If you listen/watch “The Batman on Film Social Hour” — the official vlog of BOF — you hear me open each show with a hearty “How Now!” In case you didn’t know, that’s my nod to THE HOWARD STERN SHOW (I’m a BIG fan), and his “Hey Now!” is his nod to THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW. ANYWAY…
Speaking of THSS, George Clooney was a guest this week and host Howard Stern chatted GC up about his turn as Batman in 1997’s BATMAN & ROBIN. Here’s what he had to say followed by a video clip of his appearance…
Howard wondered if he would’ve approached the part from a different angle if he got another shot at playing Batman. “I couldn’t have done that one differently,” GC said. “It’s a big machine, that thing. At that point, I was an actor getting an acting job.”
“The truth of the matter is: I was bad in it,” he added, explaining the script, performances, and direction were all bad despite there being such a talented cast and crew. “We all whiffed on that one,” he concluded.
While BATMAN & ROBIN was, well, not good, I’ve always thought George Clooney would’ve made a really good Batman if given the proper script/project. In fact, I think he would make a heck of an aged/older Bruce Wayne in something like THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS or even a riff on BATMAN BEYOND (which we’ll be getting, apparently, with Michael Keaton).
For the full interview, click on any of the links provided. Hey Now! – Bill “Jett” Ramey