Schumacher told THR in 2017 that Kilmer wanted to do Island of Doctor Moreau because Marlon Brando was in it, so he “dropped them at the eleventh hour”, but in 2020, Kilmer gave another explanation on why he didn’t return for Batman & Robin and why he lost interest in playing Batman. First were scheduling conflicts, as he was already on board to film The Saint, an espionage thriller movie about a high tech thief and master of disguise, which he described in the documentary Val as being “ like 10 roles in one”. Kilmer, on the other hand, has given his own, different versions of what happened. When Batman & Robin was in development, Schumacher refused to work with Kilmer again, and so the recasting process began, with Schumacher saying Kilmer “sort of quit” and they “sort of fired him”. Schumacher at some point revealed Kilmer was difficult to work with and described him as “childish and impossible” and even “ psychotic”, going as far as to share that the Batman actor often fought with members of the crew. Since then, there have been different versions of what happened behind the scenes between Batman Forever and Batman & Robin for Kilmer to be replaced by Clooney, but the main reason seems to be a combination of a bad relationship between Schumacher and Kilmer, and the latter losing interest in playing Batman. Related: Why Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever Is Underratedīatman went through another change for his next movie, Batman & Robin, also directed by Joel Schumacher but now starring George Clooney as the Caped Crusader. Batman Forever was a box office success but got mixed reviews from critics, who weren’t on board with the tone of the movie, the CGI, costumes, and Kilmer’s performance. Joel Schumacher was brought in and Val Kilmer became the new Bruce Wayne in Batman Forever, which saw the title hero trying to stop Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones) and The Riddler (Jim Carrey), who were planning on extracting confidential information from all the minds in Gotham City and use it to uncover Batman’s identity and take control of the city. Burton’s movies saw Michael Keaton taking over the role of Bruce Wayne, but plans for a third Batman movie fell through, and the studio decided to go in a different direction with a new story, director, and cast.

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