When it comes to superheroes, I think they're only as authentic as their costumes. In the 1960s, Batman was goofy. As the character evolved in the comics, it had to evolve on screen as well. And we also got nipples on the costume, but that came later. Tim Burton wanted a gothic intensity for the character, so the costume changed. And when Burton's Batman was a hit, they gave him another movie where he went deeper into what Batman and his villains could look like. That's when Jose Fernandez, just an intern at the time, was tasked with helping the staff create the Catwoman costume. This was a landmark look that redefined sexy and totally changed the way people thought of superhero costumes. But that's not the costume that Fernandez gets associated with most. He's also the person who put the nipples on the Batsuit, forever changing the way we saw Batman in the 90s and echoing into what we associate with that period in Batman movies today. The Bat Nipple Suit Joel Schumacher credited Fernandez with adding the nipples. And it turns out there was a very logical and inspired reason they were added. Fernandez recently sat down with Mel Magazine, where he covered his work on the Batman films and even explained the nipples, which first appeared in Batman Forever. "With Val Kilmer’s suit in Batman Forever, the nipples were one of those things that I added. It wasn’t fetish to me, it was more informed by Roman armor—like...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 21 August, 2024