DC Comics editor Bob Greenberger was on hand for a panel discussion and dished a little bit about the Batman movie franchise. the editor stated that the much-rumored new script, Batman: The Frightening is now the most viable candidate for the next Batman movie. As has been previously reported, the story involves the villain known as The Scarecrow.

Greenberger reportedly told the crowd that Aronofsky's Year One project is "gone." However, The Xenos tells us that Greenberger also admitted that Frank Miller may still be working on either Year One or The Frightening. Finally, with regards to Batman, the editor cautioned that things are in the early stages and nothing is ever final.

yikes.  macguffin, what's his latest official project that's in the works now?

Again we have conflicting reports, sphinx:

Source: Batman-On-Film

Two BATMAN 5 reports
Monday, January 6, 2003: (From AIN'T IT COOL NEWS and SUPERHERO HYPE) First of all, Happy New Year to all you BOF readers. OK, let me preface that I have heard nothing in a while in regards to Batman, on film. Just the same 'ol stuff--there is going to be another Bat-film, WB is weighing their options, yada, yada, yada. Today, two Bat-reports surfaced, one old, and one new. The new one first. SUPERHERO HYPE is reporting that a script titled BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT has emerged with a writers initials being "SRW." Uh, ok. Now the other one is from our pals at AIN'T IT COOL NEWS with basically just another run of that BATMAN: THE FRIGHTENING rumor. Nothing new there that we haven't heard before. An interesting point made by "Moriarty" is that he found it hard to believe that a script could be written by such well-known writers no one really hearing anything about it in the "biz." Take both with a grain of salt. That's it. If you want to read more, take the links over to the appropriate site. Let me remind you all that in Alan Horn's last comments about the Bat-franchise, he said he wanted to do an origin film first. I have heard that WB would most likely commision additional scripts besides YEAR ONE, perhaps this DARK KNIGHT script--if even real--is alternative Bat-origin flick.

BATMAN: THE FRIGHTENING is BS?
Saturday, January 11, 2003: I got a couple of reports this past week in regards to this BATMAN: THE FRIGHTENING news that has been making the rounds. All 3 sources who I had had put inquiries to about this rumor have responding with the same answer: It's BS. They again say that WB intends to make another Bat-film and the studio will turn it's attention towards Bruce Wayne once the SUPERMAN film is off and running. And again it was mentioned that there are other potential Bat-flicks in the works besides YEAR ONE and BATMAN vs. SUPERMAN--and they are most likely "origin" scripts. Anyway, that is that. Perhaps more concrete word will break soon on the status of the Bat-franchise at WB.

BATMAN: THE FRIGHTENING is BS, part II
Thursday, January 16, 2003: (From COMICS 2 Film) BOF told you last week that three separate sources indicated that the BATMAN: THE FRIGHTENING rumors were BS. Well, our friends at COMICS 2 FILM did some investegating of their own and came up with the same thing. He is a bit of what Rob Worley and company reported:

"Comics2Film contacted some official sources to see if there was any truth to the report. A representative for Rafael Yglesias told C2F that they had not seen such a script or set up any deals with their client involving a Batman film."

Further proof for ya'll that this is nothing but BS.

I really want Year One though... even if Aaronofsky doesn't do it... though that would be best.

i'll get you one day, macguffin

Quote from: sphinxyikes.  macguffin, what's his latest official project that's in the works now?

As for Darren, I haven't found anything to confirm or deny him being off Batman. But if he is off it, I found this interview dated Nov. 07, 2000 that might be some indication of his next project:

The 31-year-old Aronofsky says he's also working on his own original science fiction movie. "That's my passion piece," he says. "Along with Batman, it's an opportunity to push two cool projects forward. We'll see [which film gets made first]."

For his own sci-fi feature, the writer-director began more than a year ago, when he sat down and asked himself, "What do you do after The Matrix?"

After all, as Aronofsky says of that film, "The Matrix drew on all the major science fiction themes of the 20th century ... and all the cool classics like ... Philip K. Dick and The Stars Are My Destination."

Without going into specifics, Aronofsky says his movie is "the most ambitious thing I've done to date and the biggest challenge. It's probably the [most] metaphysical science fiction film; it uses religion, spirituality, and science."

As for Batman, Aronofsky says, "I'll only do [it] if I believe in it and can make a good movie out of it."


Also, did anyone know about this? It was released in Oct. of 2002:



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Wow, I feel bad for Aronofksy, he has nothing going. How disapointing the wait we have to endure between so many directors films.

Is that project he was talking about in that article The Fountain?

no, i think the fountain got fucked over by brad pitt, i believe it's a completely different project.

Quote from: sphinxno, i think the fountain got fucked over by brad pitt, i believe it's a completely different project.

but that article was dated 2000... before they even started filming...
and Aaronofsky was pretty upset about Pitt leaving, talking about how great his project was going to be.

That was The Fountain. I read a bunch of interviews in which he described it in the same way- very metaphysical. Before Pitt was attached, he said he did need a big star in the lead because it was very weird and different for mainstream.

The Fountain is still on, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Warners just sort of delayed it to get Troy out.

Brad'll be back, which'll be great, I think.

Quote from: JonThe Fountain is still on, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Warners just sort of delayed it to get Troy out.

Brad'll be back, which'll be great, I think.

Show me where it says that

Quote from: JonThe Fountain is still on, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Warners just sort of delayed it to get Troy out.

Brad'll be back, which'll be great, I think.

If this is true, it's great news

The last report in EW about The Fountain (that I found):

Rocky 'Fountain' News

by Scott Brown Allison Hope Weiner
09/20/02

Sometimes, a Pitt stop proves fatal. Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain -- a dark, sci-fi mind-bender budgeted at $72 million -- was officially shut down Sept. 9 after a weekend summit between the Requiem for a Dream auteur and star Brad Pitt failed to persuade the actor to stay on the project, due to begin shooting in October with costars Cate Blanchett and Ellen Burstyn. Rumors had been flying for more than a week that Pitt wanted to split because he reportedly had gut-level reservations about the latest version of Aronofsky's script, linking three time periods centuries apart. Industry sources confirm that the latest draft was extremely challenging -- no surprise to fans of Aronofsky, who first emerged with the 1998 low-budget mathematician thriller pi.

The Warner Bros. film was in preproduction in Australia, where many sets had already been constructed. Sources close to the production say the movie may be revived in six months to two years with another A-list actor. (Russell Crowe's name has been bandied about, though the Oscar winner's reps had no comment.) But Aronofsky won't be idle in the interim -- insiders say he's weighing four new offers. Meanwhile, Pitt's reps won't comment on reports that he fled The Fountain for a more lucrative role -- Achilles in Wolfgang Petersen's period epic Troy, for which he would receive his full $17.5 million price tag, as opposed to the bargain Fountain fee of $2 million to $6 million.

Despite the withdrawal, Pitt's publicist says that at press time the star was still sporting the shaggy Rip Van Winkle beard he grew specifically for Aronofsky's film. Perhaps he could jump-start that long-awaited ZZ Top biopic.

his chin was squeaky clean at the golden globes, though....