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 ...

Both Brendan Fraser and Darren Aronofsky have had some high-profile ... of Frank Miller’s acclaimed Dark Knight story, “Batman: Year One.” “It was after ‘Batman & Robin,’ the Joel ...

approached Darren Aronofsky, coming off the back of Requiem ... In fact, Frank Miller's Batman: Year One was to serve as the basis for the screenplay. Sure enough, Aronofsky approached Miller ...

There was a time in mid-2000, post-“Pi” and high off buzz for “Requiem for a Dream,” when Darren ... hired Aronofsky to write and direct an adaptation of “Batman: Year One,” and ...