There have been many Batman films throughout the decades and the person responsible for all of them since the 1989 release “Batman” is Michael Uslan. In this episode, the hosts chatted with Michael about his journey in bringing the dark and serious character to life on the big screen, his love for comics, his time and experience in Hollywood, and discussed his latest book, “Batman’s Batman”.
RESOURCES & LINKS
-Episode #60 “Batman’s Batman With Michael Uslan”: https://www.thecaptionedlife.com/60-batmans-batman-with-michael-uslan
-Michael Uslan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeluslan/
-Michael Uslan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMichaelUslan
-“Batman’s Batman” by Michael Uslan (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Batmans-Batman-Memoir-Hollywood-Money/dp/1684351847
-“The Boy Who Loved Batman” by Michael Uslan (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Who-Loved-Batman-Memoir/dp/0811875504
-Playbill article, “Michael Uslan Adapting His Memoir The Boy Who Loved Batman For The Stage”: https://playbill.com/article/michael-uslan-adapting-his-memoir-the-boy-who-loved-batman-for-the-stage
-CBR.com article, “10 Batman Villains & The Real Life Mental Health Conditions They Represent”: https://www.cbr.com/batman-villains-real-life-mental-health-conditions-represent/
-The Captioned Life Show website: https://www.thecaptionedlife.com/
ABOUT THE GUEST
Michael E. Uslan is the Originator and Executive Producer of the Batman movie franchise, spanning from 1989’s BATMAN to 2022’s THE BATMAN, including THE JOKER, the DARK KNIGHT trilogy, the Justice League series. His work has been awarded with Oscar, Emmy, People’s Choice and Annie Awards. He was the first instructor to teach an accredited course on comic book folklore at any university and continues to teach as a Professor of Practice at Indiana University Media School. He is also the author of The Boy Who Loved Batman (IUP, 2019), which will become a Broadway play in Fall, 2022 with the Nederlander Organization. For Genius Brands, Michael oversees The Stan Lee Universe and legacy of characters created by Stan post-Marvel. He was appointed to Joe Biden’s task force of entertainment industry executives regarding gun violence and movies/television, and has served as a judge for the Asian Film Awards (Asia’s Oscars). He has also served on boards for Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership; the Association of Film Commissioners International; Wild Brain Animation Studio; Center for Excellence in Education; Youth Grants Panel, National Endowment for the Humanities; New Jersey Film Commission; Thomas Edison/Black Maria Film Festival; and Asbury Park Music & Film Festival.
ABOUT THE SHOW
“The Captioned Life Podcast” is a show that discusses the impact of comics and pop culture on life and society. We release episodes on the 1st and 15th of the month (with bonus episodes every once in a while). The show is hosted by Kevin Stahlecker and Sean Winningham.
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SHOW CREDITS
--Sean Winningham: Cohost, producer, media producer & editor
-Kevin Stahlecker: Cohost, Gamemaster
-Image used in the show: "Comic Books" by Steven Miller, used under CC BY 2.0 / Desaturated from original (https://www.flickr.com/photos/aloha75/8015842351)
-Music used in the show: “Fine Line” by Geographer (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcB_tnqYHwPzADwUdeppIIQ)
HASHTAGS
#Batman #BatmanMovies #TheBatman #DCComics #BatmansBatman
