#SNIPPERY NIPPLES BATMAN MOVIE#

In a June interview with Empire magazine, original “Batman” director Tim Burton ripped the costume while discussing how the Dark Knight movies became increasingly campy following his 1989 classic. Needless to say, the “bat-nips” have become somewhat of a punchline in cinematic circles. The costume is one of several nostalgic Batman props up for auction, including Jim Carrey’s Riddler cane from “Batman Forever” and Jack Nicholson’s purple Joker suit from Tim Burton’s original 1989 classic “Batman” (the latter of which has an opening bid of $65,000). “This is easily the most famous - and infamous - Batman costume ever designed, as evidenced by the fact that all these years later, it continues to make headlines every time Tim Burton and George Clooney get asked about it,” said Joe Maddalena, executive vice president of Heritage Auctions. No word as to whether the auctioneers accept Clooney’s signature Bat Credit Card. Prospective buyers will be able to cast an opening bid on this sartorial laughingstock for the next 16 days before the auction closes. The getup also comes with a “life-size, poseable mannequin” with a “hyper-realistic George Clooney head” and “prosthetic grade false eyes” - presumably so the “Ocean’s 11” star will be forever attached to the cinematic disaster. The buxom bat-suit, worn by Clooney, 61, in the Razzie Award-winning Caped Crusader film, is comprised of “cast foam latex, vinyl, resin components, leather, and other mixed media elements,” per the Heritage Auctions website. George Clooney as Batman in 1997’s “Batman & Robin.” REUTERS The opening bid for the “bat nipple” suit sits at $40,000. “And I am just as glad we have the chance now to offer this piece of cinema history to someone who can appreciate the costume as much as Schumacher clearly did,” he added. “But to his credit, Joel Schumacher never apologized for the ‘Bat-nipples.’ In fact, he once told Vice, ‘I’m still glad we did it.’ “This is easily the most famous - and infamous - Batman costume ever designed, as evidenced by the fact that all these years later, it continues to make headlines every time Tim Burton and George Clooney get asked about it,” Joe Maddalena, executive vice president of Heritage Auctions, told Variety in a statement. The form-fitting getup will be sold as part of Heritage’s Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction from July 22 to 23.

#SNIPPERY NIPPLES BATMAN MOVIE#

One of the most ridiculed costumes in movie history could soon be yours: George Clooney’s notorious “bat nipple” suit from Joel Schumacher’s epic 1997 flop “Batman & Robin” has just gone up for auction, with the starting bid set at $40,000. Will Michael Keaton still be Batman after ‘Batgirl’ cancellation?īatman fans are clamoring to own this iconic piece of movie memorabilia. Kevin Smith: Scrapping ‘Latina Batgirl movie’ looks ‘incredibly bad’ ‘Batgirl’ directors reveal they have no footage of film, still hope for releaseĪldis Hodge, the next Hawkman, tells Jalen Rose about playing superheroes

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