Batman & Robin (film) to keep their partnership together. It is also to date the only live-action film appearance of Batgirl, who helps the title characters fight the villains. Warner Bros. fast-tracked development for "Batman & Robin" following the box office success of the previous film, "Batman Forever". Schumacher and Goldsman conceived the storyline during pre-production on "A Time to Kill", while Val Kilmer decided not to reprise the role over scheduling conflicts with "The Saint". Schumacher had a strong interest in casting William Baldwin in Kilmer's place before George Clooney won the role. Principal photography began in September 1996 and finished in January
Michael O'Keefe Brad Davis' character, Philip Caputo. He played the lead role in the 1982 film, "Split Image", as a college athlete who gets lured into a religious cult by a beautiful girl (Karen Allen). He appeared in the thriller film "The Glass House", and starred with Tommy Lee Jones in the 1983 pirate adventure "Nate and Hayes" (also known as "Savage Islands"). More recently, O'Keefe appeared opposite George Clooney in "Michael Clayton". He has appeared twice opposite Jack Nicholson, as his son in "Ironweed" and as the father of a murdered girl in "The Pledge". His film "Frozen River" was in