Alongside George Clooney, 1997’s “Batman & Robin” starred Alicia Silverstone, Chris O’Donnell, Uma Thurman, and naturally, Arnold Schwarzenegger as Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze. The motion legend was capturing “Eraser” when he mentioned Warner Bros. “begged” him to play the central villain in “Batman & Robin.” Arnie’s casting really triggered a full rewrite of the Mr. Freeze character, which noticed a lot of the Shakespearean-style language lower in favor of dialogue extra befitting the Austrian Oak’s distinctive cadence (principally horrible ice puns).

Apparently, Schwarzenegger is among the solely folks concerned who has no regrets about his position in “Batman & Robin.” That most likely has to do with the unwavering self-confidence that made him the most important film star on the planet, nevertheless it may additionally need to do with how a lot enjoyable the man was having on set.

Since transitioning to Hollywood following the success of the bodybuilding docudrama “Pumping Iron,” Arnie has been identified for his laid-back, affable demeanor on units. Again within the mid-’80s, his “Predator” co-star Sonny Landham spoke about how, “a star isn’t solely to promote tickets, he is obtained to take command of the set and be a pacesetter.” And in accordance with the opposite actors on that movie, Schwarzenegger not solely took command of the set, however he additionally saved issues light-hearted and enjoyable. As actor Shane Black put it, “He is very open, he is very accessible, and he is a variety of enjoyable. He sits there chomping a cigar, he tells jokes.” In reality, the script needed to embrace cigars exactly as a result of Arnie could not give up smoking his signature stogies, which might nonetheless be in proof by the point he began work on “Batman & Robin,” — a movie that took his light-hearted strategy to being on-set to the acute.