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Frank Miller is an important artist to the DC Comic as he essentially revamped the characters of Batman and Daredevil. Back in 1986, the artist createdThe Dark Knight Returnswhich created a rough and gritty persona of Bruce Wayne.
Well, the artist revealed that he was inspired by a veteran actor from the 1960s, basing his style on a look from a 1962 film. Frank Miller and veteran director Martin Scorsese were both impressed by Gregory Peck.
Frank Miller Based His Batman On Gregory Peck
The Dark Knight Returnsfollowed Bruce Wayne coming out of retirement and fighting bad guys after the events of“Crisis on Infinite Earths”worked as a reboot in the comics. As per a report bySlashFilm,Miller based his character of Batman on veteran actor Gregory Peck.
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Gregory Peck starred in the 1962 film titledCape Fear.The story follows an imprisoned rpist who thought about avenging his past and the lawyer who sent him there. After tracking the lawyer, the rpist starts threatening the lawyer’s family. The film, which starred Gregory Peck in the role of the lawyer, received rave reviews from around the world.
Veteran directorMartin Scorsesewas also impressed by the film which made him create a remake in 1991. The remake, having the same name, starred Robert De Niro, Juliette Lewis, and, Nick Colte. The movie received 2 Oscar nominations and is one of the few rare films that Martin Scorsese remade from another director with a dash of his own vision. Veteran actor Gregory Peck was the inspiration for Frank Miller’s Batman and Martin Scorsese was inspired to direct the 1991 filmCape Fear.
Throughout his impeccable career, the actor received an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the 1963 filmTo Kill a Mockingbird.In a trivia, veteran director Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro had a funny banter while shooting the 1991 film!
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While shooting the 1991 film, veteran actor Robert De Niro decided to adopt a heavy accent while portraying the role of Max Cady in the film. As per film trivia on IMDB, the thick accent used by De Niro was very terrifying for Martin Scorsese.
As a joke, De Niro would often call Scorsese’s house and leave voicemails with that same accent to give the director a scare! With a rating of 7.3/10 on IMDB and a whopping 75% on Rotten Tomatoes, Martin Scorsese’sCape Fearis available to rent on Apple TV+ in the U.S.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
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