Batman ACTOR FORCED To Do What He DID NOT Wanted to Do In the FIRST Place! Was He Lying?

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Batman ACTOR FORCED To Do What He DID NOT Wanted to Do In the FIRST Place! Was He Lying?
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@gregcurley7511 Ай бұрын

Mad Hatter was a good character. I’m amazed he didn’t enjoy playing him.

@kennithminnich Ай бұрын

They definitely had some good actors to portray villains..

@StingBorden64 Ай бұрын

Funny to think he had been forced to play The Mad Hatter because Major stars lined up to play Villain's on Batman.

@martykarr7058 Ай бұрын

Or at least get a "batrope" scene.

@deniseboldea1624 Ай бұрын

Indeed! The guest appearances from the windows were the result of so many celebrities at that time begging to make an appearance on the series.

@rf159a Ай бұрын

That's what I thought. Stars couldn't wait to get a spot on Batman. Was I wrong??

@dawoool Ай бұрын

Or even a window cameo.

@wallacegrommit4329 Ай бұрын

Mad Hatter was mad!

@jons.6216 Ай бұрын

It's really a shame Wayne couldn't embrace the role of Mad Hatter! At the time I'm sure it wasn't his favorite part, but I'm also reminded of a live radio interview Eartha Kitt did on the Alex Bennett Show here in SF in the 90s. He asked her what she was most grateful for in her career and in her purring voice she said it would have to be for playing Catwoman! When asked why she said "...if it wasn't for playing Catwoman, younger people would not know who I am...!"

@barrymartin2315 Ай бұрын

Mad Hatter was a very underrated villain, we needed more of him!!

@stuartm6069 Ай бұрын

I can imagine that the studio did threaten him. This would have been his 3rd out of 4 appearances as The Mad Hatter in the Batman series. My guess is that they got Burgess Meredith (Penguin) and Cesar Romero (Joker) to talk him into doing it. Both actors had been in Hollywood since the 30's and they were about the same age as David Wayne.

@michaelparks6120 Ай бұрын

Batman was the prototype of "camp" on television.

@deniseboldea1624 Ай бұрын

To be fair, the producers where still under the watchful jaundiced eye of a bunch of Bible Thumpers who kept accusing the character's of having a shall we say suspect relationship. It was so ridiculous, and that's why I find the Ambiguously gay Dynamic duo shorts so funny.

@stevecovey1758 Ай бұрын

Of course, when I read the title, I thought you were going to talk about Burgess Meredith as the Penhuin. My Mother was a Script Supervisor on the series and she had told me that Burg had struggled to stop smoking years before, and when the part of the penguin required him to smoke, he was not happy. In fact, he would cough so much during filming, he would cover by making that (now signature) quaking sound.

@Jared_Wignall Ай бұрын

It’s interesting how most actors and actresses of the day wanted to be on Batman, yet David Wayne was forced to play The Mad Hatter on the show. Very interesting to hear. Thanks for the information Rick, I hope you’re doing well. Keep up the great work and take care!

@brantclements8888 Ай бұрын

The Pink Cowl episode/s with the Mad Hatter were absolute classics!

@13thwho Ай бұрын

This story was based on the Mad Hatter’s first appearance in “Detective Comics” # 230 in 1956.

@disgardens4340 Ай бұрын

Mad Hatter! I love the look of the lighting on these old shows. It was so iconic. It really set a tone.

@mrtweedy705 Ай бұрын

During that time period(66-68) I was 13 to 15 year old. Everybody make it home in time to see Batman, it was top topic amoung friends. Consider that it was competing with discovery and distractions(puberty) at the time and it's just a very active time of life for most of us. We (me and my friends) usually saw all the Batman episodes. The Mad Hatter doesn't stand out. But Yvonne Craig episodes, those I remember!

@charleslipscomb2567 Ай бұрын

I wish Roddy McDowall could have reprised his role as the Bookworm, but he was probably busy preparing for Planet of the Apes. Later on he did the voice of the Mad Hatter for Batman: The Animated Series.

@saraross8396 Ай бұрын

I find it amusing that there are many instances of actors hating what is considered by fans to be their most famous/beloved roles. Two that come to mind are Alec Guinness and Harrison Ford, both for Star Wars.

@josephking5411 Ай бұрын

Clint Howard is one. (Ron's younger brother) He said that he just doesn't get Star Trek, and yet half his mail is about Star Trek from the one episode he appeared on.

@backcreekcabin4994 Ай бұрын

David Wayne was an excellent villain as the Mad Hatter!!!

@davidrussell6159 Ай бұрын

David Wayne was an excellent Mad Hatter !

@berliner0 Ай бұрын

Yep

@TraceRoadrash Ай бұрын

Mad Hatter episodes were a couple of my favs.

@starburstppl Ай бұрын

Mad Hatter was as "Mad as a Hatter." Thanks Rick Nineg!

@matthewplatt1954 Ай бұрын

I thought I saw every episode. I don't remember this one. Will have to keep my eyes open

@kidcurry3962 Ай бұрын

I just recently rewatched those episodes. Batman was one of my favorites as a kid and I never missed an episode, but it's been so long since I've seen them it's like watching them for the first time.

@tatbat6665 Ай бұрын

That contaminated cowl , courtesy of THE MAD HATTER, tickled me pink

@LordBeerusHakaiGod Ай бұрын

Leave it to you, Mr Nineg to have endless facts about the era of tv gone by.

@martykarr7058 Ай бұрын

I remember David Wayne more from "The Andromeda Strain" rather than any of his other parts.

@johndurham2459 Ай бұрын

I know he used to be a heart throb in a Marilyn Monroe movie but I can't remember the name of it.

@michaelmckenna6464 Ай бұрын

@@johndurham2459The movie was “We’re Not Married” (1952)and he played the part of “Jeff Norris”, not “THE MAD HATTER”

@johndurham2459 Ай бұрын

@@michaelmckenna6464 thanks

@MARIASIEGEL-oc4qp Ай бұрын

Don't forget "How to marry a millionaire." He was love interest for Marilyn in it too! Love it! What a cute movie!

@martykarr7058 Ай бұрын

@@MARIASIEGEL-oc4qp Or as Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn's "flamboyant" neighbor in "Adam's Rib".

@mikebrown5616 Ай бұрын

Great work as usual. David Wayne was one of those theatre purists who thought that TV acting was not acting. Television was considered "assembly line work." Movies, however, were considered prestige. The studios at that time still had enough clout to keep you out of the movies if you didn't "play the game."

@josephosheavideos3992 Ай бұрын

He must have modified his stance about television in the 1970's as he had regular roles in two series in that decade: "Ellery Queen" (as Ellery's father) and "House Calls" (as a senior doctor).

@mikebrown5616 Ай бұрын

@@josephosheavideos3992Time changes things. Came a time there were more opportunities in television than in theater. Actors have to eat. He was at the age where he did appreciate the comfortable living a television series can provide.

@martykarr7058 Ай бұрын

It's a form of evolution. When movies came out, stage actors looked down on movie actors, and then movie actors looked down on TV actors. That's why we had Captain Kirk instead of Captain Pike in the original Star Trek TV series.

@MARIASIEGEL-oc4qp Ай бұрын

@@josephosheavideos3992 Don't forget Matt Houston!

@leesalawitch1386 Ай бұрын

Guess John Astin wasn't available to play the Mad Hatter

@PaulFagundes Ай бұрын

😂

@emsleywyatt3400 Ай бұрын

He would have made a better Mad Hatter than he did the Riddler. (BTW, Astin is the only surviving male Batman villain.)

@paulbiz8708 Ай бұрын

@@emsleywyatt3400wrong Julie newmar, Joan Collins and Lee merriwearther are all still alive.

@emsleywyatt3400 Ай бұрын

@@paulbiz8708 Male.

@Happy-dv2uu Ай бұрын

I've seen these episodes with the mad hatter. I gotta go back & rewatch them now. Loved all the b list villains, egg head, king tut, ma Parker, Mr freeze, false face, etc. Fantastic show!

@Buzz-McCool Ай бұрын

Seems more like he should be named, "The Upset Hatter" instead.

@walterhat1638 Ай бұрын

And I thought you were saying Contaminated Cow! I figured it out half way through the video.

@nickimontie Ай бұрын

Me too!😂

@lazyhomebody1356 Ай бұрын

So did I. Poor pink cow 😢

@leomik Ай бұрын

Mad Hatter is nuts!

@Victor-gi3dy Ай бұрын

Christopher lee has said after the 1st Dracula film he did in 1958 he DIDN'T want to do the others BUT Hammer Films put a guilt trip on him saying we already told the film distributors you would do it & IF YOU DON'T YOU'LL BE PUTTING SO MANY PEOPLE OUT OF WORK !!!!!!!!! 😔😔😔

@auntiem873 Ай бұрын

I can see this happening. It’s right out of the “How to keep the talent in their place “ playbook . If a TV actor steeped out of line, wanted more money the studio would just replace them with a different actor. He was probably promised other rolls to take the part. When he asked about those rolls, doing what he was told, some head boy would say What? Making the actor question themselves. Then once the actor was over that shock would demand the studio honor their word and then the studio would black list them. The actor would be scared to ever try it again after his next roll. You don’t play ball with the studio, you don’t get to play a character in a movie. Actors quickly did as they were told.

@Gold-Standard Ай бұрын

I remember this Mad Hatter episode. I was not aware they made a contaminated cowl toy. That's awesome.

@markg7030 Ай бұрын

I would guess the toy was made decades after the T.V. series. It says made in China. Most toys in the 1960's came from Japan or USA.

@markg7030 Ай бұрын

It also says Batman Classic T.V. Series on the package.

@user-zt6qh3mx7v Ай бұрын

Thanks Rick. Another great video. I think I remember this episode with the Mad Hatter.

@FergieNCC2475 Ай бұрын

As good as David was as Mad Hatter, Jean Hale was an absolute doll.🥰

@plasticoflamingo2952 Ай бұрын

Vincent Price begged to be a villain! They gave him "Egghead", one of the best villains ever. Victor Buono as "King Tut" was another of the best, non-regular, villains. Some of the top actors of stage, as well as screen, played villains. It was an honor, for most of them. Neither Eartha Kitt, nor Julie Newmar, needed the work, but they did it, and both made "Cat Woman" one of the absolute best villains of any show!

@andrew8504 Ай бұрын

Not a big Batman fan, a bit too campy, but enjoy it more now. Always enjoy "looking behind the curtains"!

@charlessampson6426 Ай бұрын

Never heard this story before. I always thought actors were crying out for a chance to play the villains on the series or even to appear popping out of the high rise window scenes when the dynamic duo were scaling the outside walls. The series was so iconic and the mad hatter was always a favourite of mine. Thanks for sharing

@gljm Ай бұрын

David Wayne won the first ever Tony Award for "Best Supporting Actor in a Musical" for his role as Og the Leprechaun in the musical "Finian's Rainbow" where he got to sing the songs "Something Sort Of Grandish" and "When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love". He was also the original Ensign Pulver in the original Broadway production of "Mister Roberts" a role that Jack Lemmon would win the Oscar for in the movie version.

@michaelhughes8057 Ай бұрын

I remember this episode was actually based on a real Batman Comic when Batman first fought The Mad Hatter. In order to get Batman's cowl, during one of Batman and Robin's battles with the Hatter, he sprayed Batman's cowl with radioactive spray. Unlike in the TV episode, in the Comic it just glowed, but it didn't turn pink. I remember seeing that Batman Action Figure with the Pink Cowl in many Comic Stores around Manhattan, NY.

@knottheory79220 Ай бұрын

They could have threatened to not give him other projects if he didn't do this one, so it's not a true "gun to the head" but he might not have had a palatable alternative, like it might have been very destructive to him to say no.

@timothyimmel4745 Ай бұрын

Batman was always my favorite television show as a kid. The Mad Hatter episode I do remember but didn't know they had come up with the character with the pink cowl for the toy market

@SoMoDiecast Ай бұрын

The Mad Hatter always seemed like he was a knock off Penguin. Great video.

@1987productions Ай бұрын

Mad Hatter

@IndependentTogether Ай бұрын

The Mad Hatter episodes are one of the most goofy and memorable episodes they made. Love that show.

@kevindavis8192 Ай бұрын

I remember watching that Mad Hatter episode in reruns when I was growing up in the 1980s. I always thought the pink cowl as the result of radiation was funny and clever at the same time. David, when did give him memorable performance has the character, he is also the only iteration of the character I know of who had a cool laser ray that popped out of the top of his hat, and knocked people out. No doubt that without David Wayne’s portrayal of the character at that time, the mad hatter would not be as well-known the Batman villain as he is today.

@Booger414 Ай бұрын

I remember when the Mad Hatter turned the cowl pink. I had forgotten the exact details. Thanks for the memory!

@ChrisHansonCanada Ай бұрын

The actor at 4:17 was in "Gilligan's Island" in the episode about the big camera that was thought to have landed on Mars but fell onto the island.

@Beagle3561 Ай бұрын

Twilight Zone "Escape Clause" is also one of my favorites... Had no idea that was David Wayne of Mad Hatter fame. Another great piece of work, Rick!

@williamerhardt2761 Ай бұрын

I was OBSESSED with Batman. I need to rewatch the MAD HATTER episode as it is one of the more obscure villains. My fave was the Riddler and Joker but I was into Mr. FREEZE and King Tut. And the all time #1 Julie Newmar's Cat Woman! She & Adam had such chemistry! A Great childhood memory. Thank you!

@asteverino8569 Ай бұрын

I haven't seen the Mad Hatter episode. I would have remembered the pink cowl.

@cosmosgato Ай бұрын

I loved the Mad Hatter! Had no idea a toy was made for that episode. Wow!

@KoolKman Ай бұрын

I liked it when the Mad Hatter opened up his top hat and a pair of eyes would beam out a hypnotic ray into an unsuspecting civilian!

@dm7097 Ай бұрын

I want to go re-watch the Mad Hatter episode. Amazing how much one forgets over the years.

@HDLifter Ай бұрын

I vividly recall watching this when it came out. The Mad Hatter was quirky…the perfect villain which fit the Batman format.

@jeremygeorgia4943 Ай бұрын

I don't remember that much about the episode. I do remember the cliffhanger image, though. I also remember the Mad Hatter, and the pop up eyes on the top of his hat. I don't particularly recall him being any less dignified, than some of the other villains on the show. He seemed to play his character rather well. At least, he didn't meow or quack & throw exploding penguins.

@royr8631 Ай бұрын

I loved the Mad Hatter, hope he eventually was proud of it.

@DoneAcceptingStupid Ай бұрын

I'm old enough, I remember watching that Mad Hatter episode during the original run. 6 year old me never missed an episode!

@lst1194 Ай бұрын

All the Batman villains were great, but the Mad Hatter wasn't one I'd personally favorite.

@mterry4428 Ай бұрын

With what's going on in Hollywood today I could see them forcing the actor to play the Mad Hatter.

@Liz19791 Ай бұрын

I can see maybe being forced in a threatening way. Hollywood always has been and very much still is dark and shady. But in the other side of it a true actor plays all roll. Nothing should be considered beneath. Playing different characters is the whole point of being an actor. Alot of big names at the time appeared on Batman.

@ddavenpAZ Ай бұрын

Can I opt to try and win the table underneath the toy instead? From what I could tell, it looks really cool! As for the “they forced me” aspect, I get blacklisting, blackmail, and all the other dark things studio heads do to actors for the sake of profit, but ultimately, to me, the decision is still the individual’s. You can still say no. Don’t fear the consequences, use them to make yourself even stronger. Develop your craft in different ways using different means. Be brave and be true to who you are. You’ll discover the greatest character you’ve ever known, yourself. On a side note, too bad Aunt Harriet wasn’t a super hero. She would’ve been amazing! Thanks for another awesome video! I learned much! 😁

@lazyhomebody1356 Ай бұрын

Like the actresses Weinstein blacklisred, who just disappeared, like Mira Sorvino? Show biz is a corrupt business all right

@enigmagenesis7341 Ай бұрын

The Hatter's pronunciation of 'Beeyatmyan' slays me 😂

@lainpowers8146 Ай бұрын

Mad Hatter was one of my top favorite villains. I had no idea he hated the role

@qualia3382 Ай бұрын

Really love hearing behind the scenes anecdotes from the 60s Batman show, like this one with the Mad Hatter. Thanks for keeping the classic alive!

@peter_a.6651 Ай бұрын

Mad Hatter - Batman was one of my favorites

@JosephDickersonUX Ай бұрын

I do love the Mad Hatter character, though I tend to call BS on David Wayne's story.

@TheWilkReport Ай бұрын

Weird how the iteration of the Mad Hatter in the 1960s T.V. show deviated so heavily from the one in the comics and later adaptations for television.

@PaulFagundes Ай бұрын

David Wayne was an incredible character actor. I also loved his work as the original Digger Barnes on Dallas!

@seven_hundred-seven_hundred Ай бұрын

One of my favorite lines from the Lord Fogg episode, Batman says," This is a ubiquitous, iniquitous, enigma..." (I bet it took several takes to get that to go...)

@johnnytammaro7 Ай бұрын

The MAD HATTER was one of my Favs. Mr. Wayne was also in my Favorite Christmas Carol…An American Christmas Carol with Henry Winkler.

@user-ur1vk4ll5s Ай бұрын

Very cool win a figure

@user-ur1vk4ll5s Ай бұрын

We i was kid sat in the batmobie at the auto rame

@user-ur1vk4ll5s Ай бұрын

The Mad Hatter

@marklafrance8141 Ай бұрын

I have the Batman series but never really knew there was only one Mad Hatter 2 part episode. I can't believe the Pink hooded Batman action figure was created. That is totally cool! Good luck to all!

@mungodarkmatter Ай бұрын

Did not realize David Wayne was the Mad Hatter. I do remember the Twilight Zone he was in. Pretty cool.

@racheljackson4428 Ай бұрын

i didn't know much about how David Wayne was forced to do something that was completely out of his control.

@jimhoyt5 Ай бұрын

When I was a kid and saw this Mad Hatter episode I was wondering why Batman didn't just give him a cowl. It's not like he only had one outfit. How could he fight crime when it was getting washed?

@bobmiller7512 Ай бұрын

Love how Mad Hatter from then was just a guy wanting more hats

@auntiewewe972 Ай бұрын

I believe this is the first live action appearance of Jervis Tetch as the Mad Hatter. Really fun 2 parter . One of the more really silly episodes. I remember Batman being encased in plaster and surviving because he could hold his breath for a long time.

@judykessinger3552 Ай бұрын

Thank You for this episode. I forgot about The Mad Hatter villian! So many villians on this show, Batman and Robin really had their work cut out for them.

@paulmclaughlin4132 23 күн бұрын

Thanks Rick for this Batman segment on the Mad Hatter.. AKA David Wayne ( he also played Ellery Queen’s father on that TV series).I love Batman and still watch the reruns of the show today. Although Mad Hatter was not one of my favorite villains, I would hope the powers that be at the studio at the time the show was running was not that low to truly make an actor or actress feel pressured into returning to a role that did not feel was to their liking. Great segment as always Rick.

@davidmanna5548 Ай бұрын

I like the Mad Hatter episodes and I didn't know this about the Mad Hatter. Thanks for the info, Rick. Plus, I think the Mad Hatter wouldn't survive in this world now no one wears hats anymore..

@glenncenter6579 Ай бұрын

The Mad Hatter was an interesting character, but as a 4 year old when this originally aired, it freaked me out! Great work as always, Rick!

@BassManSTS Ай бұрын

If I recall, Mad Hatter was 1 of only 3 villains who had his real name (Jarvis Tetch) revealed. They also revealed the real names of Clock King (William Tockman) and King Tut (Prof William Omaha McElroy)

@JamesA1102 Ай бұрын

If David Wayne was a contract player at Fox at the time, it is perfectly believable the studio put a lot a pressure on him to play the part.

@randycompton8677 Ай бұрын

I immediately knew that was the Mad Hatter! One of the characters not seen as much as some others.

@Bigbadwhitecracker Ай бұрын

I remember this episode. In fact, Mad Hatter was one of my faves. Didn't he understand he was signing up for two 30 minute episodes? Something's not passing the smell test but I'm not sure what's going on here.

@davidmarsden192 Ай бұрын

I remember the Mad Hatter spraying Batman's cowl with the substance that turned it pink - but I can't remember the full episode (it's been a while since I've seen it! Funny thing though, you'd think that turning it pink would have damaged his "prize". Collectors usually will do anything to obtain rare items, but not at the cost of damaging it. You'd think he would have wanted to get it with it's natural blue colour. That toy looks awesome though! Had no idea they did an action figure with the pink cowl! That's awesome!

@KevinMiller-xn5vu Ай бұрын

I can't imagine David Wayne being forced to play the Mad Hatter, and that he lied about it.

@michelpage4877 Ай бұрын

If David Wayne didn’t want to play the Mad Hatter, I’m pretty sure the TV studios had other actors that would’ve stepped up to the plate on a moment’s notice.

@Nyraised Ай бұрын

Love love love your channel Rick, I've seen everyone of your videos. Thanks for posting this video about the Batman episode, I never knew those facts about the MAD HATTER, I always wondered why there wasn't more episodes with him or even Louie the Lilac as well. I would love to have the radioactive batman. Thanks for all the hard work you do.

@LyleFrancisDelp Ай бұрын

David Wayne was also the original Digger Barnes on Dallas. He didn’t return after the initial episodes in order to star in his own sitcom. So, Keenan Wynn took over the role.

@stantheman9072 Ай бұрын

Mad Hatter may have been an assigned role for David Wayne under the terms of a contract he had with the studio. Those were still common in the mid-sixties. He had rights of refusal, of course, but the studio could have made a deal for him on terms they found favorable enough to pressure him into doing it. He was right in the sense that the show was very silly, but this episode was being filmed before the show had aired so no one knew what an audience would think of it. Of course, it was a huge hit and people raved… for a while. Then it ran out of steam. You can only sustain a joke for so long. Batman purists detest this version of the character. I loved it, when I was six. I have affection for it for that reason, plus the performances of Frank Gorshin (my personal favorite), Burgess Meredith (who was great in everything he did), Julie Newmar (‘nuff said), and Cesar Romero. All gave compelling and consistently fantastic performances. The rest were mostly forgettable except for Victor Buono, but they overused that character. The one-note performances of all the “good guy” characters was insufferable after a while, except for Alfred. Alan Napier was fabulous. I am not saying that to fault the other actors in the regular cast. That was the deliberate choice of the producer and his team. That was part of the joke they were telling. It certainly worked. For a bit.

@thomasallen5419 Ай бұрын

The Mad Hatter (David Wayne) character not wanting to participate in a second episode is news to me. Many Shakespearian-trained actors felt similarly about acting in shows they were in, including Jonathan Fried of "Dark Shadows" fame.

@RialVestro Ай бұрын

I would like to point out, when he said "A second one" I don't think he meant that he was unwilling to film the second part of that 2 parter. He was in FOUR episodes. "The Thirteenth Hat" and "Batman Stands Pat" was the first two parter he was in so the episodes you mention in this video were already his THIRD and FOURTH appearance on the show. I think what he meant by a second one is a second full story not just a second episode. "The Contaminated Cowl" and "The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul" would have been his second full story in the series but his second episode "Batman Stands Pat" would have already happened a full season earlier. So it's not that he filmed a part 1 and then refused to come back to film part 2. It's that he did one full story as the character and didn't want to come back to do a second story. And given how dumb Batman's pink cowl was even for the campy 60's Batman series I don't really blame him for not wanting to do it. I don't think they actually forced him though, like the whole holding a gun to his thing, I seriously doubt anything like that actually happened. At most they could threaten his career and make it harder for him to get work later but someone would have been arrested and put in jail if there was an actual threat on his life.

@johnhernandez9338 Ай бұрын

I did see this episode of the Mad Hatter episode with the pink batman hood but I had no idea the actor hated his role of playing the mad hatter, very interesting.

@dwaynelangerhr6985 Ай бұрын

When I was a kid, I really liked the Mad Hatter I thought that his hat was cool.

@johndurham2459 Ай бұрын

I know he was a major star at one time even playing Marilyn Monroe's love interest. Something happened to his career? It would be interesting to find out what.

@ccg1171 Ай бұрын

I have a bunch of these figures in the package still that I'm trying to get rid of. Nobody wants them. 😮

@pit_viper327 Ай бұрын

As a student actor, it's best not to limit yourself in a role. Take what you can and make the best of it. The Mad Hatter is a unique criminal in the Batman series.

@Pygar2 Ай бұрын

In the first Flash Gordon serial, there's a silly Huge Beast monster, is this the same suit Batman dressed up in to portray a hatched dinosaur?

@paulthing Ай бұрын

I cannot see them putting a gun to the Mad Hatter's head, but I would think they would put a lot of pressure on him to play the part again. sounds like it was good for the actor in the end.