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Spoiler Alert: Mr. Freeze And Poison Ivy have teamed up after a 27-year hiatus. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Uma Thurman who played these famous characters in the 1997 Batman & Robin movie have shared a reunion selfie on social media sending waves of nostalgia among fans.
Schwarzenegger posted the photograph on Instagram on Saturday, September 14, hinting that now even Batman should be careful as the villainous duo is back in action in his caption. This excited the fans who started remiscing the nostalgia that came along with the movie, with one fan writing, “George Clooney you have 24 hours to respond”, another quoting Mr. Freeze’s few amazing dialogues from the movie and appreciated the throwback.
The Terminator star goofily captioned the post, “Freeze and Ivy, reunited. Watch out, Batman.”
Batman & Robin was the last and the fourth movie in the original Batman film series made by Warner Bros. It was directed by Joel Schumacher. The movie made 238 million USD in box office earnings worldwide. The movie featured George Clooney as Bruce Wayne or Batman, taking the baton from Val Kilmer. It also boasted Arnold Schwarzenegger as Victor Fries i.e. Mr. Freeze, Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy, Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl, alongside Chris O’Donnell as Dick Grayson or Robin.
Even though there was quite a buzz around this throwback, the Batman & Robin story didn’t cut much ice with critics when it was out. The film received poor praise and it’s easy to understand why it got a 12 percent on Rotten tomatoes.
Critics lambasted the film for being too light, trying too hard on the humor and having no substance. They found the film too silly. Its lukewarm reception led to the halting of Warner Bros. plans for any future Batmans, nevertheless, its fiery and unforgettable acts contributed to finding its special niche in the history of superhero films.
George Clooney has been quite vocal regarding his disdain for the film and even shared that he was afraid to let his wife Amal watch the movie for fear of how she would regard him. This notwithstanding, the film has somewhat been received decades later campy and charming, particularly, the performances from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Uma Thurman as Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy.
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Steve-O has changed his plans and opted not to go for breast implant surgery after having a conversation with a transgender individual, which struck him as a “sign from the universe” to not get them implanted.
The comedian revealed in July on a podcast that he would go for the aforementioned surgery for a social experiment. While recently conversing with Consequence of Sound, he shared that on the day his surgery was supposed to happen, he checked out at a supermarket, and the person ringing up his groceries happened to be transgender, and it “struck me as a sign from the universe.”
Steve-O had a conversation with them, which impacted him in a major way. Before this, the actor didn’t have any intention of discussing with any transgender advisors regarding the procedure because he did not feel that he had to.
He added that he was aware of what motivated him and what his intent was and it was not to hurt anyone. He was attempting to get laughs. He mentioned having a few workshops to test that bit and had garnered support for it from trans people. He thinks some would have been fine with that and some would not have been okay with that.
Steve-O shared that his instance with the cashier was put forth by the universe and he decided that “the universe had intervened.”
He shared that the cashier told him that they weren’t allowed to use the bathroom at their workplace and that there were around 28 states in the country that would arrest them for using an ID that had a female as their gender written on it.
The cashier also said to the actor that there were politicians who were working towards locking them in “internment camps.”
The jackass star expressed about this new outlook, saying, “Framed like that, I thought about it in a way that I hadn’t before, where you know, wow, maybe it’s not all fun and games,” adding, “Especially the pranks. Like, I would’ve considered it to be better footage if I was to be beaten up at the motorcycle rally. And just having that mentality was very flawed, because ultimately it would be an exercise in celebrating violence against trans people.”
For the unversed, in his bit, he planned to ride his pink Vespa at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally competition, changing looks where no one would recognize him. He planned to be hairless, without tattoos, donning a pink bikini top and Daisy Duke shorts, and a helmet that would cover his face and head.
He further planned to install a hidden camera as he rode with motorcyclists who would most likely be checking him out and he would walk up to them and pull his helmet off. He assumed that it would garner a “crazy reaction, which, predictably, would be contentious.”
While elaborating on his changed outlook, Steve-O shared that he “missed the mark on that one.” However, the comedian also revealed regretting his decision to not go with it, not because he should have experienced it but because he desired that he would have never publicly revealed his plans in the first place.
The comedian seemingly plans to talk about this experience that also involves him taking pole dancing lessons during his Super Dummy Tour.
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