File this under: Wow, movies that could have been.
's writer, Frank Miller, to help write the script. But, even Frank was shocked at just how dark Darren wanted to take the movie, with Batman"veering into torture territory."According to Darren he wanted to get really dark and different with hisand the sorta lasting image of Batman with nipples on his Batsuit.And to play the new darker gritter Bruce Wayne/ Batman, Darren only had one actor in mind: Joaquin Phoenix.However, the studios had other plans, they wanted Freddie Prinze Jr.
I remember thinking, 'Uh oh, we're making two different films here.' That's a true story. It was a different time. TheIn the end, I think we can all agree that it all worked out! Darren not making histrilogy — which were all amazing movies.And while Joaquin didn't get to play Batman, he did go on to win the Oscar for Best Actor for his iconic portrayal of the Joker .
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