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Kim Basinger caught many an eye in her role as reporter Vicki Vale in Batman. 1 / 8

However, the film originally had gone in a different direction for the character. 2 / 8

Sean Young was going to be Vicki until she injured herself in a horse-riding accident. 3 / 8

Producers then went to Michelle Pfeiffer for the major role. Michael Keaton vetoed the move. 4 / 8

Keaton was trying to reconcile with his then-wife and since he had recently dated Pfeiffer... 5 / 8

The producers weren't happy with Keaton, but they begrudgingly went for Basinger. 6 / 8

Pfeiffer was a replacement again for Annette Bening in Batman Returns as Catwoman. 7 / 8

Keaton and his wife had split by then, so he had no issue with Pfeiffer's casting. 8 / 8