The Oscar-winner couldn’t pass up this opportunity when approached for the campy comic book film.
Nicole Kidman had one particular reason she signed on for the 1995 superhero movie, “Batman Forever.”
In a new profile for L’Officiel, the star revealed how people raised their eyebrows when she decided to take the role in the campy Joel Schumacher-directed project, in which Val Kilmer played the caped crusader.
To Kidman, it was a no-brainer.
“Everyone’s like, ’Why are you doing that?’ I’m like, ‘Because I get to kiss Batman!’” she told the magazine.
“The thing people don’t understand is, it’s not about the check. A lot of mainstream big blockbusters that I do are hopefully different.”
While the Oscar-winner had a great time playing Batman’s love interest, Dr. Chase Meridian, in the movie, she did once admit the part left her wanting more.
“I remember going, ‘I wish had more of a role, though,’” she told Yahoo Entertainment in 2014. “‘It’s great being the girl in the Batman movie.’ But I’m an actor and you go, ‘Gosh I want more to do.’ So I would still love to do some sort of superhero movie where I get to do the cool stuff.”
