Tue May 26, 2009 — by Glenn Hauman

Jon Peters autobiography proposal dishes huge dirt on Batman and Superman films

Nikki Finke has gotten her hands on the book proposal for Jon Peters' autobiography. Peters was a producer for, among other films, the Michael Keaton Batman film franchise and Superman Returns. The details are unbelievable, if for no other reason that Peters seems to be burning every bridge behind him, including the one that he's on. A few choice quotes:

"Batman was a box office bonanza, among the highest grossers in history. Jon took a lot of credit for that hit, especially in his heroic efforts to sell Jack Nicholson on playing the Joker. Jon had bonded completely with Jack and partied hard with him on The Witches of Eastwick; now Jon had to top himself. With the help of Madam Alex and Steve Ross’s jets, Jon took Jack on a whore and drug fueled global joy ride to see the Batman sets in London that was one of the most expensive and decadent junkets in cinema history. Jon basically turned staid Claridge’s into the Playboy Mansion, with strippers, hookers, masseuses, coke dealers, and more, plus champagne and foie gras room service that put Adnan Khashogghi’s stays to shame. Jack couldn’t say no to a good time like this, and he succumbed to Jon’s relentless charms."

"During the Batman shoot in London in 1988, Jon had his first high profile post-Barbra [Streisand], post-Christine [his 2nd wife] movie star tabloid affair, with Kim Basinger, whom Jon had cast as Vicki Vale in the biggest role of her career. Kim’s tall blonde beauty and her inner turmoil were very much in the mold of Jon’s mother. Another shared similarity was that Kim was also part Cherokee. Otherwise, she was pure screen goddess, the hottest women on celluloid at the time. The Georgia belle was a Ford model, the Breck girl, a Bond girl, the cover of Playboy. She had rung up every milestone possible in the pulchritude sweepstakes. And now she was Jon Peters’s girl, and, thanks to the breathless London yellow press, the world took note. The affair with Jon may have ended Kim’s nine year marriage to a makeup artist (again, the beauty shop connection), but it did not result in marriage to Jon. Like so many on-set affairs, the honeymoon tends to be over soon after the premiere.

And we won't even talk about Superman Returns, where the best guess is that Peters caused the film to cost $50 million dollars more. Instead, we'll let Kevin Smith talk about it:

See also our previous story about Jon Peters and his parole violation for drunk driving-- which apparently, if I'm reading this right, was on the way to the premiere of Superman Returns. Oh, and just for good measure, the book's been pulled from major publishers at this time, as everybody appears to be ready to sue..

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