Tim Burton and his Batman Returns screenwriter Daniel Waters had big plans for a Catwoman spin-off movie.
Sadly, none of them happened.
Believe it or not, the dreadful 2004Catwomanwas not the movie Warner Bros. set out to make.
For his part, Waters went in the opposite direction, leaning into the possibilities of blockbuster superhero storytelling.
It wasThe BoysbeforeThe Boys.
In other words, Waters was going for superhero satire before it was cool.
Why didnt Burton go for this version?
According to Waters, he got exhausted reading my script.
Per IndieWire, Waters said Burton was interested in making more of an intimate drama about the villain.
