![]() The Bat Cave contains Batmasks labeled with the actors’ names who have worn them. The corporate archive is where its most infamous props, costumes and set pieces go to die – or rather, to achieve eternal life, watched over in chilled rooms by a team of dedicated archivists. ![]() (You can search for the archive on Google: it’s not there.) Warner Bros has produced film or TV classics in every decade – from The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca and 42nd Street, to 2001: A Space Odyssey, to the Looney Tunes and Friends. Warner Bros, one of the original big five studios from Hollywood’s Golden Age, turns 100 on 4 April 2023, and as part of its centennial celebrations it’s letting reporters inside its secret treasure house. In Hollywood, even an inanimate object can become a star. The Batcave is “probably one of the most protected rooms on the planet”, a PR rep told me. On the far wall, row after row of Batmasks stare out, labeled with the names of the men who have worn them: George Clooney, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck, Christian Bale. Four masked Batmen stand in the center, armoured penguins at their feet, with Batmen of multiple eras poised in a circle around them.
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