Unmade R-Rated Batman Movie Gets "Totally Wild" Story & Casting Details From Oscar-Nominated Director

Unmade R-Rated Batman Movie Gets "Totally Wild" Story & Casting Details From Oscar-Nominated Director

The original director of one of the canceled live-action Batman movies shares new details about the story and casting. In the world of superhero characters on the big screen, the Dark Knight is one of the players to be reimagined the most throughout the last couple of decades, including the DCEU movie timeline in recent years.

Darren Aronofsky Opens Up About His "Down and Dirty" R-Rated Batman Movie — GeekTyrant

Before Christopher Nolan reinvented Batman with Batman Begins, there was almost a radically different version of the Dark Knight from director Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan). Aronofsky was once attached to direct an R-rated Batman movie co-written with Frank Miller, inspired by Miller’s Batman: Year One, but it would have taken the character into territory that Warner Bros. wasn’t ready for.In a recent conversation on the Hap…

Darren Aronofsky Reveals New Details About His Cancelled R-Rated Batman Movie

Was Darren Aronofsky actually cooking? The director reveals some new information about his cancelled R-rated take on Batman. The early 2000s were an odd time for DC. The franchise was coming off Batman & Robin, an especially goofy take on the Caped Crusader made at a time where superheroes were becoming grittier and grittier. There was a hunger to reinvent Batman for new audiences… Source

I'm Still Bummed Darren Aronofsky's Batman Movie Never Happened, But The Director Explained Why Getting It Made Was Never Actually The Point

Darren Aronofsky says his scrapped Batman film was never the goal—it was a way to push his passion project The Fountain forward.

Darren Aronofsky Says His Unmade, R-Rated BATMAN Movie "Wasn't Gonna Be Selling Batmobile [Toys]"

Darren Aronofsky has commented on the much-discussed Batman

Acclaimed Director Admits to Not Taking Batman Movie Seriously (& Reveals Surprising Casting)

In the world of superhero movies, the projects that don’t get made are often just as legendary as the ones that do, and Darren Aronofsky‘s Batman movie is no exception. Back in 2000, as his career was just taking off, Warner Bros. hired Aronofsky to write and direct a Batman movie that sounds fascinating to fans, despite the fact that it never went past pre-production. Aronofsky has answered questions about this project for over two decades now,…