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Batman Anime Announced

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From the producers of Batman Begins and the upcoming Dark Knight theatrical release comes the groundbreaking interpretation of the Batman's transition from beginner to Dark Knight.

Six interlocking stories reveal Bruce Wayne's earliest adventures as Batman and the steps he took to become the grim avenger of Gotham City. These globe-spanning adventures pit Batman against the fearsome Scarecrow and two villains he's never faced before: the freakish Killer Croc and the unerring marksman known as Deadshot. Some of the world's most revered animation visionaries bring to life the one and only Dark Knight: Batman!

One incredible story is woven from six separate chapters, each with stylish art from some of Japan’s greatest anime visionaries.

Have I Got a Story For You

A History of Violence screenwriter Josh Olson tells the story of how chance encounters with Batman by a group of youngsters leave each kid with a very different impression of the Dark Knight.

Producers: Eiko Tanaka, Bruce Timm
Director: Shojiro Nishimi
Writer: Josh Olson

The Dark Knight

Acclaimed novelist/comics writer Greg Rucka tells the story of Gotham City police having to get over their distrust of Batman -- while under fire from the mob.

Producers: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Bruce Timm
Director: Futoshi Higashide
Writer: Greg Rucka, story by Jonah Nolan

Field Test

Writer Jordan Goldberg showcases the incredible high-tech arsenal Batman commands and reveals that there are some things even Batman won’t do in his pursuit of justice.

Producers: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Bruce Timm
Director: Hiroshi Morioka
Writer: Jordan Goldberg

In Darkness Dwells

Batman ventures into the Gotham sewers to face “Killer Croc,” a deformed thug who seems even more monstrous after the Scarecrow returns with his fear toxin in this story by David S. Goyer, co-screenwriter of Batman Begins.

Producers: Masao Maruyama, Bruce Timm
Director: Yasuhiro Aoki
Writer: David S. Goyer

Working Through Pain

Award-winning comics writer Brian Azzarello explores an early chapter of Bruce Wayne’s training, showing how a mysterious and exotic Indian woman named Cassandra introduced Batman to techniques that would help him to conquer the physical and spiritual consequences of his actions.

Producers: Eiko Tanaka, Bruce Timm
Director: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Writer: Brian Azzarello

Deadshot

Alan Burnett -- one of the most-acclaimed writers on Batman: The Animated Series -- ties together threads, as Batman must thwart an unerring assassin whose love of guns and disregard for human life lets him cross lines that even a Dark Knight traverse.

Producers: Masao Maruyama, Bruce Timm
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writer: Alan Burnett
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Always get this nice feeling whenever I see a Batman thread bumped by you. :D

All sounds good.

Have I Got a Story For You

A History of Violence screenwriter Josh Olson tells the story of how chance encounters with Batman by a group of youngsters leave each kid with a very different impression of the Dark Knight.

Producers: Eiko Tanaka, Bruce Timm
Director: Shojiro Nishimi
Writer: Josh Olson


Sounds similar to the LEgends of the Dark Knight episode from TNBA
 
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UnholySpectacle said:
It is going to be a little weird hearing Conroy's voice coming out of all the "different" Batmans.
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Actually, he's not voicing all of them. Parminder Nagra is voicing this one.

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Darkpen

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7Th said:
I'll thoroughly answer your question. Those episodes you're talking about were done by different animators that follow a loosely similar school of visual design. Champloo's "Elegy of Entrapment (Verse 2)" was styled by Nobutake Ito, Samurai 7's "Cure!" is a work of Hisashi Mori, Kemonozume's drafts come from the hand of director Maasaki Yuasa and those Naruto instances are probably Norio Matusmoto's.




I like you guys. And yes, Doc Holliday, the design is from Studio 4°C; the guys behind TekkonKinkreet.
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....you know more than I could ever fathom.

<3 Kemonozume. I will also <3 this when it comes out on blu-ray :OOOO

I wish this would've at least gotten a minimal theatrical release :(
 
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DMczaf said:
Deadshot

Alan Burnett -- one of the most-acclaimed writers on Batman: The Animated Series -- ties together threads, as Batman must thwart an unerring assassin whose love of guns and disregard for human life lets him cross lines that even a Dark Knight traverse.

Producers: Masao Maruyama, Bruce Timm
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writer: Alan Burnett
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OH FUCK YES
 
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Sweet,buying the blu-ray version day one.
 
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DMczaf said:
Actually, he's not voicing all of them. Parminder Nagra is voicing this one.

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is he supposed to be a complete fruitcake in this version? specially with a female voicing him. could be good...
 
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http://www.batman-on-film.com/gotham-knight_voice-talent_pr_3-19-08.html

BURBANK, CA, (March 19, 2008) - Kevin Conroy, the benchmark by which fans compare all “Batman” voices, returns to the title role in Batman Gotham Knight, the third release in the DC Universe Animated Original Movie series from DC Comics, Warner Premiere, Warner Home Video and Warner Bros. Animation, it was announced today. The all-new, original movie will street July 8, 2008 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, as well as OnDemand and Pay-per-View. The film will be available for download on the same date.

Batman Gotham Knight is a fresh and exciting new entry into the Batman mythos, spinning out of a 40-year history in animation including the Emmy®-winning Batman: The Animated Series, widely considered a pivotal moment in American animation. A cross section of distinguished creators, award-winning producers, and acclaimed writers weave six interlocking stories that reveal “Bruce Wayne's journey to The Dark Knight,” each with stylish art from some of the world's most revered animation visionaries.

Conroy set the standard for modern day Batman voices with his performance in Batman: The Animated Series, The New Adventures of Batman and Robin and The New Batman Superman Adventures. He reprised the role as an aging Bruce Wayne playing mentor to a new Caped Crusader in BATMAN BEYOND.

Animation legend and Batman Gotham Knight producer Bruce Timm said Conroy was the obvious choice for both widespread fan approval and to provide an overriding sense of continuity within a film in which Batman appears in so many new, visual variations.

"Anytime we initiate an animated Batman project, 'Will Kevin Conroy voice Batman?' is the first question we hear from fans," said Bruce Timm, Executive Producer. "To meet Kevin is to know that he's not anything like Batman, and yet he manages to perfectly nail that indefinable element that is Batman. He's got the voice, he's got the acting chops, and he's absolutely the best man for the job."

Conroy provided a central, rallying point for a cast that perfectly meshes stars of some of today's highest rated primetime television series with many of the most popular voiceover actors in the business.

Gary Dourdan (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) and Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty) are heard in multiple segments of the six-story film as police detectives Crispus Allen and Anna Ramirez, key members of a special unit who learn to trust The Dark Knight's motives.

Parminder Nagra (ER, Bend It Like Beckham) supplies the voice of Cassandra, a mystical Indian woman who teaches Bruce Wayne to endure and manage his pain.

David McCallum (Navy NCIS, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Great Escape) takes on the role of loyal servant Alfred.

George Newbern (Father of the Bride) and Alanna Ubach (Legally Blonde) also join the cast.

The cast also features popular voice over artists Corey Burton, Rob Paulsen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Will Friedle, Jason Marsden, Jim Meskimen, Pat Musick, Scott Menville, Hynden Walch, Corey Padnos and Crystal Scales.

Batman Gotham Knight will be available on DVD for $19.98 SRP. There will also be a 2-disc Special Edition DVD available for $29.98 SRP which contains over 100 minutes of bonus features plus 4 bonus episodes. All the content from the 2-disc Special Edition DVD will be available on Blu-ray Disc for $34.99 SRP.

Batman Gotham Knight 2-disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray Disc will feature incredible extras including:

"Batman and Me a Devotion of Destiny: The Bob Kane Story" - The comprehensive chronology of the remarkable life of the creator of Batman.

"A Mirror for the Bat: The Evil Denizens of Gotham City" - A stimulating documentary covering Gotham City's most nefarious of characters, combined with a look into the symbiotic relationship Batman shares with his enemies.

"Batman: The Animated Series" Bonus Episodes - Bruce Timm selects his favorite episodes from Batman: The Animated Series.

"Sneak Peek: Wonder Woman" - DC Universe animated original movie.

Audio Commentary - Featuring the filmmakers of BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT.

BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT was headed by an impressive list of directors who have brought their distinctly different anime styles to the classic “Batman” character.

The production was divided among three renowned studios - Studio 4ºC, Production I.G and Madhouse - and included the truly inimitable visions of directors Shojiro Nishimi, Futoshi Higashide, Hiroshi Morioka, Yasuhiro Aoki and Toshiyuki Kubooka.

With stories written by several of the most talented writers of film, comic books, and animation, including Academy Award®-nominated screenwriter Josh Olson (A History of Violence), David S. Goyer (Batman Begins), Emmy®-winner Alan Burnett (Batman: The Animated Series), Jordan Goldberg (Associate Producer, THE DARK KNIGHT), and award-winning comics writers Greg Rucka and Brian Azzarello, BATMAN: GOTAM KNIGHT presents thrilling new adventures of The Batman that spotlight several of Gotham City's most dangerous villains, including the fearsome Scarecrow, the freakish Killer Croc and the unnerving marksman known as Deadshot.

BATMAN: GOTAM KNIGHT is produced by Emma Thomas (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight), Michael Uslan & Benjamin Melniker (Batman, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight), Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series) and Toshi Hiruma.
 
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miyamotofreak said:
Yeah. They should have done Batman: Year One or Red Son.
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They could have done it about a lot of things. I thought Doomsday wasnt that great, but The New Frontier was amazing and this looks pretty damn good also. Unless this wonder woman one is really good to the point where I give a damn about the character, I will only check out the DVD for the preview of the next DC movie. Give me a Booster Gold movie!
 
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Early marketing material for the WW project (announced at the same time as Batmanime) suggested it's a possible adaptation of the "Gods and Mortals" storyline written by George Perez. That story was a reboot of the WW series and served as an introduction to the modern (for 1987) Wonder Woman.

WONDER WOMAN

On the mystical island of Themyscria, a proud and fierce warrior race of Amazons have raised a daughter of untold beauty, grace and strength – Princess Diana. When an army fighter pilot, Steve Trevor crash-lands on the island, the rebellious and headstrong Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization. Meanwhile, Ares (the god of War) has escaped his imprisonment at the hands of the Amazonians and has decided to exact his revenge using the mystical “Hand of Rage,” an ancient artifact with the power to raise armies from the dead and infuse them with a thirst for blood. Ares intends to start a world war that will not only last for centuries – but will wipe out every lving being on the planet, starting with the Amazons! It is up to Princess Diana to save her people and the world – by using her gifts and becoming the ultimate Wonder Woman!

Target: Males 18+, women 18+, and girls 9-17.

Proposed rating: PG-13

DVD street date: Q4 2008/Q1 2009
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Linkzg said:
The next movie is a Wonder Woman one? im not looking forward to that one.
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No no no. DC should stop using batman and superman for all their animated projects. It just makes the DCU look shitty, and it's not like there is a lack of good characters on that brand.

That's one thing i will give Marvel. Their animated movies aren't usually as good, but at least they don't shun half the universe.
 
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well, American staff, Japanese animation teams, this should be pretty good. the only qualms i would have are if it had a Japanese staff and the batman mythos was lost a bit in translation.
 
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Prime crotch

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Won't this thing come out already?!

avatar299 said:
No no no. DC should stop using batman and superman for all their animated projects. It just makes the DCU look shitty, and it's not like there is a lack of good characters on that brand.

That's one thing i will give Marvel. Their animated movies aren't usually as good, but at least they don't shun half the universe.
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So where's my Iron Fist movie? The most "obscure" Marvel character yet to get a movie was Doc Strange pretty much everything else was just Avengers.
 
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avatar299 said:
No no no. DC should stop using batman and superman for all their animated projects. It just makes the DCU look shitty, and it's not like there is a lack of good characters on that brand.

That's one thing i will give Marvel. Their animated movies aren't usually as good, but at least they don't shun half the universe.
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Im cool with them expanding on other characters in the universe, but Wonder Woman is a lame character. Give me a Booster Gold movie or something based around Green Lantern.
 
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doomed1 said:
well, American staff, Japanese animation teams, this should be pretty good. the only qualms i would have are if it had a Japanese staff and the batman mythos was lost a bit in translation.
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C'mon, when has that ever happened? ; p
 
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