George Clooney recently worked with the DCEU's Batman, Ben Affleck, on the coming of age drama "The Tender Bar," and he spoke to Variety ahead of the film's screening about whether Warner Bros. had asked him to come back for "The Flash" since it crosses between worlds. He joked with the outlet, saying, "The truth is I didn't want to do it..." before clarifying, "No, they didn't ask me." The prolific star is very aware that 1997's "Batman & Robin" isn't looked on too fondly by fans, so he isn't surprised that he wasn't asked to return. "When you destroy a franchise the way I did, usually they look the other way when 'The Flash' comes by," he said.
Amal Clooney, George's wife, was also at the event and pointed out that "he won't let me watch it." The former Batman star defended himself, saying, "There are certain films I just go, 'I want my wife to have some respect for me.'" To be fair, the film has a 12% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and the aggregate site calls it "unbearable."
It sounds like Clooney might have to face his fears at some point in the near future, because Amal joked that their twins might want to watch "Batman & Robin." The former Bruce Wayne star isn't convinced, saying his children might be too honest if they watch the film: "It's bad when your four-year-old kid goes, 'This sucks.' That could be painful."
"The Flash" arrives in theaters on November 4, 2022.
