New Info Revealed on ‘Batman: Gotham Knight’
Previously, my ComicMix colleague Rick Marshall brought you a first look at DC Comics and Warner Bros. animated direct-to-DVD anthology Batman: Gotham Knight. The film, designed to fill the gap between Batman Begins and Batman: The Dark Knight, features the work of several notable writers including Josh Olson, David S. Goyer, Alan Burnett, Jordan Goldberg, Greg Rucka and Brian Azzarello.
This time around, thanks to an official press release, I can also let you in on some more details about the film, including who the directors are and the release date. According to the site, directing the anthology stories will be Shojiro Nishimi, Futoshi Higashide, Hiroshi Morioka, Yasuhiro Aoki and Toshiyuki Kubooka.
In addition, the stories in the anthology will include "thrilling new adventures of Batman that spotlight several of Gotham City’s most dangerous villains, including the fearsome Scarecrow, the freakish Killer Croc and the unnerving marksman known as Deadshot."
Batman: Gotham Knights comes out on DVD and Blu-Ray on June 8th.
I've seen the preview on the Justice League: New Frontier DVD, and it looks great. Has an Animatrix feel to it. The only thing that bothers me (a little) is I've yet to hear about any of the voicing talent associated with this.Has there been mention, or is it being kept mum?
I've heard — and iMDB "confirms" — that some guy named Christian Bale voices Bats. I wonder how much weight he lost for the part?
I'd imagine more than he did for The Machinist, since we are talking about anime-influenced physiques. ;)