Nowadays, the Darren Aronofsky pitch for Batman: Year One might actually have gained some traction.
With the ground broken by Nolan, a darker-toned mythos for Batman is something fans would probably rather see over a continuation of whatever Batman v.
During an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival, Aronofsky confided that the reason his project, based in part on Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One, didn’t work out was because of the above factors.
It’s part of the reason why fans are so excited for the Matt Reeves’ variant, which has been described as a bit of a noir film for the Caped Crusader.