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Phoenix turned down roles as Doctor Strange and Bruce Banner because he didn't want to commit to long term, multi-movie contracts. Much like DDL, it's more about the art than the paycheque as far as he's concerned. They might be able to change his mind, but the usual method of persuading an actor to come back - drive increasingly larger trucks filled with money up to his house until he signs on the line that is dotted - probably won't work here. They'll have to promise him a role that challenges and inspires him.
Personally, I'd turn Reeve's Batman into an adaption of Arkham Asylum: a Serious House on Serious Earth. Joker has been locked up in Arkham for decades. He's dying, and decides to go out playing one last joke. He sets off a riot, takes hostages and demands Batman rescues them. Batman fights his way through his rogue's gallery, but can't find the hostages. He finally reaches the basement of Arkham, to find the Joker has already slaughtered all the hostages. Including a pregnant nurse. Joker, who already knows Bat's secret identity, taunts him that he has failed yet again to save the innocent. Just like he couldn't save his parents.
Batman, exhausted and wounded, attacks Joker, who's so frail by this time a few punches cause fatal damage. Unaware that Joker was live-streaming everything over hidden cameras. The cops finally storm the asylum and arrest Batman, who has had a complete mental and physical breakdown.
The last scene is Bruce, confined to Arkham, wearing a straitjacket in a padded cell. He keeps seeing the Joker's, "ghost"...
Bruce, "Stop...laughing at me..."
Thats some pretty hardcore stuff
That would be more hardcore than what this movie offers