Warner Bros. Animation Planning Multiple Animated Batman Projects

[BlueLightning]

From World Finest Online:

Warner Bros. Animation Planning Multiple Animated Batman Projects

August 29, 2008 by James Harvey
Batman: The Brave and The Bold is one of many animated Batman projects, and DC Animation projects, currently in the works.
Sources have confirmed for The World's Finest that fans can expect to see many different animated projects focusing on Batman over the next few years. Outside of Batman: The Brave and The Bold, premiering in November 2008, a new solo Batman direct-to-video animated feature is in the works, as well as a possible series based on the upcoming Lego Batman: The Videogame console release. Despite the recent cultural popularity of the comic book icon, it will likely be late-2008 at the earliest before any official announcements will be made on these assorted Batman projects.

Working off the high pre-release buzz, a computer-animated spin-off based on the upcoming Lego Batman: The Videogame console release is currently being developed as a single 20-minute animated program, with the possibility for future installments on a regular basis. Whether this will be a direct-to-video release or a televised or web-based premiere remain to be seen. A specific animation studio has yet to be confirmed and no further details are expected at this time.

Warner Bros. Animation, currently working on the initial 26-episode order of Batman: The Brave and Bold, is also working on the next slate of releases under the DC Universe Animated Original Movie banner. This includes wrapping post-production on Wonder Woman, slated for a February 2009 released, and continuing work on the next two in-production titles in the line, Green Lantern (working title) and Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (working title). Early pre-production work on a direct-to-video solo Batman feature has also begun, with no further details available at this time. The first official confirmation on these upcoming titles is expected either toward the end of 2008 or early 2009.

On a related note, Warner Bros. Animation also continues to work on an online Plastic Man animated series, with a premiere date that is expected to be announced soon.

Stay tuned for further updates.

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I hope that new Batman direct-to-video animated feature it´s something along the lines of "The Killing Joke" or "The Long Halloween".

 

[Two-Face=Badass]

Great! I loved Gotham Knight (Yes, I can appreciate other styles) and so look forward to other productions. I just wish they'd make their own films though like Mask of the Phantasm, instead of adapting comics, I want to see originality. At the very least adapt a shorter story like The Killing Joke, so they can expand it, as opposed to cutting it to pieces like in The New Frontier or Doomsday (both of which I loved by the way, but felt they needed to be longer).

 

[elgato]

Oooooh I hope at least one of them include Catwoman

 

[Captain Planet!]

Lego Batman?

 

[elgato]

That's a videogame, I don't like video games, I would love an animated Catwoman movie instead

 

[maveholic31]

As much as I loved Gotham Knight, hope they go with a standard animation of the picture. Not so high on the japanese anime anymore. I hope they do stories that probably won't translate on the big screen anytime like The Long Halloween

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

this news is amazing, great find on that one!!

 

[Finlandman]

I'd like to see Robin Begins, ( Or something like that.) since we're not getting him in Nolan Films.

 

[BlueLightning]

That's a videogame, I don't like video games, I would love an animated Catwoman movie instead

Actually that is supposed to be a pilot of a series involving the Lego Batman environment. I don´t have an opinion of this.

 

[DARKMETHOD]

very nice, this must be the project alan burnett was working. very nice.