George Clooney inBatman & Robin(1997).Photo: getty imagesGeorge Clooneyis the first to admit he doesn’t think he’s superhero material.Speaking during a Q&A session at New York City’s DGA Theater following a screening of his upcoming movieThe Tender Bar, Clooney looked back on his brief turn as Batman in 1997’sBatman & Robin.Answering a question about acting in blockbuster movies versus more character-driven flicks, Clooney joked: “I did one superhero movie and I f––ed it up so bad they won’t let me near the set.““I don’t want to get into all the bat nipples,” he added (Clooney told Howard Stern last year that he advised friendBen Affleck, who first played Batman in 2016’sBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,not to “have nipples on the suit”).David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage"My work, where my bread is buttered, is the kind of films that I grew up in the ’60s and ’70s, which is sort of the prime time for American filmmaking, which were all story-based,” Clooney explained.It’s not the first time that Clooney has knocked his own performance inBatman & Robin.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Earlier this month, the Oscar winner said that he won’t let his wifeAmal Clooneyor their kids, four-year-old twinsAlexander and Ella, watch the movie. “There are certain films I just go, ‘I want my wife to have some respect for me,’ " he toldVariety.TheOcean’s Elevenstar added: “It’s bad when your four-year-old kid goes, ‘This sucks.’ That could be painful.“In 2019, Clooney toldThe Hollywood Reporterthat the “failure” ofBatman & Robinhelped inform later decisions in his career.“I wasn’t good in it, it wasn’t a good film,” he said at the time, adding: “What I learned from that failure was that I had to relearn how I was working. Now, I wasn’t just an actor getting a role, I was being held responsible for the film itself.““So the next three films I did wereThree Kings,Out of SightandO Brother, Where Art Thou?That was a very specific choice for me to find better projects,” he said.The Tender Barwill be in theaters nationwide on Dec. 22 and on Amazon Prime Video on Jan. 7.
George Clooney inBatman & Robin(1997).Photo: getty images
George Clooneyis the first to admit he doesn’t think he’s superhero material.Speaking during a Q&A session at New York City’s DGA Theater following a screening of his upcoming movieThe Tender Bar, Clooney looked back on his brief turn as Batman in 1997’sBatman & Robin.Answering a question about acting in blockbuster movies versus more character-driven flicks, Clooney joked: “I did one superhero movie and I f––ed it up so bad they won’t let me near the set.““I don’t want to get into all the bat nipples,” he added (Clooney told Howard Stern last year that he advised friendBen Affleck, who first played Batman in 2016’sBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,not to “have nipples on the suit”).David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage"My work, where my bread is buttered, is the kind of films that I grew up in the ’60s and ’70s, which is sort of the prime time for American filmmaking, which were all story-based,” Clooney explained.It’s not the first time that Clooney has knocked his own performance inBatman & Robin.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Earlier this month, the Oscar winner said that he won’t let his wifeAmal Clooneyor their kids, four-year-old twinsAlexander and Ella, watch the movie. “There are certain films I just go, ‘I want my wife to have some respect for me,’ " he toldVariety.TheOcean’s Elevenstar added: “It’s bad when your four-year-old kid goes, ‘This sucks.’ That could be painful.“In 2019, Clooney toldThe Hollywood Reporterthat the “failure” ofBatman & Robinhelped inform later decisions in his career.“I wasn’t good in it, it wasn’t a good film,” he said at the time, adding: “What I learned from that failure was that I had to relearn how I was working. Now, I wasn’t just an actor getting a role, I was being held responsible for the film itself.““So the next three films I did wereThree Kings,Out of SightandO Brother, Where Art Thou?That was a very specific choice for me to find better projects,” he said.The Tender Barwill be in theaters nationwide on Dec. 22 and on Amazon Prime Video on Jan. 7.
George Clooneyis the first to admit he doesn’t think he’s superhero material.
Speaking during a Q&A session at New York City’s DGA Theater following a screening of his upcoming movieThe Tender Bar, Clooney looked back on his brief turn as Batman in 1997’sBatman & Robin.
Answering a question about acting in blockbuster movies versus more character-driven flicks, Clooney joked: “I did one superhero movie and I f––ed it up so bad they won’t let me near the set.”
“I don’t want to get into all the bat nipples,” he added (Clooney told Howard Stern last year that he advised friendBen Affleck, who first played Batman in 2016’sBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,not to “have nipples on the suit”).
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage
“My work, where my bread is buttered, is the kind of films that I grew up in the ’60s and ’70s, which is sort of the prime time for American filmmaking, which were all story-based,” Clooney explained.
It’s not the first time that Clooney has knocked his own performance inBatman & Robin.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Earlier this month, the Oscar winner said that he won’t let his wifeAmal Clooneyor their kids, four-year-old twinsAlexander and Ella, watch the movie. “There are certain films I just go, ‘I want my wife to have some respect for me,’ " he toldVariety.
TheOcean’s Elevenstar added: “It’s bad when your four-year-old kid goes, ‘This sucks.’ That could be painful.”
In 2019, Clooney toldThe Hollywood Reporterthat the “failure” ofBatman & Robinhelped inform later decisions in his career.
“I wasn’t good in it, it wasn’t a good film,” he said at the time, adding: “What I learned from that failure was that I had to relearn how I was working. Now, I wasn’t just an actor getting a role, I was being held responsible for the film itself.”
“So the next three films I did wereThree Kings,Out of SightandO Brother, Where Art Thou?That was a very specific choice for me to find better projects,” he said.
The Tender Barwill be in theaters nationwide on Dec. 22 and on Amazon Prime Video on Jan. 7.
source: people.com
