In 'Batman and Robin' what character was played by Arnold Schwarzenegger?
"was met with mixed reviews from critics. After the release of ""Batman Forever"", Warner Bros. started development on ""Batman & Robin"", commissioning it on fast track for an adamant June 1997 release. Val Kilmer did not return, because of scheduling conflicts with ""The Saint"", and was replaced by George Clooney. Arnold Schwarzenegger starred as Mr. Freeze, while Uma Thurman starred as Poison Ivy and Alicia Silverstone starred as Batgirl. Chris O'Donnell reprised his role as Robin. Principal photography began in September 1996 and finished in January 1997, two weeks ahead of the shooting schedule. ""Batman & Robin"" was released on"
"DC's continuity. Elements of this origin story were incorporated into the 1997 film ""Batman & Robin"", in which he was portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. From the time of his first appearance in 1959 onwards, Mr. Freeze was portrayed as one of many ""joke"" villains (see also Killer Moth) cast as stock enemies of Batman. Originally called Mr. Zero, the producers of the 1960s ""Batman"" television series renamed him Mr. Freeze (and portrayed Batman addressing him as ""Dr. Schivel""), and the name quickly carried over to the comic books. The three actors who portrayed Mr Freeze were George Sanders, Otto Preminger,"
"""Batman & Robin"", were released on June 19, 1992, June 16, 1995, and June 20, 1997, respectively. As Gotham City approaches its bicentennial, Mayor Borg orders district attorney Harvey Dent and police commissioner James Gordon to make the city safer. Meanwhile, reporter Alexander Knox and photojournalist Vicki Vale begin to investigate rumors of a vigilante nicknamed ""Batman"" who is targeting the city's criminals. Batman's alter-ego is Bruce Wayne, a billionaire industrialist who, as a child, witnessed his parents' murder at the hands of a psychotic mugger. At a fundraiser for the bicentennial in Wayne Manor, Bruce meets and falls for"
"Austin, who played Alfred, had a trim physique and sported a thin mustache, while the contemporary comic book version of Alfred was overweight and clean-shaven prior to the serial's release. The comics version of Alfred was altered to match that of Austin's, and has stayed that way. ""Batman and Robin"" was another 15-chapter serial film released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. Robert Lowery played Batman, while Johnny Duncan played Robin. Supporting players included Jane Adams as Vicki Vale and veteran character actor Lyle Talbot as Commissioner Gordon. The plot dealt with the Dynamic Duo facing off against the Wizard, a"
"on his desire of how to portray Robin within the film's setting. In an interview regarding his version of the superhero duo, McKay stated: ""I was thinking that we were basically taking the Burt Ward Robin and sticking him in the Batmobile with the Zack Snyder/Ben Affleck Batman, or the Frank Miller Batman. And putting these two different energies together. Somebody who’s like the grumpiest, dark grittiest, broodiest Batman with the most positive, indefatigable kid."" As part of its production, the movie was designed to make numerous references to previous ""Batman"" movies, cartoons and comics. These include: the 1940s ""Batman"""
"them in sacrificing an amnesiac victim to the bat god Barbatos in exchange for funding for his time-travel experiments. Carter Nichols rejects the offer when he refused to participate in the sacrifice which enabled the amnesiac victim (who turned out to be Bruce Wayne) to escape through time. Simon Hurt arranged for Carter Nichols to not be taken seriously as a scientist. At some earlier point in Batman's history, Joker, Riddler, Catwoman, Scarecrow, and the Imposter Mad Hatter trap Batman and Robin in a torture device that they had Carter Nichols make. In the present, Batman (Dick Grayson) and Robin"
"S. Baker, the producer of both series, was brought in an executive producer of the film. In a 1997 interview with Des O'Connor for his ITV show, Hugh Grant says he passed on the role after a meeting with Noyce because he didn't like the director's approach to the character. Mel Gibson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Costner, and Johnny Depp all refused the role. Val Kilmer was cast after declining to reprise the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Joel Schumacher's ""Batman & Robin"" and the script was rewritten by Wesley Strick to suit his style. Strick's rewrite relocated the action to"
"with The Penguin. In that script, he was simply called Robin, has no known real name, and was to be played by Marlon Wayans. Wayans was considered for the role of Robin in ""Batman Forever"", but the change in directors from Burton to Joel Schumacher would also mean a change in the choice of actor for the role of Robin. Chris O'Donnell played the character of Dick Grayson in the film, alongside Val Kilmer in the role of Batman. Dick Grayson's parents and older brother were murdered by Two-Face during a hostage situation at the annual Gotham Circus after the"
"Batman (serial) Batman (or The Batman) is a 1943 black-and-white 15-chapter theatrical serial from Columbia Pictures, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed by Lambert Hillyer, that stars Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as his sidekick Robin. The serial is based on the DC Comics character Batman, who first appeared in ""Detective Comics"" #27 in May 1939. The villain is an original character named Dr. Daka, a secret agent of the Japanese Imperial government, played by J. Carrol Naish. Rounding out the cast are Shirley Patterson as Linda Page, Bruce Wayne's love interest, and William Austin as Alfred, the"
"""Batman & Robin"". Arnold Schwarzenegger and George Clooney were scheduled to appear at the opening of Gotham City at Six Flags Over Texas and be the first people to ride it, but troubles with the LIM system delayed the opening until 1998. This was the main reason why Schwarzenegger never appeared (since he had another promised project at the time; Clooney decided not to come because Schwarzenegger didn't). The ride itself was fabricated by Intermountain Lift, Inc. When it first opened, ""Mr. Freeze"" used over-the-shoulder restraints (commonly called OTSRs), which were replaced with individual ratcheting lap bars for the 2002"
"writing is cliched, the editing is slapdash and Batman’s inner dialogue and discussion of his feelings drags on way too long"", but acknowledged that ""the passion is there, as is the quality."" ""MTV News"" wrote that the film ""is obviously not your average fan-film. In fact, you could say it’s something Robin would have made with his weekly allowance."" They wrote that the film's success was because of its actors and characters. The film included characters of Scarface, Renee Montoya, Crispus Allen, Victor Zsasz and Black Canary. Kevin Porter had portrayed Batman in previous Schoenke productions, and returned ""just as"
"family helps get rid of a bomb rigged to explode. Bruce Wayne takes him in as his ward out of guilt for being unable to save Dick's family. Dick soon finds out that Bruce is Batman and becomes a costumed hero in his late teens. His costume closely resembles the Robin uniform worn by Tim Drake and the Robin costume from ""Batman: The Animated Series"". However, Robin's classic costume appears as Grayson's circus uniform, sans the ""R"" symbol and face mask. O'Donnell reprised the role in the 1997 film ""Batman & Robin"", this time opposite George Clooney as Batman. Tension"
"Terminator (character) The Terminator (also known as T-800 and T-850) is a fictional character from the ""Terminator"" franchise portrayed by both Arnold Schwarzenegger and numerous actor stand-ins digitally overlaid with Schwarzenegger's likeness. The Terminator itself is part of a series of machines created by Skynet for infiltration-based assassination missions, and while an android for its appearance resembling a human, it is described as a cybernetic organism consisting of living tissue over a robotic endoskeleton. The first appearance of the Terminator was as the titular antagonist in ""The Terminator"", a 1984 film directed and co-written by James Cameron. While the original"
"similar notion was used when the Penguin's parents threw him into a river as a baby. Robin appeared in the script, but was deleted because Waters felt the film had too many characters. Waters called Robin ""the most worthless character in the world, especially with [Batman as] the loner of loners"". Robin started out as a juvenile gang leader, who becomes an ally to Batman. Robin was later changed to a black teenage garage mechanic. Waters explained, ""He's wearing this old-fashioned garage mechanic uniform and it has an 'R' on it. He drives the Batmobile, which I notice they used"
"and son ... it's a story about love, and a father's journey to deliver it in the form of a Turbo Man doll. The fact that I got to design a toy line and do the commercials and make pajamas and comic books was fun for me as a filmmaker. But at its root, the movie's about something really sweet. It's about love and building a better family. I think that's consistent with everything I've done."" Arnold Schwarzenegger was quickly cast. He became available in February 1996 after Fox's remake of ""Planet of the Apes"" was held up again; Columbus"
"is supported by his allies, Robin (Matthew Mercer), Nightwing (Scott Porter), Catwoman (Grey DeLisle), Barbara Gordon (Ashley Greene)—who assists Batman covertly as the hacker Oracle—and her father police commissioner James Gordon (Jonathan Banks). Batman's loyal butler Alfred Pennyworth and Wayne Enterprises colleague Lucius Fox (Dave Fennoy) provide Batman with tactical support, and the holy warrior Azrael (Khary Payton) aims to replace Batman as Gotham's protector. Throughout the city, Batman is faced with several supervillains: he must overcome Scarecrow's (John Noble) plot to threaten Gotham City, dismantle the Penguin's (Nolan North) weapon dealing operation, put an end to Two-Face's (Troy Baker)"
"Clooney, Chris O'Donnell and Alicia Silverstone were set to reprise the roles of Batman, Robin, and Batgirl. Schumacher had also approached Nicolas Cage for the role of Scarecrow. However, when ""Batman & Robin"" received negative reviews and failed to outgross any of its predecessors, Warner Bros. was unsure of their plans for ""Batman Unchained"". The studio decided it was best to consider a live-action ""Batman Beyond"" film and an adaptation of Frank Miller's """". Warner Bros. would then greenlight whichever idea suited them the most. Schumacher felt he ""owe[d] the Batman culture a real ""Batman"" movie. I would go back"
"Burt Ward Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. , July 6, 1945) is an American actor and activist best known for his portrayal of Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series ""Batman"" (1966–1968), its theatrical feature film, the 1977 Saturday Morning animated series ""The New Adventures of Batman"", ""Legends of the Superheroes"" (1979), and two animated feature films, """" (2016) and ""Batman vs. Two-Face"" (2017). Ward was born Bert John Gervis Jr., on July 6, 1945, in Los Angeles, California. His father, Bert Sr., was the owner of a traveling ice show called"
"Batman and Robin (serial) Batman and Robin (sometimes called The New Adventures of Batman and Robin or New Adventures of Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder) is a 15-chapter serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1943 serial ""Batman"", although with different actors. Robert Lowery played Batman, while Johnny Duncan played Robin. Supporting players included Jane Adams as Vicki Vale and veteran character actor Lyle Talbot as Commissioner Gordon. The serials were re-released as Video On Demand titles by Rifftrax, the alumni project of Mystery Science Theater 3000's - Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy"
"John Fink John Fink (born February 11, 1940) is an American film and television actor. In the 1970-1971 the NBC sitcom ""Nancy"", Fink was cast as an Iowa veterinarian, Dr. Adam Hudson, who marries the daughter of the President of the United States. The short-lived series starred Renne Jarrett (born 1946) as the title character and Celeste Holm and Robert F. Simon in supporting roles. He is known for his roles in two ""Batman"" movies, ""Batman Forever"" (1995) and ""Batman & Robin"" (1997), and his other film credits include ""Loving"" (1970), ""The Carey Treatment"" (1972), ""Home for the Holidays"" (1972),"
"about the murder of a Federal agent. It is unknown if the ""Batman"" of this series is intended to be Bruce Wayne or another man having taken Batman's mantle as the protector of Gotham City. His partner and protégé is a dark-skinned teenager named Robin, who was apparently adopted by Batman in his youth, and also serves as the mechanic for the ""Batmobile"", a high-tech motorcycle rather than a car. He also acts as a decoy for Batman by dressing as the Dark Knight himself when necessary, and refers to Batman as ""boss"". Unlike other incarnations of Robin in the"
"use the character as they felt his comic incarnation was too gimmicky, Bane still appeared in the DC Animated Universe, voiced primarily by Henry Silva using a strong Latin American accent in ""Batman: The Animated Series"" but later uses an American accent for subsequent appearances. Bane appears in ""Batman & Robin"" (1997), portrayed by former WCW wrestler Robert ""Jeep"" Swenson in one of his last film roles before his death. Antonio Diego (portrayed by Michael Reid MacKay) is an incarcerated serial killer who is transformed into ""Bane"" by mad scientist Dr. Jason Woodrue using an experimental drug called ""Venom"". This"
"In the character's second appearance within the film series, ""Batman & Robin"", Dick Grayson pursues being a vigilante on his own and wears the Nightwing costume design. With Chris O'Donnell reprising the role from the previous film, the character continues to go by his Robin alias. On February 23, 2017, it was reported that Warner Bros. Pictures was developing a Nightwing live action movie centered on the character, set in the DC Extended Universe, with Bill Dubuque writing the script and ""The LEGO Batman Movie"" director Chris McKay signed on to direct the movie. Discussing why he likes the character"
"that it would be both different from the great movies that Chris[topher Nolan] and Christian [Bale] made, but still in keeping with tradition, [he] was excited."" Affleck previously stated in 2006 that ""Daredevil"" had ""inoculated [him] from ever playing another superhero"". Snyder cast an older Batman to be a layered juxtaposition against a younger Superman; while ""bear[ing] the scars of a seasoned crime fighter, but retain[ing] the charm that the world sees in billionaire Bruce Wayne."" Nolan was involved with the casting of Affleck and he was the first actor Snyder approached for the part. The director had also discussed"
"towards Alfred's niece, Barbara Wilson, who later becomes Batgirl. His costume is a blue rubber suit with a red bird symbol on the chest. He also wears a silvery Arctic version of his Robin costume. Chris O'Donnell revealed to ""Access Hollywood"" that a Robin spin-off was planned but got scrapped after ""Batman & Robin"". In a June 2005 interview, Christopher Nolan, the director of ""Batman Begins"" and ""The Dark Knight"", said that as long as he was directing the franchise, Robin would not be appearing. Since Christian Bale was portraying Batman as a young man at the time of """","
"different appearances from Schwarzenegger, the T-70 from """" and the female I-950 from """". Terminator (character concept) In the ""Terminator"" film series, a terminator is an autonomous killer robot, typically humanoid, originally conceived as a virtually indestructible soldier, infiltrator and assassin. James Cameron introduced the first Terminator character in the 1984 film ""The Terminator"", featuring a single android simply called ""The Terminator"", portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. When later ""Terminator"" films introduced additional models, some sources retroactively gave Schwarzenegger's character a model number, leading to multiple conflicting names. In the ""Terminator"" universe, a Terminator is a relentless cyborg assassin and soldier,"
"Batman and Robin (comic book) Batman and Robin is an American comic book ongoing series, created by Grant Morrison and featuring Batman and Robin. The debut of the series followed the events of ""Batman R.I.P."", ""Final Crisis"", and """" in which the original Batman, Bruce Wayne, apparently died at the hands of DC Comics villain Darkseid and features the winner of the ""Battle for the Cowl"" as the new Batman. The conclusion of ""Battle for the Cowl"" shows Dick Grayson ascending to the role of Batman, while Damian Wayne becomes the new Robin. Morrison returned to writing the characters after"
"more realistic tone, with humanity and realism being the basis of the film. The film was primarily shot in the United Kingdom and Chicago, and relied on traditional stunts and scale models with minimal use of computer-generated imagery. Christian Bale starred as Batman, Liam Neeson as Ra's al Ghul, and Cillian Murphy as The Scarecrow. Katie Holmes appears in the movie as Bruce's love interest, Rachel Dawes, a role created for the film. Alfred, the ex-British Army member was played by Michael Caine and Jim Gordon was portrayed by Gary Oldman. A new Batmobile (called the Tumbler) and a more"
"date was announced. Titled ""Batman Unchained"", Protosevich's script had the Scarecrow as the main villain. Through the use of his fear toxin, he resurrects the Joker as a hallucination in Batman's mind. Harley Quinn appeared as a supporting character, written as the Joker's daughter. George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, and Alicia Silverstone were set to reprise the roles of Batman, Robin, and Batgirl. It was also hoped that Jack Nicholson would reprise the role of the Joker. However, following the poor critical reception of ""Batman & Robin"", Clooney vowed never to reprise his role. Warner Bros. decided to consider a live-action"
"Batman, who comments to Freeze that Nora is old enough to be Freeze's grandmother. After emerging from the Lazarus Pit, Nora Fries becomes Lazara. Lazara is a supervillainess who can summon fire and raise the dead. She blames her husband, Victor Fries, for her transformation. Nora appears in Batman: li'l gotham comics Nora Fries is played by supermodel Vendela Kirsebom Thomessen in the movie ""Batman & Robin"". She is cryogenically frozen throughout the movie, and has no dialogue. In the film, she suffers from a fictional illness called MacGregor's Syndrome. Batman reveals that she has the most advanced stages of"
"themselves, totally oblivious of their surroundings, but each of them now speaks the language and displays the stereotypical mannerisms of a nation other than their own. Batman quietly expresses his sincere hope to Robin that this ""mixing of minds"" does more good than it does harm. The duo quietly leave United World Headquarters by climbing out of the window and descending on their batropes. The film includes most members of the original TV cast: the actors for Batman, Robin, Alfred, Gordon, O'Hara, Aunt Harriet, the Joker, the Penguin, and the Riddler all reprised their roles. Though Julie Newmar had at"
"drummer Micky Dolenz was attached to star as the Riddler, the film's main antagonist. Also, Harvey Dent's transformation into Two-Face was supposed to occur in the film, with Billy Dee Williams reprising his role as Dent from the first film, after turning down the offer to appear in ""Batman Returns"". Along with these, Michelle Pfeiffer was attached to return as Catwoman, Marlon Wayans was attached to star as Robin, and Rene Russo was attached to star as Dr. Chase Meridian. However, when Warner Bros. observed that the script was just as gloomy as the previous film, they decided to put"
"Bane in the 1997 film ""Batman & Robin"". On August 18, 1997, Swenson died of heart failure at the UCLA Medical Center. He was 40 years old. Hulk Hogan, Davey Boy Smith, and James Caan gave eulogies at his funeral. Robert Swenson Robert Alexander Swenson Jr. (January 5, 1957 – August 18, 1997) was an American professional wrestler, stuntman and actor. Swenson was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Patricia Maxine (née Wells) and Robert Alexander Swenson Sr. He was married to Erin Hillsman. The couple had a daughter named Kayleigh. Swenson wrestled for World Class Championship Wrestling"