Batman Forever Keaton chose not to reprise his role, William Baldwin and Ethan Hawke were considered as a replacement before Kilmer joined the cast. The film was released on June 16, 1995, receiving mixed reviews, but was a financial success. "Batman Forever" grossed over $336 million worldwide and became the sixth-highest-grossing film worldwide of 1995. The film was followed by "Batman & Robin" in 1997, with Schumacher returning as the director and George Clooney replacing Kilmer as Batman. In Gotham City, the crime fighter Batman defuses a hostage situation caused by a criminal known as Two-Face, the alter ego of the former
George Clooney in six different categories: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay. Clooney co-starred with Sandra Bullock in "Gravity" (2013), a space thriller directed by Alfonso Cuarón. He co-wrote, directed and starred in "The Monuments Men", an adaption of "The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History" by Robert M. Edsel. Clooney also produced "" (2013), an adaptation of . The film stars Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts. His next film was "Tomorrowland" (2015), a science fiction adventure film in which he played Frank Walker, an