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131-728: A batarang prop from the 1997 film Batman & Robin has been donated to the Smithsonian Institution , and is in the National Museum of American History 's entertainment collection. Batarangs first appeared in Detective Comics #31 (September 1939), in the story "Batman Versus the Vampire". Batman threw the first batarang at the Monk and missed, but later in the story, the batarang helped him knock over

262-481: A Mr. Freeze-themed roller coaster opened at both Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags St. Louis in 1998. Taco Bell launched a $ 20 million promotional campaign for the film, selling Batman-themed cups, collector toys, and figurines. Themed trading cards produced by Fleer and SkyBox International were also sold, some signed by Clooney, Schwarzenegger, Thurman, Silverstone, O'Donnell, and Schumacher. An eponymous tie-in video game developed by Probe Entertainment

393-487: A cameo appearance as Bruce Wayne in the 2023 DC Extended Universe superhero film The Flash . Clooney was asked to reprise the role when the film was already in post-production, agreeing to join after seeing a cut of the film; filming took place in secret six months before release and lasted half a day. During the filming of Batman & Robin , Warner Bros. was impressed with the dailies , prompting them to immediately hire Joel Schumacher to return as director for

524-473: A cameo appearance , later stating that he was to reprise his role as Scarecrow in the ultimately cancelled sequel Batman Unchained . With the box office success of Batman Forever in June 1995, Warner Bros. immediately commissioned a sequel. They hired director Joel Schumacher and writer Akiva Goldsman to reprise their duties the following August and decided it was best to fast-track production for

655-510: A 2012 interview with Access Hollywood , Chris O'Donnell claimed that a spin-off centered around the character of Robin was planned, but eventually scrapped due to Batman & Robin ' s poor commercial performance. Batwoman Batwoman is a name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , depicted as female counterparts and allies of Batman similarly to Batgirl . The original version of

786-579: A Batarang in front of Dollmaker to intimate him as he started to run away. Batman: The Killing Joke featured a scene where Batgirl used an exploding Batatang to open the doors of a moving truck driven by criminals, allowing Batman to enter the truck. Batarangs were used by Batman in Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders , and its sequel, Batman vs. Two-Face . In Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Batman threw Batarangs at

917-578: A June 1997 target release date, which is a break from the usual three-year gap between films. Schumacher wanted to pay homage to the work of the classic Batman comic books of his childhood. The storyline of Batman & Robin was conceived by Schumacher and Goldsman during pre-production on A Time to Kill . Portions of Mr. Freeze's backstory were based on the Batman: The Animated Series episode " Heart of Ice ", written by Paul Dini . Goldsman, however, expressed concerns about

1048-484: A Wayne Enterprises charity event. Ivy attends the event and decides to use her abilities to seduce Batman and Robin. Freeze crashes the party but is defeated and incarcerated at Arkham Asylum . Ivy takes an interest in Freeze and helps him escape. Dick discovers that Barbara has been participating in drag races to raise money for Alfred, who is dying of MacGregor's syndrome; a fact he kept from Bruce and Dick, but his niece

1179-579: A cast that is much more reflective of today's society and even today's fanbase. One of the reasons we made her gay is that, again when you have the Batman Family—a series of characters that aren't super-powered and inhabit the same circle and the same city—you really want to have a point of difference. It was really important to me to make sure every character felt unique." Batwoman's sexual orientation initially gathered mixed reviews, ranging from praise to outrage. A reviewer at Out asserts "Batwoman will be

1310-422: A chandelier and escape from the villain's trap. The earliest depictions were of scalloped, metal boomerangs used to attack opponents, which quickly flew back to the thrower. However, variations of batarangs include those that can fold to fit into Batman's utility belt , those that can be explosively charged, those that can be remote-controlled, and those that are electrified. The use of the batarang has been in

1441-883: A circus for her as a gift but after his untimely death, she was recruited by a young man known as Agent 33 (the future El Gaucho of the Batmen of All Nations ) into the organization, Spyral, and trained as a spy. She was given the assignment of learning of Batman's identity and donned the Batwoman codename and costume to get closer to him. Falling in love with him, the pair became lovers despite her of being legally his aunt. As such, she refused to disclose his identity. Spyral's leader and Nazi villain, Doctor Dedalus (known as Otto Netz) revealed himself as her biological father and threatened to expose her to Batman unless she continued her mission. She would subsequentially break off her relationship with Bruce in order to save him from Dedalus' plan. In

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1572-728: A circus stuntwoman who received a large inheritance upon her father's death and become a socialite in Gotham City. Frequently associated with Bruce Wayne, she would often team up with his alter-ego, Batman, and was a prominent ally and was assisted by her sidekick, Bat-Girl (aka Bette Kane, her niece). As Batwoman, she used her wealth and resources to fight crime much like Batman. Her origin would later be revised by Grant Morrison, instead casting birth name as Katherine Webb , aspiring independent film director and later wife of Nathan Kane (the brother of Matha Kane) and thus, Batman's aunt via affinity. Tying to her old origins, Nathan would purchase

1703-622: A deranged scientist with a desire for world domination via his Venom-powered " supersoldiers ", of whom Bane , portrayed by Robert Swenson , becomes Poison Ivy's bodyguard and muscle. Michael Reid MacKay plays Bane before he is injected with Venom. Vivica A. Fox and Vendela Kirsebom play Mr. Freeze's assistant and Nora Fries , Freeze's cryogenically frozen wife, respectively. Elizabeth Sanders appears as Gossip Gerty, Gotham's top gossip columnist. Michael Paul Chan and Kimberly Scott both appear as telescope scientists. Jesse Ventura and Ralf Moeller appear as Arkham Asylum guards. Coolio makes

1834-427: A distinct humming noise while flying through the air. They are also portrayed as sharp enough to slice through metal pipes. Batman has from time to time also used them in hand-to-hand combat. He has additionally used several other variations, including explosion batarangs, that explode after making contact; electrocuting batarangs, that discharge a strong electric current through a person or object; and, batarangs with

1965-472: A drag queen", but criticizing Silverstone and Clooney's performances. Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer found Thurman at times "amusing" and similarly described her performance as "Mae West with moss". Batman & Robin is considered to be one of the worst superhero films and among the worst films ever made . In 2009, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said that Batman & Robin may be

2096-421: A female rival to Batman who instead used gadgets often disguised as stereotypical feminine accoutrements and is assisted by her sidekick, Bat-Girl , she made regular appearances in Detective Comics and Batman . While a popular character in her own right with readers, editor Julius Schwartz considered the Batwoman character inappropriate for his new direction for the fictional Batman universe and following

2227-428: A fifth film. However, writer Akiva Goldsman turned down an offer to write the script. In late 1996, Warner Bros. and Schumacher hired Mark Protosevich to write the script for a fifth Batman film. A projected mid-1999 release date was announced. Los Angeles Times described their film as "continuing in the same vein with multiple villains and more silliness". Titled Batman Unchained , Protosevich's script featured

2358-555: A former Gotham City Police detective (who would later be slated as the second incarnation of the superhero, the Question). When Wizard Entertainment inquired about editorial's decision to making Batwoman a gay character in an interview, DC Comics Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Dan DiDio responded "It was from conversations we’ve had for expanding the DC Universe, for looking at levels of diversity. We wanted to have

2489-823: A former Robin, is known to use his own modified batarangs called Wing-Dings , which are styled after a bird . Tim Drake , the third Robin, also possesses his own R-shaped shuriken. In an issue of Teen Titans (Vol. 3), Drake claims that he hid the costs for shipping a Batmobile from Gotham City to San Francisco in "the batarang budget", which he tells the others is "bigger than you might think". The current version of Batwoman uses foldable S-shaped throwing weapons stored in two sets of three on her gauntlets; these can be removed and thrown by hand, launched pneumatically, or used as forearm-mounted blades. Catman also uses weapons inspired by Batman's and calls them "catarangs". Like Robin, Anarky , an occasional antagonist of Batman, also makes use of shuriken formed after his own gimmick,

2620-422: A frantic and mindless movie that's too jokey to care much for." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 29 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale. Jay Boyar of Orlando Sentinel believed Batman & Robin to be the least distinctive chapter in

2751-721: A giant freeze ray, while Ivy uses the Bat-Signal to contact Robin. Robin attempts to go after Ivy alone, but Batman convinces him not to fall for Ivy's seduction. Barbara discovers the Batcave , where an artificial intelligence version of Alfred reveals he has made a suit for Barbara. Barbara dons the suit and becomes Batgirl , arriving at Ivy's lair in time to help Batman and Robin subdue her. Freeze begins to freeze Gotham over whilst Batman, Robin, and Batgirl head to Gotham Observatory together to stop him. Batman defeats Freeze in combat, while Batgirl and Robin incapacitate Bane and thaw

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2882-468: A hard-impact version for stunning criminals; a remote-controlled one linked to his Utility Belt; and an aerodynamically edged model with a throwing top." A rifle-like grappling gun first appeared in Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1. However, the now standard hand-held version of Batman's grappling gun first appeared in the 1989 Batman film. It gradually replaced the batarang and

3013-479: A lab accident, Fries was rendered unable to live at average temperatures and forced to wear a cryogenic suit powered by diamonds for survival. At a Wayne Enterprises lab in Brazil, botanist Doctor Pamela Isley is working under the deranged Doctor Jason Woodrue , who has turned her research on plants into the supersoldier drug Venom. After witnessing Woodrue use the formula to turn serial killer Antonio Diego into

3144-560: A leading character in the DC Comics Rebirth revamp of Detective Comics , which returned to its original numbering with issue #934. In July 2023, DC announced that Batwoman, along with Batwing, would lead a new Outsiders series after the conclusion of the "Gotham War" crossover event. The first incarnation of Batwoman has been presented with several different origins over the course of her publication history; Her earliest known origin depicts her as Katherine "Kathy" Kane ,

3275-555: A machinations fostered by Otto's abuse of the children. As adults, the pair compete for control of Spyral and Leviathan, organizations created by Otto Netz as opposing forces. While Elisabeth adopted Otto's incredible intelligence, Kathy instead adopted her father's spymaster prowess. Although each origin of the character differs in reasoning and approach, all versions of the character became Batwoman and were once involved with Batman romantically at some point and later seemingly killed by Bronze Tiger. Bronze Tiger's connection to her death

3406-412: A motorcycle so that she could play Batgirl. Filming was temporarily halted in the fall of 1996 when Mr. Freeze's blaster prop disappeared from the film set; a police investigation was subsequently opened, culminating in the raid of a film memorabilia collector's home. High public interest in the film caused security issues on set; according to producer Peter MacGregor-Scott , paparazzi regularly disrupted

3537-446: A new villain, Mr. Freeze , who has left a string of jewel thefts in his wake. During a confrontation at the natural history museum, Freeze steals a large diamond and flees, freezing Robin and leaving Batman unable to pursue him. Later, Batman and Robin learn that Freeze was originally Doctor Victor Fries, a scientist working to develop a cure for a disease known as MacGregor's syndrome, hoping to heal his terminally ill wife, Nora . After

3668-402: A ongoing solo series art by J. H. Williams III , who would also co-write the series with writer W. Haden Blackman . Artist Amy Reeder Hadley would also contribute art, alternating story arcs with Williams. The series' introductory "zero issue" was released on November 24, 2010. The launch of Batwoman #1 was originally scheduled for February 2011, then delayed until spring; in early March it

3799-735: A punch to the groin. In Batman: Mask of the Phantasm , Batman throws a Batarang at an approaching bomb before it reaches an apartment building, causing it to detonate. Batarangs appeared in the animated film Batman: Year One . In Batman: Under the Red Hood , Batman uses a Batarang to jam the Red Hood's pistol in order to prevent him from killing the Joker. Batman used Batarangs in Son of Batman . In Batman vs. Robin , Damian Wayne throws

3930-499: A real humanity and humor to the piece, an accessibility that I don't think anybody else has been able to offer" and that he strongly resembled the character from the comic books. Schumacher also believed that Clooney could provide a lighter interpretation of the character than Kilmer and Michael Keaton . As a consequence of time constraints, the costume department repurposed the costume worn by Val Kilmer in Batman Forever for

4061-664: A rope in the comics after artist Norm Breyfogle introduced a grapple gun in Batman #458 in January 1991. That tool became the standard in the subsequent animated series, comics, films, and video games such as Batman: Arkham Asylum and in Batman: Arkham City a more advanced version called the Grapnel was introduced which could be used to launch Batman into the air to glide using kinetic energy. A Batarang prop from

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4192-525: A single Batarang from the beginning, and the player has the opportunity to unlock multiple variations such as remote-controlled Batarangs and Sonic Batarangs. In addition, the Collector's Edition of the game comes with a 14" plastic Batarang model affixed to a display base. The Batarang appears in the sequel, Batman: Arkham City , introducing a new variation, a reverse Batarang which can loop behind an enemy and attack from behind. Batman: Arkham Knight ,

4323-532: A special technological virus , that infects and disables a machine or gadget, making it ineffective. Also, the Batman uses a very special remote-controlled batarang, that is a little larger than the other versions, can adhere to any surface, and has a miniature high-resolution camera. Despite them being futuristic, these batarangs have the most boomerang characteristics, and are shown return to Batman's hand. In The Batman vs. Dracula , Alfred Pennyworth treated some of

4454-400: A state of constant development since its early appearances. In 1946, Batman and Robin developed a "batarang gun", and then a lighter "batarang pistol" in 1947. A 1957 story called "The 100 Batarangs of Batman!" ( Detective Comics #244, June 1957) detailed the magnetic batarang, the seeing-eye batarang, the flash-bulb batarang, the bomb batarang, the rope batarang, the police whistle batarang and

4585-578: A summer flick" and also believing that it should mark the end to the series. Andrew Johnston , writing in Time Out , remarked, "It's hard to tell who B&R is intended for. Anyone who knows the character from the comics or the superb animated show on Fox will be alienated. And though Schumacher treats the Adam West version as gospel, that show's campy humor is completely incompatible with these production values." James Berardinelli questioned

4716-485: A surprise visit and is invited by Bruce to stay at Wayne Manor until she goes back to school. Wayne Enterprises presents a new telescope for Gotham Observatory at a press conference interrupted by Ivy. She proposes a project that could help the environment, but Bruce declines her offer, knowing it could result in genocide. Batman and Robin decide to lure Freeze out using the Wayne Family diamonds and present them at

4847-616: A team to rescue them, Kate's mother and seemingly Beth was killed. Now raised by Jacob, a single father, he inspired her to join the United States Army but was later kicked out of the United States Military Academy despite exceeding standards as a cadet due to her being gay. The experienced caused her to spiral into depression and began excessively partying and frequently having one-night stands . She would also become briefly romantically involved with

4978-461: A young high school student donning a high tech version of the batsuit to become the new Batman. This suit, among many other features, has the ability to automatically load ultra-compact foldable circular batarangs in the wearer's hand or shoot them through the top of the wrist. The batarangs are collapsible and come in a variety of forms including electrical versions to take down Inque, explosive versions to demolish obstacles, and grappling hooks. In

5109-692: Is an identity used by three people: GCPD Detective Sonia Alcana (voiced by Elisa Gabrielli ), Wayne Tech employee Dr. Roxanne " Rocky " Ballantine (voiced by Kelly Ripa ), and Kathleen " Kathy " Duquesne (voiced by Kimberly Brooks ), who all hold grudges against the Penguin and Rupert Thorne as well as Carlton Duquesne, a gangster in the crime bosses' employ and Kathy's father. Alcana, Ballantine, and Kathy pooled their resources and skills together to seek revenge while taking turns operating as Batwoman to draw suspicion away from each other, with all three using lethal force to achieve their goals. In

5240-497: Is not thrown in the film. As part of Lucius Fox 's improvements on the Batsuit , he adds blades on the suit that shoot out of Batman's arm, which are similar to the batarang. To gain leverage over his fight with the Joker , Batman shoots these blades at him, distracting him and giving Batman the upper hand. His true batarangs are only seen once during the film; when Bruce Wayne puts away his Batsuit after deciding to turn himself in to

5371-405: Is secretly aware of his situation and is trying to find treatment for him. Batman, Robin, and the police arrive at Freeze's lair in response to his escape, discovering Nora preserved in a cryogenic chamber and that Freeze has developed a cure for the early stages of MacGregor's syndrome. The villains soon secretly arrive to recover Freeze's diamonds and Nora. Wanting Freeze for herself, Ivy cuts off

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5502-467: Is ubiquitous. The standard is a serrated crescent shaped. One version attached to a line allowed him to snare criminals as well as ascend and swing from rooftops as a grappling hook, but he relied on his grappling gun for transportation. Another version is a shuriken-based once used to puncture a water tower to nullify an invisible opponent's cloaking advantage. Batman Beyond , another animated series, which takes place 50 years in Gotham City's future, has

5633-401: Is widowed and later becomes both a crime fighter and lover alongside Bruce for a time until she was seemingly killed. The issue also revealed her being a spy sent to deduce Batman's secret identity and true parentage to Nazi scientist and spymaster, Otto Netz (also known as Agent Zero). That same year, co-authors J.H. Williams and W. Haden Blackman announced that they would leave Batwoman after

5764-524: The Justice League animated series, Batman employed a variety of Batarangs, including explosive Batarangs and electrically charged variants. In the Teen Titans animated series , Robin uses similar modified batarangs to the adult Nightwing, referred to as "birdarangs". The same weapons are used by The Batman ' s interpretation of Robin. Robin also uses circular Batarang type weapons in

5895-670: The Batman Begins video game, Batarangs were only used to interact with the environment, in order to scare henchmen. The Game Boy Batman game allowed the collection and use of up to 3 Batarangs that could be thrown simultaneously. In the fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us and the sequel, Injustice 2 , Batman is equipped with Batarangs, which he can throw at his opponents. Batman uses Batarangs as throwing weapons in Justice League: Cosmic Chaos . In Batman: Arkham Asylum , Batman can wield

6026-532: The Grayson series (2014 - 2016) as an antagonist, revealing a new birthname of Katrina Luka Netz and being with both the codename "Agent Zero" and acting as the secret head of the espionage organization, Spyral. In the same year the series began, it was announced that the Batwoman series would be canceled in March of 2015 at issue forty, along with twelve other New 52 series. The Kate Kane version would later appear as

6157-605: The Scarecrow as the main villain, who, through the use of his fear toxin, resurrects the Joker as a hallucination in Batman's mind. Harley Quinn would appear as a supporting character, written as the Joker's daughter. Schumacher approached Nicolas Cage to portray the Scarecrow while he was filming Face/Off and Courtney Love was considered for Harley Quinn. Clooney, O'Donnell, Silverstone, and Coolio were set to reprise

6288-564: The bat- prefix, for which the 1960s series was criticized. Though featured prominently, the batarangs are rarely referred to by name, unlike the Batcave and Batmobile . The television series Birds of Prey also features batarangs. However these versions are circular and bear the Birds of Prey symbol, rather than the traditional bat shape. In the episode " Nothing's Shocking " from the fifth and final season of Gotham , Bruce Wayne uses sharp objects and throws them at an enemy similar to

6419-542: The femme fatale characterization of the character. Alicia Silverstone was the only choice for the role of Batgirl . Prior to filming, she was reported to have lost at least 10 pounds for the role. Silverstone would later recount the body shaming she encountered during promotion of the film. Principal photography was set to commence in August 1996, but did not begin until September 12, 1996. Batman & Robin finished filming in late January 1997, two weeks ahead of

6550-463: The " circle-a ". A Throwing Bird —colloquially referred to as a " Birdarang "—is a roughly bird-shaped throwing weapon used by the DC Comics superhero Robin as a non-lethal ranged attack alternative to firearms . As with Batman, Robin can launch his weapon with a launcher located on his lower arm. They are also used by Robin in non-Batman media such as Teen Titans Go! where they appear under

6681-598: The "random amount of rubber nipples and camera angle close-ups of the Dynamic Duo's butts and Bat-crotches". In his review for the San Francisco Chronicle , Mick LaSalle said that the film failed to "convincingly inhabit the grandeur of its art direction and special effects", criticizing George Clooney as "the big zero of the film", who "should go down in history as the George Lazenby of

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6812-525: The 1997 film Batman & Robin has been donated to the Smithsonian Institution , and is in the National Museum of American History 's entertainment collection. It was donated by Warner Bros. studio chairman Barry Meyer in 2013, along with other famous film props including a golden ticket from 2005's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and models from the 1995 film Gremlins 2: The New Batch . Batgirl also uses batarangs. Nightwing ,

6943-444: The 2014 Grayson series, her origin is once more revised by Tim Seeley and Tom King. Although most elements of her previous origin from Morrison remained the same, her birthname is instead Katrina " Luka " Netz , with the latter two names as aliases. Unlike her last portrayal, she is raised by Otto Netz as a potential successor but has an antagonistic relationship with her sister, Elisabeth Netz (Frau Netz), throughout their childhood,

7074-661: The Batarang throughout the fight. The Batarang was a primary weapon in Batman: The Caped Crusader . It was used to climb and swing in Batman: The Movie . Batman: Vengeance features regular and electrified batarangs as throwing weapons. Lego Batman: The Video Game features batarangs (in two different colors), which can be used by four characters; Batman & Batgirl (black and yellow), and Robin & Nightwing (red and green). In

7205-533: The Batcave, along with the one used in Batman Returns but not used during the film. Batarangs also appeared in Batman & Robin . The 2005 film Batman Begins showed them as a simple bat-shaped shuriken , used mainly for distraction rather than as weapons, fitting in with that film's depiction of Batman's ninja training. While The Dark Knight uses the batarang in its promotional posters, it

7336-777: The Batwoman character has been adapted several times with some being original incarnations, such as Ryan Wilder from the The CW Batwoman television series, portrayed by Javicia Leslie . This version is the daughter of Jada Jet (based on Jezebel Jet ). In the DC Animated Universe , Batwoman is depicted as three different characters sharing the codename: GCPD detective Sonia Alcana (voiced by Elisa Gabrielli ), Wayne Tech employee Dr. Roxanne " Rocky " Ballantine (voiced by Kelly Ripa ), and socialite Kathleen " Kathy " Duquesne (voiced by Kimberly Brooks ). The original Batwoman character, Kathy Kane,

7467-749: The Beginning Is the End " by The Smashing Pumpkins won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards . Batman & Robin had its premiere on June 12, 1997, in Westwood, Los Angeles . The film marked the United Kingdom's then-"biggest and most expensive" movie premiere. The event was held at Battersea Power Station in London, with the building decorated to look like Gotham City and Wayne Manor. Expected to be among

7598-667: The Blue Beetle! ". Also, Owlman , Batman's parallel universe counterpart, has a similar weapon to the batarang, however, his, instead of spinning at high speeds, fly straight like a glider. In the series Beware the Batman , the batarangs have a shape similar to the Nolan universe counterpart with bronze and gray coloring. Some are collapsible. Others employ miniaturized scanners allowing Batman to study potentially dangerous objects from afar. Others carry explosive charges. In Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship , in

7729-560: The Dark Knight . The theatrical trailer for Batman & Robin debuted on the February 19, 1997, episode of Entertainment Tonight . Warner Bros. spent $ 125 million to market and promote the film, in addition to its $ 160 million production budget. Several Six Flags amusement parks introduced new roller coasters themed to the film. Batman & Robin: The Chiller opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in 1997, and

7860-612: The December issue because of conflicts with DC over creative differences, remarking that they were not allowed to expand Killer Croc's back story, keep their original ending to their current story arc, or depict Kate and Maggie getting married. This announcement followed a February 2013 announcement that Batwoman #17 would feature the proposal between Kate and Maggie. DC Comics responded that Batwoman could not get married because "heroes shouldn't have happy personal lives". The Kathy Kane character would make some appearances throughout

7991-459: The Robin costume, saying that it was more involved and less comfortable than the one that he wore in Batman Forever , with a glued-on mask that caused sweat to pool on his face. According to John Glover , who played Dr. Jason Woodrue, "Joel [Schumacher] would sit on a crane with a megaphone and yell before each take, 'Remember, everyone, this is a cartoon'. It was hard to act because that kind of set

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8122-747: The Robot Chicken DC Universe Batman reveals to Robin that he created a Batarang entirely out of Kryptonite which he planned to use to kill Superman if he ever turned evil as one of the many methods he developed to deal with members of the Justice League if they ever turned evil. Later in the special, Batman stabs the Kryptonian-half of Composite Superman 's shoulder with the Kryptonite Batarang to weaken him enough to allow Superman to defeat him with

8253-557: The Shredder during their fight, but the Shredder shattered them with his arm blades. In Batman: Hush , Batman used Batarangs to sever the tubes which pumped Bane's medicine into his mask, before use more Batarangs to sever overhead power cables, which then electrified Bane and rendered him unconscious. Batman used a Batarang as a melee weapon during his fight against mutated animals in DC League of Super-Pets , and he did not throw

8384-470: The Silver Age version of the character, being depicted as lesbian and was announced in the same time she was revealed. Stories appeared on television news outlets such as CNN , general news magazines such as USA Today , and gay culture magazines such as Out regarding the new version of the character. In her debut issue, Kane is revealed to have been romantically involved with Renee Montoya ,

8515-579: The TV series Young Justice . In the animated series Krypto the Superdog , Robbie the Robin uses comical weapons called "beakerangs", which are miniature projectiles that contain incapacitating foam. Ace the Bat-Hound also wields more traditional Batarangs. In The Batman , a later animated series, the batarangs are mostly depicted as futuristic throwing weapons lined with fluorescent blue, and making

8646-513: The batarangs with garlic in preparation of the Dark Knight's battle with Count Dracula . In Batman: The Brave and the Bold , the batarangs are not shown as high tech futuristic throwing tools like in The Batman , but as simple shuriken/boomerangs that he uses to fight crime. Batman has also been shown to be able to turn his bat symbol into a batarang, as seen the pilot episode, " The Rise of

8777-401: The batarangs, foreshadowing their full appearance later in the season. The batarangs officially appear in the series finale " The Beginning... ". In the episode, Batman uses his batarangs to defeat Jeremiah Valeska at Ace Chemicals . Kate used the batarangs in the television series Batwoman . The batarang used in Batman was a foldable metal bat-shaped boomerang attached to a line and

8908-400: The character is notably DC Comics' most highly profiled gay superhero whose sexual orientation has been subjected to attention from the general public, both positive and negative. The character's chief love interests include Maggie Sawyer and Renee Montoya . The character has also been featured in several solo ongoing series , Detective Comics , and The Outsiders (2023). Within media,

9039-418: The character would be replaced in 2006 by Kate Kane , the most iconic version of the character. This version of the character is depicted as a lesbian , of Jewish descent, possessing a military background, and is wealthy heiress who becomes inspired towards vigilantism by Batman , later revealed to be her maternal cousin (Kathy being the niece of Martha Wayne). Since the character's re-introduction in 2006,

9170-613: The character's costumes, first appearing in Batman Forever and accentuated for Batman & Robin at Schumacher's request, remain among the most defining aspects of the film. Recounting his involvement with the film, costume designer Jose Fernandez stated that he was opposed to "sharpening" the nipples, calling them "ridiculous". In 2022, Tim Burton commented about Warner Bros.' decision to replace him as director with Schumacher after Batman Returns , "You complain about me, I'm too weird, I'm too dark, and then you put nipples on

9301-484: The character, Kathy Kane (eventually given the birth name Katrina " Luka " Netz to differentiate the character from the newer version), was first created by writer Edmond Hamilton and artist Sheldon Moldoff under the direction of editor Jack Schiff as a love interest in an attempt to combat allegations of Batman's homosexuality arising from the controversial book, Seduction of the Innocent . Eventually,

9432-505: The city. Freeze accuses Batman of taking Nora's life, only to be shown a recording of Ivy admitting to the crime. Batman reveals that Nora survived and offers Freeze the chance to continue his research on MacGregor's syndrome in exchange for his cure. Freeze accepts and returns to Arkham, where he is imprisoned in the same cell as Ivy, upon whom he plans to take revenge. Alfred is cured and Bruce and Dick agree to let Barbara join them in fighting crime. John Glover portrays Dr. Jason Woodrue ,

9563-463: The codename " Agent Zero" and acts as the secret leader of Spyral behind even the associated directors. Katherine Rebecca Kane is depicted as a Jewish military brat, one of the twin daughters of Jacob Kane (brother of Martha Kane) who grew up with a close relationship with her parents and twin, Beth. She is also the maternal cousin of Batman . On their twelfth birthday, the twins alongside their mother were abducted and although her father assembled

9694-415: The costume? Go fuck yourself." George Clooney's screen-worn suit was put up for auction by Heritage Auctions in 2022 with a starting bid of $ 40,000. A previous owner had estimated it to be worth $ 100,000 in 2006 when Clooney was at the height of his career. The suit would go on to sell for $ 57,500. In the 2009 film Watchmen , director Zack Snyder and comic book artist Dave Gibbons chose to parody

9825-504: The design of Gotham City came from "neon-ridden Tokyo and the Machine Age . Gotham is like a World's fair on ecstasy ." Although miniatures and computer-generated elements were used for some scenes, large full-scale sets were constructed, including Gotham City covered in ice. For scenes featuring people frozen by Mr. Freeze's ice-ray, life-sized mannequins covered in fake ice were created. Several different materials were tested for

9956-809: The domestic market but pointed out its success in other markets. In his book Batman: the Complete History , Les Daniels analyzed the film's relatively strong performance outside of the United States, speculating that "nuances of languages or personality were likely to be lost in translation and admittedly eye-popping spectacle seemed sufficient." On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 11% of 96 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Joel Schumacher's tongue-in-cheek attitude hits an unbearable limit in Batman & Robin , resulting in

10087-416: The faux ice before settling on a combination of fiber resin. According to Ling, the ice effects alone took half a year to create. Rhythm and Hues and Pacific Data Images created the visual effects sequences, with John Dykstra and Andrew Adamson credited as the visual effects supervisors . Batman & Robin featured 450 individual visual effects shots, 150 more than Batman Forever . Motion capture

10218-425: The film was initially intended to be darker in tone. Retrospectively, George Clooney has spoken critically of and apologized for his involvement in the film, saying in 2005, "I think we might have killed the franchise", and calling it "a waste of money". In 2015, while promoting Disney's Tomorrowland at New York Comic Con , Clooney said that he had met former Batman actor Adam West and apologized to him for

10349-492: The film. Furthermore, when asked during a 2015 interview on The Graham Norton Show about whether he had ever had to apologize for Batman & Robin , Clooney responded, "I always apologize for Batman & Robin ". In late 2020, he told Howard Stern that it was "physically" painful to watch his work in the role: "The truth of the matter is, I was bad in it. Akiva Goldsman — who's won the Oscar for writing since then — he wrote

10480-422: The hero's fight with the terrorist Banner, the villain thought he saw Batman grabbing two bats from a flock and throws them during their fight. After the 1985-1986 Crisis on Infinite Earths , Batman developed smaller batarangs with sharp edges that could disarm criminals. According to The Essential Batman Encyclopedia , "The most consistently used versions of the Batarang included ones with micro-serrated edges;

10611-407: The highest profile gay superhero to ever grace the pages of DC Comics." Although several LGBT organizations such as GLAAD have praised DC Comics for attempting to diversify their characters, some have observed that Batwoman is not the first gay or lesbian character to appear in comic books, nor is she the only lesbian to be associated with the Batman series. In 2008 during New York Comic Con , it

10742-418: The hulking Bane , she threatens to expose Woodrue's experiments. Woodrue attempts to kill her by overturning a shelf of various toxins; instead, Isley is mutated by the toxins into Poison Ivy, who kills Woodrue with a poisonous kiss, destroys the lab and escapes to Gotham City with Bane, concocting a plot to use Wayne's money to support her research. Meanwhile, Alfred Pennyworth 's niece, Barbara Wilson, makes

10873-480: The issue marked the final appearance of Earth-1 Kathy Kane, an Earth-2 version appeared The Brave and The Bold #182 (January 1982) although it would be the final appearance of the Kathy Kane character for decades. A new version of the character was eventually revealed in the spring of 2006. Sometime prior, DC editors called for a redesign of Batwoman, with comic book artist Alex Ross drawing inspiration from

11004-457: The lead single " The End Is the Beginning Is the End " by The Smashing Pumpkins , and with the songs " Lazy Eye " by Goo Goo Dolls and R.E.M. 's "Revolution". R&B singer R. Kelly wrote " Gotham City " for the soundtrack, which was featured in the end credits and was chosen as one of the singles, reaching the top 10 in the United States and the United Kingdom. Eric Benét and Meshell Ndegeocello also contributed R&B songs. Also included

11135-471: The modified Batgirl costume he designed for Barbara Gordon , seven years before Kate Kane's planned debut in the limited comic book series 52 . While Ross and comic book author Paul Dini initially planned to revive the former Batgirl Barbara Gordon using an updated version of the character's original costume, the decision was rebuffed due to Gordon serving as one of a very small number of disabled superheroes of DC Comics as Oracle. This version differed from

11266-670: The molded muscle and nipple Batsuit design from Batman & Robin for the Ozymandias costume. The film is referenced in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Legends of the Dark Mite!", when Bat-Mite briefly uses his powers to transform Batman's costume into the same suit shown in Schumacher's Batman films, before declaring it "too icky". 26 years after the release of Batman & Robin , Clooney made

11397-470: The most important comic book film ever made in that it was "so bad that it demanded a new way of doing things" and created the opportunity to make X-Men (2000) and Spider-Man (2002) in a way that respected the source material to a higher degree. In an interview with Vice 20 years after its release, director Joel Schumacher apologized for the film while taking full responsibility for its poor reputation, stating, "I want to apologize to every fan that

11528-472: The mysterious Batarang X, among others. That issue also included an "origin story" for the batarang, which was given to Batman by an Australian circus performer named Lee Collins. In Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #2, illustrates one use of Batman's batarang; one criminal thought it was a bat chasing him, and when it hit his hand, revealing to be a batarang, alerting him of Batman's presence. Later, in Batman #575 (January 2000), that during

11659-464: The name Birdarangs. Ken Washio (the eagle) from the 1972 anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman ( Battle of the Planets ) also use Birdarangs. In the film adaptations of Batman, the batarangs shown roughly match the adapted bat logo of the respective franchise. Following the backlash against the camp Batman television series , the franchise has avoided falling into the perceived overuse of

11790-417: The picture". Writing for Star Tribune , Jeff Strickler criticized its "almost embarrassingly mundane" dialogue and called Schwarzenegger "wasted" in the role of Mr. Freeze and his character "drably written". Janet Maslin of The New York Times gave a more positive review and praised Thurman's performance as "perfect", comparing it to Mae West 's "[mix of] true femininity with the winking womanliness of

11921-432: The police, he takes a minute to pick up and stare at one of his batarangs, and then proceeds to put it away with the rest of his gear. In The Dark Knight Rises the traditional batarangs as seen in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are not shown but a similar weapon is used. Batman fires miniature bat shaped darts at Bane's henchmen which knock them unconscious. In Batman: The Animated Series his use of batarangs

12052-420: The power to Nora's chamber, steals the diamonds, and seduces Robin, escalating tensions between him and Batman. At her hideout, Ivy convinces Freeze that Batman was responsible for her attempt at Nora's life and he then resolves to make humanity suffer for revenge, with Ivy plotting to repopulate Earth using her mutant plants afterward. Freeze and Bane commandeer Gotham Observatory and convert the new telescope into

12183-402: The press of a button, and also has a removable LED light panel. Batman %26 Robin (film) Batman & Robin is a 1997 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Robin by Bill Finger and Bob Kane . It is the fourth and final installment of Warner Bros. ' initial Batman film series , a sequel to Batman Forever (1995), and the only film in

12314-620: The previous Batman films, also gave Batman & Robin a "thumbs down" rating, calling it a "sniggering, exhausting, overproduced extravaganza". While commending the film's visuals, Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times called the film "indifferently acted" and "far too slick for even a toehold's worth of connection", believing that it "killed" the Batman film series . Desson Howe of The Washington Post disapproved of Schumacher's direction and Akiva Goldsman's script, calling it an "emptily flashy, meandering fashion show of

12445-471: The previous film in the series, and finished outside of the top ten films of 1997 . With a production budget of $ 125–160 million, the film was considered to have under-performed at the box-office, although it was estimated to have at least broken even . Schumacher criticized "prejudicial prerelease buzz" online and false news reports as a cause for the film's poor commercial performance. Warner Bros. acknowledged Batman & Robin ' s shortcomings in

12576-533: The previous film, Goldenthal successfully "expands upon the statements of his title theme and action material so that they are fleshed out into more accessibly enjoyable music". Nevertheless, the website compared Goldenthal's work negatively to Danny Elfman 's scores for Batman and Batman Returns . In an interview with IGN , composer Hans Zimmer , who contributed the score to Christopher Nolan 's trilogy of Batman films, called Goldenthal's theme "the most glorious statement of Batman I'd ever heard". " The End Is

12707-677: The record for having the highest opening weekend for an Arnold Schwarzenegger film until 2003 when it was surpassed by Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines . Its opening weekend gross also remained George Clooney 's highest until the release of Gravity in 2013. It reached the number one spot at the box office during its opening weekend, beating out My Best Friend's Wedding and Speed 2: Cruise Control . This would become Schwarzenegger's most recent film to achieve this feat for five years until Collateral Damage opened in 2002. Batman & Robin declined by 63% in its second week, which

12838-472: The revamp to Detective Comics in 1964, Batwoman was removed from the series and three years later, was replaced by the Barbara Gordon version of Batgirl , whose approach and being a more direct female counterpart to Batman (using gadgets similar to Batman, being a highly skilled martial artist, and having a doctorate in her civilian identity) made her a more popular character. Although the character

12969-551: The role of Batman, Schumacher was interested in casting William Baldwin before George Clooney won the role. Principal photography began in September 1996 and wrapped in January 1997, two weeks ahead of the shooting schedule. Batman & Robin premiered in Los Angeles on June 12, 1997, and went into general release on June 20. It grossed $ 238 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 125–160 million, and

13100-472: The roles of Batman, Robin, Batgirl, and Scarecrow. It was hoped that the villains from previous films would make cameo appearances in the hallucinations caused by Scarecrow, culminating with Jack Nicholson reprising the role of the Joker. Following the poor critical and financial reception of Batman & Robin , Clooney vowed never to reprise his role, and Warner Bros. cancelled any future Batman films, including Schumacher's planned Batman Unchained . In

13231-436: The screenplay. And it's a terrible screenplay, he'll tell you. I'm terrible in it, I'll tell you. Joel Schumacher, who just passed away, directed it, and he'd say, 'Yeah, it didn't work.' We all whiffed on that one." Conversely, in an interview with Empire in 2012, Arnold Schwarzenegger stated that, despite its poor reception, he did not regret making the film, commenting about his role as Mr. Freeze and his involvement with

13362-404: The script during pre-production discussions with Schumacher. Schumacher stated that he was given the mandate by the studio to make the film more toyetic , even when compared to Batman Forever . The studio reportedly included toy companies in pre-production meetings; Mr. Freeze's blaster was specifically designed by toy manufacturers. Batman creator Bob Kane acted as an official consultant and

13493-480: The series made without the involvement of Tim Burton in any capacity. Directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Akiva Goldsman , it stars George Clooney as Bruce Wayne / Batman (replacing Val Kilmer ) and Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson / Robin , alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger , Uma Thurman , and Alicia Silverstone . The film follows the eponymous characters as they attempt to prevent Mr. Freeze (Schwarzenegger) and Poison Ivy (Thurman) from taking over

13624-424: The series". While deeming Clooney "the most ideal Batman to date" in a physical sense, Todd McCarthy of Variety found the character uninteresting and Clooney "unable to compensate onscreen for the lack of dimension on paper". Conversely, he described Thurman and Schwarzenegger's performances as the villainous duo as the "highlights of the film", pointing out Thurman's "comic wit conspicuously lacking elsewhere in

13755-586: The series, calling it a "bat-smorgasbord of action, camp, pathos, spectacle and whatever" and blaming its blandness on the studio's increased involvement in its production. In his "thumbs down" review, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times found the film to be "wonderful to look at" although it had "nothing authentic at its core", criticizing its toyetic approach. Writing for the Chicago Tribune , Gene Siskel , who gave positive reviews to

13886-401: The set, and photographs of Schwarzenegger taken during filming sold for $ 10,000. When comparing work on Batman Forever , O'Donnell explained that "things felt much sharper and more focused, and it just felt like everything got a little softer on the second one. The first one, I felt like I was making a movie. The second one, I felt like I was making a toy commercial." He also complained about

14017-461: The shooting schedule. The shooting schedule allowed Clooney to simultaneously work on the television series ER without any scheduling conflicts. O'Donnell said that despite spending a lot of time with Schwarzenegger off of set and during promotion for the film, they did not work a single day together during production; this was achieved by using stand-ins when one of the actors was unavailable. Stunt coordinator Alex Field taught Silverstone to ride

14148-435: The soundtrack a "C" and called it "as incoherent as the Batman films themselves". Retrospectively, Nicole Drum of ComicBook.com described the soundtrack as a "colorful sampling of popular music at the time that feels messy, complicated, and comforting all at the same time". Filmtracks.com deemed the orchestral score an improvement over that of its predecessor Batman Forever , noting that, while borrowing several themes from

14279-408: The studio, "I felt that the character was interesting and two movies before that one Joel Schumacher was at his height. So the decision-making process was not off. At the same time I was doing Eraser over there and Warner Bros. begged me to do the movie." Similarly, 25 years after its theatrical release, Uma Thurman described her work on the film as a "fantastic experience". The nipples seen on

14410-488: The tent poles of the summer movie season, the film opened in the United States on June 20, 1997, in 2,934 theaters, where it remained for an average of approximately 6.2 weeks. The film was released on DVD four months later on October 22, 1997. A special edition DVD was released in 2005 that included a documentary series about the production of the film series, Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of

14541-404: The third act of the film. Ed Harris , Anthony Hopkins , and reportedly Patrick Stewart were considered for the role of Mr. Freeze , before the script was rewritten to accommodate Arnold Schwarzenegger 's casting. Schumacher later denied that Stewart was ever considered. Schumacher decided that Mr. Freeze had to be "big and strong like he was chiseled out of a glacier". Mr. Freeze's armor

14672-714: The third and final installment in Rocksteady's Arkham trilogy, also features the batarang with many of the same variants and abilities seen in the previous two games. Batman also has a new Batarang called the Bat Scanner he can throw high into the air around Gotham to scan a specific area. Toy and prop replica company NECA produced a batarang replica based in the Arkham Knight design, which can be purchased through video game retailer Gamestop. This batarang replica can be folded at its middle hinge and rapidly opened with

14803-624: The tone for the film." Several different stunt doubles were used for the roles of Batman, Robin, and Mr. Freeze, some specialized in ice skating, aerial gymnastics, and driving. The film was mostly shot at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California . The grounds of Greystone Mansion were used for scenes taking place at Wayne Manor . Part of the film was also shot in Vienna , Austria, Montreal , Quebec, and Ottawa , Ontario, Canada. Production designer Barbara Ling stated that her influences for

14934-417: The world, while at the same time struggling to keep their partnership together. Warner Bros. fast-tracked development for Batman & Robin following the box office success of Batman Forever . Schumacher and Goldsman conceived the storyline during pre-production on A Time to Kill ; Schumacher was given a mandate to make the film more toyetic than its predecessor. After Val Kilmer decided not to reprise

15065-517: The young traffic cop, Renee Montoya , but later break up after Kate denounces her for being closeted . When later she tries reconciling with Renee, she is nearly mugged and saved by Batman. Kate then becomes inspired to become a vigilante and would later be extensively trained by her father, eventually becoming Batwoman. An original incarnation of Batwoman appears in Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman , voiced by Kyra Sedgwick . This version

15196-622: Was announced that Batwoman #1 would be released sometime in Fall 2011, as part of the New 52 rebooted DC Universe. That same year, Grant Morrison would also restore the original Kathy Kane into modern continuity in flashbacks, most prominently in Batman Incorporated #4 (August 2011). A later issue in 2013 issue reveals the origin of the original Batwoman in current DC Universe continuity, depicting her as Bruce's aunt by marriage who

15327-409: Was announced that Batwoman would be among the characters appearing in a new Justice League comic book written by James Robinson . That same year, Batwoman briefly took over as the lead character in Detective Comics , starting with #854. with DC saying at the 2009 New York Comic Con that she would be DC Comics' highest-profile gay superhero. Two years later, DC announced the character would star in

15458-684: Was cast in the film. Kilmer said that he was not aware of the fast-track production and was already committed to The Saint and Heat . David Duchovny stated he was considered for the role of Batman, joking that the reason why he was not chosen was because his nose was too big. George Clooney 's casting as Batman was suggested by Warner Bros. executive Bob Daly . Schumacher originally had interest in casting William Baldwin in Kilmer's place, but chose Clooney after seeing his performance in From Dusk till Dawn . Schumacher felt that Clooney "brought

15589-619: Was considered a box office disappointment at the time. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and is considered to be one of the worst films ever made . One of the songs recorded for the film, " The End Is the Beginning Is the End " by the Smashing Pumpkins , won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards . Due to the film's poor reception, Warner Bros. cancelled future Batman films, including Schumacher's planned Batman Unchained . Batman and his partner, Robin , encounter

15720-489: Was created in 1956 during the Silver Age of Comics . After the comic book industry was attacked in the early 1950s following the publication and controversy originating from Fredric Wertham 's Seduction of the Innocent in which accused the Batman and Robin characters to be homosexual, the character was created to help offset the accusations and would first appear in Detective Comics #233 (July 1956). Characterized as

15851-558: Was credited to poor word of mouth and early competition with Face/Off , Hercules , and Men in Black . In the UK, it had the second-highest opening ever behind Independence Day with a gross of £4,940,566 ($ 8.2 million) for the weekend. The film went on to gross $ 107.3 million in the United States and Canada and $ 130.9 million internationally, coming to a worldwide total of $ 238.2 million. It grossed substantially less than

15982-421: Was disappointed because I think I owe them that. A lot of it was my choice. No one is responsible for my mistakes but me." He added, "I was scum. It was like I had murdered a baby", recounting his initial reaction to the overwhelmingly negative public response. Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman also apologized, saying, "we didn't mean for it to be bad. I swear, nobody was like, 'This will be bad.'" and elaborating that

16113-495: Was heavily involved in the production; he gave input on the film's script as well as on set. While Chris O'Donnell reprised the role of Robin , Val Kilmer decided not to reprise the role of Batman from Batman Forever . Schumacher admitted that he had difficulty working with Kilmer on Batman Forever . "He sort of quit," Schumacher said, "and we sort of fired him." Schumacher would later go on to say that Kilmer wanted to work on The Island of Dr. Moreau because Marlon Brando

16244-468: Was limited to 12 work hours a day. Schwarzenegger was paid a $ 25 million salary for the role. Beside Uma Thurman , Demi Moore , Sharon Stone , and Julia Roberts were considered for the role of Poison Ivy . Schumacher first became aware of Thurman through an earlier role as Venus in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen . Thurman ultimately took the role of Poison Ivy because she liked

16375-564: Was made by armorer Terry English , who estimated that the costume cost some $ 1.5 million to develop and make. To prepare for the role, Schwarzenegger wore a bald cap after declining to shave his head, wore a blue LED in his mouth, and had acrylic paint applied. The blue LEDs had to be wrapped in balloons after battery acid started leaking into Schwarzenegger's mouth. His prosthetic makeup and wardrobe took six hours to apply each day. The extensive time spent on Schwarzenegger's costume significantly restricted his shooting time as his contract

16506-498: Was released for the PlayStation on August 5, 1998, to mixed reviews. Batman & Robin was released on June 20, 1997, in the United States and Canada, grossing $ 42,872,605 in its opening weekend. That made it the third-highest opening weekend gross of 1997, behind Men in Black and The Lost World: Jurassic Park , and the seventh-highest non-holiday opening weekend of all time as of its release. The film would hold

16637-498: Was revealed to be false and later attributed to villainess Scorpiana by El Gaucho, previous Agent 33 whom recruited her during his time as a agent of Spyral. Ultimately, it was revealed to be a ruse by Kathy, who later kills Talia al Ghul and revealed as the Headmistress of St. Hadrian, an all-girls boarding school that is a training ground for future female spies for Spyral and served as a high-ranking member. She later adopts

16768-632: Was several times requested by fans to revive the Batwoman character, DC's editorial of the time rejected the notion, believing the character only existed as Batman's love interest and her role was fulfilled with the Barbara Gordon character. The character eventually made several guest appearance starting in 1977 but was killed off in Detective Comics #485 (August–September 1979). Editor Dennis O'Neil later stated in an interview, "we already had Batgirl, we didn't need Batwoman." While

16899-455: Was the single, " Look into My Eyes " by the hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony , which reached the top 5. Other songs featured included electronic dance elements, including those by Moloko and Arkarna . The soundtrack was released on May 27, 1997, two weeks and three days ahead of the film's premiere in the United States. The orchestral score for the film was never commercially released. Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave

17030-478: Was used to animate digital stunt doubles; for a scene featuring skysurfing, the department recorded the motion of a skyboarder in a wind tunnel at a military base in North Carolina. Elliot Goldenthal returned to score Batman & Robin after collaborating with Schumacher on Batman Forever . The soundtrack features a variety of genres by various bands and performers, showcasing alternative rock on

17161-555: Was used to ensnare an enemy's legs and manually drag them back. Batman Returns also featured a computerized version that could be programmed to fly after specific targets. Batman Forever featured two types of batarangs: one with a string which catches one of Two-Face 's thugs in the Gotham City bank and a "Sonar Batarang" that uses the "Sonar Suit" to destroy the Super Box and the Nygmatech building. Other batarangs are seen in

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