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|Film name=''Batman: DarKnight''
|director=[[Joel Schumacher]]
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|writer=Lee Shapiro <br>Stephen Wise
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|previous=[[Batman Triumphant]]
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'''''Batman: DarKnight''''' was another an idea for a 6th batman (while the studio was still considering [[Batman Triumphant|Triumphant]]). Lee Shapiro and Stephen Wise drafted a script, and [[Joel Schumacher]] had also signed to direct.
 
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'''''Batman: DarKnight'''''<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-movie-series-list-unmade-802032 THR Heat Vision - Before 'Batman Begins': Secret History of the Movies That Almost Got Made]</ref> was another sequel script to ''[[Batman & Robin]]'' (after ''[[Batman Unchained]]'' was halted). Lee Shapiro and Stephen Wise drafted the script and the project was being shepherded by WB executive Greg Silverman without input from [[Joel Schumacher]], who had been exiled from the [[Batman Film Franchise|franchise]] at that point.
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==Story==
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[[Batman (George Clooney)|Bruce Wayne]] is in self-imposed seclusion from life, because he feels he has lost his greatest weapons in the fight against crime: his mystique and his enemies' fear. [[Robin (Chris O'Donnell)|Dick Grayson]] attends [[Gotham University]], trying to discover who he is apart from his guardian and unwilling to return as Robin without him. Meanwhile, [[Jonathan Crane|Dr. Jonathan Crane]] uses his position as professor of psychology at Gotham University and as resident psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum to conduct his experiments in fear. During a vengeful confrontation with a colleague, [[Man-Bat|Dr. Kirk Langstrom]], Jonathan Crane unknowingly initiates Kirk's transformation into the creature known as [[Man-Bat]]. The unsuspecting denizens of [[Gotham City (Burtonverse)|Gotham]] scream for Batman's head, believing that Man-Bat's nightly hunts is the Dark Knight's bloodthirsty return to action. Bruce dons cape and cowl once more to clear his name and solve the mystery behind these attacks. Eventually, Dick ends up in [[Arkham Asylum (Schumacher Films)|Arkham Asylum]] under Crane's unsympathetic watch, and Kirk struggles with his "man vs. monster" syndrome as he longs to both reunite with his wife and get revenge on Crane.
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At the end of the script Batman gives [[James Gordon (Pat Hingle)|Commissioner Gordon]] a [[Batphone|red cell phone]], letting him know he's back on duty. As Batman's cape flutters in the wind a crow flies by him and lands by the window of Tetch's Clothing Shop, the silhouette of a [[Mad Hatter|man with a tophat]] can be seen.
   
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
 
*[[George Clooney]] as [[Batman (George Clooney)|Bruce Wayne/Batman]]
 
*[[George Clooney]] as [[Batman (George Clooney)|Bruce Wayne/Batman]]
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*[[Chris O'Donnell]] as [[Robin (Chris O'Donnell)|Dick Grayson/Robin]]
*Randall Stull as [[Tim Drake|Robin/Tim Drake]]
 
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*[[w:c:marvelcinematicuniverse:Jeff_Goldblum|Jeff Goldblum]] as [[The Scarecrow|Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow]]
*Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth
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*[[Michael Gough]] as Alfred
*Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon
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*[[Pat Hingle]] as Commissioner Gordon
*Martin Short as [[Mad Hatter|Jervis Tetch]]
 
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*Mark Linn-Baker as [[Man-Bat|Kirk Langstorm]]
 
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== Trivia ==
[[Category:Unsuccessful Film Projects]]
 
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* The film's story was vaguely inspired [[Frank Miller]]'s [[Batman: The Dark Knight|1986 ''Dark Knight'' series]], as it featured a slightly older, weary Bruce Wayne coming out of retirement as Batman to save Gotham.
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*Certain story beats and lines of dialogue from this script were used by [[David S. Goyer]] and [[Christopher Nolan]] in ''[[Batman Begins]]'', which features Scarecrow as a secondary villain.
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==References==
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==Links==
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*[https://www.amazon.com/Batman-DarKnight-Stephen-Wise/dp/1519587252/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Amazon listing for published screenplay]
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[[Category:Unfinished works/Cancelled projects]]

Revision as of 17:32, 8 May 2020

Batman: DarKnight[1] was another sequel script to Batman & Robin (after Batman Unchained was halted). Lee Shapiro and Stephen Wise drafted the script and the project was being shepherded by WB executive Greg Silverman without input from Joel Schumacher, who had been exiled from the franchise at that point.

Story

Bruce Wayne is in self-imposed seclusion from life, because he feels he has lost his greatest weapons in the fight against crime: his mystique and his enemies' fear. Dick Grayson attends Gotham University, trying to discover who he is apart from his guardian and unwilling to return as Robin without him. Meanwhile, Dr. Jonathan Crane uses his position as professor of psychology at Gotham University and as resident psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum to conduct his experiments in fear. During a vengeful confrontation with a colleague, Dr. Kirk Langstrom, Jonathan Crane unknowingly initiates Kirk's transformation into the creature known as Man-Bat. The unsuspecting denizens of Gotham scream for Batman's head, believing that Man-Bat's nightly hunts is the Dark Knight's bloodthirsty return to action. Bruce dons cape and cowl once more to clear his name and solve the mystery behind these attacks. Eventually, Dick ends up in Arkham Asylum under Crane's unsympathetic watch, and Kirk struggles with his "man vs. monster" syndrome as he longs to both reunite with his wife and get revenge on Crane.

At the end of the script Batman gives Commissioner Gordon a red cell phone, letting him know he's back on duty. As Batman's cape flutters in the wind a crow flies by him and lands by the window of Tetch's Clothing Shop, the silhouette of a man with a tophat can be seen.

Cast

Trivia

References

Links