Were Goyer, Nolan, Snyder & WB Targeting The Dark Knight Returns All Along?

The speculation & buzz surrounding The Brothers Warner major Batman vs Superman announcement at last month's San Diego Comic Con was that it was a spur of the moment decision. There were theories that Man Of Steel hadn't made enough Benjamins in the eyes of the suits and they were looking for over a billion worldwide. Insert Batman here.

It seems like an odd creative choice to take the commercially successful foundation established in Man Of Steel and just throw Batman into a sequel. It screams of the studio stepping in and wanting to make even more money and rush along the path to Justice League. Or does it? Could it be possible that this was actually the plan all along?

Nolan has said time and time again that David Goyer came up with an interesting and innovative way to reintroduce Superman, but could it be possible that the reintroduction of Batman went hand in hand with The Man Of Steel? Who better to shepard such a project than the guy who has been chomping at the bit to make The Dark Knight Returns for years?

Zack Snyder (December 2008)

"I'm interested in Frank Miller's [graphic novel] The Dark Knight Returns. That's really my favourite comic book.

"The studio has this massive franchise and I don't think they'll let me make a Batman movie where he's 50 years old and Ronald Reagan is president."

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To muddle things even further, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, commented on the willinginess to play Batman in a Dark Knight Returns adaptation to MOVIEHOLE.NET in February of 2009.

"I've heard Zack mention he'd like to do it in the media a few times recently. I'd love to see myself in that role. I don't think [Warner] will do it at the moment, not with what The Dark Knight is doing. But the studio loves Zack, and if Watchmen does as well as we hope it does, you never know, he might get a crack at this thing."

If you remember, it was just days ago that THINKMCFLYTHINK.COM posted that the actor was meeting with Snyder to discuss the role of Batman in Batman vs Superman. We'll be with you as the news, rumors, speculation continues to swirl.