Batman: 10 Worst Casting Decisions

2. Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dr. Victor Fries/Mr.Freeze in Batman & Robin

mrfreezesized The casting of Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze in Batman & Robin is perplexing and the decision can only be based upon casting a well-known actor to list as the leading actor in order to attract attention with the purpose being to earn money at the box office. Dr. Victor Fries is similar to Harvey Dent because both are good men who turn evil because of personal tragedies that befall each of them. Dr. Fries is not as idealistic as Dent, he could be viewed so in part from the perspective of his goals as a molecular biologist while Dent had goals to make Gotham City a better place as a district attorney prior to his transformation. Simply put, Dr. Fries is a character that should be portrayed as a tragic character as he is in Batman: The Animated Series. In Batman & Robin, Schwarzenegger plays a character whose attempts to be comedic, which the character should not be at all, are not successful and neither is the rest of the portrayal.
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Matt Grazel has written a monthly roundup review of the Bat-Comics and monthly reviews of Bat-Comics for Batman-On-Film.com.