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Batman, Turkey v. Batman, Hero
Nov 12th
Batman is being sued by Batman.
Strange? Yes. True? Apparently.
According to Variety, Hüseyin Kalkan, the Mayor of Batman, Turkey, an oil producing city of some 250,000 in the Batman Provence of Turkey (which is nestled along the Batman River), is planning to sue the U.S. studio behind the blockbuster Batman film franchise and its director.
Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan, the director of both ‘Batman Begins’ and ‘The Dark Knight,’ will reportedly be the target of legal action for infringement on the Batman name. Additionally, the suit is expected to blame Warner Bros. and Nolan for “a number of unsolved murders and a high female suicide rate on the psychological impact that the film’s success has had on the city’s inhabitants,” according to Variety.
Mayor Kalkan has said that, “there is only one Batman in the world. The American producers used the name of our city without informing us.”
Lucius Fox in ‘The Dark Knight:’
Let me get this straight: You think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands. And your plan is to blackmail this person? Good luck.