Batman vs. Superman
Although it was widely reported that McG had become attached to Paul Attanasio's script, in February 2002, J. J. Abrams was hired to write a new screenplay. It would ignore The Death of Superman storyline, and instead, it would reboot the film series with an origin story,[28] going under the title of Superman: Flyby.[7] The project had gone as far as being greenlit, but McG stepped out in favor of Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.[29] The studio approached Wolfgang Petersen to direct Abrams' script;[30] however, in August 2001,[31] Andrew Kevin Walker pitched Warner Bros. an idea titled Batman vs. Superman, attaching Peterson as director. Abrams' script was put on hold,[30] and for reasons unknown, Akiva Goldsman was hired to rewrite Walker's draft which was codenamed "Asylum".[32]
Goldsman's draft (dated June 21, 2002), had the premise of Bruce Wayne trying to shake all of the demons in his life after his five year retirement of crime fighting. Meanwhile, Clark Kent is down on his luck and in despair. Dick Grayson, Alfred Pennyworth and Commissioner Gordon are all dead and Clark has just recently divorced Lois Lane. Clark serves as Bruce's best man at his wedding to the beautiful and lovely Elizabeth Miller. 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 sways with a romance with Lana Lang in Smallville.[33]
Peterson had mentioned Matt Damon when stating what type of an actor he was looking for either of the two roles.[32] Inspired by Tobey Maguire's performance in Spider-Man (2002), Peterson 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 reported to be Warner Bros.' choices as Batman and Superman.[30] Christian Bale was approached to portray Batman, both in Batman vs. Superman and Batman: Year One (but preferred Aronofsky's script for Year One),[34] while Josh Hartnett was offered the role of Superman.[29]
Although it was widely reported that McG had become attached to Paul Attanasio's script, in February 2002, J. J. Abrams was hired to write a new screenplay. It would ignore The Death of Superman storyline, and instead, it would reboot the film series with an origin story,[28] going under the title of Superman: Flyby.[7] The project had gone as far as being greenlit, but McG stepped out in favor of Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.[29] The studio approached Wolfgang Petersen to direct Abrams' script;[30] however, in August 2001,[31] Andrew Kevin Walker pitched Warner Bros. an idea titled Batman vs. Superman, attaching Peterson as director. Abrams' script was put on hold,[30] and for reasons unknown, Akiva Goldsman was hired to rewrite Walker's draft which was codenamed "Asylum".[32]
Goldsman's draft (dated June 21, 2002), had the premise of Bruce Wayne trying to shake all of the demons in his life after his five year retirement of crime fighting. Meanwhile, Clark Kent is down on his luck and in despair. Dick Grayson, Alfred Pennyworth and Commissioner Gordon are all dead and Clark has just recently divorced Lois Lane. Clark serves as Bruce's best man at his wedding to the beautiful and lovely Elizabeth Miller. 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 sways with a romance with Lana Lang in Smallville.[33]
Peterson had mentioned Matt Damon when stating what type of an actor he was looking for either of the two roles.[32] Inspired by Tobey Maguire's performance in Spider-Man (2002), Peterson 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 reported to be Warner Bros.' choices as Batman and Superman.[30] Christian Bale was approached to portray Batman, both in Batman vs. Superman and Batman: Year One (but preferred Aronofsky's script for Year One),[34] while Josh Hartnett was offered the role of Superman.[29]
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