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Looking Back #4: Batman Beyond Live-Action Movie |
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Sunday, 10 July 2011 11:40 |
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Previously, I took a look at the history of all the failed attempts to bring Wonder Woman to the big screen. In this latest edition, I'll be looking at the proposed Batman Beyond project of 2000 that was ultimately passed on in favor of Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins. While I'm sure everyone is ecstatic with Warner Bros. decision making here from the information I've collected, the Batman Beyond movie sounds like it could've been a successful addition to the Batman filmography.
At the turn of the 21st century, there were a surprisingly large number of Batman projects in development at Warner Bros. In a sort of battle royale, Warner Bros. had teams of writers and directors all simultaneously working on a re-invention of their Batman property. Names like Frank Miller, Darren Aronofsky, Wolfgang Peterson, Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Boaz Yakin and even Joel Schumacher were frantically at Read more: |