AFI FEST: Where is the Batman?

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Everywhere you turned at AFI FEST, Superman was there - drinking Merlot, posing for pictures, passing out a business card emblazoned with an S (slow crime week). He also pissed off many a fanboy by donning a tool belt. To quote: “Superman doesn’t need Batman’s trinkets! Idiot!”

When I took this picture I had no idea why producer and dp Charles Gruet (right of Superman) asked this skinny Batman to step away. The doc he produced, “Confessions of a Superhero,” stars Superman (Christopher Dennis), The Hulk (Joe McQueen, not in costume) as well as a Wonder Woman and Batman talking about their lives as unofficial tourist attractions outside the Chinese Mann Theater.

But this Batman isn't the one featured in the movie, I was told. (So I used this photo instead.) But I was confused. Were there two Batmans working the same sidewalk? Was this a stand-in for the other stand-in Batman? In fact, the Batman in the movie didn't make the Q&A either. Where was the real faux Batman?

As the doc illustrates, each actor the filmmakers followed seemed to adopt their superhero’s traits. It turns out Superman is a kind, standup guy. He shows the ropes to other street performers, he doesn’t lose his cool, he’s loving and devoted to his girlfriend.

The Hulk leads an unrecognizable dual life. He was homeless for years until he started making money by being green. The full-body outfit, though, is a curse that he’s dying to get rid of. Especially in the LA summer heat when he passes out from exhaustion.

And Batman has a big anger problem, especially with non-tipping tourists. After a run-in caught on tape, a restraining order keeps him out of this zip code and thus away from this film festival.

Check out the trailer:

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