Batman Year One

Batman Year One is a cancelled live-action adaptation of the Frank Miller novel by Darren Aronofsky. Development/production was supposed to begin in 2000 to 2002.

Cast

 * Joaquin Phoenix as Batman/Bruce Wayne
 * Aaron Eckhart as Commissioner/James Gordon

Why It Was Cancelled

 * Warner Bros. thought the script was too dark.

Result

 * The film was re-written and became Batman Begins in 2003 and was released in 2005.

Trivia

 * Joaquin Phoenix, the proposed actor for being Batman would later go on play as titular villain of Joker.
 * Freddie Prinze Jr, was one of the original choices for the role of Batman.
 * The Wachowskis were offered to direct Batman: Year One, but turned it down to do The Matrix sequels.
 * Aaron Eckhart, who was considered to play Commissioner Gordon would later go on play the villain Two-Face in The Dark Knight.
 * Darren Aronofsky would later go on and direct The Fountain with Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz instead in 2006 for Warner Bros. after leaving his failed Batman project Batman: Year One