Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky and Frank Miller worked on a Batman film project that never left the cutting room floor, and the Dark Knight comics writer has now shed light on why.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Miller said Aronofsky's "vision of Batman was darker than" his own, and ultimately not kid friendly enough for Warner Bros. to greenlight. In fact, the director planned to have the iconic DC superhero torture his foes.
"My Batman was too nice for him," Miller explained. "We would argue about it, and I'd say, 'Batman wouldn't do that, he wouldn't torture anybody,' and so on," he added, noting that while they "hashed out a screenplay" and were handsomely paid for their work, the studio wasn't on board with Aronofsky's vision. "The executive wanted to do a Batman he could take his kids to. And this wasn't that."
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In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Miller said Aronofsky's "vision of Batman was darker than" his own, and ultimately not kid friendly enough for Warner Bros. to greenlight. In fact, the director planned to have the iconic DC superhero torture his foes.
"My Batman was too nice for him," Miller explained. "We would argue about it, and I'd say, 'Batman wouldn't do that, he wouldn't torture anybody,' and so on," he added, noting that while they "hashed out a screenplay" and were handsomely paid for their work, the studio wasn't on board with Aronofsky's vision. "The executive wanted to do a Batman he could take his kids to. And this wasn't that."
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