New package artwork for the single-disc DVD and Two-Disc Special Edition release of Batman: Year One, the upcoming direct-to-video animated feature based on the acclaimed graphic novel of the same name, has been released by Warner Home Video. The studio will be releasing Batman: Year One in a plethora of different home video formats on October 18th, 2011. Click on the thumbnail images below for a closer look at the DVD packaging.
Additional Batman: Year One Blu-ray package artwork is expected shortly.
Details on the home video release of Batman: Year One, including a rundown of Blu-ray extras, can be found here, along with the official trailer. Warner Home Video is expected to cross-promote the release of Batman: Year One with Batman: Arkham City, the latest entry in the Batman videogame franchise from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, which is also scheduled for an October 18th, 2011 release.
In additional home video updates, Warner Home Video will be re-releasing the recent Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Blu-ray title on November 22nd, 2011. Content will be identical to the previous Blu-ray release except the additional DVD found in the first release will not be included. Click here for further details on the recent Blu-ray title.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the direct-to-video Batman: Year One animated feature debuts October 18th, 2011 on Blu-ray, DVD, OnDemand and for Download from Warner Home Video. Stay tuned for further updates here soon at The Worlds Finest.
New promotional artwork for the upcoming Batman: Year One direct-to-video animated feature has been released by Warner Home Video. The artwork featured below is not the final cover art for the title’s respective Blu-ray and DVD releases, but is instead used for promotional purposes by retailers. Click on the thumbnails below for a closer look.
Batman: Year One is the twelfth entry in the acclaimed DC Universe Animated Original Movie line from Warner Home Video. The animated feature adapts the renowned graphic novel of the same name.
Details on the home video release of Batman: Year One, including a rundown of Blu-ray extras, can be found here, along with the official trailer. Additional updates in the aforementioned link include details on the San Diego Comic-Con 2011 premiere of the film, scheduled for 8:00pm (ET) Friday, July 22nd, 2011 at the annual convention, and final Blu-ray cover artwork.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the direct-to-video Batman: Year One animated feature debuts October 18th, 2011 on Blu-ray, DVD, OnDemand and for Download from Warner Home Video. Stay tuned for further updates here soon at The Worlds Finest.
Warner Home Video has released a new trade ad for the direct-to-video Batman: Year One animated feature, slated to arrive on home video October 18th, 2011. The animated feature adapts the acclaimed graphic novel of the same name. Click on the image below for a closer look at the ad.
According to the ad, the Batman: Year One animated feature has a run time of 64 minutes and will be released on Blu-ray Combo Pack, Two-Disc Special Edition DVD, and single-disc DVD.
Click here to view the Batman: Year One trailer and for a further breakdown of the Blu-ray Combo Pack bonus features.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the direct-to-video Batman: Year One animated feature debuts October 18th, 2011 on Blu-ray, DVD, OnDemand and for Download from Warner Home Video. Stay tuned for further updates here soon at The Worlds Finest.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment passed along the following Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters behind-the-scene video featuring Ryan Reynolds, along with additional press details. Hitting shelves on June 7th, 2011 for all major consoles, Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters ties into the recent Green Lantern theatrical film. Please click on the thumbnail image below to view the nearly four-minute video in the Quicktime format.
Green Lantern is a smash-hit! The Green Lantern movie has proven to be quite the Summer blockbuster, and Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters has also been a hot game of the Summer, so now Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at both properties with a brand new trailer entitled Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters – Bringing a Legend to Life.
Featuring Geoff Johns the legendary Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment, Marv Wolfman, who wrote the story for the game and is a veteran DC Entertainment writer, and the star of the movie himself Ryan Reynolds, the new video talks about how the team went about creating a game that captures the essence of who Green Lantern is, and also goes about telling its own epic story apart from the plot of the film. Wed love for you to share this new video with your readers to see how Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters really gives the fabled comic book hero a whole new depth and is a great play whether youve seen the movie or not.
Featuring the voice talent and likeness of Hollywood superstar Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan players will harness the power of the Green Lantern Ring, giving them access to an arsenal of constructs including a gatling gun, giant fists, and more!
From Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is now available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS. Stay tuned for further updates here soon at The World’s Finest.
Continue below to view the new press release promoting the home video release of the Batman: Year One direct-to-video animated feature and details on its Comic-Con premiere. Additionally, click on the thumbnail image below to the trailer for the film in the Quicktime format, available in both standard definition and high definition. The following press release also provides a closer look at the Blu-ray cover art for the home video release of Batman: Year One and a rundown of Blu-ray bonus features.
FRANK MILLERS ORIGIN STORY OF THE DARK KNIGHT IS AN ALL-NEW DC UNIVERSE ANIMATED ORIGINAL MOVIE BATMAN: YEAR ONE COMING OCTOBER 18, 2011 FROM WARNER HOME VIDEO
Three-time Emmy Award Winner Bryan Cranston and Southland Star Ben McKenzie Joined by Fanboy Faves Eliza Dushku and Katee Sackhoff in Stellar Voice Cast Available as Blu-rayTM Combo Pack & DVD
Release also includes DC Showcase short Catwoman
Comics legend Frank Millers classic retelling of Batmans gritty, formative days makes its full-length animated debut in Batman: Year One, the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the all-new, PG-13 rated film arrives October 18, 2011 from Warner Home Video as a Blu-ray Combo Pack ($24.98 SRP) and DVD ($19.98 SRP), On Demand and for Download. Order due date is September 13, 2011.
Batman: Year One is based on the landmark 1987 DC Comics titles from 12-time Eisner Award winner Frank Miller and illustrator David Mazzucchelli. The film depicts young Bruce Waynes return to Gotham City in his first attempts to fight injustice as a costumed vigilante. The playboy billionaire chooses the guise of a giant bat to combat crime, creates an early bond with a young Lieutenant James Gordon (who is already battling corruption from inside the police department), inadvertently plays a role in the birth of Catwoman, and helps to bring down a crooked political system that infests Gotham.
Primetime television stars Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Ben McKenzie (Southland, The O.C.), Eliza Dushku (Dollhouse, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) provide the core voices for Batman: Year One. Three-time Emmy Award winner Cranston gives voice to young Jim Gordon, while McKenzie makes his animated voiceover debut as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Fanboy favorites Dushku and Sackhoff fill the roles of Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Detective Sarah Essen, respectively. Alex Rocco (The Godfather) is the voice of crime lord Carmine Falcone.
Animation master Bruce Timm is executive producer of Batman: Year One. Directors are Lauren Montgomery (Superman/Batman: Apocalypse) and Sam Liu (All-Star Superman) from a script penned by Academy Award nominee Tab Murphy (Gorillas in the Mist, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse).
Batman: Year One offers fans and newcomers alike an animated perspective on one of the true benchmark works in Batman comics history, said Hersin Magante, Warner Home Video Marketing Manager, Family &, Animation.. Bruce Timm and the Warner Bros. Animation team have gone to great lengths to realize Frank Millers ground-breaking, influential vision. Batman: Year One stands tall as the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie.
Batman: Year One Blu-ray Combo Pack has almost 3 hours of exciting content, including: -Feature film -Sneak Peek at Justice League: Doom, the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie -DC Showcase Animated Original Short Catwoman: This all-new entry to the growing canon of DC Universe animated shorts features the first first solo tale centered around Catwoman. The felonious felines adventure takes her through the seedy streets of Gotham City. Catwoman is voiced by Eliza Dushku (Dollhouse, Tru Calling). -Featurette Heart of Vengeance: Returning Batman to His Roots: The Dark Knight Returns provided the denouement of Batman’s life. Frank Miller’s next seminal work would provide his near-mythic origin in Batman: Year One. This documentary uncovers the contemporary genius of Miller and the audience that was poised to appreciate the depths of his work. -Featurette Conversations with DC Comics: The Batman creative team at DC Entertainment discusses the personal influence of Batman: Year One on their careers. Batman producer Michael Uslan leads the chat amongst well-known writers, editors and artists of the Batman lore, focusing their dialogue on the darker, realistic interpretation of Batmans origins by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli -Audio Commentary with Alan Burnett, Sam Liu, Mike Carlin and Andrea Romano -Batman: Year One, Chapter 1 Digital Comic Book -Two bonus episodes from Batman: The Animated Series, handpicked by Bruce Timm Standard and high definition versions of the feature film -Digital copy on disc of the feature film compatible with iTunes and Windows
BASICS Street Date: October 18, 2011 Order Due Date: September 13, 2011 Languages: English and Spanish Audio: Dolby Surround Stereo Color / Closed Captioned MPAA Rating: PG-13
Batman: Year One Blu-ray Combo Pack – $24.98 SRP SD 1 Disc – $19.98 SRP BD Combo Pack UPC: 1000165432 / 883929153602 1-DiscUPC: 1000165430 / 883929153589
About Warner Premiere: Warner Premiere, part of Warner Bros. Entertainment, specializes in the development and production of both features and digital content for home entertainment platforms. Past projects include Another Cinderella Story, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Batman: Under the Red Hood, as well as the digital series Watchmen Motion Comics. Warner Premiere is at the creative forefront in the made-for-home entertainment marketplace, producing properties that exemplifythe commitment to story, production and brand equity for which Warner Bros. is known.
About Warner Home Video: With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, a division of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video’s film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Video and New Line Home Entertainment.
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment’s home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD production, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the global distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through and VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless and online channels, and is also a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party videogame titles.
About DC Entertainment: DC Entertainment, home to such iconic DC Comics properties as Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Flash, MAD Magazine, and Fables, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its superheroic characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, and interactive games. Publishing over 1,000 comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Comics is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world.
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About Warner Bros. Animation: Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, with an innovative and talent-rich roster boasting some of the most accomplished writers, producers and artists working today. The studio is on the cutting edge of animation technology, and has both CG and traditionally animated projects in current production and development. In 2010, WBA unveiled three new CG cartoon shorts that feature iconic Looney Tunes characters Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, rendered in stereoscopic 3D. The films have been released theatrically, attached to Warner Bros. Pictures releases. For television, WBA currently produces Batman: The Brave and the Bold, The Looney Tunes Show, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, MAD and Young Justice for Cartoon Network, and will soon launch ThunderCats, Green Lantern: The Animated Series and more. WBA also creates the highly successful series of DC Universe Original Animated Movies for DVD. Producing for multiple platforms including TV, digital and home entertainment both domestically and internationally, WBA is highly respected for its creative and technical excellence, as well as for maintaining the Studios rich cartoon heritage. It is also the home of the iconic animated characters from the DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has been honored with six Academy Awards, 35 Emmy Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).
Warner Home Video has also provided details on the Comic-Con debut of Batman: Year One, available below.
Batman: Year One will premiere at Comic-Con International in San Diego on Friday, July 22 at 8:00 p.m. in Ballroom 20. The premiere screening will be followed by a panel discussion amongst voice cast members Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Ben McKenzie (Southland), Eliza Dushku (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) as well as executive producer Bruce Timm, casting/dialogue director Andrea Romano and directors Lauren Montgomery & Sam Liu.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the direct-to-video Batman: Year One animated feature debuts October 18th, 2011 on Blu-ray, DVD, OnDemand and for Download from Warner Home Video. Stay tuned for further updates here soon at The Worlds Finest.
The main cast and crew details for the upcoming Batman: Year One direct-to-video animated feature have been released by Warner Home Video. The details were released along with the reveal of the official website for the next installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line. The Batman: Year One direct-to-video animated feature arrives on home video October 18th, 2011. Continue below to read the credits. An image of the official website is also available below, please click on the image for a closer look.
Batman: Year One from Warner Home Video Warner Bros. Animation Presents Batman: Year One Starring the Voice Talents of Bryan Cranston, Ben McKenzie, Eliza Dushku, Jon Polito, Alex Rocco, Katee Sackhoff Based on the DC Comics Characters Batman created by Bob Kane Executive Producers Benjamin Melniker, Michael Ulsan Executive Producers Sam Register, Bruce Timm Producer Lauren Montgomery Co-Producer Alan Burnett Voice Direction Andrea Romano Music By Christopher Drake Edited By Margaret Hou Based on the Graphic Novel by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli Written by Tab Murphy Directed by Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery Rated PG-13 for Violence and Some Sexual Material
More details on the upcoming animated feature can be found here.
Additionally, it has been confirmed the Batman: Year One Blu-ray Combo Disc release will include the 15-minute short Catwoman, starring Eliza Dushku in the title role. Catwoman is written by Paul Dini and directed by Lauren Montgomery. Additional bonus materials are not yet confirmed for Batman: Year One, nor what edition will include what features and the extent of the home video editions.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the direct-to-video Batman: Year One animated feature debuts October 18th, 2011 on Blu-ray disc and DVD from Warner Home Video. Stay tuned for further updates here soon at The Worlds Finest.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today released a new trailer for the upcoming Batman: Arkham City video game. The trailer focuses on The Riddler, who will have an expanded presence in the upcoming video game sequel. Batman: Arkham City will be available October 18th, 2011 in North America for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Games for Windows PC and the PlayStation3 computer entertainment system. Click on the thumbnail below to view the footage in the Quicktime format, along with additional press details for the title.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today released an all-new trailer for Batman: Arkham City featuring The Riddler – Gotham Citys most notorious villain with an obsessive-complusive need for attention. In Batman: Arkham City The Riddler is raising the stakes and posing a physical threat not only to Batman, but to innocent civilians within Arkham City, will he succeed?
Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City five times larger than the game world in Batman: Arkham Asylum and the new maximum security home for all of Gotham Citys thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, this highly anticipated sequel introduces a brand-new story that draws together a new, all-star cast of classic characters and murderous villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features to deliver the ultimate experience as the Dark Knight.
Batman: Arkham City is based on DC Comics core Batman license. Fans can visit www.batmanarkhamcity.com to sign up to receive updates regarding the game and join the discussion on the recently launched community site at http://community.batmanarkhamcity.com to participate in forums, read upcoming developer diaries and stay abreast of all the latest Batman: Arkham City news.
Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill reprise their respective roles as Batman and Joker in Batman: Arkham City, the highly-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum video game, along with Emmy Award-winning Batman writer Paul Dini again penning the story. Batman: Arkham City hits PlayStation3, Xbox 360, and Windows PC on October 18th, 2011. Click here to view the full-length Batman: Arkham City trailer. Stay tuned for further updates.