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Marlon Wayans Was Cast In Batman

18 Oct 2025 · 0 min

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This content was created by Lewis Howes. This content was uploaded by Lewis Howes. This is a YouTube video titled "Marlon Wayans Was Cast In Batman" featuring a conversation between two speakers discussing Marlon Wayans' experience of being cast as Robin in a Batman movie directed by Tim Burton, and the impact it could have had on his career.

When I was 19, I got Batman. I was gonna be the first black person besides Billy Dee to be in one of these big movies. Was with Tim Burton, and I was gonna be Robin.
Then I got a phone call from Tim Burton and Denise Denovi in a letter saying that I wasn't.
And see, I was going to be off to the races. Batman, Robin, you know, what my career would have been, but it didn't happen. Where would you be right now had that happened?
I don't know.
Probably cracked.
Out somewhere because I wouldn't know what to do with that kind of success and money.