Batman: Gotham Knight

[Raph's Girl]

There's a sneak peak up of the upcoming Batman anime anthology straight to dvd that takes place between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight: This looks awesome!!

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35636

[Mecha Cow]

Looks cool enough, I will pick it up if it's cheap.

[Fledermaus]

Looks awesome. If the movie is worth owning, I'll save up for it.

[Ra]

Awesomeness. Whenever it comes down to Australia I'll probably pick it up.

[Zog the Equalizer]

I can't wait for this and I really wish I could watch the video...damn dial-up

[Jester]

Don't worry Replicant, now noone can....Warner Bros. must have had the video pulled from Youtube.

[Voltron]

This looks pretty good. I get stoked every time I see a new interpretation of Bats out there; I get even more stoked when Bruce Timm is collaborating. I have high hopes for this product and endorse it without full knowledge of what it contains.

[AquaParade]

I've been watching this over on the SHH boards...truly look's amazing. Can't wait. I got so excited about it that I went and picked up the double feature of Batman: Subzero and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm for 15 bucks at toys r us the other day.

[thebrownranger]

Batman: Gotham Knight - First Look
I didn't know that they were going to make a new anime batman movie before The Dark Knight comes out. It looks pretty good. Bruce Wayne on the other hand, weird.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuSwj5ok24k

[Cure]

You make the search button sad. :(

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=23172

[thebrownranger]

Oops. Didn't know someone started a thread for this. But hey, there are so many threads and so many posts to read.

[Fugitoid Jones]

Yeah, this should be pretty cool. If it's got Bruce Timm working on it, how can it be bad? That dude knows his sh!t when it comes to DC superheroes.

[Raph's Girl]

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0802/29/index.htm

Kevin Conroy is providing the voice of Batman in Batman: Gotham Knight.

SQUEEEEEE!!!!!!! :D :rolling:

[Fugitoid Jones]

Kevin Conroy + Batman = awesome. I was bummed to hear about Christian Bale not providing the voice, but if KC is doing it, then I'm totally psyched.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Well having the best Batman voice ever as Batman will be a plus.

I'm not too sure about the style. I'm not really a fan of everyone trying to jump on the anime bandwagon, but at least it isn't looking like the style where a majority of the character's face is the eyes.

I think I would have preferred a return to the old Batman: TAS style, which was a little anime influeneced, but still had its own style.

[Magneto]

A definate buy this summer for sure.

Conroy back as Bats is nothing to sneeze at. Awesome news.

[Raph's Girl]

Casting update for Batman Gotham Knight:

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0803/20/index.htm

Kevin Conroy - Bruce Wayne / Batman
Gary Dourdan - Detective Crispus Allen
Ana Ortiz - Detective Anna Ramirez
Parminder Nagra - Cassandra (A mystical Indian woman who teaches Bruce Wayne to endure and manage his pain)
David McCallum - Alfred Pennyworth
George Newbern
Alanna Ubach
Corey Burton
Rob Paulsen
Kevin Michael Richardson
Will Friedle
Jason Marsden
Jim Meskimen
Pat Musick
Scott Menville
Hynden Walch
Corey Padnos
Crystal Scales

Woooh!!! Awesome cast!! :D

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Rob Paulsen was Raphael wasn't he? Makes me think that a TMNT/Batman crossover would be awesome. Either combine OT TMNT with 60's Batman or the Animated Series with the 2003 toon, either one would be classic.

[ZariusTwo]

Casting update for Batman Gotham Knight:

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0803/20/index.htm

Kevin Conroy - Bruce Wayne / Batman
Will FriedleD

No other cast needed. None

[Raph's Girl]

Rob Paulsen was Raphael wasn't he? Makes me think that a TMNT/Batman crossover would be awesome. Either combine OT TMNT with 60's Batman or the Animated Series with the 2003 toon, either one would be classic.

Rob Paulsen is known for voicing characters in DC shows. He was Lightray in JLA/JLU. He voiced a kid in one of the final eps of The Batman, had a reacurring role in Teen Titans (Adventurer, and others), Jay in Batman TAS (one ep),

Zarius:
Oh hey yeah... I had forgotten Will Friedel was Batman Beyond...

[Jester]

Well, as much as I loathe Anime, this has some of my all time favorite VAs in it. Conroy make me proud to share the name Kevin and I've loved Paulsen since TMNT. Burton and Richardson (another Kevin) are icing.

David McCallum - Alfred Pennyworth Not Efrem. I am sad.

[Raph's Girl]

Not Efrem. I am sad.

Yeah....gonna be odd hearing Alfred with a Scottish accent after he's been voiced by an American all these years....

[cross]

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[Peanut]

Some of those look FANTASTIC! Blu-Ray purchase upcoming.

[Kendamu]

Sweet! I'm totally getting this.

[AquaParade]

This is what they need to do with the tmnt...exactly what they need to do.

[cross]

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[Peanut]

This is what they need to do with the tmnt...exactly what they need to do.

You hit the nail on the head.

[ToTheNines]

Tight, I'm definantly buying this.

[Shredder]

This looks awesome. I'm an anime fan and have always liked Batman, so I'll definitely be getting this. :D

[Raven]

Any one else get the tie in DVD, Batman Gotham Knight today?

It was really fun to see all these different takes on batman, espically animation wise. Some of the stories really presented him in a much different way but yet at the same time retaining to who and what the character is.

My favorite story had to be the one written by Brian Azzerello, Working through pain.

Fun little movie, I would say worth the watch.


Now only a few more days until the dark knight!

[The Stryker]

I thought Gotham Knight was ok.

Nothing great but not horrible by any means.

[Krang]

It was really fun to see all these different takes on batman, espically animation wise. Some of the stories really presented him in a much different way but yet at the same time retaining to who and what the character is.
Agreed. I also liked the way the stories were loosely related to each other. My two favorites were "In Darkness Dwells" and "Deadshot."

[Voltron]

I got it, and I loved it. I liked the nod to Jim Lee's work, and the use of "Legends of the Dark Knight" episode in there, too.

Most of all, (and this may seem mundane) I'm happy that they finally referenced the extent of his training in the East. I thought it wasn't proper to neglect such a large part of the character in the first movie. Not that it wasn't implied in the film, I just thought it should've been expanded upon.

[Brodie]

I really enjoyed it. At first it seemed really kind of "just ok," but it grew on me. And I think the slower aspects of it worked, because it just added to the "Bruce is calm and collected." kind of ideal.

[cqb101]

I was gonna purchase this, but I heard so many bad things about it I decided not to. I'll download it and if I like, maybe I'll pick it up on blu-ray.

[DrSpengler]

I enjoyed it; some segments more than others.

The shorts done by Madhouse were the best. I dunno if it was by luck or by design, but they got all the supervillains. Which is fine, because they visually interpretted them maginificently. Killer Croc felt a little hamfisted into the story, but Scarecrow (voiced by Corey Burton!) was glorious.

As I had anticipated, I didn't much care for the segments where Bruce looked like a thirteen year-old boy. Couldn't stand the fact that he and Lucious Fox winked at each other no less than six dozen times in the span of two minutes. God dammit, Japan. Stop. Just stop. The ridiculously curved cowl of his Batman outfit didn't sit well with me, either.

The guy they got to voice Alfred confused me a bit. He sounded like he was doing an Efrem Zimbalist impression rather than a Michael Caine impression. In which case, why not just get Zimbalist? He's still alive and hasn't done anything (according to IMDB) since Justice League.

The casting of Rob Paulson as the leadr of the Italian Mafia also took me out of the experience. I adore Paulson's voice...in kiddy cartoons. But perhaps its because he's so synonimous with comedy and chilren's material that hearing him cursing and trying to sound serious and tough just didn't work for me.


Anyhow, the segments done by Madhouse were worth the price for me and the only parts of the film I was really anticipating. Oddly, the character designs all looked like they were the work of Yoshiaki Kawajiri, but he didn't direct either segment.

[Raph's Girl]

The casting of Rob Paulson as the leadr of the Italian Mafia also took me out of the experience. I adore Paulson's voice...in kiddy cartoons. But perhaps its because he's so synonimous with comedy and chilren's material that hearing him cursing and trying to sound serious and tough just didn't work for me.


Yeah. I had that problem too. Rob Paulsen started to curse and I was all like "WTF?!" I half expected Splinter to show up and put soap in his mouth. I certainly wanted to.

But other then that I thought Dark Knight was rather good.

[The Stryker]

Anybody else hate the art style in the first segment? Everyone looked like toothpick legged fish people.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Anybody else hate the art style in the first segment? Everyone looked like toothpick legged fish people.

Liked it better than the art in the third segment. Bruce Wayne looked too girly. It really didn't seem to fit Kevin Conroy's voice.

Overall a great cartoon. Marvel needs to take some notes.

[xChri5x]

The first segments design is awesome. I don't know why everyone is bashing it. Studio 4C needs to do more animation like this. The movie Tekkon Kinkreet is done completely in this style and is one of the best anime films out there.

[The Stryker]

The first segments design is awesome. I don't know why everyone is bashing it. Studio 4C needs to do more animation like this. The movie Tekkon Kinkreet is done completely in this style and is one of the best anime films out there.

Yeah don't give a crap.

I usually like things to be somewhat proportionate and their 265 pound in the chest only Batman didn't cut it with me.

[ToTheNines]

This is on Cartoon Network at 9:00 P.M. tonight, if anyones interested.

[comixfan]

This is on Cartoon Network at 9:00 P.M. tonight, if anyones interested.

Yeah, I noticed that last night while watching the premiere of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars". Cartoon Network really has gone beyond their normal broadcasting with movies like "Gotham Knight" and "Hellboy Animated" (both got "TV-14" ratings on their individual television broadcasts). I'd expect something like this from Adult Swim.:P

Wonder if they might edit anything for content. I mean there are still kids viewing the channel before ten o'clock (eastern) and nine o'clock (central).

[ToTheNines]

Wonder if they might edit anything for content. I mean there are still kids viewing the channel before ten o'clock (eastern) and nine o'clock (central).

They might touch up the blood and censor the use of "bastard", that's about the worst that goes on I think.

That just reminded me of something hilarious I saw a little while ago: Gotham Knight was being sold in the rainbow-colored kids section at Target last month being (falsely) advertised as the "first PG-13 animated Batman film". And WB is afraid to take TMNT up a notch, geez.