Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito on March 10, 2024.Photo:PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty
Arnold SchwarzeneggerandDanny DeVitoreunited at the 2024Academy Awardson Sunday and shared a funnyBatmanbit onstage.
Thirty-six years after their 1988 filmTwins, the former costars presented together at the 96th Academy Awards, receiving a standing ovation.
“Look at that, it’s so beautiful,” DeVito, 79, said to the audience. “Look at everybody. Look at that, very nice. Well, Arnold and I are presenting together, for a very obvious reason.”
“We both tried to kill Batman,” chimed in Schwarzenegger, 76.
DeVito starred as the villain Penguin in 1992’sBatman ReturnswithMichael Keatonas the hero, while Schwarzenegger was Mr. Freeze in 1997’sBatman & Robin, which starredGeorge Clooneyas Batman.
Danny DeVito in “Batman Returns” (1992).Warner Bros./courtesy Everett
Warner Bros./courtesy Everett
“How did Batman beat you?” DeVito asked Schwarzenegger, who replied, “He used my one weakness against me….”
“Heat?” asked DeVito. “Love,” said Schwarzenegger.
“Oh. He threw me out a window. Really,” said DeVito, as Schwarzenegger jokingly added, “Batman, that son of a bitch.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Batman & Robin” (1997).Warner Bros. /Courtesy Everett
Warner Bros. /Courtesy Everett
“He’s here. There he is! He’s right here. Look,” said DeVito, as the camera cut to a straight-faced Keaton, 72, in the audience. The actor was also a presenter Sunday,reuniting withBeetlejuicecostar Catherine O’Hara on stageearlier in the ceremony.
“You have a lot of nerve to show your face here,” Schwarzenegger said from the stage. DeVito added to Keaton, “You’re a real beak-breaker. I’m gonna see you after the Governors Ball, pal!”
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