George Clooney Became Batman Because of 1 ER Episode, Says Director 

Director Christopher Chulack has credited one episode of ER for George Clooney bagging the position of Batman. In a current interview, Chulack revealed that the actor’s efficiency in a 1995 episode of the hit medical drama performed a vital position in his casting because the superhero. 

Christopher Chulack says George Clooney turned Batman due to an ER episode

Christopher Chulack revealed that George Clooney’s efficiency in an episode of ER straight led to his casting as Batman in 1997’s Batman & Robin. 

Chatting with TV Insider, Chulack defined that the ER episode titled “Hell and Excessive Water,” which aired in November 1995, performed an necessary position in Clooney’s transition to motion pictures. The episode featured Clooney’s character, Dr. Doug Ross, heroically rescuing a younger boy trapped in a flooded storm drain. The dramatic episode had captivated round 45 million viewers.

Chulack stated, “So I knew that the present was already a success. That episode received 45 million viewers.” Within the interview, he recalled that the overwhelming response to the episode caught the eye of Warner Bros. executives. He defined, “The subsequent day, Bob Daley and Terry Semel, who have been the presidents of Warner Bros. Tv, got here down and knocked on George’s dressing room door and informed him, ‘You’re going to be the subsequent Batman due to the heroism of that episode.’” 

The director added, “So I figured it’s simply going to go up from right here, and it did.” It turned certainly one of ER’s most acclaimed episodes, incomes six Emmy nominations and securing Chulack a Administrators Guild of America Award.

Following the episode’s success, George Clooney was forged as Bruce Wayne in Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin. He joined a star-studded ensemble that included Uma Thurman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alicia Silverstone, and Chris O’Donnell. Nevertheless, the 1997 superhero movie obtained combined critiques and underperformed critically.