With the twenty-and-under-somethings lined up to star in Batman and Robin, it may as well be called Reality Bites Again. Consider the X-treme credibility of the supporting cast:
UMA THURMAN
Age: 25.
Comic-book persona: Poison Ivy.
Claim
to fame: Charmed comeback stars like John Travolta (Pulp Fiction) and Timothy Hutton (Beautiful Girls).
What she brings:
Plenty of art-house appeal, thanks to her indie-movie resume;
plenty of Late Show plugs because of the Uma-obsessed Letterman.
''And,'' promises director Joel Schumacher, ''she'll be wearing
almost nothing.''
CHRIS O'DONNELL
Age: 25.
Comic-book persona: Robin.
Claim
to fame: Hello, codpiece.
What he brings: Two words — stud-muffin.
ALICIA SILVERSTONE
Age: 19.
Comic-book persona: Batgirl.
Claim to fame: Blew away audiences with her alterna-vocabulary
and her Hamlet analyses in Clueless — as if you don't remember.
What she brings: Just, like, every boy who's still using
Clearasil and every girl who wants him. Schumacher calls her
''the sexiest, hottest, coolest young actress in Hollywood.''
Whatever.
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