Michael Keaton, 71, shakes hands with his girlfriend Marni Turner during a romantic dinner for two in Los Angeles.
As the holiday season gets underway, Michael Keaton seems to be enjoying some down time before moving on to his next role.
And on Friday, he enjoyed a romantic dinner with his longtime girlfriend, Marni Turner, at Toscana Italian restaurant in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Their dinner for two comes amid news that Keaton’s return as Bruce Wayne in a much-anticipated Beyond Batman movie had been scrapped, which comes six months before he reprises the role in The Flash. , starring troubled actor Ezra Miller.
Romantic: Michael Keaton, 71, and his girlfriend Marni Turner enjoyed a romantic dinner for two at Toscana Italian restaurant in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles.
The couple, who have reportedly been in a relationship for more than six years, were seen holding hands as they left the restaurant.
Keaton, 71, appeared to be in fine shape dressed in skinny pants and a tan blazer over a wool top.
He also wore brown suede shoes and had short gray hair, all while wearing thick-rimmed glasses.
Turner kept it casual and cool in the fashion department with charcoal pants, which flared at the bottom, and a gray sweatshirt.
PDA: The couple, who have reportedly been together for more than six years, held hands as they left the restaurant and returned to their parked car.
She walked past her boyfriend in a pair of white sneakers and dressed her blonde hair in a short pixie style.
The duo chatted as she slowly walked to the parking lot of the restaurant where her vehicle had been serviced.
Keaton will return as Bruce Wayne/Batman in DC’s The Flash, which is scheduled to premiere on June 16, 2023.
Directed by Andy Muschietti, the superhero film stars embattled actor Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash in the 14th DC Extended Universe (DCEU) movie.
Keaton, who first played Bruce Wayne in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), directed by Tim Burton, also reprized the role in Batgirl, which starred Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl.
Iconic: Keaton, who first played Bruce Wayne in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), directed by Tim Burton, returned to the role in Batgirl, but ended up being shelved; he’s also been turned down a plan for him to play Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman Beyond.
Batgirl was shot in Glasgow, Scotland, from November 2021 to March 2022, but last August, DC Films and HBO Max parent company Warner Bros announced the movie had been cancelled.
It was reportedly due to the company’s cost-cutting and restructuring measures to refocus its theatrical releases.
The latest rumored bombshell is that a secretly planned solo Batman movie starring Keaton has also been nixed.
According to film reporter Umberto González, that film, written by The Flash writer Christina Hodson, would have been the long-awaited Batman Beyond film, as reported by collider.
While there was no official announcement of a Batman Beyond movie, it’s clear there’s been an outcry from fans over the years.