Editing Batman: Year One (section)

==Adaptations==
===Film===
[[Joel Schumacher]]'s ''[[Batman Forever]]'', although set during another timespan, adopts some elements directly from the graphic novel. Schumacher claims he originally had in mind an adaptation of Frank Miller's ''Batman: Year One''. The studio rejected the idea as they wanted a sequel, not a prequel, though Schumacher was able to include very brief events in Batman's past.<ref>{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jWAsAAAAQBAJ&q=batman+year+one+batman+forever&pg=PA167|title = The Batman Filmography, 2d ed|isbn = 9780786468911|last1 = Reinhart|first1 = Mark S.|date = 31 July 2013|publisher = McFarland|access-date = 7 December 2020|archive-date = 8 March 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240308084652/https://books.google.com/books?id=jWAsAAAAQBAJ&q=batman+year+one+batman+forever&pg=PA167#v=snippet&q=batman%20year%20one%20batman%20forever&f=false|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Batman Forever: How to Be a Superhero {{!}} The Reverse Gear|url=https://www.thereversegear.com/batman-forever-how-to-be-a-superhero/|access-date=2020-06-21|language=en-CA|archive-date=2020-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325153229/https://www.thereversegear.com/batman-forever-how-to-be-a-superhero/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[DC Animated Universe]] film, ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'', adopted elements of the storyline, depicting flashbacks of how Bruce Wayne became Batman and also combines it with elements of ''Batman: Year Two'' and shows Batman's personal connection with original character [[Andrea Beaumont|Phantasm]] inspired by the [[Reaper (DC Comics)|Reaper]], another character in the comics with a connection to Batman.

After the critical failure of ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'', several attempts were made to [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] the [[Batman in film|Batman film franchise]] with an adaptation of ''Year One''. [[Joss Whedon]] and [[Joel Schumacher]] both pitched their own takes.<ref name="nerd"/> In 2000, [[Warner Bros.]] hired [[Darren Aronofsky]] to write and direct ''Batman: Year One''. The film was to be written by Miller, who finished an early draft of the script.<ref name=Dana>{{cite news | author = Dana Harris | url = https://variety.com/2000/film/news/wb-sends-pi-guy-into-the-bat-cave-1117786714/ | title = WB sends ''Pi'' guy into the Bat Cave | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = 2000-09-21 | access-date = 2008-10-17| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117093609/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117786714| archive-date=January 17, 2012| url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="greenberg20050508">{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-may-08-ca-batman8-story.html |title=Rescuing Batman |last=Greenberg |first=James |date=2005-05-08 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2019-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202014002/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/may/08/entertainment/ca-batman8 |archive-date=2008-12-02 |url-status=live |page=E-10 }}</ref> The script, however, was a loose adaptation, as it kept most of the themes and elements from the graphic novel but shunned other conventions that were otherwise integral to the character.<ref>{{cite news | author = Brian Linder | work = [[IGN]] | title = The Bat-Men Speak | url = http://movies.ign.com/articles/034/034023p1.html | date = 2000-10-16 | access-date = 2008-10-17 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081206080319/http://movies.ign.com/articles/034/034023p1.html | archive-date = 2008-12-06 }}</ref> It was shelved by the studio in 2001,<ref>{{cite news | author = Dana Harris | url = https://variety.com/2002/film/news/wb-fewer-pix-more-punch-1117869140/ | title = WB: fewer pix, more punch | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = 2002-06-30 | access-date = 2008-10-17| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117105000/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117869140| archive-date=January 17, 2012| url-status= live}}</ref> after an individual who claimed to have read Miller's script published a negative review on ''[[Ain't It Cool News]]''.<ref name="nerd"/> In 2016, Miller explained that the film was canceled because of creative differences between him, Aronofsky, and Warner Bros:<ref name="THRInterview">{{cite web|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title=A Rare Interview With Frank Miller: 'Dark Knight,' the Unmade Darren Aronofsky Batman Movie, and Donald Trump|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/a-rare-interview-frank-miller-871654|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=May 28, 2018|date=March 3, 2016|archive-date=October 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008105521/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/a-rare-interview-frank-miller-871654|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|It was the first time I worked on a Batman project with somebody whose vision of Batman was darker than mine. My Batman was too nice for him. We would argue about it, and I'd say, "Batman wouldn't do that, he wouldn't torture anybody" and so on. We hashed out a screenplay, and we were wonderfully compensated, but then Warner Bros. read it and said, "We don't want to make this movie." The executive wanted to do a Batman he could take his kids to.}}

In 2005, [[Christopher Nolan]] began his series with the reboot film ''[[Batman Begins]]'', which draws inspiration from "Year One" and other stories.<ref name="nerd"/> ''Batman Begins'' and its sequel ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' are set during the same timespan and adopt several elements directly from the graphic novel. Major characters like [[Gillian B. Loeb|Commissioner Loeb]], [[Arnold John Flass|Detective Flass]] and [[Carmine Falcone|Carmine 'The Roman' Falcone]] are featured prominently in ''Batman Begins''. Film critic Michael Dodd argued that with each major motion picture focused on the Dark Knight's origins, the odes and references to the ''Year One'' comic increased. Comparing ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm|Mask of the Phantasm]]'' with ''[[Batman Begins]]'' he noted that "...Phantasm was a Batman story with ''Year One'' elements, while ''Batman Begins'' was a ''Year One'' story with added features".<ref>Dodd, Michael, "[http://themissingslate.com/2014/08/21/back-to-the-beginning-the-evolving-influence-of-batman-year-one/#.U_jTIvldUgs Back to the Beginning: The Evolving Influence of Batman: Year One] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712082015/http://themissingslate.com/2014/08/21/back-to-the-beginning-the-evolving-influence-of-batman-year-one/ |date=2017-07-12 }}," The Missing Slate.</ref> The film's end scene, with Gordon revealing the [[Joker (The Dark Knight)|Joker's]] arrival in Gotham, mirrors the end of ''Year One''.

Director [[Matt Reeves]] cited ''Year One'' as one of the inspirations for ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]'', with [[Robert Pattinson]] portraying a younger Bruce Wayne who is in his second year as a crime-fighter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Johnny |date=2022-02-08 |title=Director Matt Reeves on the Iconic Comic That Influenced 'The Batman' |url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/latest-news/a38922356/matt-reeves-the-batman-year-one-inspiration/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=[[Esquire (UK Edition)|Esquire]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208122240/https://www.esquire.com/uk/latest-news/a38922356/matt-reeves-the-batman-year-one-inspiration/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Animation===
In 2011, an [[Batman: Year One (film)|animated adaptation]] was released as a [[DC Universe Animated Original Movies|DC Universe Animated Original Movie]]. It was produced by [[Bruce Timm]], co-directed by [[Lauren Montgomery]] and [[Sam Liu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php/news.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=1030|title=Batman: Year One Animated Update|publisher=worldsfinestonline.com|date=June 13, 2010|access-date=June 13, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210449/http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php/news.php?action=fullnews|archive-date=August 12, 2014}}</ref> It features the voices of [[Benjamin McKenzie]] as Bruce Wayne/Batman, [[Bryan Cranston]] as [[Jim Gordon (character)|James "Jim" Gordon]], [[Eliza Dushku]] as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Sarah Essen Gordon|Sarah Essen]], [[Jon Polito]] as Commissioner Loeb, and [[Alex Rocco]] as Carmine 'The Roman' Falcone.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-year-one-lines-up-179942 |title='Batman: Year One' Lines Up Voice Cast, Sets Comic-Con Premiere (Exclusive) |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=April 20, 2011 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=June 18, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110721213402/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-year-one-lines-up-179942| archive-date= 21 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> The movie premiered at [[San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic-Con]], with a Catwoman short shown in October.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2011/06/07/batman-year-one-animated-film-sneak-peek-video-character-designs |title=BATMAN: YEAR ONE Animated Film Sneak Peek Video & Character Designs |publisher=The Daily BLAM! |access-date=2013-01-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125080019/http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2011/06/07/batman-year-one-animated-film-sneak-peek-video-character-designs |archive-date=2013-01-25 }}</ref>

===Video game===
The Year One batsuit was available as one of the DLC skins for ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]''.

While not a direct adaptation, the video game ''[[Batman: Arkham Origins]]'' takes some inspiration from ''Batman: Year One'' and features a younger, less-experienced Batman in his second year of crimefighting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Batman: Arkham Origins To Be A "Year Two" Story |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2013/04/12/batman-arkham-origins-to-be-a-year-two-story/ |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |work=Siliconera |date=April 12, 2013 |access-date=April 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414105246/http://www.siliconera.com/2013/04/12/batman-arkham-origins-to-be-a-year-two-story/ |archive-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> Set eight years before ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'', the prequel follows Batman encountering eight of the world's greatest assassins as they attempt to claim [[Black Mask (comics)|Black Mask]]'s $50-million bounty on his head, all while being hunted by the Gotham City Police Department for his vigilantism.

===Television===
The second half of the [[Gotham (season 4)|fourth season]] of the Batman-based television series ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'' is inspired by ''Batman: Year One''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/gotham-season-4-long-halloween-batman-year-one-comics/|title=Gotham Season 4 Draws from Long Halloween & Batman: Year One Comics|date=July 27, 2017|website=Screen Rant|access-date=July 28, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728045741/http://screenrant.com/gotham-season-4-long-halloween-batman-year-one-comics/|archive-date=July 28, 2017}}</ref>

===Audio===
''Batman: Year One'' was adapted as the first four episode of ''[[DC High Volume: Batman]]'', a weekly scripted podcast which adapts seminal Batman comics from across the years. The cast includes [[Jason Spisak]] as Batman, [[Jay Paulson]] as  Gordon, [[Reba Buhr]] as Selina Kyle, [[Adam O’Byrne]] as Harvey Dent, [[Mike Starr (actor)|Mike Starr]] as Carmine Falcone, and  [[Simon Vance]] as Alfred Pennyworth.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.dc.com/highvolume|title = DC AND REALM PROUDLY PRESENT DC HIGH VOLUME: BATMAN|work = DC.com}}</ref>