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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Key Takeaways from Don't Kill the Messenger Podcast with Kevin Goetz  Michael Uslan's recent appearance on Kevin Goetz's "Don't Kill the Messenger" podcast reveals the passion and persistence behind one of Hollywood's most successful franchises. As the originator and executive producer of every Batman film since 1989, Uslan's journey from comic book collector  [...]</p>
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</div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-2"><p>Michael Uslan&#8217;s recent appearance on Kevin Goetz&#8217;s &#8220;Don&#8217;t Kill the Messenger&#8221; podcast reveals the passion and persistence behind one of Hollywood&#8217;s most successful franchises. As the originator and executive producer of every Batman film since 1989, Uslan&#8217;s journey from comic book collector to entertainment mogul offers valuable insights into the importance of creative conviction and perseverance.</p>
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</div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-4"><p>Uslan&#8217;s career stems from a single evening in January 1966. Watching the first episode of the campy Batman TV series as a teenager, he experienced what he calls his &#8220;secret origin moment&#8221;:</p>
<p><em>&#8220;I made a vow like young Bruce Wayne once made a vow. He made a vow over the bloody bodies of his parents, who had just been killed in the street. My parents were safe upstairs in the kitchen, but I made my vow anyway. And I said, somehow, someday I will show the world the true Batman, the dark and serious Dark Knight who fights these deeply disturbed villains from the shadows.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>This wasn&#8217;t teenage rebellion against popular culture. Uslan had spent years learning directly from Batman&#8217;s creators, including Bob Kane and Bill Finger, starting when he was just 12 years old. As he shares in the interview, <em>&#8220;They told me how Batman was created. They told me what the vision was for Batman in 1939 when they created it. And it was not to make Batman into a joke.&#8221; </em>His connection to the source material gave weight to his teenage vow, transforming personal passion into a mission that would last for years..</p>
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<p><em>&#8220;My telephone rings and it&#8217;s this exuberant male voice. And he goes, &#8216;Hi, is this Mike Uslan?&#8217; I go, yeah. He goes, &#8216;hiya, Mike, this is Stan Lee from Marvel Comics in New York City.&#8217; Boom. Frozen&#8230; And he said, &#8216;Mike, everywhere I look, I&#8217;m seeing you on TV, I&#8217;m hearing you on the radio. I&#8217;m reading about you in newspapers. What you&#8217;re doing is great for the entire comic book industry. How can I help you?'&#8221;</em></p>
<p>This connection with Stan Lee became a lifelong mentorship that would prove crucial to Uslan&#8217;s understanding of the entertainment industry. The lesson here isn&#8217;t just about networking, it&#8217;s about creating platforms that showcase expertise while building credibility.</p>
<p>Later in his career, Uslan&#8217;s focus has shifted toward ensuring his principles survive beyond his involvement: <em>&#8220;If this is not ultimately about legacy, then what&#8217;s the point? It&#8217;s why I go back every year to Indiana University, and I teach two intensive courses for three weeks.&#8221;</em></p>
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<p><em>&#8220;He pulled his chair up in front of me, Kevin, and he leaned in and he said, &#8216;son, and I know whenever anyone calls me son, I&#8217;m in trouble. Son, better to have a movie made than no movie at all.&#8217; And I looked at him and I said, no.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>His partner Ben Melniker&#8217;s response captures the significance of this moment: <em>&#8220;You have this vision for Batman that you completely believe in, that you think his creators would believe in, and you just turn down a boatload of money and a chance to produce your first major motion picture in order to protect Batman&#8230; Michael, you&#8217;re Batman&#8217;s Batman.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>This refusal wasn&#8217;t just about artistic integrity; it was brand protection. Uslan understood that the wrong Batman movie would damage future opportunities for the right one.</p>
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<p><em>&#8220;I went to a network of friends, doctors, dentists, lawyers, and sold them shares, sold them shares of this venture. It wasn&#8217;t in the company, it was in the project, it was in the first Batman movie&#8230;I have to say that all these friends and all their connections, nobody knew a damn thing about Batman. They were investing in me.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>This approach reveals thinking about both the financing structure and relationship management. By limiting investments to the project rather than his company, Uslan maintained control while sharing upside. More importantly, he bet on himself. Uslan recognized that his track record and passion were his assets.</p>
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<p><em>&#8220;I had a misconception. I thought that this career of mine was gonna be a war. And every day I was gonna go to battle and fight a war for my projects. It&#8217;s not that at all. It&#8217;s a siege. This is a siege. You have to dig a foxhole, put on a helmet, hunker down.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>This shift in thinking was crucial during his ten-year journey from acquiring Batman rights to seeing the first film released. The advice captures the reality that success often requires sustained pressure rather than breakthrough moments. He also emphasizes the importance of partnership selection: <em>&#8220;figure out who you allow into that foxhole to watch your back. That&#8217;s maybe the most important thing of all. I screwed up three times on that one.&#8221;</em></p>
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<p><em>&#8220;Stan said, you know, Michael, there would be no Marvel cinematic universe if it wasn&#8217;t for you guys&#8230;if it wasn&#8217;t for Batman, 1989. You humanized Batman. The movie was not about Batman, it was about Bruce Wayne. That changed everything. The key to opening the door to the Marvel cinematic universe was that our Iron Man movies should really be called Tony Stark.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>This insight reveals how Uslan&#8217;s vision didn&#8217;t just save Batman but also changed the superhero film genre. By focusing on the human alter ego, myth, and archetypes rather than just the costumed hero, <em>Batman</em> (1989) created the template for modern superhero storytelling.</p>
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<p><em>&#8220;I saw Pee-wee&#8217;s Big Adventure&#8230;I said, I think it is the most creative combination of direction and art direction I&#8217;ve ever seen in my life.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Burton&#8217;s casting of Michael Keaton initially horrified Uslan, but Burton&#8217;s explanation changed his perspective: <em>&#8220;this movie had to be about Bruce Wayne, somebody who&#8217;s so driven, so obsessed to the point of being psychotic, that the only way to get to avoid unintentional laughs from the audience when they see him getting dressed up as a bat, was to have someone like Michael Keaton.&#8221;</em></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kevin, the founder and CEO of Screen Engine/ASI, is also the bestselling author of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Audience-ology</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, host of the popular </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t Kill the Messenger</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> podcast, and a speaker who educates the filmmaking community through keynotes and global presentations. In 2024, he was honored with the prestigious American Cinematheque Power of Cinema Award for his transformative contributions to the film industry.</span></p>
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