The work in question is considered one of the worst in the star’s career, but it earned him a huge fee to participate
One of the few jobs considered bad in the midst of a successful career Arnold Schwarzenegger occurred in Batman & Robin (1997), film in which he brought the villain to life Mister Cold. The failure is far from being his fault: overall, the work didn’t work in several aspects and is usually remembered as among the worst within the superhero genre.
On the other hand, there seems to be a good memory on the part of the star. The reason? After recording ends, Schwarzenegger He asked to keep one of his character’s costumes.
Warner Bros, the film’s producer, accepted the request, but with one condition: the star would have to pay one dollar every year to keep the costume. Arnold did not object and has since transferred this symbolic amount to the studio.
Peter MacGregor-Scottproducer of Batman & Robinrevealed this curiosity in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. The professional also mentioned an impressive detail of the Mister Cold.
He says:
Actors like to borrow certain things (from a film) and we have to be careful to keep this to a minimum. Arnold Schwarzenegger I wanted a costume Mister Cold. He even reached the top of the studio. He had to sign a contract and I think he pays $1 a year to have the costume. The lights in these suits last 9 thousand hours. He doesn’t leave them on all the time, but he does it often.”
Huge fee for Arnold Schwarzenegger
In this same interview, Peter MacGregor-Scott remembered how Arnold Schwarzenegger generated a huge expense for Warner Bros. After all, the star’s salary alone consumed US$25 million of the film’s budget.
The cast ate all our money. It’s hard when you wake up in the morning and remember spending $25 million! My God. But he (Schwarzenegger) it was amazing.”
About Batman & Robin
Batman & Robin marked the end of an initial saga of films starring the hero, which began with the 1989 film. Its plot portrays the protagonists dealing with the threat of villains Mister Cold and Poison Ivywhile also needing to resolve their differences.
George Clooney was cast to live the Batman in place of colleague Val Kilmerwhile Chris O’Donnell reprized the role of robin. The film also had the presence of Uma Thurman and Alicia Silverstonein addition to the Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Batman & Robin it received several negative reviews and since then it is constantly cited among the worst films ever made, whether in general or within the superhero genre. As a result, a planned sequel by Warner Bros was cancelled.
Collaborated: Augusto Ikeda.
Source: Rollingstone
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