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Everything changed in 1989. Warner Bros. was in a slump, and they bet the farm on an eccentric director named Tim Burton. Burton’s Batman (1989) and its sequel, Batman Returns (1992), redefined forever. This was no longer Los Angeles; it was a fever dream of Gothic architecture.

Burton, working with production designer Anton Furst, created a Gotham that was a character in itself. It was a twisted fusion of New York's towering skyscrapers, Fritz Lang’s Metropolis , and the filth of Victorian London. gotham city warner

Even the food stays in character. You can grab a "Big Belly Burger" or head over to Hall of Doom Everything changed in 1989

Through every reboot and reinterpretation, Warner Bros. has understood one thing: Gotham isn’t just a setting. It’s the reason Batman exists. Burton’s Batman (1989) and its sequel, Batman Returns

What’s your favorite on-screen Gotham? And what do you hope the new DCU’s Gotham looks like?

The relationship between and Warner Bros. didn't start with dark alleys and gritty realism. It started with bright primary colors and BANG! POW! comic book bubbles. In 1966, William Dozier’s Batman television series (distributed by 20th Century Fox but produced under the Warner Bros. umbrella of DC properties) introduced audiences to a Gotham that was essentially Los Angeles in disguise.