Ask any Batman fan to call the worst entry within the franchise, and likelihood is they’ll say Batman & Robin. The 1997 sequel cranked the camp as much as eleven and successfully put the franchise on ice for years. For stars Chris O’Donnell and Alicia Silverstone, it was devastating to appreciate simply how a lot audiences despised Batman & Robin.
The pair spoke with Leisure Weekly, with O’Donnell revealing that it wasn’t till the press tour that they realized simply how poorly the movie was being acquired.
“Rapidly, you had been beginning to get the suggestions, and also you notice it was simply going sideways,” O’Donnell stated. “There was a lot hatred of the movie when it got here out. It was like, ‘Oh my God.’ And also you wish to do your job and promote the film…. I keep in mind at one level [director] Joel Schumacher simply threw up the flag. He’s like, ‘I’m out. I can’t do it anymore.’ He was so heartbroken and sort of bummed out about it.“
O’Donnell added that whereas the backlash in opposition to Batman & Robin “was a tricky one for us to all do digest,” he nonetheless feels “fortunate to be within the film, and it was enjoyable to be part of it. It’s what it’s. Some work out and a few don’t.” Silverstone famous that the movie did ultimately discover an viewers who appreciated its tone. “When it got here out, I don’t assume folks appreciated it very a lot,” she stated. “However afterward folks informed me it’s their favourite film. [At least] all my homosexual pals. It’s very camp.“
For the reason that launch of Batman & Robin, the character has returned in Christopher Nolan’s Darkish Knight trilogy, starring Christian Bale. Ben Affleck took over the function for the DCEU, showing in 4 films. The newest Caped Crusader is Robert Pattinson, who starred in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. A sequel is in improvement, with manufacturing scheduled to start subsequent 12 months. Particulars are sparse, however Reeves has teased that the villain has “by no means actually been completed in a film earlier than.“
Farrell not too long ago learn the script for the sequel and was very moved. “This movie, like the primary one, works on a number of ranges, each as pure leisure and as an investigation into the psychology of the characters of Bruce Wayne and Batman,” he stated. “It’s actually, actually shifting. I discovered myself very emotionally moved whereas I used to be studying it.“
Is Batman & Robin actually as dangerous as its status suggests?
