At the turn of the century, things were not looking good for Batman. A few years earlier had seen the world subjected to Batman & Robin, a film maligned by critics and now considered one of the worst superhero films ever made. Its failure led to the cancellation of a proposed fifth film Batman Unchained, leaving Warner Bros. unsure of what to do with their character.
It Didn't Take Long Before Problems Started The main issue related to tone, with Aronofsky wanting to ramp up the comic’s bleak tone to a whole other level. Forget characters like Superman who can save the world ten times over without getting so much as a scratch, this is a superhero who bleeds just like anyone else. This Batman shows no hesitation when dishing out his twisted version of justice, with broken bones and graphic violence being thrown out with the regularity of a metronome.
Casting was also proving to be an issue. Aronofsky favored Joaquin Phoenix for the lead role , while the studio campaigned for Freddie Prinze Jr., presumably hoping that his success in youth-orientated films like I Know What You Did Last Summer and She's All That would convince that crucial demographic to take Batman seriously again. Future The Dark Knight Trilogy actor Christian Bale was also approached for the role, but the project was canceled before anything could be finalized.
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