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Mr. Freeze has appeared in various forms of media since the 1960s. These have ranged from live-action films, television series, animated projects, and video games. The following is a list of Freeze's appearances in other media and the actors who have portrayed him.
Film[]
Batman & Robin[]
Mr. Freeze is one of the main antagonists in the 1997 live-action film Batman & Robin. He was portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. He was a scientist trying to cure his wife Nora from a terminal illness called MacGregor's Syndrome when an accident with some cryo-fluid mutated his body, condemning him to live in sub-zero temperatures and be reliant on a special suit. His main aim was to steal enough diamonds to create a freezing engine to freeze all of Gotham to gain the funds he need to finish his research for Nora's cure, but after teaming up with Poison Ivy who unbeknownst unplugged Nora's equipment and blamed Batman for it, he froze the city out of revenge against all humanity to make way for her floral kind. However after being explained the truth from Batman and that Nora had been restored and would be moved to the lab at Arkham Asylum where he would be able to continue his research, Freeze shared some of his MacGregor's Syndrome research with the Dark Knight by giving him some vials containing an antidote for Stage One of the disease to save another victim Alfred. He then confronted Ivy in Arkham Asylum, vowing to make her life a living Hell for what she did to Nora and her treachery.
The Lego Batman Movie[]
Mr. Freeze makes a bunch of cameo appearances in The Lego Batman Movie alongside other Batman villains voiced by David Burrows. He rides a giant mech suit armed with an ice gun in the film and his appearance is modeled after the Arnold Schwarzenegger version of the character. He usually shouts "pew!" when he shoots his ice gun, which all the characters usually do in the film.
Television[]
Live-action series[]
Batman (1960s series)[]
In the live-action series the character's name was Art Schivel, and his supervillain identity was changed from Mr. Zero to Mr. Freeze for the first time. The character was played by a different actor in three appearances, George Sanders, Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach.
Gotham[]
Animated series[]
The New Adventures of Batman[]
Mr. Freeze appears in The New Adventures of Batman episode "The Deep Freeze" voiced by Lennie Weinrib. This version is depicted as an alien that would die if exposed to any temperature hotter than -50 degrees Fahrenheit and that firearms from his planet are used as "freeze guns". Mr. Freeze also makes extensive use of technology such as making certain parts of his hideout "warm corridors" to accommodate his human underling Professor Frost.
DC Animated Universe[]
Mr. Freeze in "Heart of Ice".
In the DCAU, Mr. Freeze (voiced by Michael Ansara) makes his debut in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Heart of Ice" (1992). He also appears in the video film Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero as well as in the sequel series The New Batman Adventures and Batman Beyond.
The Batman[]
Batman: The Brave and the Bold[]
Mr. Freeze, in his Mr. Zero appearance, appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Legends of the Dark Mite." He, along with The Joker, Catwoman, The Riddler, Killer Moth, Mad Hatter, Kite Man, Two-Face, Penguin, Catman, Poison Ivy, Tweedledee, Tweedledum and several other villains are shown briefly in Bat-Mite's imagination. Mr. Freeze himself later appears in "Chill of the Night!", with a design resembling the George Sanders depiction.
In the episode "Bold Beginnings" he captures Green Arrow, Aquaman, and Plastic Man who tried to stop his plot to freeze the world. Batman however frees them and together they take down his henchmen and knock out his freeze gun and he is arrested. In the episode "Crisis 23,000 miles Above Earth" he along with his fellow Batman rouges attend a roast for Batman. In this show he is voiced by John Dimaggio.
Young Justice[]
Video Games[]
Mr. Freeze appears in Batman: Vengeance as a boss due to targeting a scientist named "Isaac Evers, whom he blames for sending him a video-promoting Prometheon gas in order to spite him, unaware that the real culprit was the Joker, who planned to use Mr. Freeze's invasion of the lab as a distraction for him to steal large quantities of the gas. Michael Ansara reprises his role as Mr. Freeze.
LEGO Batman: The Videogame[]
Batman: Arkham series[]
DC Universe Online[]
Mr. Freeze is voiced by Robert Kraft in DC Universe Online. In his base in the Gotham Mercy Hospital he plans to use stolen diamonds to power a machine that would freeze Gotham so he and his wife Nora could live together.
Batman: The Enemy Within[]
Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze appears in Batman: The Enemy Within as member of the Pact, voiced by Matthew Mercer.