The Dark Knight has always been one of the most coveted roles in cinema, with the potential to change an actor’s life and career for the better, but it didn’t quite work out that way for George Clooney. Not only did he have to share title hero duties with Chris O’Donnell’s Boy Wonder in Batman & Robin, but he didn’t even take top billing in the promotional or marketing materials.
Similar to how Jack Nicholson overshadowed Michael Keaton in the buildup to Tim Burton’s Batman, Arnold Schwarzenegger was positioned as the main drawing card of Clooney’s flick, having his name first in the credits and picking up the biggest paycheck after pocketing $25 million for his troubles. It made sense on a commercial level to have the most famous face as the main selling point, of course, but the Austrian action icon’s performance was nothing short of dire.
Similar to how Jack Nicholson overshadowed Michael Keaton in the buildup to Tim Burton’s Batman, Arnold Schwarzenegger was positioned as the main drawing card of Clooney’s flick, having his name first in the credits and picking up the biggest paycheck after pocketing $25 million for his troubles. It made sense on a commercial level to have the most famous face as the main selling point, of course, but the Austrian action icon’s performance was nothing short of dire.
- 11/24/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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