The ‘Jay Kelly’ star shares 8-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella, with his wife, Amal.

George Clooney reveals son’s reaction to finally watching Batman & Robin for first time

The 'Jay Kelly' star shares 8-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella, with his wife, Amal.

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Alicia Silverstone, George Clooney, and Chris O'Donnell star in 1997's 'Batman & Robin'. Credit:

George Clooney starred as the Caped Crusader himself in the dismally received 1997 movie *Batman & Robin*, and he hasn't quite gotten over it.

And yet, his performance as the superhero earned at least one rave — from his 8-year-old son, after Clooney finally allowed him to watch the Joel Schumacher-helmed movie. He made the revelation when asked about Halloween in an interview *W* published Tuesday.

"Halloween’s a big holiday. My son went as Batman. He hadn’t seen Batman yet," Clooney dished. "I always say to him, 'You know I was Batman.' He's always like, 'No.' I don't know that he knew how profound it was when he said I wasn't Batman."

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It was enough to spur Clooney to action.

"A couple of weeks ago, I finally showed it to him," the Oscar winner said. "It wasn't great for grown-ups, but it's great for 8-year-olds, so he loved it. My daughter, meanwhile, went as a witch. She doesn’t like all the princess stuff. She likes to be the evil witch."**

Clooney portrayed Batman/Bruce Wayne in the film alongside a cast that included Uma Thurman (Poison Ivy), Arnold Schwarzenegger (Mr. Freeze), Chris O'Donnell (Robin), and Alicia Silverstone (Batgirl).

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The star has never quite recovered, at least according to him.

Clooney has gone as far as saying that his take on Batman negatively affected those that came after him. When asked in October 2021 whether his Batman would be part of the 2023 movie *The Flash*, in which *Batman* alums Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck were set to appear, he gave a wry answer.

"They didn't ask me," he told *Variety*'s Marc Malkin. "When you destroy a franchise the way I did, usually they look the other way when *The Flash* comes by."

Amal and George Clooney attend a 'Jay Kelly' event on Oct. 10, 2025 in London.

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The *Michael Clayton* star's wife, Amal, with whom he shares twins Alexander and Ella, told the publication that he wouldn't let her watch it.

He replied, "There are certain films I just go, 'I want my wife to have some respect for me.'"

At the time, Clooney said he wouldn't allow his young kids to see the movie either.

"It's bad when your 4-year-old kid goes, 'This sucks,'" he said. "That could be painful."

He obviously changed his mind.

Clooney currently stars in the movie *Jay Kelly*, which is streaming on Netflix.**

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