bkev said:
Warb, you raise a very good point I think. Also, I think Tommy Lee Jones was chosen over Williams due to the direction they chose for the movie.
Tommy Lee Jones was also big box office with recent hits like JFK,The Fugitive, and Natural Born Killers. Billy Dee on the other hand, was doing not much more then T.V. roles from 89-95. He just was not a big box office draw when Batman Forever was being made. It's all about the $$$.