Batman: Caped Crusader ordered by HBO Max and Cartoon Network, Bruce Timm, J.J Abrams, and Matt Reeves attached

 

A new Batman animated series has officially been given the green light by HBO Max and Cartoon Network - and it comes from three of the best minds in film and animation! As reported by Variety, legendary Batman: the Animated Series creator Bruce Timm is teaming up with Lost and Star Wars director J.J Abrams and The Batman director Matt Reeves for "Batman: Caped Crusader"  - which will be a collaboration between Warner Bros. Animation, Bad Robot Productions, and 6th & Idaho!

No word yet on when this is coming out... But that is quite the stellar creative team! Let's wait and see where this new Bat series is going!

Justice League vs The Fatal Five trailer released

Set to hit this year as the next DC Animated Movie is the long running  "DC Universe Original Movie" series, Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment have released the very first trailer to "Justice League vs The Fatal Five" - which will introduce Green Lantern Jessica Cruz and Star Boy and feature animation ala the "DC Animated Universe" and the iconic looks of the Justice League as they appeared in the animated series of the same name as well as "Justice League Unlimited" in the early 2000's AND featuring the voices of Kevin Conroy, George Newbern, and Susan Eisenberg back as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman respectively.


Justice League vs. The Fatal Five - Exclusive Trailer Debut
Here's the official synopsis, as well as the trailer from IGN:

"Justice League vs. The Fatal Five finds the fate of the earth hanging in the balance when the Justice League faces a powerful new threat – the Fatal Five! Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman seek answers as the time-traveling trio of Mano, Persuader and Tharok terrorize Metropolis in search of budding Green Lantern, Jessica Cruz. With her unwilling help, they aim to free remaining Fatal Five members Emerald Empress and Validus to carry out their sinister plan. But the Justice League has also discovered an ally from another time in the peculiar Star Boy – brimming with volatile power, could he be the key to thwarting the Fatal Five? An epic battle against ultimate evil awaits!"

Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay trailer and release date details revealed

Lined up as the next DC Universe Movie to come in home video and digital after this month's "Batman: Gotham By Gastlight", Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment have released the trailer and details (via Superherohype) to "Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay" - which features the return of Amanda Waller's Task Force X - consisting of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, and others who are racing to find a mysterious mystical object with their lives on the line.


"Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay" - Trailer
Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay hits digital on March 27 and home video such as Blu-Ray and DVD on April 10!

Batman: Gotham By Gaslight - Ivy meets Jack The Ripper clip released

Hitting Blu-Ray and DVD next year and bringing to life what is arguably the first DC Elseworlds story, Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment have released the first clip from "Batman: Gotham By Gaslight" - the next DC Universe Movie that features the return of Bruce Greenwood as the voice of Batman.


Batman: Gotham By Gaslight clip: "Ivy Meets The Ripper"
Batman: Gotham By Gaslight hits digital on January 23, 2018 and Blu-Ray and DVD on February 6, 2018.

Justice League Action: UK Promo and series set to premiere on CN Dec. 16

Set to premiere in Cartoon Network days just before Christmas, Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment have released a brand new trailer/ UK Promo for "Justice League Action" - which will feature Kevin Conroy back as Batman and Mark Hamill returning also as The Joker!

Check out the trailer below.


Justice League Action Cartoon Network UK Full Promo
Justice League Action starts on December 16 on Cartoon Network!

Young Justice Season 3 is OFFICIAL

Looks like fans who were holding on to hope that Young Justice would return just got their prayers answered, as Warner Bros. Animation announced vis DC Comics.com that the series is OFFICIALLY COMING BACK for a third season, which is already beginning production but has no details or a network named to call its home yet.


Following the adventures of the young heroes of the DC Universe that have come together as a covert operations group called "The Team", "Young Justice" ran for two seasons on Cartoon Network and featured the likes of Robin/ Nightwing, Superboy, Aqualad, Miss Martian, Kid Flash, and Artemis among its ranks along with appearances from their fellow heroes and mentors from the Justice League. The show ran for 46 episodes, yet ended in bittersweat fashion after one of its members made the ultimate sacrifice. Now that it's coming back, many plotholes and threads can FINALLY be resolved and fans who have loved the show since day one are going to be very happy!

For more updates on YJ Season 3, visit DC Comics.com or sign up for the newsletter WB launched here!

Green Lantern: The Animated Series cancelled by Cartoon Network

Sad news comes to DC Comics and Green Lantern fans who have tuned in religiously to Cartoon Network's "Green Lantern: The Animated Series", as the network has decided not to pick up the series again for a second season. The news comes directly from a very disappointed Bruce Timm, who created the series and sadly confirmed the news during his time in this year's Emerald City Comiccon, which was reported in Bleeding Cool. The series started in 2011, and despite being in 3D, was aimed to follow in the footsteps and vein of its predecessors such as Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited.

Cartoon Network's "Beware The Batman" teaser poster and press release!

First announced by Warner Bros. during the MIP Junior Market Convention last October, Cartoon Network has officially released the first teaser poster and press release for their upcoming new Batman animated series entitled "Beware The Batman". To be rendered in CGI (much like Green Lantern: The Animated Series), the new show will debut sometime in 2013, and will feature Batman fighting crime alongside "ex-secret agent" Alfred and Katana.

A Sneak Peek at Justice League: Doom!

Those anxious for the next DC Animated Movie will be getting a good taste of things to come, as a 10 minute sneak peek video of "Justice League: Doom" has found its way over to You Tube, giving us a behind-the-scenes look and some footage from what is probably one of the most anticipated Warner Bros. Animated Movies yet!

Loosely based on the classic Mark Waid JLA storyline "Tower of Babel", where Batman's protocol secrets of taking out his own teammates if they should ever go rogue are stolen by one of his greatest enemies, Ra's Al Ghul, Doom will take the basic premise of that plot, and have the Legion of Doom instead using Batman's secrets to incapacitate the Justice League.

Here's the trailer for the film in case you didn't catch it yet:



Justice League: Doom Trailer

Now, check out the sneak peek here. SPOILERS of course, so view at your own risk!



Justice League: Doom Sneak Peek

This is shaping up to be one of the more exciting DC movies to look forward to. With iconic voice actors like Tim Daly and Kevin Conroy reprising their roles as Superman and Batman, not to mention Nathon Fillion playing Green Lantern again, and the Justice League Animated series alums Michael Rosenbaum as The Flash, Carl Lumbly as J'onn J'onzz, and Susan Eisenberg as Wonder Woman, you got a pretty solid cast for an intriguing JL storyline! For more info and details, check out the source post at Comic Book Movie!

Justice League: Doom is slated for release next year Spring!

Reviews and Impressions: Batman: Year One and Batman: Arkham City

Today, October 18, 2011, is officially Batman day, and I do not jest making that claim either. Two very important releases pertaining to The Dark Knight and his crusade see release this day, namely the animated film Batman: Year One and the videogame Batman: Arkham City and I'd love nothing better than to share my impressions on both of them, primarily because 1.) I am a big fan of the character and 2.) they're just downright superb dishes fans of popculture and gaming can sink their teeth into. I know I did, and as of a few hours ago, I FINALLY got myself Arkham City...

Sweet. Perfect. Solid. I'll get to my impressions of the game in a bit, but first, here's a little review on the former animated movie I mentioned...

Spotlight on DC Showcase: Catwoman Animated Short!

It may be Batman month this October with the releases of Batman: Year One and Batman: Arkham City, but a certain feline love interest of the Caped Crusader also takes on part of the spotlight this month! Catwoman bursts into the scene in both mediums as co-star and playable character, but it's in the former animated movie package that features her in a solo adventure, in new short from DC Showcase! If you want a taste of this spectacular, sexy, and stylish animated feature, take a gander at this preview clip from DC Showcase: Catwoman!



DC Showcase: Catwoman clip
Pretty slick eh? It captures Selina Kyle perfectly to a tee, and it's writted by Batman: The Animated Series veteran and comic book scribe Paul Dini. Be sure to catch, watch, and get Batman: Year One, which will be available online and on home media, or you can see it now as it's featured in YouTube, but for how long is uncertain. Look forward to a review from me on both Warner Bros. Animated features soon!

"Beware the Batman" animated series debuts on 2013

Announced by Warner Bros. during the MIP Junior Market Convention in Cannes, France on Sunday and reported by sites Comic Book Movie and Superherohype, it appears that a new Batman animated series is in the works by Warner Bros. Animation, but will be done in CGI like that of the upcoming Green Lantern: The Animated Series.

Titled "Beware The Batman", Warner Bros. executive vice president for creative affairs Sam Register confirmed that the new series will debut sometime in 2013, and will feature "a classic looking Batman teaming up with a gun-totting Alfred Pennyworth and a female sidekick ninja named Katana (who may be THE SAME Katana from Batman's own team creation, The Outsiders).


Executive-produced by legendary and longtime Batman: The Animated Series collaborator Glen Murakami, Beware The Batman will explore the more obscure villains of the Bat-mythology, featuring the likes of Professor Pyg in his rogues gallery. However, that's not to say that classic villains like The Joker or Penguin won't be making any appearances either. Also, despite the fact that Batman will team up with a young female-sidekick named Katana, that doesn't mean she will be a replacement for Robin.

At this point, I don't know what to feel about a CGI Batman cartoon series, but it's too early to say, and no other noteworthy info about the series was given other than the announcement and year it will be released. For more info, visit the source posts at The World's Finest, CBM, and Superherohype.

Beware The Batman is slated for release sometime in 2013!