George Clooney reveals he warned Ben Affleck not to play Batman

 

George Clooney (L) and Ben Affleck in their roles as Batman. Pics: Robert Isenberg/Warner Bros/DC Comics

 

George Clooney has revealed he gave Ben Affleck some advice on taking on the Batman role: "Don't do it".

 

Clooney played Gotham City's caped crusader in Joel Schumacher's 1997 film Batman & Robin, which also starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, and was panned by critics.

 

The 58-year-old star, whose career recovered from the critical drubbing, told The Hollywood Reporter it changed the way he approached roles.

 

"Schwarzenegger was paid, I think, 25 million dollars for that, which was like 20 times more than I was paid for it, and, you know, we never even worked together! We worked together one day. But I took all the heat," he said.

 

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Well, it seems to have worked out quite well for both of them, so I am not sure this was what one would refer to a critical advice! Clooney is someone I admire, for putting his neck on the line, when it comes to important issues. But, here he was clearly talking nonsense. 

He wasn't wrong. I saw some of a movie with Affleck as Batman on tv and it was a real stinker.

Never underestimate Batman.

 

Both of their Batman films were bad though. 

I quite liked the one with Arnie.

On ‎5‎/‎17‎/‎2019 at 8:23 PM, BritManToo said:

I quite liked the one with Arnie.

Mr Freeze?

 

Notice that they have not resurrected the Boy Wonder, or Batgirl. Hmmm...…………………………...