The all-new direct-to-video Superman/Shazam!: The Return Of Black Adam animated short from Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation is now exclusively available as part of the DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts collection on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD. Warner Home Video distributes the direct-to-video animated release, which is also available on Pay-Per-View, OnDemand and for legal day and date download. The cover artwork for the separate home video releases are available below.
Click here to view the press release for this new DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts collection release. Click on the links below to discuss both the new Superman/Shazam!: The Return Of Black Adam animated short, exclusive to this new collection, along with the home video release and accompanied additional animated shorts.
Continuing, today also sees the release of the new documentary Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics solely to DVD and Digital Download. The new documentary is produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment and is made available through Warner Home Video. Click on the link above to discuss the release, and click on the images below for a closer look at the package artwork and menu screens from the new home video release.
Stay tuned for further updates here soon on The World’s Finest, including further coverage on the Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam animated short.
Details on the four bonus episodes included on the upcoming DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts – Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam home video release, part of the special features section of the title, are now available. The four included bonus episodes feature characters highlighted in the four animated shorts on this release – Captain Marvel/Shazam, The Spectre, Jonah Hex and Green Arrow.
Bonus Episodes: Jonah Hex – Batman: The Animated Series “Showdown” The Spectre – Batman: The Brave and The Bold “Chill of the Night!” Green Arrow – Justice League Unlimited “Initiation” Shazam – Justice League Unlimited “Clash”
Outside of the all-new Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam animated short exclusive to this title, the home video release also includes three additional extended editions of previously-available animated shorts. To view the accompanying press release for DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts – Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam made available by Warner Home Video, including full content and bonus features details, please click here. Click here to view the hi-res Blu-ray and DVD cover artwork for the upcoming DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts home video collection.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation, the DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts home video release debuts November 9th, 2010 on DVD and Blu-ray disc from Warner Home Video. November 9th, 2010 also sees the release of the documentary home video title Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics, with further details available here. Stay tuned for further updates here soon at The Worlds Finest.
The main cast and crew rundown for the Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam direct-to-video animated short, as listed in the official credits for the feature, are as follows below. The direct-to-video Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam animated short is the anchor for the upcoming DC Showcase Animated Shorts Collection home video release set to hit next month on Blu-ray and DVD.
Zach Callison as Billy Batson James Garner as Shazam Josh Keaton as Punk Danica McKellar as Sally George Newbern as Superman/Clark Kent Jerry O’Connell as Captain Marvel Kevin Michael Richardson as Mister Tawky Tawny Arnold Voslo as Black Adam
Executive Producer – Sam Register Executive Producer – Bruce Timm Based on the DC Comics Characters Producer – Bobbie Page Co-Producer – Alan Burnett Editor – Margaret Hou Music by – The Track Team Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn Casting and Voice Direction – Jamie Thomason Written by – Michael Jelenic Produced and Directed by – Joaquim Dos Santos
The animated short runs for over 24 minutes.
The Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam animated short is the main feature on the upcoming DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts home video collection. The release will include the all-new Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam animated short along with three additional extended editions of previously-available animated shorts featuring characters The Spectre, Jonah Hex and Green Arrow. Click here to view the hi-res Blu-ray and DVD cover artwork for the upcoming DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts home video collection. To view the accompanying press release made available by Warner Home Video, please click here.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation, the DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts home video release debuts November 9th, 2010 on DVD and Blu-ray disc from Warner Home Video. Stay tuned for further updates here soon at The Worlds Finest.
Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam, part of the upcoming DC Showcase Animated Shorts Collection title set for release from Warner Home Video, will officially debut at next weekend’s Long Beach Comic-Con. The Long Beach Comic-Con is a gathering of professionals, fans, artists, and celebrities to enjoy all aspects of comic books and pop culture. The con, held at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California, also features screenings, panels, autograph sessions, artists and writers, and more. Long Beach Comic-Con runs from Friday, October 29th to Sunday, October 31st, 2010.
Details on the Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam debut can be found below. The following information is courtesy of the Long Beach Comic-Con.
Saturday, October 30th, 2010 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam (Exclusive Premiere!) Seaside Ballroom A Be among the first public audience to see the entire, all-new Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam, the anchoring piece of the DC Showcase Animated Shorts Collection. Starring the voices of George Newbern, Jerry OConnell, James Garner and Arnold Vosloo, the 24-minute short depicts the first Billy Batson adventure as Captain Marvel with a little help from Superman, and a major obstacle in the form of Black Adam. Warner Home Video releases the DC Showcase Animated Shorts Collection on November 9, 2010. Plus special Surprise feature!
Additionally, the forthcoming documentary Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics is also slated to be featured during the Long Beach Comic-Con. The following details have been provided.
Friday, October 29th, 2010 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics Seaside Ballroom A Behind the amazing tales of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman is the equally impressive story of the challenges, creativity and triumphs of the company that brought those characters to life. Join Warner Home Video and DC Entertainment for a pre-release screening of the all-new documentary, Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics, a compelling insiders tale and a 75th anniversary celebration filled with interviews, archival footage and a dazzling parade of riveting, splashy DC covers. Secret Origin is narrated by Ryan Reynolds, and will be distributed by Warner Home Video on November 9, 2010.
Long Beach Comic-Con runs from Friday, October 29th to Sunday, October 31st, 2010.
The Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam animated short is the main feature on the upcoming DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts home video collection. The release will include the all-new Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam animated short along with three additional extended editions of previously-available animated shorts. Click here to view the hi-res Blu-ray and DVD cover artwork for the upcoming DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts home video collection. To view the accompanying press release made available by Warner Home Video, please click here.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation, the DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts home video release debuts November 9th, 2010 on DVD and Blu-ray disc from Warner Home Video. Stay tuned for further updates here soon at The Worlds Finest.
Below is the official trailer for the upcoming All-Star Superman direct-to-video animated feature from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line. The animated All-Star Superman animated feature is based on the acclaimed best-selling All-Star Superman graphic novel from Grant Morrison. Please click on the image below to view the trailer, which was previously an exclusive to another media outlet, available in the Quicktime format.
Click the above image to view the trailer!
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation, the direct-to-video All-Star Superman animated feature debuts Spring 2011 on Blu-ray and DVD from Warner Home Video.
In continuing news, Warner Home Video has provided the following press release concerning the studio’s planned appearances for the upcoming 2010 New York Comic-Con. Press release details, including an image from All-Star Superman, is available below.
New York ComicCon spotlights Warner Home Video presentations of All-Star Superman, Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam, Corey Feldman & Lost Boys: The Thirst, and Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Warner Home Video comes to New York Comic-Con October 8-10 spotlighting four exciting upcoming releases: the highly-anticipated All-Star Superman; the all-new 24-minute animated short Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam; a chat with Corey Feldman about the latest installment in the ongoing franchise, Lost Boys: The Thirst; and a pre-release screening of the acclaimed documentary, Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics.
The schedule for these panels and their associated media interview sessions:
Friday, October 8 5:30-6:30 pm First Look! Upcoming DC Universe Animated Original Films & Shorts Be the first to see footage from two high-profile upcoming animated productions: All-Star Superman, the 10th entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movies, and Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam, the anchoring piece of the DC Showcase Animated Shorts Collection. Executive producer Bruce Timm, writer Michael Jelenic and a few special guests lead a panel discussion and the first exhibition of clips from these two highly anticipated productions. Warner Home Video releases the DC Showcase Animated Shorts Collection on November 9, 2010, and All-Star Superman in Spring 2011. IGN Theatre
Saturday, October 9 10:45-11:45 am Corey Feldman offers a glimpse of Lost Boys: The Thirst Everybodys favorite Frog Brother, Corey Feldman, presents a sneak peak of Lost Boys: The Thirst, the latest high-energy, action-packed adventure in the ongoing franchise. Join Corey for some choice words and select clips regarding the cult classics third film, in which the lost boys and girls of San Cazador prepare to party under the Blood Moon while an alpha vampire conspires to turn these unsuspecting ravers into an army of undead. Expect some serious blood-sucker butt kicking in the film that streets on October 12, 2010 from Warner Home Video. Room 1A14
Saturday, October 9 4:00-5:30 pm Advance Screening! Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics Behind the amazing tales of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman is the equally impressive story of the challenges, creativity and triumphs of the company that brought those characters to life. Join Warner Home Video and DC Entertainment for a pre-release screening of the all-new documentary, Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics, a compelling insiders tale and a 75th anniversary celebration filled with interviews, archival footage and a dazzling parade of riveting, splashy DC covers. Secret Origin is narrated by Ryan Reynolds, and will be distributed by Warner Home Video on November 9, 2010. Room 1E02
Click here to view the press release for the upcoming Secret Origins: The Story of DC Comics home video release, with the back cover art for the title available here. Additionally, click here to view press details for the upcoming DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts home video release. Stay tuned for further updates on current and upcoming DC Universe Animated Original Movie and DC Showcase Animated Short projects in the coming weeks here at The World’s Finest.
In additional news, confirmed through sources and other media outlets, Warner Bros. Pictures has officially announced Zack Synder will direct the next installment of the Superman live-action theatrical franchise. Click here for more.