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Warner Bros. fast-tracked development for ''Batman & Robin'' following the box office success of ''Batman Forever''. Schumacher and Goldsman conceived the storyline during pre-production on ''[[A Time to Kill (1996 film)|A Time to Kill]]''; Schumacher was given a mandate to make the film more [[toyetic]] than its predecessor, while basing its style on the [[Batman (TV series)|1960s television series]] and ''Batman'' comic book artist [[Dick Sprang]]'s illustrations. After Val Kilmer decided not to reprise the role of Batman, Schumacher was interested in casting [[William Baldwin]] before George Clooney won the role. [[Principal photography]] began in September 1996 and wrapped in January 1997, two weeks ahead of the shooting schedule.
 
''Batman & Robin'' premiered in Los Angeles on June 12, 1997, and went into general release on June 20. It grossed $238.2 million worldwide against a production budget of $125–160 million, and was considered a commercial disappointment at the time. The film was panned by both critics and fans and is considered to be one of the [[List of films considered the worst#Batman & Robin (1997)|worst films ever made]], and was largely criticized for its toyetic and camp approach. One of the songs recorded for the film, "[[The End Is the Beginning Is the End]]" by [[The Smashing Pumpkins]], won a [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance]] at the [[40th Annual Grammy Awards]]. Due to the film's poor reception, Warner Bros. cancelled future ''Batman'' films, including Schumacher's planned ''[[Batman in film#Batman Unchained|Batman Unchained]]''.
 
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