Editing Batman: Year One (section)

===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>