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"Michael Keaton is a washed-up actor who once played a superhero in a major motion picture and is making a desperate attempt to revive his career.\nNo, we're not talking about Keaton doing Birdman \u2014 we're talking about Keaton in Birdman.\nSEE ALSO: 'Interstellar' Trailer Shows Alien Landscape, Big Black Hole\nKeaton never wanted for steady work after playing the Caped Crusader in Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns, but it was an unremarkable run from that 1992 sequel until recently \u2014 lots of roles, just not a lot of memorable ones. That seems to be turning around.\nKeaton played a brilliant, duplicitous mogul in the middling Robocop reboot and a reclusive underground race-organizer in the middling Need for Speed. Though neither movie was a hit, both showed that Keaton is regaining some mainstream relevance.\nBut if we're gonna call this a comeback, it looks like it could come with Birdman.\nDirected by Biutiful helmer Alejandro Gonz\u00E1lez I\u00F1\u00E1rritu, Birdman is the story of Riggan Thomson, who played the titular superhero more than two decades ago and is mounting a return to glory on the Broadway stage. He laments being recognized everywhere as Birdman \u2014 something Keaton knows more than a little bit about \u2014 and is facing down his own ego along the way, meta-meta something-something.\nThis is actually the international trailer for the film \u2014 we've already had a much shorter look at it \u2014 but this three-minute reel shows without question that Birdman aims to be an awards contender. With that director and strong ensemble cast (including Emma Stone, Edward Norton and Naomi Watts), it could fly.\nBirdman opens Oct. 17.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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