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It is meant as an in-joke by writer Akiva Goldsman, who wrote scripts for Batman vs. In the opening scene of I Am Legend, a large banner displays the Superman symbol within the Batman symbol in Times Square. Superman sometime in the future (with Bale as Batman), as has Bryan Singer. According to Petersen " Alan Horn was so torn, because it’s such a fascinating concept to do a Batman versus Superman film." Petersen still has expressed interest in directing Batman vs. canceled development to focus on individual Superman and Batman projects after Abrams submitted another draft for Superman: Flyby. The release date was set for the summer of 2004. Christian Bale, who would play the character in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy starting with Batman Begins (2002) was simultaneously approached to portray Batman for Darren Aronofsky's Batman: Year One (also cancelled), while Josh Hartnett was offered the role of Superman.įilming was to start in early 2003, with plans for a five to six month shoot. Inspired by Tobey Maguire's performance in Spider-Man (2002), Petersen was searching for actors who "can really act and give complexity and emotions, but would have the fun of being a great superhero and maybe pump up a little bit." Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, James Franco, Jude Law and Paul Walker were reportedly considered for either of the two roles as Batman and Superman. Petersen had mentioned Matt Damon when stating what type of an actor he was looking for either of the two roles. After Elizabeth is killed by the Joker at the honeymoon, Bruce is forced to don the Batsuit once more, tangling a plot which involves Lex Luthor, while Clark begins a romance with Lana Lang in Smallville. Clark serves as Bruce's best man at his wedding to the beautiful and lovely Elizabeth Miller. Meanwhile, Clark Kent is down on his luck and in despair after his divorce from Lois Lane. Dick Grayson, Alfred Pennyworth and Commissioner Gordon are all dead. Goldsman's draft, dated June 21, 2002, introduced Bruce Wayne attempting to shake all of the demons in his life after his five year retirement of crimefighting. Abrams' script was put on hold, while Akiva Goldsman was hired to rewrite Walker's draft which was codenamed Asylum. Superman, attaching Petersen as director. The studio approached Wolfgang Petersen to direct Abrams' script however, in August 2001, Andrew Kevin Walker pitched Warner Bros.
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The project had gone as far as being greenlit, but McG dropped out in favor of Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.
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It would ignore "The Death of Superman" storyline, and instead, it would reboot the film series with an origin story, going under the title of Superman: Flyby. Abrams was hired to write a new screenplay.


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Superman is the title for a cancelled Superman and Batman movie intended for production during the 2000s.Īlthough it was widely reported that McG had become attached to Attanasio's script, in February 2002, J. For the 2016 follow-up to Man of Steel featuring Batman, see here. This page is about the cancelled team-up film featuring Batman and Superman.
