Joaquin Phoenix virtually performed Batman in Darren Aronofsky’s film

Written by Kshitij Rawat | New Delhi | Published: April 18, 2020 1:03:33 pm How do you assume Joaquin Phoenix would have appeared as Batman? Joaquin Phoenix not too long ago created waves along with his Academy Award profitable efficiency in Todd Phillips’ comic-book film Joker. But he virtually performed Batman in a Darren Aronofsky directorial that was scrapped as a result of Warner Bros wished Freddie Prinze Jr within the function. Aronofsky, recognized for off kilter motion pictures like Mother, Black Swan, amongst others, advised Empire journal, “The studio wanted Freddie Prinze Jr and I wanted Joaquin Phoenix. I remember thinking, ‘Uh oh, we’re making two different films here.’ That’s a true story. The Batman I wrote was definitely a way different type of take than they ended up making.” This was after Aronofsky’s 2000 film Requiem for a Dream so he would have been following within the steps of Joel Schumacher’s a lot reviled Batman & Robin starring George Clooney. Talking about how his tackle the superhero would have appeared like, Aronofsky added, “It was an amazing thing because I was a big fan of (Miller’s) graphic novel work, so just getting to meet him was exciting back then. Click here to join our channel (@indianexpress) and keep up to date with the newest headlines