Director Tim Burton could barely understand Jack Nicholson on Batman set

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Director Tim Burton's 1989 classic Batman has long been considered a superhero classic, though the filmmaker shed some light about his dynamic with Jack Nicholson.Nicholson earned rave reviews for his portrayal of The Joker, though Burton - whose Netflix series Wednesday had a huge debut last month - revealed he had trouble understanding the iconic actor.The filmmaker revealed in an extensive interview with Empire that he basically had to use an 'interpreter' of sorts to communicate with Nicholson on set.

Tim directs: Director Tim Burton's 1989 classic Batman has long been considered a superhero classic, though the filmmaker shed some light about his dynamic with Jack Nicholson Communicate: The filmmaker revealed in an extensive interview with Empire that he basically had to use an 'interpreter' of sorts to communicate with Nicholson on set'Jack has a very abstract way of speaking.

So he would say things to me and I'd go, "Yeah, I get it," and then I'd go to someone, 'What the f*** was he just talking about?"' Burton explained'So there was this weird communication: non-linear, non-connective ...

But it was very clear to me. I felt like we had a good sort of caveman-style communication,' Burton added. Burton only had two feature films - 1985's Pee Wee's Big Adventure and 1988's Beetlejuice under his belt when he made Batman, and Burton added he found Nicholson supported him on the set when many others didn't.