Warner Bros wanted the Nolan-Bale Dark Knight trilogy to become the spine of an entire DC Justice League universe. Both Nolan and Bale said no — Nolan over directorial choices like recasting Heath Ledger as Joker, Bale over personal artistic dissatisfaction. The entire cinematic trajectory of DC was shaped not by what they got right, but by two people's willingness to walk away from the biggest franchise offer imaginable.
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