Despite a star-studded solid, the 1997 Batman & Robin superhero film fell approach underneath fan expectancies.
The solid was once full of a number of big-named film stars from the '90s. George Clooney took over the Batman/Bruce Wayne function from Val Kilmer, who determined to step away from the franchise following Batman Forever (1995). Chris O'Donnell reprised his position as Batman's sidekick, Robin/Dick Grayson. Batman and Robin had been accompanied by means of Batgirl/Barbara Wilson (Alicia Silverstone).
Arnold Schwarzenegger was forged as the movie's primary villain, Mr. Freeze/Dr. Victor Fries. Pulp Fiction star Uma Thurman played Poison Ivy/Dr. Pamela Isley. The past due Jeep Swenson played their sidekick, Bane. This marked the first live action film look for all three villains.
Over the years, Clooney hasn't been shy in admitting his displeasure and embarrassment with the film. Last month, Clooney said he was "terrible in it" and that he "sucked" as the Caped Crusader.
In a contemporary appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Clooney talked more about his sadness with Batman & Robin. During the interview, Clooney published that his pay for the film used to be a fraction of what Schwarzenegger made.
More in particular, Clooney revealed that he was paid simply $1 million for the movie, compared to $25 million for Schwarzenegger. That's proper. A whopping $24 million distinction between the movie's identify character/major superhero and the main villain.
In that interview with Stern, Clooney admitted that "it actually hurts to watch" the film.
The extremely detrimental opinions from enthusiasts and critics resulted in the cancellation of a deliberate sequel, Batman Unchained. The movie's director, Joel Schumacher, even apologized to people who were disillusioned by Batman & Robin.
Following the release of Batman & Robin, it will be every other eight years until another are living motion Batman movie (Batman Begins) hit the massive screens. Christopher Nolan introduced his Dark Knight Trilogy, with Christian Bale taking at the Batman function for the movies that received mostly positive reviews.
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