'Batman: Year One' Spy Status Report

Batman: Year One

BOF have received some info from a "very good source" on the status of Batman: Year One."Is YEAR ONE dead? Hmmmmm. Let's just say that the project [Y1--Jett] is still "in development," wink-wink. And so is BATMAN BEYOND and BATMAN vs. SUPERMAN--which Warners insists that they still want to make. So 'dead' may be a bit strong to describe YEAR ONE. Is it going to happen? Probably not--especially with Aronofsky at the helm.

Word is that the studio [WB--Jett] just didn't like what Darren and Frank Miller came up with--despite the rewrites. And with Lorenzo gone, Darren and YEAR ONE lost their biggest supporter. So I think they finally just put it up on the shelf along with BATMAN TRIUMPHANT and BEYOND. You can chalk up the hiring of [Chris] Nolan as the final nail in coffin for the Aronofsky Bat-project--although I don't know if Warners wants Nolan to come up with his own origin script or helm a 'sequel.' That remains to be seen.

As far as BATMAN vs. SUPERMAN, I believe Horn when he said that he intends to do it. I feel the studio looks at this project and sees nothing but dollar signs--lots of them. But whether it actually gets to the screen is another story. It may also depend on just how much Wolfgang Petersen really wants to do it on down the line."