Ben Wan
- Nov 6
- 2 min read

The Wachowskis' Unmade Batman: Year One - Real Or Fake? With Tim Maxwell/Neuverse Creative

Updated: Nov 15

We go into the Wachowskis' supposed treatment for Batman: Year One and debate whether it's real. Tim Maxwell at Neuverse Creative joins us as we dive in and then discuss our current and upcoming audio dramas.

Chapters:

0:13 Episode Introduction

0:42 The Wachowskis' Batman Rumors

You can check out the article that these rumors came from here:

https://www.matrixfans.net/the-wachowski-brothers-wanted-to-make-a-batman-trilogy/

7:47 The Batman Year One Proposal/Treatment Part 1

You can read the treatment/proposal yourself here: http://leonscripts.users5.50megs.com/scripts/BATMANYEARONEproposal.htm

You can also check out Tim's adaptation of the treatment here:

UPDATE: You can also now check out the updated extended cut version of this, with additional dialogue by both Tim and Ben Wan here:

20:11 Break

You can donate to No Kid Hungry here:

https://www.nokidhungry.org/

Ben Wan's "Shortcut to Happily Ever After" available on the Metaphorosis website here: https://magazine.metaphorosis.com/story/2023/shortcut-to-happily-ever-after-ben-wan/

YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVhtbDpeTTQ

Check out our friends at Neuverse Creative, who will be producing Ben's adaptations of Batman 3, based on the early drafts of Batman Forever, and The Batman: Year One, based on the Aronofsky-Miller script: https://www.youtube.com/c/NEUVERSECREATIVE

The Dark Knight: Fears, adapted by Ben Wan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwBb9_DkCvc

Batman 89: A Vow on the Grave, adapted by Ben Wan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDaGdp8K3VM

Batman Forever: Night of the Reaper, adapted by Ben Wan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FkqNxAQjJc

Batman 89 Shadows Part 1: An audio drama adapted and narrated by Ben Wan, produced by Neuverse Creative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcJsp-sfjE4

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzLPHlPlgRA

Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_iudhDXGpk

Full Length Extended Cut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mouBDK3xMc

Check out our link for Barkbox here.

27:26 The Batman Year One Proposal/Treatment Part 2

40:44 Ben Wan & Neuverse Creative's Batman Audio Slate

56:46 Closing: Fan Comments & Shoutouts

Big thanks to our research assistant Dan Yamat for providing the visuals for this YouTube experience, as well as the usual QC and chapter time codes.

Thumbnail by Dan as well

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