But it was just never right. When I knew I was going to do Mr. Freeze, I knew he'd be perfect. There were many beautiful and talented actresses who wanted to play that role, but to me Uma Thurman is Poison Ivy. And she delivers. Still, the proliferation of star roles in the Batman films has raised certain concerns, chiefly the cost of paying so many big salaries and the challenge of giving them all their due screen time.
People take cuts in salaries because they get it made up in merchandising, things like that.
Or there's a terrible rush in post-production and money is just thrown at the movie. That's how budgets run out of control. On the issue of ballooning casts, Schumacher defers to his record with ensembles. All my movies are ensembles. I think life is an ensemble.