Warner Bros George Clooney in 1997's critically panned "Batman & Robin."
George Clooney knows you're disappointed with his 1997 film "Batman & Robin."
He is, too, and he knows he'll never live it down.
The 53-year-old actor shocked fans Thursday when he showed up at New York Comic Con for a panel on his new movie, "Tomorrowland," but conversation quickly turned to his previous role as the Caped Crusader.
"Batman & Robin" has been famously panned by critics and fans alike.
It all started after panel host Chris Hardwick complimented Clooney on his "excellent Bruce Wayne cosplay."
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Jason Carter Rinaldi/Getty Images George Clooney with Hugh Laurie and the cast of "Tomorrowland" at NYCC.
Here's how it went down.
"I think since my Batman I was disinvited to Comic Con," joked Clooney.
Hardwick: "No one would say that ... out loud."
Clooney: "Oh, but you're saying it. I see the comments' sections on all you guys ... I met Adam West back there [backstage] just now and in my head I was like, 'Hey, I'm really sorry.' He goes, 'Give me a fist bump' and I was like, 'Just hit me. Just hit me.'"
"Sorry about the nipples on the suit," Clooney added.
It didn't stop there, though. He continued.
"Freeze, Freeze! I apologize for that one." said Clooney referencing the film's many puns.
Jason Carter Rinaldi/Getty Images Panel moderator Chris Hardwick takes a selfie with the cast and crew of "Tomorrowland."
Clooney has spoken candidly about regrets over "Batman & Robin" in the past.
"With hindsight it’s easy to look back at this and go, 'Woah, that was really s--- and I was really bad in it,'" Clooney told Total Film Magazine in 2011. "It was a difficult film to be good in."
The actor also told Deadline he keeps a photo of himself as Batman as a "reminder of what can happen when you make movies solely for commercial reasons."
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