkly funny, Keaton said you would have to move from funny to disturbing to deeply sad. “And because of the way it was shot, you did not have the luxury of editing, where you can do 15 takes of that one line from that angle.”. All of it had to be in one shot, and the camera had to be in the right position.”.
I think it’s safe to say Keatons is a legend, and his body of work speaks for itself.
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