Michael Keaton is featured in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's upcoming flick, "Birdman." His plays the role of a washed-up has-been actor who used to be famous for portraying superhero movie roles. An international trailer for Michael Keaton's latest film has been released, which, according to most fans, revealed more than what the US teaser has shown.

Taking a look at Michael Keaton's "Birdman" trailer, it can be determined that the movie has a dark sense of humor. The movie's protagonist, Riggan Thomson, played by Michael Keaton, was seen struggling to land a Broadway play, encountering challenges brought about by both his over-inflated ego and his neurosis.

Generally speaking, Michael Keaton's "Birdman" seems to have a relatively acerbic wit to its premise. This is something that is usually found in movies that tend to examine the realities of being a professional actor or actress. Michael Keaton's presence in the movie gives it a Meta quality, which somehow distinguishes it from former deconstructions of the infamous Hollywood actor mentality.

Moreover, the fact that there are tons of upcoming superhero movies gives Michael Keaton's "Birdman" an easy entrance into the current film popularity. "Birdman" becomes all the more significant as social commentary.

Inarritu actually co-wrote Michael Keaton's "Birdman" screenplay with his collaborators for the Biutiful script, namely, Nicolas Giacobone and Armando Bo, and also newcomer Alexander Dinelaris. Together, they were able to come up with a healthy amount of sharp and smart writing and witty dialogue in this movie. Plus, the film's themes and psychological nature seems to be quite interesting.

Additionally, Michael Keaton's upcoming "Birdman" flick seems to be quite impressive on a technical level. It has amazing cinematography by Oscar award winner Emmanuel Lubezki from "Gravity." Plus, the movie's official sound track includes the song "Don't Let Me Be Understood," which seems to be as effective as the version of "Crazy" in its US trailer.