Could Darren Aronofsky Take Over The Batman Franchise After Chris Nolan?

Could Darren Aronofsky Take Over The Batman Franchise After Chris Nolan?

Strangely, in an interview with the man who will next bring us The Wolverine, Aronofsky says that his old Batman script is being turned into a comic, and then he will "see what happens". Click for the details..

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By MarkCassidy - Jan 16, 2011 05:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Batman
Source: Ain't It Cool News

In case you weren't aware, a few years ago Darren Aronofsky wrote a treatment for a Batman reboot that would eventually morph into Chris Nolan's Batman Begins. His script was apparently waaaaay out there. And deviated in numerous ways to the Batman we know and love. Now Harry over at AICN just posted these very interesting quotes from Aronofsky from an interview with Clothsonfilm...



CoF: Speaking of which, you’ve worked in the comic-book medium before, with your adaptation of The Fountain (2006), and the tie-in book to Pi. Do you ever feel like realising your vision of something like the Batman story that you were working on as a comic book?

DA: Well, we’re actually doing one. It hasn’t really been announced, I don’t know if I should give you the scoop! But we’re getting there. We’re doing a comic book of a script that’s really hard to make and we’re going to do a comic version first and see what happens…


Sounds like he's fairly sure that something is in the works to me. And even if nothing materializes after the comic we will get to see what that controversial take on Batman is like in comic form. What do you think? Could Aronofky take over the franchise after Nolan's trilogy? Is he talking about a totally separate film project?

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CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 1/16/2011, 5:42 PM
BATMAN BEYOND!!!!!!!
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/16/2011, 5:45 PM
sounds intresting,his a great director it'll be intresting to see what he'd come up with.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 1/16/2011, 5:51 PM
Well if WOLVERNE 2 don't suck... he might get his wish and get a BAT movie... if it does suck, wont be his fault, it'll be Fox's! : P

Seriously though, gonna be hard to [frick] up Wolverine in Japan!

Just no stupid ass cameos and lots of NINJAS!
manymade1
manymade1 - 1/16/2011, 6:05 PM
That'll be freakin sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!

But I would'nt expect to see it for a while.
Anthrax
Anthrax - 1/16/2011, 6:11 PM
holy shit he knows something

Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 1/16/2011, 6:23 PM
Now THIS, is an interesting find Ror. Good stuff man.
Optimus83
Optimus83 - 1/16/2011, 6:28 PM
I wish it were so, I think it's the only director at this point you can continue what was done by Nolan also is wasting all her wit in a film like The Wolverine, I hope that Batman is ultimately responsible and if they can also put signs this campaign:

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/aronofskyforbatman

Bye
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/16/2011, 6:34 PM
i smell a reboot after nolan,apart from zack snyder i wouldn't mind seeing darren aronofsky direct frank millers the dark knight returns.
vermillion
vermillion - 1/16/2011, 6:34 PM
Batman Beyond movie... That'd be amazing. I loved the cartoon.
Anthrax
Anthrax - 1/16/2011, 6:41 PM
batman beyond a must
ecksmanfan
ecksmanfan - 1/16/2011, 6:44 PM
Very interesting! If there were someone to take over for Nolan, Aronofsky is the one. I'm very interested in seeing not only The Wolverine turns out, but also how that comic project turns out.
Ethic
Ethic - 1/16/2011, 7:00 PM
Hmm.. The guy is a brilliant film-maker no doubt, and I think he'll be considered as one of the greats in a few decades but the script we heard about was shocking lol.
If you're going to deviate from a character so much, just make a different film.

I think the next person to handle Batman should take it into a darker, more adult direction and bring it farther into the realm of noir while also bringing in the more fantastic characters like Clay Face, Killer Croc without going over the top.
Think Arkham Aslyum(the game) plus the animated series form the 90's.

Or a Batman Beyond movie, that would be epic beyond my ability to explain lol
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 1/16/2011, 7:03 PM
That would be cool!! I cant wait to see characters like Man-Bat, Mr. Freeze, Clayface, Killer Croc, The Penguin and Poison Ivy get a big screen version that they deserve!:)
Under Darren´s hand!

Batman Beyond would make awesome movie!
patriautism
patriautism - 1/16/2011, 7:08 PM
If somebody takes over Batman after Nolan, it should be David Fincher.
Betty
Betty - 1/16/2011, 7:10 PM
It could be much worse. The Fountain is an entirely underappreciated film.
TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 1/16/2011, 7:22 PM
hahaha...nice
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 1/16/2011, 7:26 PM
patriaustism@ David was the number one choice when they were looking for the director to Batman Begins, but David said no because he couldnt take it seriously that anyone would dress like a bat and fight against crimes!:)...
So i think his style is in the same area than Darren´s? Both great director´s of course. David has Benjamin Button and Alien 3! Darren has The Fountain and Wolverine 2! The rest of their movies are very real world based setups if you think about it.
LOL
LOL - 1/16/2011, 7:52 PM
Hey LEEE777... wolverine in Japan... via Marvel Anime:

http://www.lovelyanime.com/wolverine-episode-01/
TDKR11
TDKR11 - 1/16/2011, 8:06 PM
I don't think it means anything. He's just talking about a batman script he wrote. TDKR hasn't even been in production and we still don't know what villains and new actors or actress have been cast yet. I don't believe WB is thinking about life after Nolan just yet since he's still there working on his Bat Trilogy.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 1/16/2011, 8:07 PM
TDKR11@ True
snoopytrek
snoopytrek - 1/16/2011, 9:17 PM
Batman Beyond, huh? Interesting. But should it be the young kid just starting as the new Batman or the older guy who finds out from Cadmus (sp) he is actually a Bruce Wayne clone? Then if it is the younger version, do we go through the same as we have with the Spiderman reboot and finding the right young actor that won't just appeal to the Twilight crowd???? Maybe Logan Learman? I don't know.
RockNRollCC
RockNRollCC - 1/16/2011, 9:23 PM
Batman Beyond or The Dark Knight Returns!!!
JoshJones
JoshJones - 1/16/2011, 10:17 PM
Hahaha, I remember an AICN review of that script. Apparently every other scene was Jim Gordon having a beer and cheating on his wife. I can't wait to read this is comic form.
WordofCROD
WordofCROD - 1/16/2011, 10:33 PM
Heres one review of it. Sounds pretty awful. The comic will be pretty wierd.

http://www.batman-on-film.com/opinion_jett_yearonereview.html
FrankGarret
FrankGarret - 1/16/2011, 11:24 PM
I read his Batman scripts, that's the Year Oe adaptation, right?

I remember Alfred was black, the Batcave was a sewer and Bruce Wayne had no teeth by the end.

Also, Gordon was a total emo bitch.
m73
m73 - 1/16/2011, 11:46 PM
Just give the next Batman franchise to the guys who did the Arkham City cgi game trailer. That's the only way to do justice to the comics. Forget these weird-ass directors. Let them have their next artistic mind*(#@ ruin some other franchise.
FrankGarret
FrankGarret - 1/17/2011, 12:11 AM
@Betty

I was, wasn't I? The Fountain, I mean.
m73
m73 - 1/17/2011, 1:45 AM
Just give the next Batman franchise to the guys who did the Arkham City cgi game trailer. That's the only way to do justice to the comics. Forget these weird-ass directors. Let them have their next artistic mind*(#@ ruin some other franchise.
UncleDrew
UncleDrew - 1/17/2011, 1:47 AM
PLEASE NO, LEAVE BATMAN ALONE AFTER NOLAN LEAVES UNLESS IT IS THE JUSTICE LEAGUE, LEAVE BATMAN ALONE!!!!
Hardshaw
Hardshaw - 1/17/2011, 2:09 AM
Time to leave it alone and put an END to comicbookmovies the entire industry is monopolized by them and 30% of those made were good.....just sayin.
HAQ
HAQ - 1/17/2011, 2:12 AM
His old ideas sucked.
Xandera
Xandera - 1/17/2011, 3:42 AM
Bruce Wayne needs to be left alone for awhile... that being said I wouldn't mind seeing McGinnis as Batman Beyond hit the Big Screen though...


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milton
milton - 1/17/2011, 5:09 AM
Leave Batman movies alone for awhile maybe a serious dark live action tv series to keep the general public interested in the franchise.

Then get Nolan, Bale & co back many years later and do The Dark Knight Returns.
SuperManFan01
SuperManFan01 - 1/17/2011, 5:29 AM
Maybe for Superman, but Snyder shouild have done Batman. They got the two mixed up. (I still want Gavin Hood to direct Superman).
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