Like Wayne, McGinnis' father has been murdered by criminals, so the two develop a close bond, and McGinnis learns from Wayne and becomes the new Batman. In this tale, Miller follows a young Bruce Wayne as he graduates from college and is transformed into the costumed crimefighter. Far less likely at this point are some of the rumors that were floating around in the first half of this year, including a return of The Joker and a possible Superman vs. Batman . You'd have to ask Warner Brothers why. It was going to be expensive, and they were a little sensitive that they had screwed up the Batman franchise.
Corporate decisions are all fear-based decisions.
They were afraid. As well they should be, but we'd like to think that with the immense interest in the X-Men movie, the execs over at Warner would want to keep their DC characters in the public eye. One pic would be made.