Arnold Schwarzenegger is an actor and former bodybuilder who portrayed Dr. Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze in Joel Schumacher's Batman & Robin.
He is best known for his action film roles, such as the various T-800 infiltrator cyborgs in the popular Terminator franchise.
Behind the Scenes[]
Both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Joel Schumacher elaborated on how he got the role in separate interviews.
Schumacher would state, “When casting Mr. Freeze, Arnold just seemed perfect and it was easy to see this big Austrian in the suit.”
Schwarzenegger would state, “I had seen the other Batman movies and I had enjoyed them thoroughly. I was asked by Joel if I would meet him for lunch and he told me that he would like me to play Mr. Freeze. The kicker was that he said ‘if you don’t do the movie, I won’t do it’. So, what am I gonna do?”
Characters portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Batman Universe[]
Collaborations[]
- Schwarzenegger starred with Danny DeVito in Twins (1988), and Junior (1994). Both would later have roles as villains in the Batman films: DeVito as the Penguin in Batman Returns, and Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze in Batman & Robin.
- In 1999 and 2001, co-starred with Injustice actor Kevin Pollak in End of Days and Dr. Dolittle 2, respectively.
- Schwarzenegger also made a cameo appearance in Welcome to the Jungle (2003), which featured Christopher Walken, who portrayed Max Shreck in Batman Returns.
- Schwarzenegger also appeared in a doctored photograph with Shreck in Batman Returns.
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