DC Comics Animation - General Animated Feature News & Discussion Thread, Part 11 (Spoilers)

[Yojimbo]

I like how Jeff Wamester is attached as director to Batman: Knightfall, Part 1 on IMDb. No doubt a fanboy fantasy, but it got me thinking that this is exactly what I would want to see moving forward with the DTV line. No continuities, no consistent voice actors... just great standalone adaptations of the iconic stories, with a few originals sprinkled throughout.

Also, Brandon Vietti has been pretty quiet the past two years. I wonder what he has been cooking at WB Animation? Watchmen two-parter?

There is some weight to it as during last year's SDCC, Wamester did confirm he has two unannounced DC projects. If one of two was Crisis (I don't think he was attached to the 2024 slate at the time though we kinda sussed it out already) and the other this rumored Knightfall? Shrug.

His website does list a DC project he wrote/directed/produced being announced soon. I do wonder if it's Watchmen.

 

[Frontier]

I like how Jeff Wamester is attached as director to Batman: Knightfall, Part 1 on IMDb. No doubt a fanboy fantasy, but it got me thinking that this is exactly what I would want to see moving forward with the DTV line. No continuities, no consistent voice actors... just great standalone adaptations of the iconic stories, with a few originals sprinkled throughout.

Also, Brandon Vietti has been pretty quiet the past two years. I wonder what he has been cooking at WB Animation? Watchmen two-parter?

Knightfall is probably one of the biggest Batman stories they've never really adapted into animation yet.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

There is some weight to it as during last year's SDCC, Wamester did confirm he has two unannounced DC projects. If one of two was Crisis (I don't think he was attached to the 2024 slate at the time though we kinda sussed it out already) and the other this rumored Knightfall? Shrug.

His website does list a DC project he wrote/directed/produced being announced soon. I do wonder if it's Watchmen.

Oh really? I didn't know that... Knightfall would certainly be a good one to adapt for the DTV's.

Although I will say, I'm a little tired of the two and three-parters now.

 

[Otaku-sempai]

Oh really? I didn't know that... Knightfall would certainly be a good one to adapt for the DTV's.

Although I will say, I'm a little tired of the two and three-parters now.

Is Watchmen supposed to be a done-in-one? It's been a while since I've heard anything about that, but it's hard to see how it would be adapted into a single film without a lot of compression.

 

[Frontier]

I mean, some stories you really can't properly adapt in a single movie.

Could you imagine them doing Dark Knight Returns in a single film? We already saw what happened when they tried to do the Death/Return of Superman in a single movie in Superman: Doomsday.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

I mean, some stories you really can't properly adapt in a single movie.

Could you imagine them doing Dark Knight Returns in a single film? We already saw what happened when they tried to do the Death/Return of Superman in a single movie in Superman: Doomsday.

This is probably not a safe space, but... I liked Superman: Doomsday more.

 

[Yojimbo]

Is Watchmen supposed to be a done-in-one? It's been a while since I've heard anything about that, but it's hard to see how it would be adapted into a single film without a lot of compression.

We don't know how many parts it will be yet. The long standing rumor is 2 parts. Probably by SDCC this summer, DC/WBA will reveal it.

 

[-batmat-]

This is probably not a safe space, but... I liked Superman: Doomsday more.

I've never read the original comic, and I haven't seen the movie in years, but I thought Doomsday was good too. I only watched Death/Reign once each. I didn't think much of Death, but I enjoyed Reign.

 

[Frontier]

This is probably not a safe space, but... I liked Superman: Doomsday more.

I think Doomsday is fine as it's own thing but objectively Death/Reign is a better adaption, and I feel like Death had a more emotionally impactful Doomsday fight.

 

[Yojimbo]

Not sure if it's DTVs but Jake Wyatt mentions, at the 1:20:43 mark, he has some other projects coming up. Some are in line with My Adventures With Superman but there's one that's 'very different' and 'left field'.

 

[Frontier]

Not sure if it's DTVs but Jake Wyatt mentions, at the 1:20:43 mark, he has some other projects coming up. Some are in line with My Adventures With Superman but there's one that's 'very different' and 'left field'.

I wouldn't mind more MAWS-esque DC content but curious how "left field" we're talking .

 

[Yojimbo]

I wouldn't mind more MAWS-esque DC content but curious how "left field" we're talking .

"left field" made me wonder if he's directing that rumored Jurassic League movie.

 

[Frontier]

"left field" made me wonder if he's directing that rumored Jurassic League movie.

If he is, it will be the most glorious DC Animated Film ever put on screen .

 

[Otaku-sempai]

With the release of a teaser trailer for Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, I believe that this might be the correct order of upcoming DC animated movie releases:

1. Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three (2024)
2. Watchmen: Chapter I (2024 -- revised)
3. Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League (2024 -- revised)
4. Watchmen: Chapter II (2025?)
5. Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires (2025)

Does this look about right? Am I overlooking anything?

EDIT (07/08): Since Watchmen: Chapter I is already completed and rated, I'm gonna switch that to #2 and place Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League at #3.

 

[RoyalRubble]

The Crisis on Infinite Earths Trilogy could also be this year. I think the previous Deluxe movie combos were counted as separate releases.

Come to think of it, wonder if we'll hear about any new titles in a few weeks, at Comic-Con.

 

[Otaku-sempai]

The Crisis on Infinite Earths Trilogy could also be this year. I think the previous Deluxe movie combos were counted as separate releases.

Come to think of it, wonder if we'll hear about any new titles in a few weeks, at Comic-Con.

Yeah, probably. But for the sake of simplicity I'm not counting that. Looking forward to news from SDCC.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

I'm not convinced WB Animation/HE will be at SDCC just yet.

My memory is a little fuzzy. I know they have been doing SDCC premieres as far back as 2007 for Superman: Doomsday, but when did they start using the after-panel to announce the following years movies?

They might just go for an X/instagram reveal... if they do anything at all.

 

[RoyalRubble]

The Comic-Con schedules should start rolling out next week. With Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 3 being released next week as well there probably won't be a screening of the movie at the con. And it might be too early to screen Watchmen Chapter 1, too.

EDIT: No, actually Crisis, Part 3 is out on July 16, not next week, but it's still before Comic-Con. A screening of the first Watchmen chapter is possible considering the rumored release date of August 13, since that's around two weeks after the event.

A post on social media that weekend would be enough, if there's anything to announce.

 

[Yojimbo]

It would be prudent to just do a blog on DC.com if they're going to inform us on the future of the DTV line and/or reveal more titles than to go to SDCC when the release dates don't jive with the week of the convention.

 

[Otaku-sempai]

It would be prudent to just do a blog on DC.com if they're going to inform us on the future of the DTV line and/or reveal more titles than to go to SDCC when the release dates don't jive with the week of the convention.

That only really applies to Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three. The timing of the convention has no bearing on later films.