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H. R. Giger was hired as a concept artist for 1995's Batman Forever, but his mockups were just a little too... Gigeresque for the 90s.

Here’s his original Batmobile sketch, alongside a 3D render by Leon Gor based on Giger’s designs.

Apr 23 at 7:05pmopenvibe
Show threadIrenes (many)Apr 23
@docpop oh that is priceless. wow. yeah they should have known what they were getting when they hired him.
Show threadDoctor M. PopularApr 23
@ireneista I don't know if this is the case here, but if I were a big-time hollywood director, I'd be calling up all my art heroes and hiring them to do commissions just so I could have a flimsy excuse to chat with them.
Show threadIrenes (many)Apr 23
@docpop hah, right?
Show threadEmma: ƒ(☕️, 🐈‍⬛️, 🚀️) ⇒ ℂApr 23
@docpop two words: "Xenomorph Penguin"
Show threadAccordionBruceApr 23
@emma @docpop
Should have been a Spider-Man car
Show threadEmma: ƒ(☕️, 🐈‍⬛️, 🚀️) ⇒ ℂApr 23
@AccordionBruce @docpop I never understand this toy. Miles/Peter can swing above traffic instead of being stuck in it. Big Oil must be funding Doc Ock. 
Show threadkianryan ☑️🐙🏳️‍🌈Apr 24
@emma @docpop @CatRyan already called dibs on a Xenomorph catwoman I think. Aaaaaaand she's in her bunk.
Show threadjerApr 23
@docpop this explains how Schumacher's batsuit nipples made it through. After what was on Giger's, the nipples were no big deal
Show threadMx. Chara Aznable (they/them) of PnictogenApr 23
@docpop ah yes, the chromosome car. there's a centromere and everything!
Show threadсерафими многоꙮчитїиApr 23
@docpop OK, but Giger-designed Catwoman would have shaken things up beyond even the original Tim Burton version
Show threadКу 🇧🇬🇪🇺Apr 24
@docpop OMG A GIGER BATMAN WOULD'VE BEEN SO COOL!!!!
Show threadNoodlemazApr 24
@docpop looks like an alien chromosome
Show threadGabriel NApr 24

@docpop this car can only go in a straight line through Gotham: so big.

It’s Giger: either the rest of the city is designed like that or the Batcave is also quite weird.

Show threadPhosphenesApr 24

@docpop

Just the grocery getter I need.

Show thread<smitty />Apr 25
@docpop @juergen_hubert I kind of agree that this doesn’t really work as the Batmobile. But god damn this is a beautiful design that needs to get used *somewhere*.
Show threadDavid MankinsApr 25

@smitty @docpop @juergen_hubert

Be okay as a polilce car in *Bladerunner*

Show thread<smitty />Apr 25
@lain_7 @docpop @juergen_hubert Man, that would be a terrifying cop car.