"A rated-R superhero movie was probably 10 to 15 years out of whack with the reality of the business then," Aronofsky said of the scrapped project from 2000. There was a time in mid-2000, post ...

Both Brendan Fraser and Darren Aronofsky ... In the early aughts, Aronofsky was planning to make a movie version of Frank Miller’s acclaimed Dark Knight story, “Batman: Year One.” ...

back in 1999. According to Frank Miller, Aronofsky's "vision of Batman was darker than" his own. So much so, Aronofsky even wanted Batman to torture his enemies. Joaquin Phoenix in 2000's ...

There was a time in mid-2000, post-“Pi” and high off buzz for “Requiem for a Dream,” when Darren Aronofsky was attached to take the reins on a “Batman” movie before Christopher Nolan took over. Warner ...