Batman v Superman | Behind-The-Scenes In the early 2000s, Warner Bros. wanted to reboot the Superman film series with an origin story. In August 2001, Andrew Kevin Walker was hired after pitching the studio an idea titled Batman vs. Superman, attaching Wolfgang Petersen as director. Walker’s draft was thought of as too dark by the studio, who hired Akiva Goldsman to do a rewrite, which was codenamed Asylum. Warner Bros. wanted Johnny Depp as Batmanand Josh Hartnett as Superman.[104] Filming was