The Classic Western ‘Tombstone’ is Based on Strange but True Events

The Batman and Doc Holliday Connection

Strangely enough, there is an odd pop culture connection between Batman and Doc Holliday. Doc Holliday’s character has been played by numerous people over the years. One of those people happened to be the famous Batman, Adam West.

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Adam had the first feature movie version of Batman. He played Doc Holliday in three different T.V versions of the character. After Val Kilmer impeccably played Doc in Tombstone, the bat signal was allegedly then aimed in his direction. After seeing Tombstone, director Joel Schumacher reportedly decided to cast Val in Batman Forever.

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