Batman Begins on DVD

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So it was released yesterday. Probably someone will get me this for Christmas, since last year I got Hellboy and Spider-Man 2, neither of which, y'know, whatever, it's the thought that counts.
BUT I was perusing the goods at my online DVD subscription biz and this was listed under the heading "Trivia":
Before Christopher Nolan took over, director Darren Aronofsky was attached to make a Batman movie based on the graphic novel "Batman: Year One" and have the author Frank Miller write the screenplay. By 2003 there was a first draft screenplay with story boards, which are properties of AOL Time Warner. Warner's decision for not producing the film is unknown, but based on the details that have since leaked out, it would probably have to do with the screenplay, which strayed a considerable amount from the source material, making Alfred an African-American mechanic named "Big Al," the Batmobile being a souped-up Lincoln Towncar, and Bruce Wayne being homeless, among other things. This is all detailed in David Hughes' book "Tales from Development Hell."

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

Oh man.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 19:07 (twenty years ago)

Is Mark Millar behind this?

― chap who would dare to violate the least amount of laws of physics (chap), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 19:25 (twenty years ago)

BIG AL SERVES TEA TO NO ONE, BITCH!.

― Amadeo (Amadeo G.), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 22:33 (twenty years ago)

I'm the goddamn homeless Batman, boy.

― David N (David N.), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 23:04 (twenty years ago)

the aronofsky-miller draft was really not so great

― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 20 October 2005 05:17 (twenty years ago)

making Alfred an African-American mechanic named "Big Al,"

Was this the basis for Morgan Freeman's character then?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 20 October 2005 11:57 (twenty years ago)

Lucius Fox may well have been a get out on that front.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 20 October 2005 12:20 (twenty years ago)

World's Worst: JJ Abrams' Superman & Darren Aronofsky's Batman

― iodine (iodine), Thursday, 20 October 2005 12:51 (twenty years ago)

W-w-what about K.Smith's Superman?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 20 October 2005 13:56 (twenty years ago)

It wasn't that abysmal!

― iodine (iodine), Thursday, 20 October 2005 14:51 (twenty years ago)

I would pay a million dollars to have a movie shot off of the current ALL STAR BATMAN book. People would FREAK. It would be BEAUTIFUL.

― Matt Maxwell (Matt M.), Thursday, 20 October 2005 16:57 (twenty years ago)

Mickey Rourke for Batman, Mickey Rooney for Robin?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 20 October 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

Works for me. CRAGGY BATMAN, dammit!

― Matt Maxwell (Matt M.), Thursday, 20 October 2005 21:44 (twenty years ago)

I'd put Bill Murray in a Batman from the sixties remake.

― iodine (iodine), Friday, 21 October 2005 01:28 (twenty years ago)

With Phil Hartman as Robin!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 21 October 2005 16:56 (twenty years ago)

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