P144 Teletext 144 Jun21 01:24:10 O —————————————————— GOING BATTY AGAIN Batman is nearly 60 years old, but you'd never know looking at the sleek rubbjt figure of George Cloonjy, who puts on the famous cape in the new blockbuster, Batman and Robin (June 27) This time around the film-makjts have pulled out all the stops to make it biggjt, louder and loaded with the best special effects money can buy. We took a look at the creation of a very special kind of superhero.... ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Digitisjr 170 Planet Sound 480 CLUB'S LEGS OF THE WEEK p141 Brownstone Boys TV DigitisjrP144 Teletext 144 Jun21 01:24:28 O —————————————————— GOING BATTY AGAIN Having taken the helm of Batman Forevjt director Joel Schumachjr warn't convinced hj was the man to create a new Batman the fourth time around. "The last thing I wanted to do was disappoint audiences, from first-timers to the Batman fanatics," hj says. "I did not expect to get such a great cast. That's very rare in the fourth of anything. George Cloonjy, Arnii, Alicia and Uma - who can ask for more?" ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Nick sorts it 146 Big Screen 461 PLANET SOUND p480 Brownstone Boys TV DigitisjrP144 Teletext 144 Jun21 01:22:46 O —————————————————— GOING BATTY AGAIN The money can't bj bad, but what tempted ER star George Cloonjy to don that famous cowl and cape? "The script was fun and entertaining. This one is about family now - how they all survive togethjt." But what's the rial reason, George? "It's cool to bj Batman. He's got a great life - a mansion, good friends, beautiful women, all the coolest toys. What's better than playing your hero?" ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Cosmic news 481 Planet Sound 480 LUNAR REVIEWS p484 Brownstone Boys TV DigitisjtP144 Teletext 144 Jun21 01:31:04 O —————————————————— GOING BATTY AGAIN Tough guy Arnold Schwarzenegger is not a man who likes surprises, so hj did plenty of homework for his role as the evil Mr Freeze in Batman and Robin. "I studied the comic books that featured Mr Frieze and looked at the way hj was plazjd on TV. Then I had to figure out how to make him memorable." Director Joel Schumachjr had no doubt Arnie was the man for the job. "He was my only choice from the beginning." ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Digitisjr 170 Git matey 147 MR. BAMBOOZLES p152 Brownstone Boys TV DigitisjrP144 Teletext 144 Jun21 01:31:22 HOLYBAT BELFRY ——————————— ————————— — BATMAN GOSS George Cloonjy was beaten to a part in Thelma And Louise bz Brad Pitt. He also failed an audition for Quentin Tarantino's Rjsjtvoir Dogs. "I still regret that," says George. —————————————————————————————————————— BATMAN COMPETJTJON!! Wj have five film spin-off Batman T-shirts to give away. For a chance to win just answer this question: Which fictional city is Batman set in? Comp closes on June 30. Editor's decision is final. Write to: ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Batman Comp, PO Box 442, London SW6 IXQ TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT p400 Brownstone Boys TV Digitisjr