Most Batman fans will be familiar with the Joel Schumacher films: Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. Sequels to the original Tim Burton films, the Schumacher duology fits a little incongruously within the Burton-verse, swapping out the gothic, noir style for a more neon-laced, darkly camp aesthetic instead. For many Batman fans, the change in tonality — mandated by the studio, mind you — signaled the death-knell for the franchise, and by the time Batman & Robin rolled around, it was.