Batman: Year One (Darren Aronofsky)

Batman: Year One is an unproduced film project based on the comic Batman: Year One by Frank Miller. The director was set to be Darren Aronofsky and Frank Miller was set to write the script, it was cancelled because the script had many differences from the comic. It was set to be released on June of 2002

Differences from Comic

 * After Bruce Wayne's parents are shot, Bruce loses his fortune and becomes homeless.
 * Alfred's character changed to a African-American man named "Big Al" who runs an Auto Repair shop with his son "Little Al".
 * Bruce dosen't travel the word, he instead reads  books on Martial Arts and practices them.
 * Unlike the comic it would have focused more on Bruce.
 * Bruce uses mostley chemical based weapons when fighting. (like the Original Bill Finger Batman)
 * Bruce Wayne gets his persona from an interwinedT and W on a ring he wore while fighing crime that was mistaken for a bat.
 * Many key scenes from the comic are omitted from the script
 * The Batmobile and Batcave are present.
 * Gordon has lived in Gotham for years, and is trying to leave for the sake of his pregnant wife.
 * Gordon's wife is renamed Ann.
 * Carmine Falcone is omitted from the script and Gillain B.Loeb would have replaced him as the Master of the Organized crime.
 * Selina Kyle would have been African-American
 * Selina Kyle would have had a more prominent role.

Production
Warner Bros hired Darren Aronofsky to direct and write the film. Aronofsky collaborated with Frank Miller to co-write. This film was intended to reboot the Batman franchise,  Aronofsky stated during the production " it's  somewhat  based on the comic book,  Toss out  everything you can imagine about Batman! Everything! We're starting completely anew." Matthew Libatique was set as the cinematographer and Aronofsky approached  Christian Bale for the role as Batman (who later played him in  Batman Begins, 'The Dark Knight and  ''The Dark Knight Rises). In June of 2002 the film was abandoned.''