I always wanted Joaquin Phoenix for Batman, he toldYahoo Movies.
Its funny, I think we were just sort of out of time with our idea.
As he explained toThe Guardianin 2007, It was a hard R-rated Batman.
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What I pitched them was Travis Bickle meets The French Connection a real guy running around fighting crime.
No super-powers, no villains, just corruption.
For the Batmobile, I had him taking a bus engine and sticking it in a black Lincoln.
Real low-tech geek stuff.
My Batman was too nice for him, he added.
Id say, Batman wouldnt do that, he wouldnt torture anybody.
