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So says The Hollywood Reporter by way of a WB announcement.
Warner Bros. has set the voice cast for its upcoming animated adaptation of Frank Miller's classic 1986 Batman tale The Dark Knight Returns, from Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Home Video.
Peter Weller (Robocop) will star as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Modern Family's middle child Ariel Winter will play Robin.
Warners and DC are splitting up the adaptation of the dense four-part graphic novel into two animated features titled Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 and Part 2. The first movie, which will be released under the DC Comics Premiere Movie brand, will hit shelves in the fall. Part 2 will be released in early 2013.
Also in the cast are David Selby, the veteran actor who starred in the original Dark Shadows soap opera as well as the classic 1980s soap Falcon Crest; Wade Williams (Prison Break) as Harvey Dent/Two-Face; and Michael McKean as Dr. Wolper, the psychiatrist who releases the Joker from the insane asylum.
Jay Oliva, who storyboarded Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman movie Man of Steel and who previously directed sequences of Warners and DC's animated feature Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, is helming. Bob Goodman, a writer on Syfy's Warehouse 13 and a veteran of many DC cartoons, penned the script.
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You can check out 11 stills here. Looks like they're sticking close to Miller's style here, and I think this has the potential to be awesome. DC's animated stuff has been very strong these last few years. If they do a respectful job on this one and don't dumb it down or make it kid friendly, this could be great.
Warner Bros. has set the voice cast for its upcoming animated adaptation of Frank Miller's classic 1986 Batman tale The Dark Knight Returns, from Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Home Video.
Peter Weller (Robocop) will star as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Modern Family's middle child Ariel Winter will play Robin.
Warners and DC are splitting up the adaptation of the dense four-part graphic novel into two animated features titled Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 and Part 2. The first movie, which will be released under the DC Comics Premiere Movie brand, will hit shelves in the fall. Part 2 will be released in early 2013.
Also in the cast are David Selby, the veteran actor who starred in the original Dark Shadows soap opera as well as the classic 1980s soap Falcon Crest; Wade Williams (Prison Break) as Harvey Dent/Two-Face; and Michael McKean as Dr. Wolper, the psychiatrist who releases the Joker from the insane asylum.
Jay Oliva, who storyboarded Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman movie Man of Steel and who previously directed sequences of Warners and DC's animated feature Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, is helming. Bob Goodman, a writer on Syfy's Warehouse 13 and a veteran of many DC cartoons, penned the script.
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You can check out 11 stills here. Looks like they're sticking close to Miller's style here, and I think this has the potential to be awesome. DC's animated stuff has been very strong these last few years. If they do a respectful job on this one and don't dumb it down or make it kid friendly, this could be great.
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