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+ | |Film name=''Batman: DarKnight'' |
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+ | |writer=Lee Shapiro <br>Stephen Wise |
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|previous=[[Batman & Robin]] |
|previous=[[Batman & Robin]] |
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| − | |next=[[Batman Triumphant]] (different titled) |
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| − | '''Batman: DarKnight''' |
+ | '''''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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| − | [[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 |
+ | [[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. |
| + | 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. |
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| − | *[[George Clooney]] as [[Batman|Bruce Wayne/Batman]] |
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| − | *[[Chris O'Donnell]] as [[Robin|Dick Grayson/Robin]] |
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+ | *[[George Clooney]] as [[Batman (George Clooney)|Bruce Wayne/Batman]] |
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+ | *[[Chris O'Donnell]] as [[Robin (Chris O'Donnell)|Dick Grayson/Robin]] |
| + | *[[w:c:marvelcinematicuniverse:Jeff_Goldblum|Jeff Goldblum]] as [[The Scarecrow|Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow]] |
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| + | *[[Michael Gough]] as Alfred |
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| + | *[[Pat Hingle]] as Commissioner Gordon |
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| + | == Trivia == |
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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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| + | <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]] |
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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
- George Clooney as Bruce Wayne/Batman
- Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson/Robin
- Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow
- Michael Gough as Alfred
- Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon
Trivia
- The film's story was vaguely inspired Frank Miller's 1986 Dark Knight series, as it featured a slightly older, weary Bruce Wayne coming out of retirement as Batman to save Gotham.
- 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.