George Clooney played Batman two and a half decades ago. However, he rejects a return as the Dark Knight in an extremely entertaining way
Spoilers for The Flash follow: 26 years after Batman & Robin, George Clooney recently returned as the Dark Knight in The Flash. But only for now, as he is now keen to emphasize. To slip into the role again, he would have to be completely insane, Clooney said
George Clooney will never return sober as Batman
When asked by Entertainment Tonight about a possible long-term return as Batman, Clooney replied: “There’s not enough drugs in the world to get me to come back. ”
The superstar had played the DC hero just once: in 1997 in the infamous Batman & Robin. Two and a half decades later, he returned to the DC universe, but despite his appearance in The Flash, Clooney is not on good terms with his DC role. And has been for some time.
According to an interview in the New York Times he considers Batman & Robin a “waste of money” that “physically hurt” him. Neither the direction, the script nor his own performance in the movie were any good, Clooney said in an interview with Howard Stern (via Hollywoood Reporter ).
However, the Dark Knight’s big screen future looks chaotic even without Clooney’s involvement. The Batman 2 has now been released in German cinemas, while horror master Andy Muschietti (It) is apparently working on The Brave and the Bold
