Lee Batchler
Writing
Biography
Lee Batchler is an American screenwriter and producer known primarily for his work on Batman Forever (1995), which he co-wrote with his wife, Janet Scott Batchler. The Batchlers introduced unique elements to the Batman universe, including the character Dr. Chase Meridian, created specifically for the film. Their vision highlighted the psychological complexity of Bruce Wayne, contrasting his personas of Wayne and Batman through encounters with villains like Two-Face and The Riddler, aligning with director Joel Schumacher’s approach to the Batman franchise. In addition to Batman Forever, Batchler has contributed to various other projects, including Pompeii (2014) and The Equalizer (1985). He began his career writing for TV shows in the 1970s and has collaborated with his wife since the early 1980s
Known For
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.
The Equalizer
Batman faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, and the Riddler, a disgruntled ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor seeking revenge against his former employer by unleashing his brain-sucking weapon on Gotham City's residents. As the caped crusader also copes with tortured memories of his parents' murder, he has a new romance, with psychologist Chase Meridian.
Batman Forever
In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.
Pompeii
Modesty, raised by a casino owner after being abandoned by her parents, has become skilled in the ways of fighting and now acts as the casino owner's bodyguard. When she's unable to prevent the owner's murder at the hands of an old foe, Modesty is hell-bent on seeking revenge. --- An adaptation of the Modesty Blaise novels and comic strip by Peter O'Donnell.
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure
A man looks back at his childhood and his relationship with his grandfather.