The Old Batman: Year One Concept Art Request

[Daniel Heard]

I always found it a little odd that none of the concept art reflects the nature of the script. Alot of the costume designs are really techy. . . . It was really cool seeing Batman get beat up, cut up, shot. It was especially cool knowing that they abandoned entirely the idea of a rubber suit.

I love love love the fact that he's able to become The Bat-Man without billions in wealth. The batmobile is like something out of the Road Warrior and I imagine that the Aronofsky Batman would be too. All materials you could find in a garage and an Army Surplus Store.

I'm going to have to draw it, aren't I? Drats. Stay tuned.

 

[RustyCage]

I'm probably gonna be alone on this one, but I think a lot of those concepts look tacky/lame. Save them for the similarly themed comics and keep 'em out of films. I would seriously consider never watching a film with one of those as the Batsuit. No head on the Batmobile either thanks.

 

[echostation]

I'm glad this got scrapped... Nolan's stuff is much better imo

 

[BatScot]

It was definitely a non-canon take on Batman and the cons far outweighed the pros but as a stand alone script it was a hell of a read and in some ways got closer to the psychology of Batman than Nolan and Goyer did.

 

[BatScot]

This is as close to the idea of Aronofsky's Y1 Batman that I have seen:

... love it or hate it, the script still works in and of itself.

 

[dude stannis]

WETA nearly did the costumes for the dead Justice League Mortal as well. I hope whoever takes over from Nolan uses them, I love that Batman Beyond looking costume.

 

[echostation]

anyone have any production design/artwork of costumes from Justice League Mortal...

 

[Daniel Heard]

WETA nearly did the costumes for the dead Justice League Mortal as well. I hope whoever takes over from Nolan uses them, I love that Batman Beyond looking costume.

say what say what?

uh, links puhleaze.

 

[Two-Face]

This is as close to the idea of Aronofsky's Y1 Batman that I have seen:

... love it or hate it, the script still works in and of itself.

That ain't no Batman.

 

[akfj]

Still had these saved in an old Batman file....

I knew that I'd seen this one somewhere before:

 

[MILPERSMAN]

The script would work if you turn it into a non canon anime.


Also they are making a animated year one movie similar to under the red hood.

 

[Cain]

Uppin cause I just read from Aronofsky himself in an interview that this script might end up being turned into a graphic novel. I unlike many here enjoyed the script a lot. Tonally it was everything I wanted from a Batman picture it had a good basis. If only this trend catches on and we could also finally see a Burton Batman 3 graphic novel that would be too great.

 

[Fudgie]

Is it true Conroy is doin the voice for the movie adaption of this?

 

[RustyCage]

Wow. Quickly changing my mind about thinking it's a good idea for Darren to take over after Nolan. The script description is ridiculous, better fit for some 5 issue elseworld arc in the comics, as another user was saying. Not for a proper film.

I didn't remember this was his concept until I re-read this thread.

 

[RustyCage]

Is it true Conroy is doin the voice for the movie adaption of this?

They're doing an animated film based on Year One, but Paul Dini is behind that. Very likely that it has nothing to do with the project this thread is about.

 

[Fudgie]

They're doing an animated film based on Year One, but Paul Dini is behind that. Very likely that it has nothing to do with the project this thread is about.

'kay thanks.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Uppin cause I just read from Aronofsky himself in an interview that this script might end up being turned into a graphic novel. I unlike many here enjoyed the script a lot. Tonally it was everything I wanted from a Batman picture it had a good basis. If only this trend catches on and we could also finally see a Burton Batman 3 graphic novel that would be too great.

I don't think he was talking about that script. What's the point of having another version of Yearne with some debatable differences?

 

[Cain]

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I don't think he was talking about that script. What's the point of having another version of Yearne with some debatable differences?

Yeah re-reading his answer it does seem that way. Even if the question named the Batman script. Wasn't clear to me earlier since I had woken up.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

SlashFilm got it right:
http://www.slashfilm.com/darren-aronofsky-working-comic-book-movie/#more-95957

 

[Ponyboy]

SlashFilm got it right:
http://www.slashfilm.com/darren-aronofsky-working-comic-book-movie/#more-95957

Then it's definitely not Miller's Dark Knight Returns.

 

[RustyCage]

I don't think he was talking about that script. What's the point of having another version of Yearne with some debatable differences?

His script for Year One was drastically different from the book. It's barely even a Batman story, it just has some elements of it thrown at it (he wears the costume). The character's origin and life are way off.

It's more of an elseworlds sort of thing.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

His script for Year One was drastically different from the book. It's barely even a Batman story, it just has some elements of it thrown at it (he wears the costume). The character's origin and life are way off.

It's more of an elseworlds sort of thing.

Not so drastically; they share the basic plot and many characters.

 

[RustyCage]

Not so drastically; they share the basic plot and many characters.

Yeah, like Little Al?

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Yeah, like Little Al?

I said many characters, not all of them, and mentioned debatable differences. But the plot it's the same.

 

[d_osborn]

The character's origin and life are way off.

it was all pretty much "batman" by the end of the script. he had the suit, car, gadgets, batcave, alfred...

Spoiler

he also lived in wayne manor and was filthy, stinking rich.

it was a different take on it... but still retained most of the familiar elements.

afaik, none of the art in this thread was from the development of the aronofsky project. anyone that has read the script can see that.