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Birdman<\/em> is an upcoming Fox movie starring Michael Keaton. Nothing suspicious there. But what if I told you that the movie was about a washed-up actor who was once famous for playing a masked hero in a hugely popular vigilante movie franchise?<\/p>\n

Yep, the movie is a blatant nod to Keaton’s time as Batman in the Tim Burton-produced franchise. Which makes this movie about the most meta film I’ve ever heard of.<\/p>\n

For obvious reasons, they couldn’t name the film\u00a0Batman<\/em>. So instead of the caped crusader, Keaton’s character, Riggan Thomson, portrayed an avian adventurer, who may or may not be loosely based on Hanna-Barbara’s Birdman. Thomson then falls upon hard times, and must reconcile with his past while trying to produce a Broadway play.<\/p>\n

Birdman<\/em> has snagged itself a star cast, including (aside from the quirky Michael Keaton), Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, and Zach Galifianakis. Check out the just-released poster and trailer below:<\/p>\n

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Yeah, I’ll be seeing this when it comes out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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