Entertainment Movies Uma Thurman Reflects on 'Batman & Robin' 25 Years Later: 'As Much Rubber as I've Ever Worked with' Uma Thurman called playing Poison Ivy in 1997's Batman & Robin, which turns 25 this year, "a fantastic experience" By Jen Juneau Jen Juneau Jen Juneau is a News and Movies Staff Writer at PEOPLE. She started at the brand in 2016 and has more than 15 years' professional writing experience. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 4, 2022 05:00PM EST Uma Thurman in Batman & Robin (1997). Photo: Christine Loss/Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock Uma Thurman is looking back at her time making Batman & Robin with fond memories. The 1997 superhero film turns 25 this year, and was universally panned at the time of its release. Still, Thurman, 51, recalls having a great time on set. "I was just talking about Joel Schumacher, the director who is a friend I love so much," Thurman, who played villain Poison Ivy in the film, recently told Entertainment Tonight of the late Schumacher who died at 80 in 2020 after a year-long cancer battle. "That was a fantastic experience. I had to wear lots of rubber suits," she added of filming. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Uma Thurman in Batman & Robin (1997). Moviestore/Shutterstock George Clooney Reflects on His Stint as Batman: "I F––ed It Up So Bad" Compared to her experience filming the AppleTV+ thriller Suspicion, which premieres Friday, her exposure to rubber for the sake of her character was less intense. "Whenever someone has a rubber face, there is something really bad going on," Thurman said of the kidnappers in Suspicion, who wear rubber face masks. In Batman & Robin, though, "I did not have a rubber mask," she noted. "I had my own face." "But I had some rubber appliances on my face sometimes," Thurman added. "That was about as much rubber as I've ever worked with, personally." RELATED VIDEO: Chris O'Donnell Finally Reveals What He Really Thinks About His Infamous Robin Suit! Batman & Robin also starred George Clooney as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Chris O'Donnell as Robin, Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze. It was slammed by critics, and currently holds a 12% on Rotten Tomatoes. During a 2019 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Clooney, 60, plainly stated of the movie, "I wasn't good in it; it wasn't a good film," but said he used the experience to inform his future film projects. "What I learned from that failure was that I had to relearn how I was working. Now, I wasn't just an actor getting a role, I was being held responsible for the film itself," Clooney explained. "So the next three films I did were Three Kings, Out of Sight and O Brother, Where Art Thou?" "That was a very specific choice for me to find better projects," he added.