DC Fandome 2021 Adult Animation News Round-Up
DC Animated TV Slate
HBO MAX didn’t offer any whereabouts as to when the third season of Harley Quinn is specifically expected to drop, just this teaser featuring the show’s titular character (voiced by Kaley Cuoco) with a timeframe of 2022.
Harley Quinn EP Patrick Schumacker is teasing a “very special guest” voice that has already recorded parts for the upcoming season three of HBO MAX’s series. The show has already had a who’s who of guest stars including George Lopez, Howie Mandel, Frankie Muniz, and others so this must be a big deal. The third season of Harley Quinn is slated for premiere by end of 2021. Season 3 will explore Harley’s reaction to a half healthy relationship with Ivy as well as focusing more on Ivy’s backstory as the previous two seasons were mainly focused on Harley. With that, Schumacker has said that new writers of LGBTQ+ have been hired because of the direction of season 2 and that it’s a priority to diversify the staff for season 3. It has also been revealed that Dean Lorey would no longer be available to return as showrunner for season 3 and would be replaced by new co-showrunners Chrissy Pietrosh and Jessica Goldstein alongside Patrick and Justin Halpern. Composer Jefferson Friedman rumored there would be a musical episode coming with an entire refresh of the musical composition that will focus on each character.
DC has announced a 2023 drop frame for their upcoming Batman: Caped Crusader which comes from JJ Abrams, Bruce Timm, James Tucker, and Matt Reeves. The series will feature a noir-type aesthetic that will give us the early developments of Gotham City’s key pillars of good and evil including Batman, The Penguin, The Joker, and Catwoman. It’s here where we’ll see the eventual development of some of the earliest iconic weaponry and tools used by the aforementioned characters as they vie for Gotham’s soul.
Update 1/7: THR says Ed Brubaker has joined as a creative.
HBO MAX has released the first two episodes of Young Justice: Phantoms today, episode three is coming Thursday the 21st with weekly premieres that will run from the end of October until Christmas.
Synopsis:
Being a teenager means proving yourself over and over, to peers, parents, teachers, mentors and, ultimately, to yourself. But what if you’re not just a normal teenager? What if you’re a teenage superhero? How much harder will it be to prove yourself in a world of superpowers, super villains and super secrets? Are you ready to come of age in such a world? Are you ready for life or death rites of passage? Are you ready to join the ranks of the great heroes and prove you’re worthy of the Justice League? That’s exactly what the members of Young Justice, will found out – whether they have what it takes to be a proven hero.
Aquaman: King of Atlantis has kicked off the first of three episodes today on HBO MAX that will release weekly. A clip for season two has already been released for the episode entitled “Chapter Two: Primordeus” and you can watch it below. Read our review of the show’s first episode here.
DC Animated Film Slate
DC Animated’s Injustice is slated to be released on October 19th, and new clips have been released that you can see below. The animated adaptation of the popular video game franchise features Smallville’s Justin Hartley as Superman and Star Trek: Discovery’s Anson Mount as Batman with Injustice co-creator Ed Boon as a consultant.
Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment are working on a Milestone animated movie based on a screenplay by Hardware Season One writer Brandon Thomas.
Everyone’s favorite felonious feline takes action, adventure and theft to new heights – and in an entrancing anime style – in Catwoman: Hunted, an all-new DC Animated Movie. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the feature-length animated film is set for release on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack (USA $29.99 SRP; Canada $34.99 SRP), Blu-ray (USA $24.99 SRP; Canada $29.99 SRP) and Digital on February 8, 2022.
Catwoman: Hunted kicks off an impressive slate of DC-centric animated films coming in 2022 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Following Catwoman: Hunted, the 2022 releases include two new entries to the popular DC Universe movies and DC Animated Movies canons – Green Lantern: Beware My Power and Battle of the Super Sons. The year will also see the presentation of DC Showcase – Constantine: House of Mystery, the latest compilation of animated shorts anchored by a story involving the Hellblazer himself; and the highly anticipated 4K Ultra HD release of Batman: The Long Halloween – Deluxe Edition, which ramps up the R-rated action across both halves of the acclaimed film, now melded together as one dynamic thriller.
In the all-new original Catwoman: Hunted, Catwoman’s attempt to steal a priceless jewel puts her squarely in the crosshairs of both a powerful consortium of villains and the ever-resourceful Interpol, not to mention Batwoman. It might just be enough to contain her. Or not.
Elizabeth Gillies (Dynasty, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Vacation) and Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, In The Heights) lead the cast of Catwoman: Hunted as the voices of Catwoman and Batwoman, respectively. Also featured is Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) as Black Mask, Steve Blum (Cowboy Bebop, Star Wars Rebels) as Solomon Grundy, Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) as Julia Pennyworth, Keith David (They Live, The Thing, Gargoyles) as Tobias Whale, Zehra Fazal (Young Justice) as Talia al Ghul and Nosferata, Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: the Next Generation) as King Faraday and Boss Moxie, Kirby Howell-Baptiste (The Good Place, Barry) as Barbara Minerva/Cheetah, Kelly Hu (Arrow, X2: X-Men United) as Cheshire, Andrew Kishino (Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) as Mr. Yakuza and Domino 6, Eric Lopez (Madagascar: A Little Wild) as Domino 1, Jacqueline Obradors (Bosch, NYPD Blue) as La Dama, and Ron Yuan (Mortal Kombat 11) as Doctor Tzin.
Catwoman: Hunted is directed by Shinsuke Terasawa (Gintama, Yo-kai Watch) from a script penned by Greg Weisman (Young Justice, Gargoyles). Producer is Ethan Spaulding (Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms) and Executive Producer is Sam Register.
The Catwoman: Hunted 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in 4K with HDR and a Blu-ray disc featuring the film; the Blu-ray Combo Pack features the film in hi-definition. The 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack and Blu-ray Combo Pack include a digital version of the film.
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