Michael Keaton in 'Birdman' Is as Meta as a Movie Trailer Gets

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Michael Keaton is a washed-up actor who once played a superhero in a major motion picture and is making a desperate attempt to revive his career.


No, we're not talking about Keaton doing Birdman — we're talking about Keaton in Birdman.


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Keaton never wanted for steady work after playing the Caped Crusader in Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns, but it was an unremarkable run from that 1992 sequel until recently — lots of roles, just not a lot of memorable ones. That seems to be turning around.


Keaton played a brilliant, duplicitous mogul in the middling Robocop reboot and a reclusive underground race-organizer in the middling Need for Speed. Though neither movie was a hit, both showed that Keaton is regaining some mainstream relevance. Read more...


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