Darren Aronofsky, director of the upcoming fifth Batman movie, told the Empire Online Web site to expect a new approach. "It's going to be very different from anything ... you've seen," Aronofsky said. "Toss out anything you can imagine about Batman. Everything. ... We're starting completely new."

Aronofsky said he and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns author Frank Miller are working on a script. "There's no start date or budget for either yet," Aronofsky said. "We haven't even started writing the screenplay."

Aronofsky added, "Well, I'm going to do a very extensive reading of the literature, but it's going to be very, very different. I liked Tim Burton's thing [1989's Batman]. I think all of the films will stand on their own. All I can say is that I want to do something which totally reinvents the franchise."