10 Overlooked Factors That Make Ben Affleck's Batman Casting Great
6. He Has The Worst Batman In Film History As A Resource, George Clooney
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Conversely to having Smith as one of his closest friends, he also has a friend and film making partner in George Clooney. While many will argue that Batman and Robin is one of the worst movies in comic book history, it actually sits ahead financially at #41 over Hellboy I-II and Blade I-II (Comic Book Adaptation), with over $238 Million in revenue at the box office, and the film made a ton of money merchandising toys. While I agree, it's an awful movie (as a comic book fan), I also understand and recognize this movie was not for me or for any of us "elder" fans. It was for little kids. I also boldly state that Clooney was a decent and vulnerable Bruce Wayne (despite what I wrote as my heading). Destined to fail in the role among comic book fans due to a hurricane of horribad decisions put together by the studio and those running the production. Take away the gimmicks, the stupid nipple suit, recast Freeze, get rid of the writers, and the film could have been pleasantly camp. That's a lot of change for any movie, it's far better to simply reboot the franchise (which took eight years). Clooney has a lot of insight, undoubtedly already, conveyed to Affleck in regards to his rendition of the character. Chances are he may even have a few revelations about "What if" situations he might've had if he would have stood his ground (hypothetically) on issues he saw with the writing, the direction, or perhaps how stupid he looked in the suit.