Batman Anime Coming your way!!

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Written by: Fawwad Hashmey (on January 05, 2008 - 09:47 PM)

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With the insane levels of marketing saturation for THE DARK KNIGHT, another upcoming Batman movie seems to be getting overlooked, namely BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT.

Wizard's 2008 movie preview has a few details, informing salivating Batfans that the "movie" will actually be a collection of six stories from different writers, directed by Bruce Timm (BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES). The new stories, done in anime style by three Japanese studios, will apparently bridge the gap between BATMAN BEGINS and THE DARK KNIGHT and explore "different facets of Batman often seen in comics but never really explored in animation and film." The stories will link together thematically but also be independent, each with a different appearance, particularly in regards to Bruce Wayne and his nocturnal alter ego.

The writers include comic scribes Brian Azzarello and Greg Rucka and BATMAN BEGINS screenwriter David Goyer, and the animation studios (Production I.G., Studio 4C and Madhouse) have been responsible for work like STEAMBOY, GHOST IN THE SHELL and NINJA SCROLL (for those who dont know about these title's, then I just got two words for ya...."YOU SERIOUS??". Anyways it's believed that Christian Bale will provide his voice to the project (which would obviously make it a must BUY for anyone who would want to watch the sequel).

Now the question arises as to which Bat-villains and supporting characters are going to be in this movie? Well, Scarecrow has been seen in preliminary art for this. The Joker seems likely. Lt. James Gordon and Assistant District Attorney Harvey Dent will probably both appear. Alfred Pennyworth is probably a given. Hynden Walch (Starfire on Teen Titans; Harley Quinn on The Batman) is listed as voicing the character "Young Cassandra."

A sneak peek of Batman: Gotham Knight will be included as a DVD extra on Justice League: The New Frontier, the direct-to-video animated movie to be released on February 26th, 2008. The DVD is expected to hit shelves sometime before THE DARK KNIGHT's July release (if you already did'nt know that :P).

Looks like Batfans are in for a Grand treat this summer, and as one of Batman's original fans, I am pumped up about this :D
Will keep you informed as more news comes in about the exact date!

For more details about the movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1117563/

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