SUBMITTED BY Typhon24

August 13, 2002 —

From the Hollywood Reporter:

"Frankly, both pictures ('Batman vs. Superman' and 'Troy') are big opportunities for Warners," said Lorenzo di Bonaventura, executive vp worldwide motion pictures at Warners. "We decided that 'Batman vs. Superman' is like a good wine -- it will find its time and only get better. Wolfgang instinctually saw the opportunity in both pictures and decided that 'Troy' was the one to go with first. It will be a full-tilt movie, an epic adventure."

With "Batman vs. Superman" sidelined, either of the two other superhero projects that Warners is developing -- "Superman," with a script by J.J. Abrams, and "Batman: Year One," to which Aronofsky is attached -- could now become the first of the trio to go into production.

Now it looks like instead of 'Batman vs. Superman', we'll be getting Aronofsky's 'Batman: Year One' vs. McG's 'Superman'. Let the race to production begin!