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Los Angeles – February 20, 2025 – Jeremy Adams, one of the most prolific scribes in the entertainment industry today with credits as the acclaimed writer of films, television series

and comics, has signed a multi-year contract to pen comics for DC, home of iconic characters such as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and others.

The Prescott, Arizona native and current Los Angeles resident has been a valuable

contributor to DC’s publishing plans. This year, Adams is writing several titles for the publisher: a new Aquaman ongoing series, as well as a Green Lantern series spotlighting iconic Lantern Hal Jordan. Adams is co-writing DC’s recently launched Green Lantern Corps series with Morgan Hampton; the series focuses on the other members of the intergalactic

police force patrolling the DC universe and keeping it safe from evildoers.

The multi-year deal with DC follows Adams’ incredibly successful 35-issue run as writer on The Flash, his current trio of popular series,...

NBC's Grimm, one of the most underrated dark fantasy shows of the past decade, has now hit streaming. Featuring a likable cast that went on to become familiar faces, Grimm followed a supernatural hunter who battled classic fantasy creatures. A forgotten gem from the 2010s, Grimm was a rare instance when the modernization of classic fairy and folk tales worked as a procedural. It's not perfect by any means, especially in the show's latter seasons, but there is enough to keep fantasy lovers invested from start to finish.

All six seasons of Grimm are now available to stream on Peacock. The show stars David Giuntoli as Nicholas "Nick" Burkhardt, a homicide detective who comes from a long line of "Grimms," which have the superhuman ability to see the mythological creatures known as the Wesen. Alongside his partner, Detective Hank (Russell Hornsby), they solve week-to-week mysteries revolving around the Wesen...

With the superhero genre being so vast, it's no surprise that some actors have portrayed multiple characters across DC movies. Despite the live-action sphere currently being dominated by the MCU, DC has plenty more to offer in the way of animated movies, thanks in no small part to the DC Animated Universe. This has allowed plenty of actors to lend their voices to certain roles while portraying entirely new characters in DC's live-action movies.

Still, there is no shortage of actors who have portrayed multiple characters in the live-action arena. Thanks to 1989's Batman, DC was the first to churn out live-action blockbusters that would eventually morph into the Dceu, a cinematic franchise comprising 15 movies that have recast several DC movie veterans. With the Dcu poised to reboot DC's cinematic franchise starting with Superman in July, this trend has already started to continue. With that in mind, here are the...

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The following contains spoilers for Superman & Lois Season 4, Episode 10, "It Went By So Fast," now available on the CW app.

Superman & Lois Season 4 has now ended, and fans are treated to a bittersweet swan song. Lois and Clark die, but they leave behind a powerful legacy. Jon and Jordan have both married and had children of their own.

It ensures that the Kents, the House of El, and the Lane family legacy live on. There is a massive Easter egg as well in the series finale: the appearance of David Giuntoli. His cameo nods to a decision DC made 13 years ago regarding the Man of Steel movie.

Who is David Giuntoli? David Giuntoli Is a Former Superman Candidate

Related 'Everything Right Now Is a Universe': Superman & Lois Star Opens Up on Rumored Reason for...

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Tribeca Films has partnered with Kanopy and Kinema to stream the label’s catalog of independent films which have been featured at top festivals. Tribeca is the first festival to license films with Kanopy and Kinema.

The first collection of films under the agreement with Kanopy include: the 2022 Tribeca Festival Best Narrative winner, “Good Girl Jane;” “Mary Heilmann: Waves, Roads, & Hallucinations;” “A Bronx Tale;” “In Her Name;” and others. New label releases are also available on Kinema, among these are favorites like “Listen Up Philip” and “My Awkward Sexual Adventure.”

Kanopy is an educational library for streaming as it collaborates with public libraries and universities to feature its content without requiring a fee or including commercials. Kinema is a direct-to-consumer platform that delivers live screenings to audiences in person or virtually on demand. They work through a “Pay What You Wish” feature.

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Celebrate the 85th anniversary of Batman with two new collections coming this month.

Batman is one of the most iconic characters in the world and is recognized across the globe thanks to his portrayal in universally beloved comics, TV shows, cartoons and movies since The Caped Crusader first appeared in 1939’s Detective Comics #27. Since then, the Dark Knight has stood as a symbol of determination, courage, and justice to generations of fans for 85 years.

Batman is notable not for having any super powers but for his intelligence, skill, and technical savvy— born out tragedy, Bruce Wayne’s relentless pursuit of justice and will power to protect others made him an instant icon.

Batman Day is celebrated the third Saturday of September of every year, and this year will be on September 21, 2024. Stay tuned for more and be on the lookout for Batman 85th activations this year!

Super Friends: The Complete...

Celebrate the 85th anniversary of Batman with two new collections coming this month.

Batman is one of the most iconic characters in the world and is recognized across the globe thanks to his portrayal in universally beloved comics, TV shows, cartoons and movies since The Caped Crusader first appeared in 1939’s Detective Comics #27. Since then, the Dark Knight has stood as a symbol of determination, courage, and justice to generations of fans for 85 years.

Batman is notable not for having any super powers but for his intelligence, skill, and technical savvy— born out tragedy, Bruce Wayne’s relentless pursuit of justice and will power to protect others made him an instant icon.

Batman Day is celebrated the third Saturday of September of every year, and this year will be on September 21, 2024. Stay tuned for more and be on the lookout for Batman 85th activations this year!

Super Friends: The Complete...

Batman's animated legacy includes 32 movies, from grim tales like "Under the Red Hood" to fun adventures like "Merry Little Batman." Icons like Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill voice the Dark Knight and Joker in classics like "Mask of the Phantasm", setting a high standard. Films like "Gotham By Gaslight" and "Soul of the Dragon" explore new settings and styles, expanding Batman's animated universe.

An impressive 32 animated Batman movies have been made depicting a stunning array of Batman adventures in a wealth of varying styles. The DC Universe's animated franchise has included a litany of Batman movies, often produced as spin-offs to various animated Batman series. However, others present more mature narratives while exploring classic Batman storylines, some of which have been told across several movies.

The Batman movies are often more associated with incredible live-action adaptations, many of which have redefined Batman, and indeed the wider superhero genre. While...

This year marks the 85th anniversary of Detective Comics #27, the first appearance of Batman. DC has been celebrating eight-and-a-half decades of the Dark Knight all year, and now Warner Bros. is getting in on the party with a massive new release. Ten classic animated Batman movies have been packaged in a fresh 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray box set dubbed the Batman 85th Anniversary Collection.

Releasing on September 10th and priced at $205 (pre-order here), the collection features a 24-page booklet alongside the 10 discs. The featured movies are: Batman: Year One, Batman: Assault on Arkham, Batman: The Killing Joke, Batman and Harley Quinn, Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman: Soul of the Dragon, Batman: Long Halloween Part 1, Batman: Long Halloween Part 2, Batman Hush, Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham.

Fans will note that some of these are true classics; Mask of the Phantasm is easily one...

Stars: James Hong, Michelle Mao, Dante Basco, Dave Sheridan, Bai Ling, Anna Harr, Matthew Sato, Zac Albright, Gedde Watanabe, George Takei | Written by Zack Ward, Ace Underhill | Directed by Zack Ward

The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms is the latest film in James Hong’s impressive career. It’s a career that goes back to the 1950s, and between then, and now he’s racked up over 450 credits as an actor, including Big Trouble in Little China, Kung Fu Panda, Batman: Soul of the Dragon and Everything Everywhere All at Once. He’s also written and directed a handful of films, most notably the 1989 horror film The Vineyard.

Here he provided the story the script is based on as well as playing Chuck Lee, the grandfather of the film’s heroine Patsy Lee. Patsy is a studious young woman who just wants to get a scholarship so she can go...

For many fans, Bruce Timm’s Dcau gave the most definitive version of Batman. Matt Reeves’ The Batman took inspiration from Timm’s dark and gritty tone of the character in Batman: The Animated Series. Timm proved that he could develop feature-length animated movies, debuting with the Batman movie, Mask of the Phantasm. However, Timm never once got the call from DC or WB to create a live-action Batman film.

Batman: The Animated Series creator Bruce Timm could’ve done a great job with a live-action film

Timm knows that he missed his chance, admitting that he was too lazy to pursue the live-action project. He was even confident that he could come up with a decent movie, that was better than George Clooney’s Batman & Robin and reached somewhere near Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.

Bruce Timm Says He Never Got The Call For A Batman Live-Action...

Batman: The Animated Series, a cornerstone of beloved DC shows, celebrated its 28th anniversary. Batman: The Animated Series was followed by two sequel series — Superman: The Animated Series (1996-2000) and The New Batman Adventures (1997-1999).

A still from Bruce Timm’s Batman: The Animated Series

These three series, along with several films, make up the DC Animated Universe (Dcau). But what is it about these shows that resonates with fans, even those who typically favor Marvel?

Suggested“Like cutting the fingers off your own baby”: One Dcau Film Had Such Edgy Material it Can’t Ever be “Kid-friendly” for Bruce Timm

All the credit goes to Bruce Timm’s creative prowess. He’s a true veteran in the world of DC animation, and his talent has had a huge impact on fans for over 20 years.

How Bruce Timm Became The Mastermind Behind Iconic Dcau Creations Bruce Timm | Credits: Wikimedia Commons...

Bruce Timm has influenced an entire generation of DC fans with his take on popular superheroes by bringing them to the animation medium. Timm’s work on Batman: The Animated Series remains iconic and the writer-director continues to contribute to projects based on DC properties to this day.

A still from Batman: The Animated Series

One of Timm’s more recent projects in the DC sandpit is the animated film Batman: Soul of the Dragon. During an interview, Timm was asked about what made him return to his Batman roots and why the film was a departure from his previous take on the character. Here is why Bruce Timm made Batman: Soul of the Dragon, explained in his own words.

Bruce Timm Reveals the Real Reason He Worked on Batman: Soul of the Dragon.

Directed by Sam Liu, Batman: Soul of the Dragon is a 2021 animated film, which sees Bruce...

Superman: The Animated Series was created for television by executive producers Bruce Timm and Alan Burnett, renowned for their exceptional work on Batman: The Animated Series.

Superman: The Animated Series

Leveraging their success with Batman, Timm, and Burnett thought to bring Superman’s adventures in an animated project, giving new life to the iconic superhero’s tales of courage in defending Metropolis.

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In an interview with Cbr, Bruce Timm shed light on the idea of the groundbreaking crossover event, for the first time in World’s Finest, which debuted in 1997. Timm revealed that the idea arose from the unique circumstance of Batman’s rights becoming available during the production of Superman‘s second season.

How Bruce Timm Brought Batman and Superman Together For The First Time?

In the interview with Cbr, Bruce Timm discussed...

Arrow guest star Michael Jai White recently recalled his experience playing Bronze Tiger in the beloved Arrowverse series, revealing that the Season 7 episode "The Slabside Redemption" was one of the best episodes he's ever worked on in his career.

Speaking with ComicBookMovie.com to promote his new action movie One More Shot, White opened up about his recurring role as Ben Turner/Bronze Tiger in Arrow Season 7 during the story arc where Oliver Queen was an inmate at Slabside Maximum Security Prison. "I remember one of the directors told me about that arc for that season, culminating with one of the best episodes I've ever been a part of. I feel like that episode where we have that break from prison, felt like that was a movie by itself," shared the actor. "That was worth that season to me doing that, and I feel like that's the direction. And, I...

Todd McFarlane has said that 2024 will be the “make or break year” for getting another Spawn project off the ground. And while we have every right to be skeptical on the matter – McFarlane isn’t exactly the most reliable on this front – fans of the character and the 1997 movie may still hold out hope. But will Michael Jai White return for Spawn 2?

As it turns out, Michael Jai White doesn’t give Spawn all that much thought, although he could potentially consider a return. “I really don’t think much about the sequel. If I was invited to do it, then I’d apply myself toward it, but I mean, I think it’s been talked about for a very long time. And it seems that Todd McFarlane has been leading that conversation.” But for White, there would have to be some conditions if he would suit up again. “I...

Superman & Lois star Elizabeth Tulloch recently revealed that a Grimm reunion is coming to Season 4 of The CW superhero series.

On Instagram, the actor — who stars as Lois Lane on Superman & Lois — shared some "shots from our first week back to work" featuring her co-stars Tyler Hoechlin (Clark Kent/Superman), Michael Bishop (Jonathan Kent) and Alex Garfin (Jordan Kent). In her caption, she also asked fans of NBC's Grimm and ABC's A Million Little Things to "swipe for a surprise." If they did, they would learn that actor David Giuntoli would be directing the third episode of Superman & Lois Season 4.

Related Superman & Lois Season 4 Needs To Avoid These 'Final Season' Pitfalls To Succeed Superman & Lois' final season may be condensed and have a smaller cast but once it avoids certain creative pitfalls, it can fly off high into the sky. View this post on Instagram...

Though they've made a fraction of the box office of even the worst DC live-action movie, creatively the crown jewel of DC Comics adaptations lies in their animated movies. It's through animation that the potential of comic book adaptations really shines. Ever since "Superman: Doomsday" was released in 2007, we've had movies that faithfully adapt popular comics storylines (rather than just borrow the name for brand recognition and throw the rest away), original films with wild concepts, and even movies that build on continuity like the biggest cinematic universes.

This is one of the most interesting aspects of the DC animated movies, because there are two proper continuities, each building up characters and storylines and exploring giant crossovers in a way DC has not come even close to figuring out in live-action.

Given how little resources Warner Bros. have used to properly market this universe or make sure audiences are aware of its continuity,...

Stars: Scott Adkins, Waleed Elgadi, Tom Berenger, Meena Rayann, Michael Jai White, Aaron Toney | Written by Jamie Russell | Directed by James Nunn

Not only is One More Shot filmed with the illusion of being one long take like its predecessor 2021’s One Shot, it does something more important. It reunites director James Nunn and writer Jamie Russell with the previous film’s leads, Scott Adkins as Navy Seal Jake Harris and Waleed Elgadi as terrorist Amin Mansur.

Following the events of the first film, Harris is escorting Mansur back to the US where they plan to get him to reveal the whereabouts of a dirty bomb set to explode during the State of the Union Address, which the President, of course, refuses to postpone. For leverage, CIA Agent Marshall has brought Mansur’s pregnant wife Niesha to meet his plane. But they’re not the only ones there to meet the flight.

Cbr has an exclusive clip to share from the imminent release of the animated crossover film Justice League x Rwby: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two.

Part One of the two-part crossover was released back in April, following Team Rwby as they partner up wiht the Justice League after the latter had been turned into teenage versions of themselves in Remnant. Part Two, which releases digitally on Oct. 17 followed by a 4K Uhd and Blu-ray release on Oct. 31, will see Team Rwby and the Justice League team back up in an all-new environment to take on a much more powerful Grimm. Cbr's clip featuring the two teams reconnecting can be viewed below.

Related: Review: Justice League x Rwby - Super Heroes & Huntsmen Is a Crowd-Pleasing Crossover

In the clip, Team Rwby is surprised to see that the Justice League members are all now adults, much older than whan they last saw the superheroes in Part One.

Warner Bros. turned down the opportunity to make an animated crossover movie between Mortal Kombat and DC Universe despite the success of the video game. Writer Jeremy Adams, who has worked on both franchises, expressed his hope for a DC/Mortal Kombat crossover and his desire to be involved in the project. While there have been successful collaborations between Mortal Kombat and DC in the form of video games like Injustice, Warner Bros. has shown little interest in a direct crossover between the two franchises.

"Finish him!" Those two little words conjure up violent, bloody imagery of the countless fantastic fatalities from the Mortal Kombat video game franchise over the last 30+ years. And in 2008, the crossover event Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe dropped on the Playstation 3 and Xbox360 platforms. The popular video game matched up characters from DC Comics like Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman against Mk's warriors, including Raiden,...

Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham Is Available On Blu-ray And DVD From 27th March, And On Digital Download From 28th March. To celebrate its release, we’re giving one lucky winner a copy of the latest DC Animated Movie, Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham on Blu-Ray!

Batman’s rational mind and unparalleled fighting skills are put to the ultimate test when an ancient force threatens his world and everyone he holds dear. Batman finds himself up against Lovecraftian supernatural forces threatening the sheer existence of Gotham as he’s aided and confronted along the way by reimagined versions of his well-known allies and enemies, including Green Arrow, Ra’s al Ghul, Mr. Freeze, Killer Croc, Two-Face, James Gordon and more…

David Giuntoli reprises his Batman: Soul of the Dragon role as the voice of the Dark Knight in this all-new 1920s-based DC Elseworlds tale.

Features the voices of: David Giuntoli, William Salyers, David Dastmalchian, Emily O’Brien, Navid Negahban, Patrick Fabian, Jason Marsden, Jeffrey Combs, Christopher Gorham, Gideon Adlon | Written by Jase Ricci | Directed by Christopher Berkeley, Sam Lui

Based on a 2001 three-issue comic book miniseries written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and Richard Pace, Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is an alternate-world tale that introduced an alternate version of Bruce Wayne and the residents of Gotham to Lovecraftian horrors. It’s the most overtly horrific entry in the animated Batman franchise as well as the strangest.

In the 1920s an expedition led by Bruce Wayne arrives in Antarctica looking for another expedition, this one led by Professor Cobblepot. What he finds instead are mutated creatures and the professor’s undead assistant Grendon whom he brings back to Gotham.

This sets into motion a plot by Talia al Ghul to bring back Ra...

If you’re wondering where all the Batman movies are currently streaming, you’ve come to the right place.

The Caped Crusader is not just one of the most iconic DC Comics characters of all time, he’s also one of the most prominent figures in the last few decades of blockbuster cinema. While Adam West kicked things off with the 1960s TV series “Batman” and subsequent film, filmmaker Tim Burton gave the character a big screen blockbuster with 1989’s “Batman.” Michael Keaton filled the role that was later inhabited by the likes of Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck – and that’s not to mention the bevy of animated iterations that have come and gone over the years.

With a new Batman film on the horizon debuting Robert Pattinson’s take on the character, what better time to revisit past iterations of the character. Below is...

Features the voices of: Elizabeth Gillies, Stephanie Beatriz, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Kelly Hu, Jonathan Banks, Keith David, Lauren Cohan, Jacqueline Obradors, Zehra Fazal, Jonathan Frakes, Steve Blum, Andrew Kishino | Written by Greg Weisman | Directed by Shinsuke Terasawa

Catwoman: Hunted is the latest film in the rebooted DC Animated Movie slate and is, like Batman: Soul of the Dragon, heavily influenced by films of another era. In …Dragon it was 70s kung-fu cinema and here it’s 60s spy and crime thrillers – films like Danger: Diabolik and shows like The Saint, with an opening title sequence that screamed the work of Seijun Suzuki, the man responsible for a swathe of 60s crime films in Japan. Which is apt given the plot of the film, one that sees Catwoman attempt to steal a priceless jewel puts her squarely in the crosshairs of both a powerful consortium of villains called Leviathan, Batwoman and Interpol…...

A new year has finally arrived and HBO Max is set to open it with a bang. With its list of new releases for January 2022, HBO Max is rolling out some intriguing original series and an absolutely packed slate of library titles.

The real highlight this month comes on Jan. 13 with the release of Peacemaker. Developed by James Gunn, this series spins off John Cena’s titular character from last years’ The Suicide Squad. The show will delve into the pathology of a superhero who will achieve peace regardless of how many people need to be killed to attain it.

Also of note this month are second seasons for two major HBO series. Euphoria season 2 and The Righteous Gemstones season 2 both premiere on Jan. 9, making for quite the odd double feature. Meanwhile, the fifth and final season of superb comedy Search Party arrives on Jan. 7.

January 2022 is light as far as original movies go.

Features the voices of: Dave B. Mitchell, Jordan Rodrigues, Fred Tatasciore, Bayardo De Murguia, Patrick Seitz, Paul Nakauchi, Robin Atkin Downes, Joel McHale, Jennifer Carpenter, Ike Amadi | Written by Jeremy Adams | Directed by Ethan Spaulding

Between the live action reboot of Mortal Kombat and my growing appreciation of the animated Batman films it was pretty much a given that I would check out another of Warner’s animated offerings, Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms.

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms begins with a couple fleeing through deserted streets before being confronted by a trio of nasty looking creatures. They kill the couple but Raiden (Dave B. Mitchell; Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous) arrives in time to save their baby whom the mother names Liu Kang with her dying breath.

We’re barely a minute in and already there’s a decapitation and a pair of eyes exploding from their sockets.

Features the voices of: Jensen Ackles, Billy Burke, Josh Duhamel, Troy Baker, Naya Rivera, David Dastmalchian | Written by Tim Sheridan | Directed by Chris Palmer

Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two picks up almost immediately after the teaser at the end of Part One. Bruce Wayne is under the spell of Poison Ivy and Batman nowhere to be found. At least until Catwoman intervenes.

But even as he’s recovering from three months under her influence other problems are plaguing a crime ravaged Gotham City. District Attorney Harvey Dent is being pushed to the edge by his job and the toll it’s taking on his marriage. And the continuing spree of The Holiday Killer has pushed Carmine Falcone to make some dangerous alliances with the likes of Poison Ivy and The Mad Hatter (John Dimaggio). That does not sit well with his daughter Sofia.

Returning director Chris Palmer (Superman: Man...

Features the voices of: Jensen Ackles, Billy Burke, Josh Duhamel, Troy Baker, Naya Rivera, David Dastmalchian | Written by Tim Sheridan | Directed by Chris Palmer

While I’m not much of a comic fan, I did enjoy the faux Bruce Wayne/Bruce Lee team up Batman: Soul of the Dragon enough that when I saw Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One pop up I decided to check it out. Director Chris Palmer and writer Tim Sheridan have adapted the 13-part story by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale into two films with the second part out at the end of July.

When a mobster is killed on Halloween Eve, the night before he was going to testify, a young Batman makes a deal with the only two men in Gotham City’s legal system he can trust Captain Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Josh Duhamel; Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.

James Hong will finally be getting his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. With a career dating back to the 1950s with over 600 movie and TV credits to his name, Hong can be recognized from any number of places by his fans, from Airplane! And Big Trouble in Little China to Wayne's World 2 and the Kung Fu Panda movies. James Hong is certainly more than deserving, and this week, the 92-year-old actor was listed among a group of fellow Hollywood legends as one of the newest recipients to be given his own star.

This is fantastic news, as it follows a campaign of Hong supporters for the actor to be honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Last year, Hawaii Five-0 star Daniel Dae Kim launched a GoFundMe page to raise money for Hong's Walk of Fame Star installation. The campaign successfully surpassed its goal of $55,000, which...

Features the voices of: Stana Katic, Matt Bomer, Geoffrey Arend, Armen Taylor, Elysia Rotaru, Liam McIntyre, Omid Abtahi, Matthew Mercer, Keith Ferguson, Darin De Paul, Ashleigh Lathrop, Chris Diamantopoulos | Written by Meghan Fitzmartin, Jeremy Adams | Directed by Jeff Wamester

It has been said, Very often, that Warner Bros’ animated DC movies are the highlight of the DC cinematic universe – often surpassing their live-action counterparts in terms of performance and story, with more animated hits than live-action misses. The long-running series of animated movies was recently rebooted, no longer needing to fit into the continuity of The New 52, under the “DC Universe Movies” banner… the latest of which is Justice Society: World War II.

The film finds modern-day Barry Allen – prior to the formation of the Justice League – discovering he can run even faster than he imagined, and that milestone results in his first encounter with the Speed Force. The Flash...

The virtual WonderCon panel examining the forthcoming Justice Society: World War II ended a short while ago and can be watched below.

Headlining the panel discussion were actors Stana Katic as the voice of Wonder Woman, Matt Bomer as Barry Allen/The Flash, Elysia Rotaru (Arrow) as Black Canary, Omid Abtahi as Hawkman, Chris Diamantopoulos as Steve Trevor, Armen Taylor (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind) as Jay Garrick/The Flash, Liam McIntyre as Aquaman, and Geoff Arend as Charles Halstead/Advisor alongside director Jeff Wamester (Guardians of the Galaxy TV series), co-screenwriters Meghan Fitzmartin, and Jeremy Adams, and supervising producer Butch Lukic. Publicist Gary Miereanu moderated the festivities.

Surprised to find himself in World War II, but instinctively aware of his new role, The Flash (voiced by Matt Bomer) makes quick work of a platoon of Nazi soldiers terrorizing a war-torn village in this all-new clip from Justice Society: World War II.

The actors in the MCU may have dominated with their big-screen characters, but many of them are also talented voice actors. Some MCU actors are well known for voicing popular roles in animated superhero movies, like Samuel L. Jackson in The Incredibles movies, otherwise known as Nick Fury. Even Doctor Strange's Benedict Cumberbatch has voiced a version of everyone's favorite Christmas character, The Grinch.

Related: Batman: Soul Of The Dragon: 10 Familiar Voices Behind The Diverse Cast

The funny thing about voice acting, though, is that those in the audience may not immediately catch on to what actor is voicing a character. Paul Rudd, for example, was one of the many Hollywood actors who took part in the adult dark comedy, Sausage Party, and many might be surprised that quite a few other MCU actors have voiced characters on the small and big screen.

The canceled video game adaptation of The Dark Knight is one of the more fascinating and infamous pieces of game industry lore. To some, the title is just a curious footnote in video game history. To others (mostly those who invested in the project or lost their jobs over it), it’s a dark reminder of an idea that is perhaps best left forgotten.

I see the game a little differently, though. While it’s easy to look at these kinds of projects that were never released and wonder what could have been, the fascinating thing about the canceled Dark Knight game is that wondering what would have happened if the game had been released is the quickest way to distract yourself from the many ways that the world of gaming was changed by the fact it wasn’t released.

Those who worked on The Dark Knight never got to...

Since 2007 DC has released a steady stream of direct-to-video animated movies featuring their iconic characters. These ambitious features have been praised for their aim at a more adult audience with many of the movies rated PG-13 and even R. While the plots often adapt classic comic book storylines, their most recent film, Batman: Soul of the Dragon is an original story from the minds of director Sam Liu, writer Jeremy Adams, and executive producer Bruce Timm.

Related: DC: Top 10 Animated Original Movies Ranked According To IMDb

Batman: Soul of the Dragon is DC’s 40th direct-to-video animated film and over the 13+ years these fan-favorite films have starred a wide range of voice actors. Notable actors include Michael B. Jordan who voiced Cyborg in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013), Neil Patrick Harris who voiced Barry Allen/The Flash in Justice League: The New Frontier (2008), and Rosario Dawson who voiced Wonder Woman...

Burbank, CA – The Flash speeds into the middle of an epic battle between Golden Age DC Super Heroes and Nazis in Justice Society: World War II, the next entry in the popular series of the DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the feature-length animated film will be released on Digital starting April 27, 2021, and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on May 11, 2021. The film is rated PG-13 for violence and some bloody images.

Justice Society: World War II will be available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack (USA $39.99 Srp; Canada $44.98 Srp) and Blu-ray (USA $29.98 Srp; Canada $39.99 Srp) as well as on Digital. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in 4K with Hdr, a Blu-ray disc featuring the film in hi-definition, and a digital version of the movie. The Blu-ray features a Blu-ray...

Just as the Super Bowl traditionally inhibits studios from releasing new titles to theaters, there were few fresh films available on home platforms. As a result, four titles — all previously ranked #1 on multiple charts — took the top spots again. The exception was Netflix, which debuted “Malcolm & Marie” February 5. Starring Zendaya and John David Washington, it immediately became the streamer’s most-watched film.

Long-running, still-Premium VOD titles “Greenland” and “News of the World,” along with $5.99 rentals “Tenet” and “Let Him Go,” are this week’s chart toppers. “News” and “Tenet” made all four lists (as did “The War with Grandpa”). “Let Him Go” failed to make Spectrum’s top 10, with its price reduction coming too late to impact the list.

There were a few surprises. Why is “2067,” an Australian science-fiction film starring Ryan Kwanten and Kodi Smit McPhee, available for $0.99 at Apple? (It’s more expensive elsewhere.) “Promising Young Woman,...

The Flash speeds into the middle of an epic battle between Golden Age DC Super Heroes and Nazis in Justice Society: World War II, the next entry in the popular series of the DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the feature-length animated film will be released on Digital starting April 27, 2021, and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on May 11, 2021. The film is rated PG-13 for violence and some bloody images.

Justice Society: World War II finds modern-day Barry Allen - prior to the formation of the Justice League - discovering he can run even faster than he imagined, and that milestone results in his first encounter with the Speed Force. The Flash is promptly launched into the midst of a raging battle - primarily between Nazis and a team of Golden Age DC Super Heroes known as The Justice Society of America.

Renowned animation producer Bruce Timm takes the Dark Knight back to the 1970s for a supernatural-laden martial arts extravaganza in Batman: Soul Of The Dragon, released 15th February, the next entry in the popular series of the DC Universe Movies, and 3 of you could win a copy on Blu-ray.

This latest quest stars David Giuntoli as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Mark Dacascos as Richard Dragon, Kelly Hu as Lady Shiva and Michael Jai White as Ben Turner/Bronze Tiger.

Set in the midst of the swinging 1970s, this Elseworlds adventure finds Bruce Wayne training under a master sensei. It is here that Bruce, along with other elite students, is forged in the fire of the martial arts discipline. The lifelong bonds they form will be put to the test when a deadly menace arises from their past. It will take the combined efforts of Batman, world-renowned martial artists Richard Dragon, Ben Turner and Lady Shiva,...

This article contains Batman: Soul of the Dragon spoilers.

The latest DC animated film Batman: Soul of the Dragon is a complete reimagining of the Dark Knight. It’s an out-of-continuity story, the kind of tale DC usually places under its Elseworlds banner. Set in the 1970s, Soul of the Dragon places Batman (David Giuntoli) as part of an ensemble of heroes, a collection of the top martial arts masters in the DC universe including Richard Dragon (Mark Dacascos), Lady Shiva (Kelly Hu), Ben Turner a.k.a. Bronze Tiger (Michael Jai White), and O-Sensei (James Hong).

“It’s a weird movie in that you can literally take the voice cast and transpose it into live-action and they can make the same movie,” gushes writer Jeremy Adams, “They’re all accomplished and good looking. It all works!”

Batman: Soul of the Dragon is a mash-up of Batman and ‘70s Kung Fu films.

Batman was enjoying a renaissance as the 1970s dawned. Freed from its ties to the ABC series, editor Julius Schwartz worked with writers Frank Robins and Denny O’Neil on rejuvenating the Darknight Detective, returning him closer to his pulp-roots.

In short order, O’Neil would rise to become the premier Batman scribe of the era to be followed by a notable stretch as his editor from 1986 through the early 2000s. His impact is immeasurable. On the side, though, he aspired to be a prose writer as well and among his works from that period was a collaboration with cartoonist Jim Berry on the 1974 novel Kung Fu Master, Richard Dragon: Dragon’s Fists (1974) under the pseudonym “Jim Dennis.”

As the Martial Arts craze was beginning its descent, DC Comics optioned the novel and had O’Neil write and edit the adaptation as Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter. There, he introduced readers to Dragon,...

With its latest entry, Batman: Soul of the Dragon, the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series now numbers at an impressive forty films. With those forty movies encompassing the well-regarded sixteen film Dcamu continuity, starting with Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and ending with Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, the DC Universe Animated Original Movies collection packs some quality entertainment.

Related: DC: Top 5 Animated Original Movies Featuring Wonder Woman (& Top 5 With Green Lantern)

Unsurprisingly, due to their popularity as DC characters, Batman and Superman are by far the most frequently used characters in the series. Because of this though, some of the best films under the DC Universe Animated Original Movies banner either revolve around them or feature them as pivotal characters.

Features the voices of: David Giuntoli, Mark Dacascos, Kelly Hu, Michael Jai White, James, Hong, Eric Bauza, Jamie Chung, Chris Cox, Grey Griffin, Josh Keaton, Erica Luttrell, Patrick Seitz | Written by Jeremy Adams | Directed by Sam Liu

Now this is my kind of Batman movie! Part James Bond spy thriller and part Bruce Lee-esque martial arts movie, Batman: Soul of the Dragon is very much like the Batman books I grew up reading. Set in the midst of the swinging 1970s, this Elseworlds adventure finds Bruce Wayne training under a master sensei. It is here that Bruce, along with other elite students, is forged in the fire of the martial arts discipline. The lifelong bonds they form will be put to the test when a deadly menace arises from their past. It will take the combined efforts of Batman and world-renowned martial artists Richard Dragon, Ben Turner and Lady...

Way back in September, DC’s second FanDome event dropped a huge announcement: DC Universe, the all-encompassing DC entertainment streaming app that featured comics, movies, and TV shows from the DC catalog, would narrow its focus to comics, becoming an app called DC Universe Infinite.

The new app launches on Jan. 21 and brings with is a slew of changes, many of them for the better — at least if comics are what you’re looking for. Den of Geek got an early peek under the hood of the app and we have plenty of good news to share.

How It Works

First thing’s first: if you already have a DC Universe subscription and you’ve signed off on switching your account to the new app, all you have to do is download the DC Universe Infinite app when it goes live on Thursday morning. The new app will overwrite your...

Since 2007, DC has been producing films under the DC Universe Animated Original Movies banner. With its latest movie Batman: Soul of the Dragon, this collection now numbers at an impressive forty films.

Related: DC: Top 10 Animated Original Movies Ranked According To IMDb

The DC Universe Animated Original Movies are often confused with the DC Animated Universe (Dcau) and the DC Animated Movie Universe (Dcamu). The Dcau is made up of various TV series, like Batman: The Animated Series, and a few films connected to those series. The Dcamu is a continuity of sixteen interconnected movies that are included in the forty films from the DC Universe Animated Original Movies collection. With that out of the way, it's time to see which ones starring Green Lantern or Wonder Woman in pivotal roles are the best.

Strap on your bell-bottoms, spin the disco ball, and grab your nunchucks. The Dark Knight returns in a groovy, karate chopping, seventies retro animated adventure. Batman: Soul of the Dragon is an original story that mixes Bruce Lee inspired action with a James Bond storyline. The Caped Crusader is actually a supporting character to the ass-kicking Richard Dragon (Mark Dacascos). Bruce Wayne's (David Giuntoli) origin story is updated with a Japanese master and cohort of allies. The plot runs thin at times, but the film offers a fun and interesting new take on the beloved superhero.

Batman: Soul of the Dragon opens in the seventies with a secret agent, Richard Dragon, infiltrating a shady millionaire's mansion. There's something sinister about the snake-eyed Jeffrey Burr (Josh Keaton). Richard finds an ominous clue. After a high-flying escape, he travels to Gotham City to reconnect with an old friend.

Bruce Wayne is stunned...

Batman: Soul of the Dragon sets Gotham’s caped crusader in a vintage martial arts homage. Directed by Sam Liu, who also directed the animated movie version of one of the greatest Batman graphic novels ever published, Batman: The Killing Joke, this is the 42nd project in the ongoing DC Universe Movies series.

However, Soul of the Dragon is an original tale, not based on a precedent comic. Like the eye popping anime-style film Batman Ninja, this is a completely stand-alone story. Batman: Soul of the Dragon is yet another chapter in the many creation tales for Batman. It tells of his martial indoctrination and joining him on this adventure are three of the best martial artists within the DC multiverse: Lady Shiva (Kelly Hu), Ben Turner a.k.a. Bronze Tiger (Michael Jai White), and Richard Dragon (Mark Dacascos).

“It’s a 70s martial arts action-adventure drama with a great sense of humor,...

The years spent by Bruce Wayne training to become a crimefighter are some of the most fascinating in the Batman mythos, and have been explored in multiple ways across various mediums. A new DC animated feature, Batman: Soul of the Dragon now offers the intriguing prospect of a 1970s-set story wherein a young Bruce embarks on the path to martial arts mastery. We recently received the trailer and first clip from the film, and now have an introduction to Richard Dragon, one of the main characters from the Bruce Timm-produced movie.

In the video, which you can catch above, voice actor Mark Dacascos describes how we meet Dragon in the 1970s as a super spy who trained with Bruce alongside master O-Sensei. We then see Dragon in training, and being pointed out by O-Sensei to Bruce, foreshadowing the partnership between the two depicted in the recent trailer. At this point,...

"Batman: Soul of the Dragon", the new R-rated animated 'DC Universe Movies' feature, directed by Sam Liu, starring Michael Jai White, Kelly Hu and Mark Dacascos, is available on Digital January 12, 2021 and in 4K Ultra, January 26, 2021:

"...set in the midst of the swinging 1970's, this 'Elseworlds' adventure finds 'Bruce Wayne' training under a master 'sensei.' It is here that Bruce, along with other elite students, is forged in the fire of the martial arts discipline. 

"The lifelong bonds they form will be put to the test when a deadly menace arises from their past. It will take the combined efforts of 'Batman', world-renowned martial artists 'Richard Dragon', 'Ben Turner', 'Lady Shiva' and their mentor 'O-Sensei' to battle the monsters of this world and beyond..." 

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has released an all-new official clip from Batman: Soul of the Dragon.

In the clip, martial arts master O-Sensei (voiced by James Hong) introduces to his exclusive group of students – including Bruce Wayne (David Giuntoli), Shiva (Kelly Hu), Ben Turner (Michael Jai White), and Richard Dragon (Mark Dacascos) – to the all-powerful Soul Breaker, a sword with the potential to tear a hole in time and space.

Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Batman: Soul of the Dragon, the all-new next entry in the DC Universe Movies canon, arrives January 12, 2021, on Digital and January 26, 2021, on 4K Combo Pack & Blu-ray.

An all-new original animated film, Batman: Soul Of The Dragon does a deep dive into Elseworlds vibes by putting Batman in the midst of the swinging 1970s. Faced with a deadly menace from his past, and along with his mentor O-Sensei, Bruce Wayne...