Batman is known for many good films, but there are also black sheep. Batman and Robin is considered one of the worst superhero films. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a legendary appearance as Mr. Freeze – and it seems to mean a lot to him, because he has kept one object to this day.
What kind of movie is Batman and Robin? After Tim Burton was hired as director for two popular Batman films, Joel Schumacher was given the opportunity to make films about the bat. In 1995, Batman Forever was released with Van Kilmer. In 1997, Batman and Robin followed, this time with George Clooney as the eponymous hero.
In Batman and Robin, the heroes fight against Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze. Freeze is played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film is considered one of the worst films of all time – on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a critics’ score of 12% and a user score of 16%.
The film doesn’t take itself seriously and treats the characters in a rather silly way. There are countless bad puns and gadgets like the Bat credit card. At least Batman and Robin is suitable for a trash evening, says MeinMMO editor Nikolas Hernes.
Despite the poor reception, Arnold Schwarzenegger still seems to be attached to the role, as he secured an object from the set and still pays for it every year.
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What did Arnold Schwarzenegger take with him? In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter about Batman Forever, Peter MacGregor-Scott, the producer of the Shoemaker Batman films, also talked about the leftover items from the set.
He explains that parts of the set are left over for a possible next film. The Bat Cave, for example, had to be redone for the second film. He also explains that actors like to take costumes with them and keep them – but you have to be careful that they don’t take everything. Arnold Schwarzenegger also wanted to keep his costume.
Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted a Mr. Freeze costume. It went all the way up to the top of the studio. He had to sign a contract, and I think he pays $1 a year to rent the costume. The lights in these costumes last 9,000 hours. He doesn’t have them on all day, but he turns them on quite often.
Peter MacGregor-Scott on Schwarzenegger and the Mr. Freeze costume
Legally speaking, Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn’t actually own the costume, he just borrows it every year for one US dollar. It’s questionable whether the costume will ever be needed again. Since Batman and Robin, there has only been one live-action appearance of Mr. Freeze and that was in the series Gotham.
As a cameo, it is quite possible that we will see Arnie again in the costume of the villain. Nowadays, even stars who were only theoretically supposed to play superheroes appear as cameos. But he does not seem to have forgotten the role to this day. This was also seen at the last Oscars: At the Oscars 2024, Schwarzenegger and DeVito will meet their arch enemy