

Instead, it was greeted with open arms and solidified that the Batman character was innately beloved and popular, even as the man behind the mask changed. With a new director and a new Batman, as Joel Schumacher and Val Kilmer stepped in for the departing Tim Burton and Michael Keaton, there were many ways Batman Forever could have stumbled. A notably larger hit than its darker and somewhat controversial “Is this too dark for kids?” predecessor, Batman Returns, Batman Forever would make more money than any other movie at the domestic box office in 1995 (albeit with an asterisk, since Toy Story, released near the end of the year, would ultimately be the biggest box office hit of any movie released in 1995, though much of that was still coming in at the start of 1996). Check out the videos below and if you like them you can still preorder Batman for $255 and Robin for $245 from Sideshow now.When Batman Forever hit theaters in 1995, it was a big deal. I had to look up a picture of Batman and Robin from Batman Forever to make sure I was remembering the costumes right, and holy smokes these figures are spot on. I’ve been giving Hot Toys a bit of a hard time lately with a few of the collectibles they’ve been introducing lately, but I gotta say they knocked it out of the park with these two. Not listed as features but still included are Robin nipples and screen accurate bulge. He also comes with a variety of interchangeable gloved hands and a specially painted figure base. His shimmering metallic red and green suit comes with a lined and wired cape for all your posing needs. Robin also has a movie accurate and hand painted head sculpt. He is dressed in a Sonar Batsuit with utility belt, cap, a sonic batarang, a batarang launcher, an underwater thruster, a bat clamp launcher, and a pair of bat sonar lenses. Inspired by the hit 1995 film Batman Forever, each figure looks great and is brimming with details.īatman features a screen accurate, hand painted helmeted head sculpt with the new rolling eyeballs function so that he can survey all of Gotham.

Sideshow has shared their unboxing videos for Hot Toys new Batman and Robin collectible figures.
