“Val Kilmer has my favorite Batman suit in that movie” – BatmanWhoLaughs76, discussing Batman Forever at Fandom’s Batman Wikiīatman Forever’s legacy would be somewhat tarnished though after the release of Schumacher’s follow up film, Batman & Robin, a decidedly NOT well received entry that was a major box office disappointment and led a hiatus on Batman films for eight years, until Christopher Nolan came along. Instead, it was greeted with open arms and solidified that the Batman character was innately beloved and popular, even as the man behind the mask changed. With a new director and a new Batman, as Joel Schumacher and Val Kilmer stepped in for the departing Tim Burton and Michael Keaton, there were many ways Batman Forever could have stumbled. A notably larger hit than its darker and somewhat controversial “Is this too dark for kids?” predecessor, Batman Returns, Batman Forever would make more money than any other movie at the domestic box office in 1995 (albeit with an asterisk, since Toy Story, released near the end of the year, would ultimately be the biggest box office hit of any movie released in 1995, though much of that was still coming in at the start of 1996). I don't how they come up with this style of acting but they seem to go 'Go to soap opera school.When Batman Forever hit theaters in 1995, it was a big deal. Go count how many times I put my hands on my hips. "I tried to be like an actor on a soap opera. It was just so huge I think it made no difference what I was doing," Kilmer admitted. He said fellow Batman Forever actors Tommy Lee Jones, who played Two-Face, and Jim Carrey, who portrayed The Riddler, managed to deliver huge performances in their villainous roles.
Kilmer elaborated further on his performance and likened playing Batman to acting in a soap opera, though he indicated that his co-stars were not as restricted by their costumes.
It was a struggle for me to get a performance past the suit, and it was frustrating until I realized that my role in the film was just to show up and stand where I was told to."
"You also can't hear anything and after a while people stop talking to you, it's very isolating.
"When you're in it, you can barely move and people have to help you stand up and sit down," he added.
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