Batman & Robin (film)#Marketing

Batman and his partner, Robin, encounter a new villain, Mr. Freeze, who has left a string of diamond thefts in his wake. During a confrontation at the natural history museum, Freeze steals a large diamond and flees, freezing Robin and leaving Batman unable to pursue him. Later, Batman and Robin learn that Freeze was originally Doctor Victor Fries, a scientist working to develop a cure for a disease known as MacGregor's syndrome,{{efn|A fictional disease that exists only in the DC Universe{{cite web |author=Drew The Film Dude |title=Batman and Robin: Why It's Better Than You Remember |url=https://movieweb.com/batman-and-robin-better-than-you-remember/ |website=Movie Web |date=November 12, 2022 |access-date=20 December 2022 |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220135751/https://movieweb.com/batman-and-robin-better-than-you-remember/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Balino |first1=Tomas |title=The Ending Of Batman And Robin Explained |url=https://www.looper.com/891497/the-ending-of-batman-and-robin-explained/ |website=Looper |date=June 10, 2022 |access-date=20 December 2022 |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220135750/https://www.looper.com/891497/the-ending-of-batman-and-robin-explained/ |url-status=live}}}} hoping to heal his terminally ill wife, Nora. After a lab accident, Fries was rendered unable to live at average temperatures and forced to wear a cryogenic suit powered by diamonds for survival.

At a Wayne Enterprises lab in Brazil, botanist Doctor Pamela Isley is working under the deranged Doctor Jason Woodrue, who has turned her research on plants into the supersoldier drug Venom. After witnessing Woodrue use the formula to turn serial killer Antonio Diego into the hulking Bane, she threatens to expose Woodrue's experiments. Woodrue attempts to kill her by overturning a shelf of various toxins; instead, Isley is mutated by the toxins into Poison Ivy, who kills Woodrue with a poisonous kiss, destroys the lab and escapes to Gotham City with Bane, concocting a plot to use Wayne's money to support her research. Meanwhile, Alfred Pennyworth's niece, Barbara Wilson, makes a surprise visit and is invited by Bruce to stay at Wayne Manor until she goes back to school.

Wayne Enterprises presents a new telescope for Gotham Observatory at a press conference interrupted by Ivy. She proposes a project that could help the environment, but Bruce declines her offer, knowing it could result in genocide. Batman and Robin decide to lure Freeze out using the Wayne Family diamonds and present them at a Wayne Enterprises charity event. Ivy attends the event and decides to use her abilities to seduce Batman and Robin. Freeze crashes the party but is defeated and incarcerated at Arkham Asylum. Ivy takes an interest in Freeze and helps him escape. Dick discovers that Barbara has been participating in drag races to raise money for Alfred, who is dying of MacGregor's syndrome; a fact he kept from Bruce and Dick, but his niece is secretly aware of his situation and is trying to find treatment for him.

Batman, Robin, and the police arrive at Freeze's lair in response to his escape, discovering Nora preserved in a cryogenic chamber and that Freeze has developed a cure for the early stages of MacGregor's syndrome. The villains soon secretly arrive to recover Freeze's diamonds and Nora. Wanting Freeze for herself, Ivy cuts off the power to Nora's chamber, steals the diamonds, and seduces Robin, escalating tensions between him and Batman. At her hideout, Ivy convinces Freeze that Batman was responsible for her attempt at Nora's life and he then resolves to make humanity suffer for revenge, with Ivy plotting to repopulate Earth using her mutant plants afterward. Freeze and Bane commandeer Gotham Observatory and convert the new telescope into a giant freeze ray, while Ivy uses the Bat-Signal to contact Robin. Robin attempts to go after Ivy alone, but Batman convinces him not to fall for Ivy's seduction. Barbara discovers the Batcave, where an artificial intelligence version of Alfred reveals he has made a suit for Barbara. Barbara dons the suit and becomes Batgirl, arriving at Ivy's lair in time to help Batman and Robin subdue her.

Freeze begins to freeze Gotham over whilst Batman, Robin, and Batgirl head to Gotham Observatory together to stop him. Batman defeats Freeze in combat, while Batgirl and Robin incapacitate Bane and thaw the city. Freeze accuses Batman of taking Nora's life, only to be shown a recording of Ivy admitting to the crime. Batman reveals that Nora survived and offers Freeze the chance to continue his research on MacGregor's syndrome in exchange for his cure. Freeze accepts and returns to Arkham, where he is imprisoned in the same cell as Ivy, upon whom he plans to take revenge. Alfred is cured and Bruce and Dick agree to let Barbara join them in fighting crime.

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• Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dr. Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze:
  A molecular biologist who suffers an accident while trying to cryogenically preserve his terminally ill wife. As a result, he is forced to live in a sub-zero suit powered by diamonds.
• George Clooney as Bruce Wayne / Batman:
  A billionaire businessman who fights crime as Batman, Gotham City's vigilante protector.
• Eric Lloyd as Young Bruce Wayne.
• Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson / Robin:
  The crime-fighting partner to Batman and legal ward to Bruce Wayne. He has begun to chafe against Batman's authority, which is amplified even further by Poison Ivy's influence.
• Uma Thurman as Dr. Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy:
  A botanist-turned-ecoterrorist as a result of being pushed into vials of chemicals, poisons, and toxins. She uses pheromone dust to make men fall for her and venom-laced lips to kill her victims with a kiss.
• Alicia Silverstone as Barbara Wilson / Batgirl:
  The niece of Alfred Pennyworth who, after losing her parents, joins the superhero duo.
• Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth:
  The trusted butler for Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson.
• Jon Simmons as Young Alfred Pennyworth.
• Pat Hingle as Commissioner James Gordon:
  The police commissioner of Gotham City. He is close to Batman and informs him of numerous crimes.
• Elle Macpherson as Julie Madison:
  Bruce Wayne's girlfriend. She proposes to Bruce, but he does not respond, fearing for her safety.

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John Glover portrays Dr. Jason Woodrue, a deranged scientist with a desire for world domination via his Venom-powered "supersoldiers", of whom Bane, portrayed by Robert Swenson, becomes Poison Ivy's bodyguard and muscle. Michael Reid MacKay plays Bane before he is injected with Venom. Vivica A. Fox and Vendela Kirsebom play Mr. Freeze's assistant and Nora Fries, Freeze's cryogenically frozen wife, respectively. Elizabeth Sanders appears as Gossip Gerty, Gotham's top gossip columnist. Michael Paul Chan and Kimberly Scott both appear as telescope scientists. Jesse Ventura and Ralf Moeller appear as Arkham Asylum guards. Coolio makes a cameo appearance, later stating that he was to reprise his role as Scarecrow in the ultimately cancelled sequel Batman Unchained.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/coolio-was-courted-play-scarecrow-scrapped-batman-robin-sequel-973978|title=Coolio Was Courted to Play Scarecrow in Scrapped {{'}}Batman & Robin{{'}} Sequel|last=Couch|first=Aaron|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 9, 2017|access-date=March 1, 2018|archive-date=March 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302103844/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/coolio-was-courted-play-scarecrow-scrapped-batman-robin-sequel-973978|url-status=live}}

With the box office success of Batman Forever in June 1995, Warner Bros. immediately commissioned a sequel. They hired director Joel Schumacher and writer Akiva Goldsman to reprise their duties the following August{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmA_raKKRBY|title=Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight Part 6-Batman Unbound|type=video|people=Joel Schumacher, Peter MacGregor-Scott, Chris O'Donnell, Val Kilmer, Uma Thurman, John Glover|date=2005|publisher=Warner Home Video|via=YouTube|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908180356/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmA_raKKRBY|url-status=live}} and decided it was best to fast-track production for a June 1997 target release date, which is a break from the usual three-year gap between films.{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Fleming|url=https://variety.com/1997/voices/columns/helmer-s-3rd-at-bat-1117435255/|title=Helmer's 3rd at Bat|work=Variety|date=February 21, 1997|access-date=November 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212162411/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117435255|archive-date=February 12, 2012|url-status=live}} Schumacher wanted to pay homage to the work of the classic Batman comic books of his childhood.{{cite news|first1=Michael|last1=Mallory|first2=Michael|last2=Fleming|url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/holy-caped-caper-iv-1117343043/|title=Holy caped caper, IV|work=Variety|date=March 5, 1997|access-date=September 1, 2020|archive-date=May 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512155926/https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/holy-caped-caper-iv-1117343043/|url-status=live}} The storyline of Batman & Robin was conceived by Schumacher and Goldsman during pre-production on A Time to Kill.{{cite news|first=Rick|last=Setlowe|url=https://www.variety.com/vstory/VR1117343096|archive-url=https://archive.today/20081218103453/http://www.variety.com/vstory/VR1117343096|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 18, 2008|title=The write kind of director|work=Variety|date=March 5, 1997|access-date=November 11, 2008}} Portions of Mr. Freeze's backstory were based on the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Heart of Ice", written by Paul Dini.{{cite AV media|title=Batman & Robin: The Heroes|type=video|people=Paul Dini|date=2005|publisher=Warner Home Video}} Goldsman, however, expressed concerns about the script during pre-production discussions with Schumacher. Schumacher stated that he was given the mandate by the studio to make the film more toyetic, even when compared to Batman Forever. The studio reportedly included toy companies in pre-production meetings;{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-may-08-ca-batman8-story.html|title=Rescuing Batman|last=Greenberg|first=James|date=May 8, 2005|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202014002/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/may/08/entertainment/ca-batman8|archive-date=December 2, 2008|url-status=live|page=E-10}} Mr. Freeze's blaster was specifically designed by toy manufacturers.{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/how-batman-robin-helped-bring-about-the-superhero-movie-renaissance|title=How Batman & Robin Helped Bring About the Superhero Movie Renaissance|date=June 20, 2019|last=Crow|first=David|work=Den of Geek|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705231730/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/how-batman-robin-helped-bring-about-the-superhero-movie-renaissance|archive-date=July 5, 2022|url-status=live}} Batman creator Bob Kane acted as an official consultant and was heavily involved in the production; he gave input on the film's script as well as on set.

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While Chris O'Donnell reprised the role of Robin, Val Kilmer decided not to reprise the role of Batman from Batman Forever. Schumacher admitted that he had difficulty working with Kilmer on Batman Forever. "He sort of quit," Schumacher said, "and we sort of fired him."{{cite magazine |first=Rebecca |last=Ascher-Walsh |url=https://ew.com/article/1996/05/31/val-kilmer-makes-enemies-hollywood/ |title=Psycho Kilmer |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 31, 1996 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201081414/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C292752%2C00.html |archive-date=December 1, 2008 |url-status=live }} Schumacher would later go on to say that Kilmer wanted to work on The Island of Dr. Moreau because Marlon Brando was cast in the film. Kilmer said that he was not aware of the fast-track production and was already committed to The Saint and Heat.{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/val-kilmer-batman-forever-so-bad-its-good|title=Val Kilmer on Batman Forever: 'It's So Bad, It's Almost Good'|last=Crow|first=David|date=August 30, 2021|website=Den of Geek|accessdate=February 3, 2024}} David Duchovny stated he was considered for the role of Batman, joking that the reason why he was not chosen was because his nose was too big.{{cite web |url=http://movieline.com/1997/05/01/hiding-in-plain-sight/3/ |title=Hiding in Plain Sight |last=Duchovny |first=David |date=May 2, 1997 |work=Movieline |access-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412190246/http://movieline.com/1997/05/01/hiding-in-plain-sight/3/ |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |url-status=live }} George Clooney's casting as Batman was suggested by Warner Bros. executive Bob Daly.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/batman-robin-at-20-joel-schumacher-more-reveal-what-happened-1014972/|title={{'}}Batman & Robin{{'}} at 20: Joel Schumacher and More Reveal What Really Happened|date=June 20, 2017|last=Couch|first=Aaron|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101011528/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/batman-robin-at-20-joel-schumacher-more-reveal-what-happened-1014972/|archive-date=November 1, 2022|url-status=live}} Schumacher originally had interest in casting William Baldwin in Kilmer's place, but chose Clooney after seeing his performance in From Dusk till Dawn. Schumacher felt that Clooney "brought a real humanity and humor to the piece, an accessibility that I don't think anybody else has been able to offer" and that he strongly resembled the character from the comic books.{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/photos/28127/stars-who-ve-played-batman|title=Check Out All of the Stars Who've Played Batman|date=March 3, 2022|work=E! Online|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806223639/https://www.eonline.com/photos/28127/stars-who-ve-played-batman|archive-date=August 6, 2022|url-status=live}} Schumacher also believed that Clooney could provide a lighter interpretation of the character than Kilmer and Michael Keaton.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmscouts.com/scripts/matinee.cfm?Film=bat-rob&File=productn|title=Batman & Robin: About The Production|website=Film Scouts|access-date=August 7, 2014|archive-date=June 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602214439/http://www.filmscouts.com/scripts/matinee.cfm?Film=bat-rob&File=productn|url-status=live}} As a consequence of time constraints, the costume department repurposed the costume worn by Val Kilmer in Batman Forever for the third act of the film.

Ed Harris, Anthony Hopkins, and reportedly Patrick Stewart were considered for the role of Mr. Freeze,{{cite magazine|first1=Jeff|last1=Gordinier|first2=Jeffrey|last2=Wells|title=Bat Signal|url=https://ew.com/article/1995/12/15/revving-batman-and-robin/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 15, 1995|access-date=November 14, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025194917/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C299916%2C00.html|archive-date=October 25, 2008|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/07/46-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-batman-films.html|title=46 Things You Probably Don't Know About the Batman Films|first=Adam K.|last=Raymond|date=July 18, 2012|work=Vulture|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809071631/https://www.vulture.com/2012/07/46-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-batman-films.html|archive-date=August 9, 2022|url-status=live}} before the script was rewritten to accommodate Arnold Schwarzenegger's casting.{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Mallory|url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/an-ice-cold-arnold-sends-batman-back-to-his-cave-1117343049/|title=An ice-cold Arnold sends Batman back to his cave|work=Variety|date=March 5, 1997|access-date=September 1, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307221347/https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/an-ice-cold-arnold-sends-batman-back-to-his-cave-1117343049/|url-status=live}} Schumacher later denied that Stewart was ever considered. Schumacher decided that Mr. Freeze had to be "big and strong like he was chiseled out of a glacier". Mr. Freeze's armor was made by armorer Terry English, who estimated that the costume cost some $1.5 million to develop and make. To prepare for the role, Schwarzenegger wore a bald cap after declining to shave his head, wore a blue LED in his mouth, and had acrylic paint applied. The blue LEDs had to be wrapped in balloons after battery acid started leaking into Schwarzenegger's mouth. His prosthetic makeup and wardrobe took six hours to apply each day.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,287931,00.html|title=Batman and Robin|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 16, 1997|access-date=November 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203204422/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C287931%2C00.html|archive-date=December 3, 2008|url-status=dead}} The extensive time spent on Schwarzenegger's costume significantly restricted his shooting time as his contract was limited to 12 work hours a day. Schwarzenegger was paid a $25 million salary for the role.{{cite magazine|first1=Dave|last1=Karger|first2=Cindy|last2=Pearlman|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,287018,00.html|title=The Bat and the Beautiful|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 14, 1997|access-date=November 11, 2008|archive-date=December 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216120048/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C287018%2C00.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine|last=Masters|first=Kim|title=Hollywood Fades to Red|magazine=Time|date=August 5, 1996|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,984941-1,00.html|access-date=February 19, 2009|archive-date=May 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528044531/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,984941-1,00.html|url-status=dead}} Beside Uma Thurman, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, and Julia Roberts were considered for the role of Poison Ivy. Schumacher first became aware of Thurman through an earlier role as Venus in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Thurman ultimately took the role of Poison Ivy because she liked the femme fatale characterization of the character. Alicia Silverstone was the only choice for the role of Batgirl. Prior to filming, she was reported to have lost at least 10 pounds for the role.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1996/04/26/getting-slim-batman-and-robin/|title=Getting slim for {{'}}Batman and Robin{{'}}|date=April 26, 1996|last=Pener|first=Degen|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808173615/https://ew.com/article/1996/04/26/getting-slim-batman-and-robin/|archive-date=August 8, 2022|url-status=live}} Silverstone would later recount the body shaming she encountered during promotion of the film.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/alicia-silverstone-body-shaming-press-tiktok-batman-and-robin-video/|title=Alicia Silverstone revisits body-shaming press while promoting Batman & Robin: 'Justice for Batgirl!'|date=October 20, 2021|last=Towers|first=Andrea|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127064010/https://ew.com/movies/alicia-silverstone-body-shaming-press-tiktok-batman-and-robin-video/|archive-date=November 27, 2021|url-status=live}}

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Principal photography was set to commence in August 1996, but did not begin until September 12, 1996.{{cite magazine|first=Degen|last=Pener|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,294102,00.html|title=Holy Hearsay|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=September 13, 1996|access-date=November 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011035858/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C294102%2C00.html|archive-date=October 11, 2008|url-status=dead}} Batman & Robin finished filming in late January 1997,{{cite news|first=Anita M.|last=Busch|url=https://www.variety.com/vstory/VR1117433911|archive-url=https://archive.today/20081216115559/http://www.variety.com/vstory/VR1117433911|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 16, 2008|title=Schumacher on 'Popcorn'|work=Variety|date=January 10, 1997|access-date=November 11, 2008}} two weeks ahead of the shooting schedule. The shooting schedule allowed Clooney to simultaneously work on the television series ER without any scheduling conflicts. O'Donnell said that despite spending much time with Schwarzenegger off of set and during promotion for the film, they did not work a single day together during production; this was achieved by using stand-ins when one of the actors was unavailable. Stunt coordinator Alex Field taught Silverstone to ride a motorcycle so that she could play Batgirl. Filming was temporarily halted in the fall of 1996 when Mr. Freeze's blaster prop disappeared from the film set; a police investigation was subsequently opened, culminating in the raid of a film memorabilia collector's home.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/memorabilia-king-studio-detective-never-before-told-account-an-epic-battle-stolen-movie-props-1306733/|title=The Memorabilia King vs. the Studio Detective: The Never-Before-Told Account of an Epic Battle Over Stolen Movie Props|date=August 13, 2020|last=Baum|first=Gary|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524181728/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/memorabilia-king-studio-detective-never-before-told-account-an-epic-battle-stolen-movie-props-1306733/|archive-date=May 24, 2022|url-status=live}} High public interest in the film caused security issues on set; according to producer Peter MacGregor-Scott, paparazzi regularly disrupted the set, and photographs of Schwarzenegger taken during filming sold for $10,000.

When comparing work on Batman Forever, O'Donnell explained that "things felt much sharper and more focused, and it just felt like everything got a little softer on the second one. The first one, I felt like I was making a movie. The second one, I felt like I was making a toy commercial." He also complained about the Robin costume, saying that it was more involved and less comfortable than the one that he wore in Batman Forever, with a glued-on mask that caused sweat to pool on his face.{{cite news|last=Allstetter|first=Rob|date=August 1997|title=The Bat-Box|work=Wizard|issue=72|page=120}} According to John Glover, who played Dr. Jason Woodrue, "Joel [Schumacher] would sit on a crane with a megaphone and yell before each take, 'Remember, everyone, this is a cartoon'. It was hard to act because that kind of set the tone for the film." Several different stunt doubles were used for the roles of Batman, Robin, and Mr. Freeze, some specialized in ice skating, aerial gymnastics, and driving.

The film was shot at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. The grounds of Greystone Mansion were used for scenes taking place at Wayne Manor. Part of the film was also shot in Vienna, Austria, Montreal, Quebec, and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.{{cite web|url=https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/articles/the-history-of-batman-movies-part-2-sets-and-locations/|title=The History of Batman Movies Part 2: Sets and Locations|last=Looch|first=Cassam|date=May 4, 2018|website=The Culture Trip|access-date=December 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220062349/https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/articles/the-history-of-batman-movies-part-2-sets-and-locations/|archive-date=December 20, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/01/10-movies-you-didnt-know-were-filmed-montreal/|title=10 box-office hits you didn't know where filmed in Montreal|last=Bevilacqua|first=Valerie|date=January 16, 2016|website=Complex|access-date=December 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220060850/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/01/10-movies-you-didnt-know-were-filmed-montreal/|archive-date=December 20, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.autoweek.com/news/a2001391/greystone-concours-batmans-mansion-hosts-car-show/|title=Greystone Concours: Batman's mansion hosts a car show|date=April 11, 2010|last=Vaughn|first=Mark|website=Autoweek|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028200211/https://www.autoweek.com/news/a2001391/greystone-concours-batmans-mansion-hosts-car-show/|archive-date=October 28, 2020|url-status=live}} Production designer Barbara Ling stated that her influences for the design of Gotham City came from "neon-ridden Tokyo and the Machine Age. Gotham is like a World's fair on ecstasy."{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVmSnSqYN-Q&ab_channel=RaheemJames|title=Bigger, Bolder, Brighter: The Production Design of Batman & Robin|type=video|people=Barbara Ling|date=2005|publisher=Warner Home Video|via=YouTube|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908180400/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVmSnSqYN-Q&ab_channel=RaheemJames|url-status=live}} Although miniatures and computer-generated elements were used for some scenes, large full-scale sets were constructed, including Gotham City covered in ice. For scenes featuring people frozen by Mr. Freeze's ice-ray, life-sized mannequins covered in fake ice were created.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/batman/batman-and-robin-behind-the-scenes-facts-about-the-george-clooney-movie|title=Batman And Robin: 11 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The George Clooney Movie|date=February 19, 2022|last=Wiese|first=Jesse|work=CinemaBlend|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717092642/https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/batman/batman-and-robin-behind-the-scenes-facts-about-the-george-clooney-movie|archive-date=July 17, 2022|url-status=live}} Several different materials were tested for the faux ice before settling on a combination of fiber resin. According to Ling, the ice effects alone took half a year to create. Rhythm & Hues Studios (R&H) and Pacific Data Images created the visual effects sequences, with John Dykstra and Andrew Adamson credited as the visual effects supervisors.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKp9_4VX_IE&ab_channel=RaheemJames|title=Freeze Frame: The Visual Effects of Batman & Robin|people=John Dykstra, Andrew Adamson|date=2005|publisher=Warner Home Video|via=YouTube|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908180358/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKp9_4VX_IE&ab_channel=RaheemJames|url-status=live}} Batman & Robin featured 450 individual visual effects shots, 150 more than Batman Forever. Motion capture was used to animate digital stunt doubles; for a scene featuring skysurfing, the department recorded the motion of a skyboarder in a wind tunnel at a military base in North Carolina.{{cite book|title=Batman & Robin: The Making of the Movie|last=Singer|first=Michael|date=1997|publisher=Rutledge Hill Press|isbn=9781558535275}}

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Elliot Goldenthal returned to score Batman & Robin after collaborating with Schumacher on Batman Forever.{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/16772/music-in-the-movies-elliot-goldenthal|title=Music in the movies: Elliot Goldenthal|first=Glen|last=Chapman|date=December 14, 2010|work=Den of Geek|access-date=November 30, 2012|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223135/http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/16772/music-in-the-movies-elliot-goldenthal|url-status=live}} The soundtrack features a variety of genres by various bands and performers, showcasing alternative rock on the lead single "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" by The Smashing Pumpkins, and with the songs "Lazy Eye" by Goo Goo Dolls and R.E.M.'s "Revolution". R&B singer R. Kelly wrote "Gotham City" for the soundtrack, which was featured in the end credits and was chosen as one of the singles, reaching the top 10 in the United States and the United Kingdom. Eric Benét and Meshell Ndegeocello also contributed R&B songs. Also included was the single, "Look into My Eyes" by the hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, which reached the top 5. Other songs featured included electronic dance elements, including those by Moloko and Arkarna. The soundtrack was released on May 27, 1997, two weeks and three days ahead of the film's premiere in the United States.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/06/27/batman-robin/|title=Batman & Robin|last=Browne|first=David|date=June 27, 1997|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=November 30, 2012|archive-date=October 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012155247/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,288481,00.html|url-status=live}} The orchestral score for the film was never commercially released.{{cite web|url=https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/batman_robin.html|title=Batman & Robin|date=May 4, 2003|work=Filmtracks.com|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412162607/https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/batman_robin.html|archive-date=April 12, 2021|url-status=live}}

Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the soundtrack a "C" and called it "as incoherent as the Batman films themselves".{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/06/27/batman-robin/|title=Batman & Robin|date=June 27, 1997|last=Schwarzbaum|first=Lisa|author-link=Lisa Schwarzbaum|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019034428/https://ew.com/article/1997/06/27/batman-robin/|archive-date=October 19, 2021|url-status=live}} Retrospectively, Nicole Drum of ComicBook.com described the soundtrack as a "colorful sampling of popular music at the time that feels messy, complicated, and comforting all at the same time".{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/holy-soundtrack-batman-a-musical-history-of-dcs-dark-knight/#6|title=Holy Soundtrack, Batman!: A Musical History of DC's Dark Knight|date=March 1, 2022|last=Drum|first=Nicole|work=ComicBook.com|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322103022/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/holy-soundtrack-batman-a-musical-history-of-dcs-dark-knight/|archive-date=March 22, 2022|url-status=live}} Filmtracks.com deemed the orchestral score an improvement over that of its predecessor Batman Forever, noting that, while borrowing several themes from the previous film, Goldenthal successfully "expands upon the statements of his title theme and action material so that they are fleshed out into more accessibly enjoyable music". Nevertheless, the website compared Goldenthal's work negatively to Danny Elfman's scores for Batman and Batman Returns. In an interview with IGN, composer Hans Zimmer, who contributed the score to Christopher Nolan's trilogy of Batman films, called Goldenthal's theme "the most glorious statement of Batman I'd ever heard".{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/hans-zimmer-favorite-batman-score-not-one-you-expect|title=Hans Zimmer's Favorite Batman Score Is Not the One You'd Expect|date=October 14, 2021|last=Ankers-Range|first=Adele|work=IGN|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207211038/https://www.ign.com/articles/hans-zimmer-favorite-batman-score-not-one-you-expect|archive-date=February 7, 2022|url-status=live}} "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" by The Smashing Pumpkins won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/the-best-batman-movie-soundtracks-ranked/|title=The Best Batman Movie Soundtracks, Ranked|date=August 15, 2022|last=Wiggins|first=Brent|work=MovieWeb|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818160323/https://movieweb.com/the-best-batman-movie-soundtracks-ranked/|archive-date=August 18, 2022|url-status=live}}

Batman & Robin had its premiere on June 12, 1997, in Westwood, Los Angeles.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/06/27/batman-robin-premier/|title=The Batman & Robin premier|date=June 27, 1997|last=Laine|first=Tricia|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908224921/https://ew.com/article/1997/06/27/batman-robin-premier/|archive-date=September 8, 2022|url-status=live}} The film marked the United Kingdom's then-"biggest and most expensive" movie premiere. The event was held at Battersea Power Station in London, with the building decorated to look like Gotham City and Wayne Manor.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/gotham-city-comes-to-battersea-as-batman-and-his-foes-fly-into-town-1257671.html|title=Gotham City comes to Battersea as Batman and his foes fly into town|date=June 23, 1997|last=McCann|first=Paul|work=The Independent|access-date=November 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709181641/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/gotham-city-comes-to-battersea-as-batman-and-his-foes-fly-into-town-1257671.html|archive-date=July 9, 2022|url-status=live}} Expected to be among the tent poles of the summer movie season,{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/06/batman-and-robin-20th-anniversary/530997/|title=How Batman & Robin Changed the Superhero Movie for the Better|date=June 20, 2017|last=Sims|first=David|work=The Atlantic|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512120339/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/06/batman-and-robin-20th-anniversary/530997/|archive-date=May 12, 2022|url-status=live}} the film opened in the United States on June 20, 1997, in 2,934 theaters, where it remained for an average of approximately 6.2 weeks.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Batman-and-Robin|title=Batman & Robin (1997)|website=The Numbers|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416104017/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Batman-and-Robin|archive-date=April 16, 2022|url-status=live}} The film was released on DVD four months later on October 22, 1997.{{cite web|url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/batman-robin/1112524/main/|title=Batman & Robin (1997)|publisher=Moviefone|access-date=November 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619183135/https://www.moviefone.com/movie/batman-robin/1112524/main/|archive-date=June 19, 2022|url-status=live}} A special edition DVD was released in 2005 that included a documentary series about the production of the film series, Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/why-val-kilmer-didnt-return-batman-robin/|title=Why Val Kilmer Didn't Return for Batman & Robin|date=November 24, 2020|last=Schaeffer|first=Sandy|work=Comic Book Resources|access-date=November 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829102353/https://www.cbr.com/why-val-kilmer-didnt-return-batman-robin/|archive-date=August 29, 2022|url-status=live}}

The theatrical trailer for Batman & Robin debuted on the February 19, 1997, episode of Entertainment Tonight.{{cite news|first=Jenny|last=Hontz|url=https://www.variety.com/vstory/VR1117436590|archive-url=https://archive.today/20081218103505/http://www.variety.com/vstory/VR1117436590|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 18, 2008|title=Inside Moves|work=Variety|date=February 20, 1997|access-date=November 11, 2008}} Warner Bros. spent $125 million to market and promote the film,{{cite web|url=https://adage.com/article/news/batman-returns-armed-125-mil-promotion-arsenal-amoco-kellogg-frito-lay-tbs-taco-bell-join-caped-crusader-tie-ins/71945|title={{'}}Batman{{'}} Returns, Armed with $125 Mil Promotion Arsenal; Amoco, Kellog, Frito-Lay, TBS, Taco Bell Join Caped Crusader for Tie-Ins|last=Jensen|first=Jeff|date=May 26, 1997|website=Ad Age|access-date=June 21, 2019|archive-date=June 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621201338/https://adage.com/article/news/batman-returns-armed-125-mil-promotion-arsenal-amoco-kellogg-frito-lay-tbs-taco-bell-join-caped-crusader-tie-ins/71945|url-status=live}} in addition to its $160 million production budget. Several Six Flags amusement parks introduced new roller coasters themed to the film. Batman & Robin: The Chiller opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in 1997, and a Mr. Freeze-themed roller coaster opened at both Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags St. Louis in 1998. Taco Bell launched a $20 million promotional campaign for the film, selling Batman-themed cups, collector toys, and figurines.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/07/18/fast-food-film-tie-ins/|title=Fast food film tie-ins|date=July 18, 1997|last=Waxman|first=Sharon|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122225004/https://ew.com/article/1997/07/18/fast-food-film-tie-ins/|archive-date=January 22, 2021|url-status=live}} Themed trading cards produced by Fleer and SkyBox International were also sold, some signed by Clooney, Schwarzenegger, Thurman, Silverstone, O'Donnell, and Schumacher.{{cite web|url=https://www.beckett.com/news/the-daily-1997-fleer-skybox-batman-and-robin-george-clooney-autograph/|title=The Daily: 1997 Fleer/SkyBox Batman and Robin George Clooney Autograph|date=June 12, 2018|last=Cracknell|first=Ryan|work=Beckett|access-date=November 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120055101/https://www.beckett.com/news/the-daily-1997-fleer-skybox-batman-and-robin-george-clooney-autograph/|archive-date=January 20, 2020|url-status=live}} An eponymous tie-in video game developed by Probe Entertainment was released for the PlayStation on August 5, 1998, to mixed reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196711-batman-and-robin/index.html|title=Batman & Robin|website=GameRankings|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501030123/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196711-batman-and-robin/index.html |archive-date=May 1, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/08/12/batman-robin|title=Batman & Robin|date=August 12, 1998|last=Perry|first=Douglass|work=IGN|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028225801/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/08/12/batman-robin|archive-date=October 28, 2022|url-status=live}}

Batman & Robin was released on June 20, 1997, in the United States and Canada, grossing $42,872,605 in its opening weekend.{{cite news |last=Appelo |first=Tim |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-holy-blockbuster-batman-r/136316234/ |title=Holy blockbuster, Batman! Recent 'big movies' stink

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126154255/https://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-aliens-released/98855854/ |date=June 29, 1997 |access-date=January 26, 2024 |archive-date=January 26, 2024 |page=76 |work=Newhouse News Service |publisher=Star Tribune |via=Newspapers.com |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}{{cite Box Office Mojo|title=Batman & Robin (1997)|id=0118688|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817190027/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0118688|archive-date=August 17, 2022|url-status=live}} That made it the third-highest opening weekend gross of 1997, behind Men in Black and The Lost World: Jurassic Park,{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108633734/presidential-bravery-triumphs-at-box/ |title=Presidential bravery triumphs at box office |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902221737/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108633734/presidential-bravery-triumphs-at-box/ |newspaper=The Reporter |page=13 |date=July 28, 1997 |access-date=September 2, 2022 |archive-date=September 2, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1997&p=.htm|title=1997 Domestic Grosses|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=Amazon|access-date=November 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216052510/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1997&p=.htm|archive-date=December 16, 2008|url-status=live}} and the seventh-highest non-holiday opening weekend of all time as of its release.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-24-ca-6286-story.html|title=A Weekend Enjoyed by Two|date=June 24, 1997|last=Dutka|first=Elaine|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401174618/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-24-ca-6286-story.html|archive-date=April 1, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/06/24/ent_210323.shtml|agency=Associated Press|title={{'}}Batman and Robin{{'}} tops box office; {{'}}Speed 2{{'}} sinks|work=The Augusta Chronicle|date=June 24, 1997|access-date=June 24, 2013|archive-date=April 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406161121/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/06/24/ent_210323.shtml|url-status=dead}} The film would hold the record for having the highest opening weekend for an Arnold Schwarzenegger film until 2003 when it was surpassed by Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102350343/arnold-comes-back-to-lagging-box-office/|title=Arnold comes back to lagging box office|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523194824/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102350343/arnold-comes-back-to-lagging-box-office/|newspaper=Palladium-Item|page=1|date=July 7, 2003|access-date=May 23, 2022|archive-date=May 23, 2022|via=Newspapers.com|url-status=live}} Its opening weekend gross also remained George Clooney's highest until the release of Gravity in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/10/gravity-finally-takes-george-clooneys-opening-weekend-record-away-from-batman-robin-but-can-it-top-oceans-for-his-best-overall-34201/|title={{'}}Gravity{{'}} Finally Takes George Clooney's Opening Weekend Record Away From {{'}}Batman & Robin,' But Can It Top {{'}}Oceans{{'}} For His Best Overall?|date=October 7, 2013|last=Knegt|first=Peter|work=IndieWire|access-date=November 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126171338/https://www.indiewire.com/2013/10/gravity-finally-takes-george-clooneys-opening-weekend-record-away-from-batman-robin-but-can-it-top-oceans-for-his-best-overall-34201/|archive-date=January 26, 2022|url-status=live}} It reached the number one spot at the box office during its opening weekend, beating out My Best Friend's Wedding and Speed 2: Cruise Control.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-florida-sun-sentinel-holy-box-offi/133491532/ |title=Holy box office! Dynamic Duo soars |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015175925/https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-florida-sun-sentinel-holy-box-offi/133491532/ |date=June 25, 1997 |access-date=October 15, 2023 |archive-date=October 15, 2023 |page=51 |publisher=South Florida Sun Sentinel |url-status=live}} {{Open access}} This would become Schwarzenegger's most recent film to achieve this feat for five years until Collateral Damage opened in 2002.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-muscatine-journal-schwarzeneggers/129221163/ |title=Schwarzenegger's 'Collateral Damage' strongarms way to No. 1 at box office |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731230140/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-muscatine-journal-schwarzeneggers/129221163/ |date=February 11, 2002 |access-date=July 31, 2023 |archive-date=July 31, 2023 |page=12 |publisher=The Muscatine Journal |url-status=live}} {{Open access}} Batman & Robin declined by 63% in its second week,{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/box-office/bat-beats-up-b-o-1116677093/|title={{'}}Bat{{'}} beats up B.O.|magazine=Variety|date=July 8, 1997|access-date=November 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606005907/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1116677093|archive-date=June 6, 2011|url-status=live}} which was credited to poor word of mouth and early competition with Face/Off, Hercules, and Men in Black.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/07/11/batman-robin-disappointment/|title=Big Chill|last=Karger|first=Dave|date=July 11, 1997|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=November 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106113913/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,288644,00.html|archive-date=January 6, 2008|url-status=live}} In the UK, it had the second-highest opening ever behind Independence Day with a gross of £4,940,566 ($8.2 million) for the weekend.{{Cite news |last=Groves |first=Don |date=July 1, 1997 |title='Batman' flying high o'seas |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/box-office/batman-flying-high-o-seas-1116677494/ |access-date=December 7, 2023}}{{cite magazine|title=Batman Takes Flights|magazine=Screen International|date=July 4, 1997|page=27}}

The film went on to gross $107.4 million in the United States and Canada and $130.9 million internationally, coming to a worldwide total of $238.3 million. It grossed substantially less than the previous film in the series,{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/franchise/Batman#tab=summary|title=Batman Franchise Box Office History|website=The Numbers|access-date=March 14, 2017|archive-date=June 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611200637/https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/franchise/Batman#tab=summary|url-status=live}} and finished outside of the top ten films of 1997.{{cite web |title=1997 Worldwide Grosses |website=Box Office Mojo |url=http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711093937/http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1997 |archive-date=July 11, 2019 |url-status=dead}} With a production budget of $125–160 million, the film was considered to have under-performed at the box-office, although it was estimated to have at least broken even.{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/batman-robin-is-the-silliest-superhero-blockbuster-b-1826352841|title=Batman & Robin is the silliest superhero blockbuster, but is it really the worst?|date=March 1, 2022|last=Breihan|first=Tom|work=The A.V. Club|access-date=November 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920141917/https://www.avclub.com/batman-robin-is-the-silliest-superhero-blockbuster-b-1826352841|archive-date=September 20, 2022|url-status=live}} Schumacher criticized "prejudicial prerelease buzz" online and false news reports as a cause for the film's poor commercial performance.{{cite news|first=Rex|last=Weiner|url=https://variety.com/1997/digital/news/www-h-w-d-ticked-1116675713/|title=Www.h'w'd.ticked|work=Variety|date=July 29, 1997|access-date=November 11, 2008|archive-date=December 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216115446/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1116675713|url-status=live}} Warner Bros. acknowledged Batman & Robin{{'}}s shortcomings in the domestic market but pointed out its success in other markets. In his book Batman: the Complete History, Les Daniels analyzed the film's relatively strong performance outside of the United States, speculating that "nuances of languages or personality were likely to be lost in translation and admittedly eye-popping spectacle seemed sufficient."{{cite book|last=Daniels|first=Les|title=Batman: the Complete History|year=1999|isbn=1840231130|publisher=Titan Books|pages=187–188}}

{{RT prose|12|3.8|97|Joel Schumacher's tongue-in-cheek attitude hits an unbearable limit in Batman & Robin, resulting in a frantic and mindless movie that's too jokey to care much for.}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1077027-batman_and_robin|title=Batman & Robin (1997)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229181720/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1077027_batman_and_robin|archive-date=December 29, 2020|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}} {{Metacritic film prose|score=29|count=21|ref=yes|access-date=January 31, 2024}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fantastic-four-gets-worst-cinemascore-814137|title={{'}}Fantastic Four{{'}} Gets Worst CinemaScore Ever for Studio Superhero Movie|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|date=August 9, 2015|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530153910/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fantastic-four-gets-worst-cinemascore-814137|archive-date=May 30, 2022|url-status=live}}

Jay Boyar of Orlando Sentinel believed Batman & Robin to be the least distinctive chapter in the series, calling it a "bat-smorgasbord of action, camp, pathos, spectacle and whatever" and blaming its blandness on the studio's increased involvement in its production.{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/os-xpm-1997-06-20-9706190244-story.html|title=Super Series Suffers from Bat-tle Fatigue|date=June 20, 1997|last=Boyar|first=Jay|work=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126122931/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1997-06-20-9706190244-story.html|archive-date=November 26, 2020|url-status=dead}} In his "thumbs down" review, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times found the film to be "wonderful to look at" although it had "nothing authentic at its core", criticizing its toyetic approach.{{cite news|first=Roger|last=Ebert|author-link=Roger Ebert|title=Batman & Robin|work=Chicago Sun-Times|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/batman-and-robin-1997|date=June 20, 1997|access-date=November 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216115418/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19970620%2FREVIEWS%2F706200301%2F1023|archive-date=December 16, 2008|url-status=live}} Writing for the Chicago Tribune, Gene Siskel, who gave positive reviews to the previous Batman films, also gave Batman & Robin a "thumbs down" rating, calling it a "sniggering, exhausting, overproduced extravaganza".{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-06-20-9706200276-story.html|title=No. 4 {{'}}Batman{{'}} Strikes Out|date=June 20, 1997|last=Siskel|first=Gene|author-link=Gene Siskel|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=September 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429215245/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-06-20-9706200276-story.html|archive-date=April 29, 2022|url-status=live}} While commending the film's visuals, Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times called the film "indifferently acted" and "far too slick for even a toehold's worth of connection", believing that it "killed" the Batman film series.{{cite news|first=Kenneth|last=Turan|author-link=Kenneth Turan|title=Meanwhile, Back at the Batcave...|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-20-ca-5024-story.html|date=June 20, 1997|access-date=November 12, 2008|archive-date=June 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625015857/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-06-20/entertainment/ca-5024_1_batman-forever|url-status=live}} Desson Howe of The Washington Post disapproved of Schumacher's direction and Akiva Goldsman's script, calling it an "emptily flashy, meandering fashion show of a summer flick" and also believing that it should mark the end to the series.{{cite news|first=Desson|last=Howe|title={{'}}Batman{{'}}: Winged Defeat|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/batmanandrobinhowe.htm?noredirect=on|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 20, 1997|access-date=January 27, 2019|archive-date=September 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916092921/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/batmanandrobinhowe.htm?noredirect=on|url-status=live}} Andrew Johnston, writing in Time Out, remarked, "It's hard to tell who B&R is intended for. Anyone who knows the character from the comics or the superb animated show on Fox will be alienated. And though Schumacher treats the Adam West version as gospel, that show's campy humor is completely incompatible with these production values."{{cite magazine|last=Johnston|first=Andrew|date=June 26 – July 3, 1997|title=Batman & Robin|journal=Time Out|pages=70}} James Berardinelli questioned the "random amount of rubber nipples and camera angle close-ups of the Dynamic Duo's butts and Bat-crotches".{{cite web|last=Berardinelli|first=James|author-link=James Berardinelli|date=1997|title=Batman and Robin|work=ReelViews|url=http://www.reelviews.net/movies/b/batman4.html|access-date=November 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070605114555/http://www.reelviews.net/movies/b/batman4.html|archive-date=June 5, 2007|url-status=dead}}

In his review for the San Francisco Chronicle, Mick LaSalle said that the film failed to "convincingly inhabit the grandeur of its art direction and special effects", criticizing George Clooney as "the big zero of the film", who "should go down in history as the George Lazenby of the series".{{cite news|first=Mick|last=LaSalle|author-link=Mick LaSalle|title=Batman Chills Out / George Clooney can't fill Batsuit, so Uma and Arnie save lightweight sequel|url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/BATMAN-CHILLS-OUT-George-Clooney-can-t-fill-2834605.php|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=June 20, 1997|access-date=September 16, 2018|archive-date=September 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916060130/https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/BATMAN-CHILLS-OUT-George-Clooney-can-t-fill-2834605.php|url-status=live}} While deeming Clooney "the most ideal Batman to date" in a physical sense, Todd McCarthy of Variety found the character uninteresting and Clooney "unable to compensate onscreen for the lack of dimension on paper". Conversely, he described Thurman and Schwarzenegger's performances as the villainous duo as the "highlights of the film", pointing out Thurman's "comic wit conspicuously lacking elsewhere in the picture".{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/batman-robin-1200450193/|title=Batman & Robin|date=June 16, 1997|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|author-link=Todd McCarthy|work=Variety|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014221230/https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/batman-robin-1200450193/|archive-date=October 14, 2022|url-status=live}} Writing for Star Tribune, Jeff Strickler criticized its "almost embarrassingly mundane" dialogue and called Schwarzenegger "wasted" in the role of Mr. Freeze and his character "drably written".{{cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/11485606.html|title=Batman & Robin|date=June 19, 1997|last=Strickler|first=Jeff|work=Star Tribune|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112201229/https://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/11485606.html|archive-date=January 12, 2015|url-status=dead}} Janet Maslin of The New York Times gave a more positive review and praised Thurman's performance as "perfect", comparing it to Mae West's "[mix of] true femininity with the winking womanliness of a drag queen", but criticizing Silverstone and Clooney's performances.{{cite news|first=Janet|last=Maslin|author-link=Janet Maslin|title=Holy Iceberg! Dynamic Duo Vs. Mr. Freeze|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/20/movies/holy-iceberg-dynamic-duo-vs-mr-freeze.html|work=The New York Times|date=June 20, 1997|access-date=September 16, 2018|archive-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912204252/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/20/movies/holy-iceberg-dynamic-duo-vs-mr-freeze.html|url-status=live}} Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer found Thurman at times "amusing" and similarly described her performance as "Mae West with moss".{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/1997-06-20/entertainment/25524919_1_batman-robin-batman-movies-bat-guy|title=Holy Bat-pics! It's Long, Loud, Pointless|date=June 20, 1997|last=Rea|first=Steven|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109235556/http://articles.philly.com/1997-06-20/entertainment/25524919_1_batman-robin-batman-movies-bat-guy|archive-date=November 9, 2014|url-status=dead}}

Batman & Robin is considered to be one of the worst superhero films and among the worst films ever made.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/mikenelsonsmovie00nels|url-access=registration|page=79|title=Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-380-81467-1|last=Nelson|first=Michael J.|date=June 20, 2000}}{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/features/50-worst-movies-ever/default.asp?film=1|title=The 50 Worst Movies Ever|work=Empire|access-date=April 17, 2013|archive-date=May 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514063827/http://www.empireonline.com/features/50-worst-movies-ever/default.asp?film=1|url-status=dead}} In 2009, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said that Batman & Robin may be the most important comic book film ever made in that it was "so bad that it demanded a new way of doing things" and created the opportunity to make X-Men (2000) and Spider-Man (2002) in a way that respected the source material to a higher degree.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-oct-18-ca-akiva18-story.html|title=For Akiva Goldsman, a beautiful turnaround|date=October 18, 2009|last=Boucher|first=Geoff|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025063638/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-oct-18-ca-akiva18-story.html|archive-date=October 25, 2022|url-status=live}} In an interview with Vice 20 years after its release, director Joel Schumacher apologized for the film while taking full responsibility for its poor reputation, stating, "I want to apologize to every fan that was disappointed because I think I owe them that. A lot of it was my choice. No one is responsible for my mistakes but me." He added, "I was scum. It was like I had murdered a baby", recounting his initial reaction to the overwhelmingly negative public response.{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/14/entertainment/joel-schumacher-batman-robin/index.html|title=Joel Schumacher apologizes for {{'}}Batman & Robin{{'}}|date=June 14, 2017|last=Respers France|first=Lisa|work=CNN|access-date=October 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822001756/https://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/14/entertainment/joel-schumacher-batman-robin/index.html|archive-date=August 22, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/joel-schumacher-apologizes-batman-robin/|title=Joel Schumacher Apologizes for Batman & Robin|date=June 13, 2017|last=Mithaiwala|first=Mansoor|work=Screen Rant|access-date=October 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029013812/https://screenrant.com/joel-schumacher-apologizes-batman-robin/|archive-date=October 29, 2022|url-status=live}} Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman also apologized, saying, "we didn't mean for it to be bad. I swear, nobody was like, 'This will be bad.'" and elaborating that the film was initially intended to be darker in tone.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/batman-and-robin-batman-forever-akiva-goldsman-interview/|title=Akiva Goldsman Reflects on the '90s Batman Movies & the {{'}}Batman Forever{{'}} Arc He Wanted to Keep|date=May 12, 2020|last=Gemmill|first=Allie|work=Collider|access-date=October 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915220121/https://collider.com/batman-and-robin-batman-forever-akiva-goldsman-interview/|archive-date=September 15, 2022|url-status=live}}

File:New York Comic Con 2013 - Mr Freeze (10275480704).jpging as the film's depiction of Mr. Freeze.]]

Retrospectively, George Clooney has spoken critically of and apologized for his involvement in the film, saying in 2005, "I think we might have killed the franchise",{{cite news|title=Batman and Robin|work=The Boston Globe|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2005/06/12/behind_the_masks/?page=1|access-date=May 17, 2006|first=Mac|last=Daniel|date=June 12, 2005|archive-date=February 11, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060211122321/http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2005/06/12/behind_the_masks/?page=1|url-status=live}} and calling it "a waste of money". In 2015, while promoting Disney's Tomorrowland at New York Comic Con, Clooney said that he had met former Batman actor Adam West and apologized to him for the film.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/george-clooney-batman-apologies.html#:~:text=At%20a%20surprise%20appearance%20at,panel%20for%20his%20upcoming%20Tomorrowland.|title=A Brief History of George Clooney Apologizing for Being a Bad Batman|date=October 14, 2014|last=Jones|first=Nate|work=Vulture|access-date=October 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713202119/https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/george-clooney-batman-apologies.html|archive-date=July 13, 2022|url-status=live}} Furthermore, when asked during a 2015 interview on The Graham Norton Show about whether he had ever had to apologize for Batman & Robin, Clooney responded, "I always apologize for Batman & Robin".{{cite AV media|title=George Clooney Apologises For Destroying Batman|date=May 22, 2015|work=The Graham Norton Show|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXzcSCf3kwg|via=YouTube|publisher=BBC|access-date=May 22, 2015|archive-date=May 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530045232/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXzcSCf3kwg|url-status=live}} In late 2020, he told Howard Stern that it was "physically" painful to watch his work in the role: "The truth of the matter is, I was bad in it. Akiva Goldsman — who's won the Oscar for writing since then — he wrote the screenplay. And it's a terrible screenplay, he'll tell you. I'm terrible in it, I'll tell you. Joel Schumacher, who just passed away, directed it, and he'd say, 'Yeah, it didn't work.' We all whiffed on that one."{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-clooney-says-it-physically-hurts-him-to-watch-batman-robin-4106895/ | title=George Clooney Says It "Physically Hurts" Him to Watch 'Batman & Robin' | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=December 17, 2020 }} In 2021, Clooney said he refuses let his wife to watch the film.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/george-clooney-batman-and-robin-the-tender-bar-amal-clooney-1235080929/ |title=George Clooney Jokes That He ‘Destroyed’ Batman Franchise so He Wasn’t Asked to Join ‘The Flash’ |work=Variety |last=Malkin |first=Marc |date=October 4, 2021 |access-date=April 10, 2025}} In April 2023, Clooney was asked about what his biggest regret, he responded "I regret doing fucking Batman".{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/george-clooney-oceans-11-johnny-depp-b2322476.html |title=George Clooney says Johnny Depp ‘regrets’ turning down Ocean’s Eleven |work=The Independent |last=Harrison |first=Ellie |date=19 April 2023 |access-date=10 April 2025}} Conversely, in an interview with Empire in 2012, Arnold Schwarzenegger stated that, despite its poor reception, he did not regret making the film, commenting about his role as Mr. Freeze and his involvement with the studio, "I felt that the character was interesting and two movies before that one Joel Schumacher was at his height. So the decision-making process was not off. At the same time I was doing Eraser over there and Warner Bros. begged me to do the movie."{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-doesnt-regret-batman-robin/|title=Arnold Schwarzenegger Doesn't Regret Batman & Robin|date=December 30, 2012|last=Berlingame|first=Russ|work=ComicBook.com|access-date=October 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604104820/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-doesnt-regret-batman-robin/|archive-date=June 4, 2022|url-status=live}} Similarly, 25 years after its theatrical release, Uma Thurman described her work on the film as a "fantastic experience".{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/uma-thurman-batman-and-robin-25th-anniversary-rubber-costume-poison-ivy/|title=Uma Thurman Reflects on {{'}}Batman & Robin{{'}} 25 Years Later: 'As Much Rubber as I've Ever Worked with'|date=February 4, 2022|last=Juneau|first=Jen|work=People|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605075401/https://people.com/movies/uma-thurman-batman-and-robin-25th-anniversary-rubber-costume-poison-ivy/|archive-date=June 5, 2022|url-status=live}}

The nipples seen on the character's costumes, first appearing in Batman Forever and accentuated for Batman & Robin at Schumacher's request, remain among the most defining aspects of the film.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/batman-robin-movie-george-clooney-batsuit-auction-price/|title=George Clooney's Batman & Robin Nipple Suit In Auction For $40,000|date=July 6, 2022|last=Bentz|first=Adam|work=Screen Rant|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711084520/https://screenrant.com/batman-robin-movie-george-clooney-batsuit-auction-price/|archive-date=July 11, 2022|url-status=live}} Recounting his involvement with the film, costume designer Jose Fernandez stated that he was opposed to "sharpening" the nipples, calling them "ridiculous".{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/06/batman-and-robin-nipple-suit-joel-schumacher-1234732204/|title={{'}}Batman & Robin{{'}} Costume Designer: Joel Schumacher Loved the 'Ridiculous' Nipples|date=June 9, 2022|last=Bergeson|first=Samantha|work=IndieWire|access-date=October 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627030818/https://www.indiewire.com/2022/06/batman-and-robin-nipple-suit-joel-schumacher-1234732204/|archive-date=June 27, 2022|url-status=live}} In 2022, Tim Burton commented about Warner Bros.' decision to replace him as director with Schumacher after Batman Returns, "You complain about me, I'm too weird, I'm too dark, and then you put nipples on the costume? Go fuck yourself."{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/tim-burton-on-batman-forever-nipple-suit-go-f-yourself/|title=Tim Burton On Batman Forever{{'}}s Nipple-Suit: 'Go F–– Yourself'|date=June 7, 2022|last=Travis|first=Ben|work=Empire|access-date=October 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030014139/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/tim-burton-on-batman-forever-nipple-suit-go-f-yourself/|archive-date=October 30, 2022|url-status=live}} George Clooney's screen-worn suit was put up for auction by Heritage Auctions in 2022 with a starting bid of $40,000.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/george-clooney-batman-nipple-costume-auction-40000/|title=George Clooney's 'Infamous' Batman Nipple Costume Up for Auction with Starting Bid of $40,000|date=July 6, 2022|work=People|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716040305/https://people.com/movies/george-clooney-batman-nipple-costume-auction-40000/|archive-date=July 16, 2022|url-status=live}} A previous owner had estimated it to be worth $100,000 in 2006 when Clooney was at the height of his career.{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/news/george-clooney-s-batman-costume-sale-wbna11398759|title=George Clooney's {{'}}Batman{{'}} costume for sale|date=February 17, 2006|agency=Reuters|via=Today|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201123047/https://www.today.com/news/george-clooney-s-batman-costume-sale-wbna11398759|archive-date=December 1, 2021|url-status=live}} The suit would go on to sell for $57,500.{{cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-industry-news-22-2151913|title=Art Industry News: Experts Warn That the Ocean Is Not Finished With the Titanic, and Is Now Disintegrating the Accursed Boat + Other Stories|date=July 26, 2022|work=Artnet News|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804124830/https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-industry-news-22-2151913|archive-date=August 4, 2022|url-status=live}}

In the 2009 film Watchmen, director Zack Snyder and comic book artist Dave Gibbons chose to parody the molded muscle and nipple Batsuit design from Batman & Robin for the Ozymandias costume.{{cite news|title=Exclusive Zack Snyder Video Interview Backstage at Saturn Awards|work=Collider|date=June 26, 2008|url=https://www.collider.com/entertainment/news/article.asp/aid/8331/tcid/1|access-date=November 14, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121030239/http://www.collider.com/entertainment/news/article.asp/aid/8331/tcid/1|archive-date=November 21, 2008|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|first=Dave|last=Gibbons|author-link=Dave Gibbons|title=Watchmen{{'}}s artist tells us how the famed graphic novel changed his life and gives some thoughts on the upcoming movie and game|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|date=December 2008|page=53}} The film is referenced in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Legends of the Dark Mite!", when Bat-Mite briefly uses his powers to transform Batman's costume into the same suit shown in Schumacher's Batman films, before declaring it "too icky"."Legends of the Dark Mite!". Ben Jones (director), Paul Dini (writer). Batman: The Brave and the Bold. May 29, 2009. No. 19, season 1. Twenty-six years after the release of Batman & Robin, Clooney made a cameo appearance as Bruce Wayne in the 2023 DC Extended Universe superhero film The Flash. Clooney was asked to reprise the role when the film was already in post-production, agreeing to join after seeing a cut of the film; filming took place in secret six months before release and lasted half a day.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/the-flash-inside-george-clooney-return-batman-1235517975/|title=Inside {{'}}The Flash{{'}} Ending and That Cameo Secretly Filmed 6 Months Ago|date=June 17, 2023|last=Kit|first=Borys|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617230153/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/the-flash-inside-george-clooney-return-batman-1235517975/|archive-date=June 17, 2023|url-status=live}}

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During the filming of Batman & Robin, Warner Bros. was impressed with the dailies, prompting them to immediately hire Joel Schumacher to return as director for a fifth film. However, writer Akiva Goldsman turned down an offer to write the script. In late 1996, Warner Bros. and Schumacher hired Mark Protosevich to write the script for a fifth Batman film. A projected mid-1999 release date was announced.{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Fleming|url=https://variety.com/1997/voices/columns/helmer-s-3rd-at-bat-1117435255/|title=Helmer's 3rd at Bat|work=Variety|date=February 21, 1997|access-date=October 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212162411/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117435255|archive-date=February 12, 2012|url-status=live}} Los Angeles Times described their film as "continuing in the same vein with multiple villains and more silliness".{{r|greenberg20050508}} Titled Batman Unchained, Protosevich's script featured the Scarecrow as the main villain, who, through the use of his fear toxin, resurrects the Joker as a hallucination in Batman's mind. Harley Quinn would appear as a supporting character, written as the Joker's daughter.{{cite news|first=Brian|last=Linder|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/034/034019p1.html|title=Rumblings From Gotham|work=IGN|date=July 27, 2000|access-date=October 17, 2008|archive-date=December 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216114404/http://movies.ign.com/articles/034/034019p1.html|url-status=live}} Schumacher approached Nicolas Cage to portray the Scarecrow while he was filming Face/Off and Courtney Love was considered for Harley Quinn.{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/batman-begins-secret-history-movies-almost-got-made-802032/ | title=Before 'Batman Begins': Secret History of the Movies That Almost Got Made | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=June 14, 2015 | access-date=December 26, 2022 | archive-date=December 9, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209001221/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/batman-begins-secret-history-movies-almost-got-made-802032/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general/joel-schumacher-says-he-wanted-nicolas-cage-to-play-scarecrow-in-the-aborted-batman-triumphant-115973/ |title=Joel Schumacher Says He Wanted Nicolas Cage To Play Scarecrow In The Aborted ‘Batman Triumphant’ |work=IndieWire |last=Toro |first=Gabe |date=October 5, 2011 |access-date=April 10, 2025}} Schumacher said he begged the studio for him to do The Dark Knight Returns story for the "fifth film", but they wanted to keep the "family-friendly, toyethic thing".

Clooney, O'Donnell, Silverstone, and Coolio were set to reprise the roles of Batman, Robin, Batgirl, and Scarecrow. It was hoped that the villains from previous films would make cameo appearances in the hallucinations caused by Scarecrow, culminating with Jack Nicholson reprising the role of the Joker. Following the poor critical and financial reception of Batman & Robin, Clooney vowed never to reprise his role,{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Fleming|url=https://variety.com/1997/voices/columns/schumacher-shrinks-bond-intrigue-grows-111759024/|title=Schumacher trims sails|work=Variety|date=November 11, 1997|access-date=November 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203212438/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1116680121|archive-date=February 3, 2012|url-status= live}} and Warner Bros. cancelled any future Batman films, including Schumacher's planned Batman Unchained.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-movie-series-list-unmade-802032|title={{'}}Batman{{'}} Movie Series: List of Unmade Projects|first=Aaron|last=Couch|date=June 14, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=February 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201014016/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-movie-series-list-unmade-802032|url-status=live}}

In a 2012 interview with Access Hollywood, Chris O'Donnell claimed that a spin-off centered around the character of Robin was planned, but eventually scrapped due to Batman & Robin{{'}}s poor commercial performance.{{cite web|url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/chris-odonnell-on-why-his-robin-spin-off-never-happened-passing-on-men-in-black-123029|title=Chris O'Donnell On Why His {{'}}Robin{{'}} Spin-Off Never Happened & Passing On Men In Black|date=September 14, 2012|last=Anderson|first=Eric|work=Access Hollywood|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225132317/https://www.accessonline.com/articles/chris-odonnell-on-why-his-robin-spin-off-never-happened-passing-on-men-in-black-123029|archive-date=December 25, 2019|url-status=live}}

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