Holiday (Julie Nathanson, The Long Halloween) Unlike most everyone else on screen, he actually seems like he’s having fun. (Some favorites: “All right, everyone! Chill” “Cool party” and “Tonight’s forecast: A freeze is coming!”)Īnd while the late Joel Schumacher has apologized for how the movie turned out, Arnold doesn’t deserve blame for that. Freeze spends his scenes vamping and spouting ice puns. In fact, he embraced his role in what’s essentially a $160 million, two-hour toy commercial-after all, no one is better equipped to portray a real-life action figure than Schwarzenegger. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Batman & Robin)īatman & Robin is a campy mess that required Arnold Schwarzenegger to spend hours in a makeup chair every day, but he wasn’t about to allow all that to melt him down. But some members of the rogues’ gallery are better than others-a fact that’s become even truer since Batman hit the big screen.īelow, we rank the best villains who have gone toe-to-toe with Batman in film, from the delightful to the unforgettable to the truly terrifying.

Villains have been a part of the story since the Caped Crusader’s inception, going all the way back to Alfred Stryker. That also means that the criminals of Gotham City are just as important to the existence of Batman as Bruce Wayne. To prepare, join The Ringer this week as we navigate the grime of Gotham and explore the history of one of the most recognizable superheroes in the comic-book landscape.Ī core principle of Batman is that he must fight crime-without it, there is no Batman. The Caped Crusader is back: On March 4, Robert Pattinson will become the seventh actor to don the cowl in a live-action film with The Batman.

Villains & Vodka by Alta Hensley