Which character was played by Jim Carrey in 'Batman Forever'?
"Batman Forever Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. It is the third installment of the initial ""Batman"" film series, with Val Kilmer replacing Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, and Chris O'Donnell. The plot focuses on Batman trying to stop Two-Face (Jones) and the Riddler (Carrey) in their villainous scheme to extract confidential information from all the minds in Gotham City and use it to learn Batman's identity and bring the city"
"Jim Carrey James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, musician, producer and painter. He is known for his energetic slapstick performances. Carrey first gained recognition in America in 1990 after landing a recurring role in the sketch comedy television series ""In Living Color"". His first leading roles in major productions came with """" (1994), ""Dumb and Dumber"" (1994), ""The Mask"" (1994), and """" (1995), as well as a supporting role in ""Batman Forever"" (1995) and a lead role in ""Liar Liar"" (1997). He gained critical acclaim starring in serious roles in ""The Truman"
"and October 2014. In 1984, Carrey was in the short-lived sitcom ""The Duck Factory"". From 1990 to 1994, Carrey was a regular cast member of the ensemble comedy television series ""In Living Color"". 1994 was a break-out year for Carrey. He appeared in the lead roles in """", ""The Mask"" and ""Dumb and Dumber"". ""Dumb and Dumber"" was a commercial success, grossing over $270 million worldwide, He received his first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor for his work in ""The Mask"". In 1995, Carrey co-starred in the Joel Schumacher-directed superhero film ""Batman Forever"", in which Batman tries to"
"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),"
"thriller ""Nighthawks"". He co-starred in 1989's ""Batman"" as district attorney Harvey Dent, a role that was planned to develop into Dent's alter-ego, the villain Two-Face, in sequels. However, that never came to pass; he was set to reprise the role in the sequel ""Batman Returns"", but his character was deleted and replaced with villain Max Shreck. When Joel Schumacher stepped in to direct ""Batman Forever"", where Two-Face was to be a secondary villain, Schumacher decided to hire Tommy Lee Jones for the role. There was a rumor that Schumacher had to pay Williams a fee in order to hire Jones,"
"like Carrey at all. To which I would counter: If you can't let Carrey be Carrey, put someone boring and less expensive in the role. In his various disguises he's rubbery, inventive and improvisationally inspired. I particularly liked his passing imitation of a dinosaur. That same year, Carrey was inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame. In 2007, Carrey reunited with Joel Schumacher, director of ""Batman Forever"", for ""The Number 23"", a psychological thriller co-starring Virginia Madsen and Danny Huston. In the film, Carrey plays a man who becomes obsessed with the number 23, after finding a book about a"
"is a practicing Roman Catholic. Chris O'Donnell Christopher Eugene O'Donnell (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor and former model. He played Charlie Simms in ""Scent of a Woman"", D'Artagnan in ""The Three Musketeers"", Jack Foley in the drama film ""Circle of Friends"", Dick Grayson/Robin in ""Batman Forever"" and ""Batman & Robin"", Jason Brown in Robert Altman's ""Cookie's Fortune"", and Peter Garrett in ""Vertical Limit"". O'Donnell currently stars as special Agent G. Callen on the CBS crime drama television series """", a spin-off of ""NCIS"". Christopher O'Donnell was born in Winnetka, Illinois, the son of William Charles O'Donnell, Sr.,"
"two commercial successes: ""The Mask"", in which he played a mild-mannered bank clerk who transformed into a wise-cracking superhero when he puts on a magical mask, and ""Dumb and Dumber"" where he and Jeff Daniels played a pair of childish men who come into possession of a suitcase full of money. The films ended up grossing $120 million and $127 million, respectively, and established Carrey as a star. His next projects included ""Batman Forever"", """" in which he reprised his famed role, ""The Cable Guy"" and ""Liar Liar"". In 1998, he gained critical acclaim in the satirical comedy-drama film ""The"
"many characters, so the character was omitted from that film. He was then formally signed for the role in the 1995 sequel ""Batman Forever"" to play opposite Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face, but the mid-production change in directors from Tim Burton to Joel Schumacher would result in both parts being recast and Wayans being paid out (Williams was not yet signed on, but he received a penalty fee as his contract for ""Batman"" allowed him the option of reprise), for which he still receives some royalty payments to this day. He was replaced by Chris O'Donnell. He produced the first"
"later by """"s $72.1 million). The film went on to gross $184 million in North America, and $152.5 million in other countries, totaling $336.53 million. The film earned more money than its predecessor ""Batman Returns"", and was the second-highest-grossing film (behind ""Toy Story"") of 1995, in the U.S. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 40% based on 62 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""Loud, excessively busy, and often boring, ""Batman Forever"" nonetheless has the charisma of Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones to offer mild relief."" On Metacritic, the"
"""One does have to question the logic behind adding nipples to the hard-rubber batsuit. Whose idea was that supposed to be anyway, Alfred's? Some of the computer-generated Gotham cityscapes appear too obviously fake. Elliot Goldenthal's score, while serviceable, also isn't as stirring as Danny Elfman's work in the first two films."" James Berardinelli of ""ReelViews"" enjoyed the film. ""It's lighter, brighter, funnier, faster-paced, and a whole lot more colorful than before."" Scott Beatty felt ""Tommy Lee Jones played Harvey Dent as a Joker knock-off rather than a multi-layered rogue."" Lee Bermejo called ""Batman Forever"" ""unbearable"". Gene Siskel of the ""Chicago"
"Chris O'Donnell Christopher Eugene O'Donnell (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor and former model. He played Charlie Simms in ""Scent of a Woman"", D'Artagnan in ""The Three Musketeers"", Jack Foley in the drama film ""Circle of Friends"", Dick Grayson/Robin in ""Batman Forever"" and ""Batman & Robin"", Jason Brown in Robert Altman's ""Cookie's Fortune"", and Peter Garrett in ""Vertical Limit"". O'Donnell currently stars as special Agent G. Callen on the CBS crime drama television series """", a spin-off of ""NCIS"". Christopher O'Donnell was born in Winnetka, Illinois, the son of William Charles O'Donnell, Sr., a general manager of WBBM-AM,"
"Forever"" opened may not have been my best logistical move, in that it's the celebration of the fun-for-the-whole-family Batman. ""Catwoman"" is definitely not a fun-for-the-whole-family script."" In an August 1995 interview, Pfeiffer re-iterated her interest in the spin-off, but explained her priorities would be challenged as a mother and commitments to other projects. The film labored in development hell for years, with Pfeiffer replaced by Ashley Judd. The film ended up becoming the critically panned ""Catwoman"" (2004), starring Halle Berry. In 2000, Warner Bros. commissioned Darren Aronofsky for an adaptation of """" to reboot the ""Batman"" franchise. The script featured"
"this to his daughter Kathy. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the character Gidget (the prototypical beach bunny) was adapted for three films, all directed by Paul Wendkos and released by Columbia Pictures: The first film also featured a young Yvonne Craig and Tom Laughlin, long before Laughlin became known as Billy Jack and Craig as Batgirl and her alter-ego Barbara Gordon in the final season of ""Batman"". Although the later two films were billed as sequels to the first, there was little attempt at continuity other than in the plot. Only James Darren, playing Gidget's boyfriend Moondoggie, has"
"concept of an African-American Two-Face for the black and white concept, but Tommy Lee Jones was later cast in the role for ""Batman Forever"", which disappointed Williams. Nicholson convinced the filmmakers to cast his close friend Tracey Walter as the Joker's henchman, Bob. Kiefer Sutherland was considered as Robin before the character was deleted from the shooting script. The rest of the cast included Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon, Jerry Hall as Alicia Hunt, Lee Wallace as Mayor Borg, William Hootkins as Lt. Max Eckhardt, and Jack Palance as crime boss Carl Grissom. The filmmakers considered filming ""Batman"" entirely on"
"(1994) and ""Circle of Friends"" (1995), O'Donnell co-starred with Drew Barrymore in the movie ""Mad Love"" (1995), then went on to play Dick Grayson/Robin in ""Batman Forever"", in which Drew Barrymore also made an appearance. He reportedly was part of a field of candidates that included Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Ewan McGregor, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Toby Stephens, and Scott Speedman. Producers narrowed their choices to DiCaprio and O'Donnell. At a comic book convention, they asked a group of 11-year-old boys, the target audience, which actor could win a fistfight. After the boys overwhelmingly declared O'Donnell the winner,"
"Forever"", Warner Bros. decided to go in a ""lighter"" direction to be more mainstream in the process of a family film. Burton had no interest in returning to direct a sequel, but was credited as producer. With Warner Bros. moving on development for ""Batman Forever"" in June 1993, a ""Catwoman"" spin-off was announced. Michelle Pfeiffer was to reprise her role, with the character not to appear in ""Forever"" because of her own spin-off. Burton became attached as director, while producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters also returned. In January 1994, Burton was unsure of his plans to direct"
"Keaton chose not to reprise his role, William Baldwin and Ethan Hawke were considered as a replacement before Kilmer joined the cast. The film was released on June 16, 1995, receiving mixed reviews, but was a financial success. ""Batman Forever"" grossed over $336 million worldwide and became the sixth-highest-grossing film worldwide of 1995. The film was followed by ""Batman & Robin"" in 1997, with Schumacher returning as the director and George Clooney replacing Kilmer as Batman. In Gotham City, the crime fighter Batman defuses a hostage situation caused by a criminal known as Two-Face, the alter ego of the former"
"teenager Tim Drake became the newest Robin in Batman comics. Because of Robin's rejuvenated popularity, a new Robin figure which featured a sculpt based on the newest comic book design was also introduced in the ""Batman Returns"" line even though the character was not featured in the movie. Rumors are that Robin was set to be included in ""Batman Returns"" in the form of an auto mechanic who wore the letter 'R' on his work coveralls, but was cut from the film before production. In 1995, ""Batman Forever"" was released featuring Val Kilmer as the Dark Knight. Breaking away from"
"much time together outdoors, including fishing and hunting, a common hobby of Williams. West died in Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2017, following a brief battle with leukemia. After his death, West's former ""Batman"" co-star and longtime friend, Burt Ward, released a statement; ""This is a terribly unexpected loss of my lifelong friend, I will forever miss him. There are several fine actors who have portrayed Batman in films. In my eyes, there was only one real Batman that is and always will be Adam West. He was truly the Bright Knight."" """" actor Kevin Conroy (who performed alongside"
"label, as he feels it misrepresents the group. Schumacher has directed two adaptations of John Grisham's novels: ""The Client"" (1994) and ""A Time to Kill"" (1996). Grisham personally requested that Schumacher return to direct ""A Time to Kill"". Schumacher replaced Tim Burton as the director of the Batman film franchise when he directed ""Batman Forever"" in 1995. Val Kilmer replaced Michael Keaton in the title role. Despite a lukewarm critical reception, the film scored the highest-grossing opening weekend of 1995. It finished as the second-highest-grossing film of the year in North America, and sixth-highest worldwide. After this success, Warner Bros."
"Maguire was ultimately cast. O'Donnell did not appear in another movie for two years. He was the producers' original choice for the role of James Darrell Edwards III/Agent J in ""Men in Black"" (1997), but, after turning it down because he thought the character would be too similar to his role in ""Batman Forever"", the role went to Will Smith. The Robert Altman film ""Cookie's Fortune"", ""The Bachelor"" (1999) and ""Vertical Limit"" (2000) were only moderately successful. Following ""Vertical Limit"", a four-year hiatus led some to believe ""Batman & Robin"" had damaged O'Donnell's career. However, he came back in 2004"
"reported to be a top contender, though just days after Keaton dropped out, Kilmer was cast. Kilmer took the role without even knowing who the new director was and without reading the script. Released in June 1995, ""Batman Forever"" was a success at the box office, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics. There was debate about Kilmer's performance: some critics, like ""The New York Times"" Janet Maslin, thought Kilmer was a poor successor to Keaton in the part; while others, such as Roger Ebert, had kind words for Kilmer. ""Batman"" creator Bob Kane said in a ""Cinescape"" interview that of"
"to the motion picture and television industry, Romero has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cesar Romero Cesar Julio Romero Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor, singer, dancer and vocal artist. He was active in film, radio, and television for almost 60 years. His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures in costume dramas, characters in light domestic comedies, and the Joker on the ""Batman"" television series, who was included in ""TV Guide's ""2013 list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time. Cesar Julio Romero Jr. was born"
"is a memorial for Adam West, who portrayed Batman. It also stated ""Rest Well, Bright Knight"". In a scene exclusive to the Blu-Ray edition, Dr. Quinzel busts Joker out of prison dressed as her new persona of Harley Quinn. A sequel to """", entitled ""Batman vs. Two-Face"", was planned to be released in 2017 with William Shatner voicing Two-Face as the main antagonist. On June 9, 2017, Batman's voice actor Adam West died from leukemia. Despite this, according to Bleeding Cool, West and Shatner recorded their lines separately with West finishing his lines by October 2016. Burt Ward and Julie"
"in films such as ""Mo' Money"", ""The Last Boy Scout"", ""Major Payne"", ""Celtic Pride"", ""Bulletproof"", and ""The Great White Hype"", and wrote and starred in the film ""Blankman"". He also appeared in Janet Jackson's video ""The Best Things in Life Are Free"" and was considered for the role of The Riddler in ""Batman Forever"" (the role went to Jim Carrey, his co star from ""In Living Color"" and ""Earth Girls Are Easy""). In October 1996, he produced ""Waynehead"", a short lived cartoon for the WB, loosely based on his own childhood growing up in a large family, starring a poor"
"notably, he performed as a stunt double for Chris O'Donnell (as Robin) in the 1995 movie ""Batman Forever"", and played the lead in ""American Anthem"" (1986), opposite actress Janet Jones. The latter movie, in which Gaylord played a gymnast training for the Olympics, has been noted as an inspiration to future generations of Olympic gymnasts. He was also a frequent guest star on ""Hollywood Squares"", and appeared in advertisements for Diet Coke, Nike, Vidal Sassoon, Soloflex, Levi's, and Texaco. Over the years Gaylord has also remained an ambassador to the sport of gymnastics, serving as a commentator for NBC and"
"Marcus Williams, Lindy Booth was confirmed to play Night Bitch, a superhero seeking to avenge the murder of her sister, Andy Nyman was announced to play one of the villains named The Tumor, and Claudia Lee joined the cast as Brooke, the leader of a gang of school bullies. In September 2012, Jim Carrey was cast in the role of Colonel Stars and Stripes, former gangster, born again Christian, and leader of superhero group Justice Forever. Also in September, Enzo Cilenti was confirmed to appear in the film. It was confirmed that bodybuilder Olga Kurkulina would portray the villainess Mother"
"Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern (John Stewart), The Flash (Wally West), Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz), and Hawkgirl. According to audio commentary on the DVD release of Season 2, the second season finale ""Starcrossed"" was expected to be the final episode of the series. However, in February 2004, Cartoon Network announced a follow-up series, ""Justice League Unlimited"", which premiered on July 31, 2004 and featured a larger roster of characters. Kevin Conroy reprised his voice role as Batman from """" (1992–1995), ""The New Batman Adventures"" (1997–1999), and ""Batman Beyond"" (1999–2001). Batman's costume was redesigned, but this time, his costume was"
"The original true Sabretooth reappears dressed in the Jim Lee costume in ""X-Men Forever"", which would make the weaker clone the one dressed in the John Byrne costume. Claremont claims he always meant for the Sabretooth dressed in the Byrne costume to be later outed as a clone of the original true Sabretooth. Claremont stated: ""Speaking specifically of the cast of ""X-Men Forever"", one character who's becoming more enticing is Sabretooth, in part because (at least as it relates to my conception of him) very little is actually known. They then filled his skeleton with adamantium. At this specific point"
"under their control. He gains allegiance from a love interest—psychiatrist Dr. Chase Meridian (Kidman) and a young, orphaned circus acrobat named Dick Grayson (O'Donnell), who becomes his sidekick Robin. ""Batman Forever""s tone is significantly different from the previous installments, becoming more family-friendly since Warner Bros. believed that the previous ""Batman"" film, ""Batman Returns"" (1992), failed to outgross its predecessor due to parent complaints about the film's violence and dark overtones. Schumacher eschewed the dark, dystopian atmosphere of Burton's films by drawing inspiration from the Batman comic book of the Dick Sprang era, as well as the 1960s television series. After"
"""Batman Forever"". Brooke McCarter managed Haim through the mid-1990s, but, citing drug problems, eventually dropped him. In 1996, Haim starred in four more direct-to-video films with Feldman—""Snowboard Academy"", ""Demolition High"", ""Fever Lake"" and ""Busted""—who also directed. Feldman was forced to fire Haim after he refused to curtail his drug use and was inconsistent on set, later saying that it was one of the hardest things he ever had to do. He had a small role in the television film """". In 1997, he appeared in ""Never Too Late"" and the sequel to ""Demolition High"", ""Demolition University"" (on which he was"
"Rob Zombie's ""Halloween"" (2007) and ""Halloween II"" (2009). In 2013, Dourif reprised his role as Chucky in the sixth installment of the ""Child's Play"" franchise, ""Curse of Chucky"", and then again in the 2017 sequel, ""Cult of Chucky"", both of which were straight-to-DVD releases. His daughter, Fiona Dourif, also starred with him in both films. Other notable film roles include Gríma Wormtongue in the ""Lord of the Rings"" trilogy and supporting roles in ""Fatal Beauty"" (1987), ""Mississippi Burning"" (1988), ""Hidden Agenda"" (1990), ""London Kills Me"" (1991) and ""Sinner"" (2007). Dourif was initially cast as the Scarecrow in ""Batman Forever"" (1995)"