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==Abandoned reboot attempts (1999–2007)<span class="anchor" id="Batman: Year One and Batman Beyond"></span>==
===''Batman vs. Superman''===
In 1999, new Warner studio head [[Alan Horn]] promised five [[tent-pole (entertainment)|tent-pole]]s a year. He wanted to revive the Batman and Superman franchises as tentpoles.{{r|greenberg20050508}} [[Wolfgang Petersen]] was to direct ''[[Superman: Flyby]]'',<ref name=Dynamic>{{cite magazine|first1=Brian M.|last1=Raftery |first2=Nancy|last2=Miller |title=Dynamic Duel |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,321972~1~0~holyfranchiseinsidebatman,00.html |date=July 9, 2002 |access-date=February 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106114014/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C321972~1~0~holyfranchiseinsidebatman%2C00.html |archive-date=January 6, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last= Linder|first= Brian|title= More ''Batman'', ''Superman'' Insanity at WB|work= [[IGN]]|date= August 9, 2001|url= http://movies.ign.com/articles/302/302177p1.html|access-date= February 4, 2008}}</ref> but [[Andrew Kevin Walker]] pitched Warner Bros. an idea titled ''Batman vs Superman'' with Peterson as director. ''Superman: Flyby'' was put on hold,<ref name=Dynamic/> and [[Akiva Goldsman]] was hired to rewrite Walker's ''Batman vs. Superman''.<ref name=ass>{{cite book|last= Hughes|first= David|title= Tales From Development Hell|publisher= [[Titan Books]]|date= March 2004|location= London, England|pages= [https://archive.org/details/talesfromdevelop00davi/page/192 192–211]|chapter= The Dark Knight Strikes Out|isbn= 1-84023-691-4|chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/talesfromdevelop00davi/page/192}}</ref>{{r|greenberg20050508}}
Goldsman's draft, dated June 21, 2002, had Bruce Wayne going through a [[mental breakdown]] after his five-year retirement from crime fighting. [[Dick Grayson]], [[Alfred Pennyworth]], and [[Commissioner Gordon]] are all dead, but Bruce finds some solace in his fiancée, Elizabeth Miller. Meanwhile, [[Clark Kent]] is struggling because of a recent divorce from [[Lois Lane]]. Clark and Bruce are close friends, and Clark is Bruce's [[Wedding ceremony participants#Best man|best man]]. After the Joker kills Elizabeth on their honeymoon, Bruce swears revenge, while Clark tries to hold him back. Bruce blames Clark for her death, and the two go against one another. Ultimately, [[Lex Luthor]] is revealed to have masterminded the entire plot to get Batman and Superman to destroy each other. The two decide to team up and stop Luthor.<ref>{{cite web|first=Akiva|last=Goldsman|author-link=Akiva Goldsman|title= ''Batman vs Superman'' 2nd Draft|work= Daily Scripts|url= http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/asylum.pdf|date= June 21, 2002|access-date= October 11, 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070928014936/http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/asylum.pdf|archive-date= September 28, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> Bale was approached to portray Batman,<ref>{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Smith|title=The Original American Psycho|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=July 2005|pages=74–80, 82, 84, 87}}</ref> while [[Josh Hartnett]] was offered the role of Superman.<ref name=Stallville>{{cite magazine|first1=Daniel|last1=Fierman|first2=Nancy|last2=Miller|first3=Brian M.|last3=Raftery|title=Stallville?|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,432553~1~0~itsburdenitspain--its,00.html|date=March 14, 2003|access-date=February 8, 2008|archive-date=October 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011082255/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C432553~1~0~itsburdenitspain--its%2C00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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