The animated series Batman: Caped Crusaderoriginally developed for the HBO Max, got its premiere date this Thursday (9). With the release of the first images by E.W.it was revealed that the series premieres on August 1st on Prime Video.
There is a lot of talent involved in the production, including Bruce Timmco-creator of Arlqeuina designer of Batman: The Animated Seriesconsidered by many to be the best adaptation of the hero, Matt Reevesdirector of Batmanand the producer JJ Abrams.
Batman: Caped Crusader promises to reimagine the mythology of Gotham City. Its art direction draws from the hero’s first appearances in DC Comics comics, in the 1930s. Inspired by film noir, the story takes place in the 1940s, and brings some changes, including an Asian-American Harley Quinn.
“James [Tucker, artista de personagens] and I are big fans of films from that era, so we decided to really focus on that in terms of the clothes, cars, architecture and level of technology,” Timm said. “From the beginning we decided that there would be no computers or cell phones. This changed everything.”
Meanwhile, Matt Reeves prepares The Batman: Part II
The Batman: Part II will be part of the label Elsewordsused for DC productions that are not part of the main universe managed by james gunn, where the features will have the DCU seal. The Batman film produced by Gunn will be The Brave and the Bolda Bruce Wayne story with his son, Damian Wayne, as Robin.
The Batman: Part II debuts in October 2026.
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