Title: George Clooney
Content: while working on "ER". His first major Hollywood role was in the horror comedy-crime thriller "From Dusk till Dawn", directed by Robert Rodriguez and co-starring Harvey Keitel. He followed its success with the romantic comedy "One Fine Day" with Michelle Pfeiffer, and the action-thriller "The Peacemaker" with Nicole Kidman. Clooney was then cast as Batman in Joel Schumacher's "Batman & Robin", which was a modest box office performer, but a critical failure (with Clooney himself calling the film "a waste of money"). In 1998, he co-starred in the crime-comedy "Out of Sight" opposite Jennifer Lopez, marking the first of his

Title: Homosexuality in the Batman franchise
Content: Batman was gay." Clooney himself has spoken dismissively of the film, saying "I think we might have killed the franchise," and called it "a waste of money." In 2006, Clooney said in an interview with Barbara Walters that in "Batman & Robin" he played Batman as gay. "I was in a rubber suit and I had rubber nipples. I could have played Batman straight, but I made him gay." Walters then asked, "George, is Batman gay?" To which he responded, "No, but I made him gay." The direct-to-video DC animated movie "Batman and Harley Quinn" alludes to both the notion

Title: Batman & Robin (film)
Content: writing in the "San Francisco Chronicle", said, "George Clooney is the big zero of the film, and should go down in history as the George Lazenby of the series." However, Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" gave a positive review. She praised Uma Thurman's acting, as well as the production and costume design. Andrew Johnston, writing in "Time Out" New York, remarked, "It's hard to tell whom "B&R" is intended for. Anyone who knows the character from the comics or the superb animated show on Fox will be alienated. And though Schumacher treats the Adam West version as gospel,

Title: Michael Caine
Content: Bend". In 2005, he was cast as Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred Pennyworth in the first production of the new "Batman" film series, "Batman Begins". Also in 2005, he played as Isabel's (Nicole Kidman) father in Bewitched. In 2006, he appeared in the films "Children of Men" and "The Prestige". In 2007 he appeared in "Flawless", and in 2008 and 2012 he reprised his role as Alfred in Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed "Batman" sequels, "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises" as well as starring in the British drama "Is Anybody There?", which explores the final days of life. It

Title: Batman & Robin (film)
Content: allowed Clooney to simultaneously work on "ER" without any scheduling conflicts. Patrick Stewart was considered for the role of Mr. Freeze, before the script was rewritten to accommodate Arnold Schwarzenegger's casting. Schumacher decided that Mr. Freeze must be "big and strong like he was chiseled out of a glacier". Schwarzenegger was paid a $25 million salary for the role. To prepare for the role, Schwarzenegger wore a bald cap after declining to shave his head and wore a blue LED in his mouth. His prosthetic makeup and wardrobe took six hours to apply each day. Thurman took the role of

Question: Who played Batman immediately before George Clooney?
Answer: Val Kilmer