Announced during the Justice League: Warworld movie premiere and discussion panel at the San Diego Comic-Con 2023 pop culture convention on July 21, 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment revealed two upcoming animated releases slated for 2024. Both titles are adaptations of classic, top-selling DC Comics story-lines. Teaser images can be found below
The studio announced Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths, an animated adaptation of the classic 1980s Crisis on Infinite Earths DC Comics event, for the DC Universe Movie line and an animated adaptation of acclaimed Watchmen comic series for the DC Animated Movie line. Both titles will be released on physical and digital media by Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment in 2024, with more details to follow.
DC Comics describes both classic comic titles as follows:
Crisis on Infinite Earths
This is the story that changed the DC Universe forever. A mysterious being known as the Anti-Monitor has begun a crusade across time to bring about the end of all existence. As alternate earths are systematically destroyed, the Monitor quickly assembles a team of super-heroes from across time and space to battle his counterpart and stop the destruction. DC’s greatest heroes including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Aquaman, assemble to stop the menace, but as they watch both the Flash and Supergirl die in battle, they begin to wonder if even all of the heroes in the world can stop this destructive force.
Watchmen
The story begins as a murder-mystery and quickly unfolds into a planet-altering conspiracy as these unlikely heroes – Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias – must test the limits of their convictions and ask themselves where the true line is between good and evil.
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The critically-acclaimed Batman: Mask of the Phantasm animated movie, based on Batman: The Animated Series, is expected to hit 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. Official press details are still to be issued, but Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has released a description and package artwork for the highly-anticipated forthcoming release. Continue below for more.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Description: The Dark Knight must save Gotham City from a new threat in the critically acclaimed 1993 Warner Bros. major motion picture Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
When a woman from Bruce Wayne’s past, Andrea Beaumont, comes back into his life, Bruce questions whether he should continue protecting Gotham City as Batman. But his introspection is short-lived when the city’s most notorious crime bosses are killed, and the Caped Crusader is blamed for their murders. The Dark Knight sets out to clear his name, revealing a new masked vigilante: the Phantasm.
Based on the hit television show Batman: The Animated Series and featuring Warner Bros.’ first-ever use of computer-generated animation, this film noir-inspired original story continues the Batman legacy with a dark mystery involving the Phantasm and Batman’s infamous archrival, the Joker.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital) Special Feature includes:
–Kevin Conroy: I am the Knight
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Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has released press details for Justice League: Warworld, the upcoming DC Universe Movie title coming to Digital, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray starting July 25, 2023. The feature-length title pairs Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman together as the Trinity are swept off to War World. Check out the press release, package art and previously-released trailer below.
JUSTICE LEAGUE: WARWORLD
BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN & SUPERMAN MUST BATTLE BOTH THE BRUTAL’
AND THE UNKNOWN IN MYSTERIOUS LANDS IN THE LATEST DC UNIVERSE MOVIE.
PURCHASE DIGITALLY AND 4K ULTRA HDTM & BLU-RAYTM DISC ON JULY 25
DC’s Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman find themselves in mysterious lands and precarious circumstances with no memory of how they arrived there and only vague recollections of their true selves in Justice League: Warworld, available to purchase Digitally and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on July 25, 2023. The all-new, feature-length film brings together DC’s “Trinity” for the first time during the Butch Lukic-helmed DC Universe Movies arc.
Reprising their roles as DC’s key trio of Super Heroes are Jensen Ackles (Supernatural, The Boys, The Winchesters) as Batman and Officer Wayne, Darren Criss (The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Glee) as Superman and Agent Kent, and Stana Katic (Castle, Absentia) as Wonder Woman and Diana Prince.
Also featured in the voice cast are Ike Amadi (Mortal Kombat: Onslaught) as Martian Manhunter/J’onn J’onzz, Troy Baker (The Last of Us, BioShock Infinite) as Jonah Hex, Matt Bomer (Doom Patrol, American Horror Story) as Old Man, Roger R. Cross (Coroner, Dark Matter, 24) as Machiste, Brett Dalton (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Chicago Fire) as Bat Lash, John DiMaggio (Futurama, The Super Mario Bros. Movie) as Lobo, Robin Atkin Downes (Batman: The Long Halloween, The Strain) as Mongul, Frank Grillo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Billions) as Agent Faraday, Rachel Kimsey (Justice League Action, The Young and the Restless) as Mariah Romanova, Damian O’Hare (Pirates of the Caribbean 1 & 2) as Deimos, and Teddy Sears (The Flash, Chicago Fire) as Warlord. Additional voices include Trevor Devall (F is for Family, Guardians of the Galaxy), David Lodge (Naruto: Shippuden) and Kari Wahlgren (Rick and Morty, DC Super Hero Girls).
Jeff Wamester (Legion of Super-Heroes) directs Justice League: Warworld from a script by a trio of screenwriters – Jeremy Adams (Supernatural), Ernie Altbacker (Justice League Dark: Apocalypse War) and Josie Campbell (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power). Producers are Jim Krieg (The Death and Return of Superman) and Kimberly S. Moreau (Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham). Executive Producer is Michael Uslan. Butch Lukic (Batman: The Long Halloween) and Sam Register is Executive Producer.
Justice League: Warworld will be available on July 25 to purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more. 4K Ultra HD and Blu-Ray Discs will be available to purchase online and in-store at major retailers. Pre-order your copy now.
SYNOPSIS:
Until now, DC’s Justice League has been a loose association of super-powered individuals. But when they are swept away to Warworld, a place of unending brutal gladiatorial combat, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the others must somehow unite to form an unbeatable resistance able to lead an entire planet to freedom.
SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
Illusions on Warworld (New Featurette) – Go behind the scenes and inside the process of designing and creating three distinct genres for the Justice League to inhabit on Warworld.
The Heroic, the Horrible and the Hideous (New Featurette) – Dive deep into the origins and histories of the key players on Warworld and learn how the filmmakers brought them to life.
Pricing and film information:
PRODUCT SRP
Digital purchase $19.99
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack + Digital Version* $29.99 USA
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack $34.99 Canada
Blu-ray + Digital Version* $24.99 USA
Blu-ray $29.99 Canada
4K/Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish, French
Blu-ray Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Running Time: 90 minutes
Rated R for bloody violence
*Digital version not available in Canada
About DC
DC, part of Warner Bros. Discovery, creates iconic characters and enduring stories and is one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels. DC’s creative work entertains audiences of every generation around the world with DC’s stories and characters integrated across Warner Bros. Discovery’s film, television, animation, consumer products, home entertainment, games, and themed experiences divisions, and on the DC Universe Infinite digital comic subscription service. Learn more at DC.com
About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA’s current series include Batman: Caped Crusader, Bat- Family, Batwheels, Bugs Bunny Builders, Creature Commandos, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Harley Quinn, Jellystone!, Looney Tunes Cartoons, Merry Little Batman, My Adventures with Superman, Noonan’s, Teen Titans Go!, Tiny Toons Looniversity, and Velma. The studio is currently in production with New Line Cinema on the upcoming original anime feature film, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. WBA’s full-length theatrical film, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies, was released in summer 2018. As home to the iconic animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films – including the DC Universe Movies – for DVD, Blu-ray and digital media. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards, 40 Emmy Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, a BAFTA Children’s Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 21 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).
About Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (WBDHE) distributes the award-winning movies, television, animation, and digital content produced by Warner Bros. Discovery to the homes and screens of millions through physical Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD retail sales and digital transactions on major streaming, video-on-demand cable, satellite, digital, and mobile channels. WBDHE is part of Warner Bros. Discovery Content Sales, one of the world’s largest distributors of entertainment programming.
The DC Universe Movie title Justice League: Warworld arrives July 25, 2023 on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray and Digital from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. Check out The World’s Finest DC Universe Movie subsite for more on the acclaimed movie series, and stay tuned for further updates right here at The World’s Finest.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has released the trailer for Justice League: Warworld, the upcoming DC Universe Movie title, which will be available to purchase Digitally and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray starting July 25, 2023. The feature-length title finds Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman swept away to War World, a place of unending brutal gladiatorial combat, where they work to form a resistance to free the entire planet. Continue below for the trailer and a description of the film.
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment describes Justice League: Warworld as follows:
Until now, the Justice League has been a loose association of superpowered individuals. But when they are swept away to War World, a place of unending brutal gladiatorial combat, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the others must somehow unite to form an unbeatable resistance able to lead an entire planet to freedom.
The DC Universe Movie title Justice League: Warworld arrives July 25, 2023 on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray and Digital from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. A press release for Justice League: Warworld is expected to be made available to provide additional details on the title’s home media release. Check out The World’s Finest DC Universe Movie subsite for more on the acclaimed movie series, and stay tuned for further updates right here at The World’s Finest.
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Batman: Caped Crusader is heading to Amazon Prime Video, and it won’t be alone. The streaming service announced that, in addition to the long in-the-works upcoming Batman animated series by Bruce Timm, two other Batman-themed animated projects are coming to Prime. The other two projects picked up include the Merry Little Batman animated movie and it spin-off series, Bat-Family. All projects were originally slated for HBO Max. Continue below for press details and more.
Prime Video Acquires New DC Animated Batman Projects From Warner Bros. Animation
Original animated movie Merry Little Batman and spinoff series Bat-Family
Two-season series order for Batman: Caped Crusader,
produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Bad Robot Productions, and 6th & Idaho
Prime Video today announced the acquisition of two new DC animated Batman series, alongside an original animated film from Warner Bros. Animation and DC. The film Merry Little Batman is ordered with a spinoff series, Bat-Family, along with a two-season order for Batman: Caped Crusader, from executive producers Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves. The Batman animated titles will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories.
“Batman: The Animated Series helped pioneer in the evolution of superhero storytelling and defined the Dark Knight for a generation,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon and MGM Studios. “Batman: Caped Crusader will no doubt continue that tradition and, alongside Merry Little Batman and Bat-Family, we’re thrilled to collaborate with Warner Bros. Animation to offer a variety of takes of the Batman mythos to our global Prime Video customers.”
“We are excited to partner with Amazon to begin an all-new animated chapter of Batman. From the cinematic noir storytelling of Batman: Caped Crusader to the comedic adventures of Merry Little Batman and Bat-Family, these new projects ensure that there will be an animated Batman story ready to excite fans of all ages,” said Sam Register, president, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios.
Batman: Caped Crusader is an all-new animated series and reimagining of the Batman mythology through the visionary lens of executive producers Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves. Utilizing state-of-the-art animation techniques, this powerful creative partnership will once again reinvent the character and his iconic rogue’s gallery with sophisticated storytelling, nuanced characters, and intense action sequences, all set in a visually striking world. In addition to Timm, Abrams, and Reeves, Ed Brubaker and Sam Register are set to executive produce the series. Based on characters from DC, Batman: Caped Crusader is produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Bad Robot Productions, and 6th & Idaho.
Merry Little Batman is an animated family action comedy destined to join the rogue’s gallery of classic holiday movies. When young Damian Wayne finds himself alone in Wayne Manor on Christmas Eve, he must transform into “Little Batman” in order to defend his home and Gotham City from the crooks and supervillains intent on destroying the holidays. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and based on characters from DC, Merry Little Batman is directed by Mike Roth (Regular Show) from a screenplay by Morgan Evans (Teen Titans Go!). Roth also serves as executive producer, alongside Sam Register.
Following the events of Merry Little Batman, Bat-Family follows Batman, Alfred, and young Damian Wayne-who has now taken on the mantle of Little Batman-alongside a few newcomers to Wayne Manor, as they navigate the fun and frustrations of life as a super family. Jase Ricci, Mike Roth, and Sam Register are set to executive produce the series, which is produced by Warner Bros. Animation.
About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA’s current series include Batwheels, Bugs Bunny Builders, Creature Commandos, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Harley Quinn, Jellystone!, Looney Tunes Cartoons, My Adventures with Superman, Noonan’s, Teen Titans Go!, Tiny Toons Looniversity, and Velma. The studio is currently in production with New Line Cinema on the upcoming original anime feature film, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. WBA’s full-length theatrical film, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies, was released in summer 2018. As home to the iconic animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films-including the DC Universe Movies-for DVD, Blu-ray, and digital media. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards, 40 Emmy Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, a BAFTA Children’s Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 21 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).
About DC
DC, part of Warner Bros. Discovery, creates iconic characters and enduring stories and is one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels. DC’s creative work entertains audiences of every generation around the world with DC’s stories and characters integrated across Warner Bros. Discovery’s film, television, animation, consumer products, home entertainment, games, and themed experiences divisions, and on the DC Universe Infinite digital comic subscription service. Learn more at DC.com.
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Batman: Caped Crusader, Merry Little Batman and Bat-Family were all originally set for HBO Max before they were scrapped from the service by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, due to cost-saving measures, and shopped around for potential buyers in 2022. Stay tuned for updates on all three animated Batman projects, along with developments on other DC Comics-based animated projects, coming to Amazon Prime Video.
Additionally, continue below to watch the behind-the-scenes video for Batman: Caped Crusader released as part of the DC FanDome 2021 virtual convention event.
Additional press details for Batman: Caped Crusader can be found here. For details on other animated projects starring and featuring the Dark Knight, please feel free to explore this very website.