Series News
News on DC Universe Direct to Video Movies, DC Animated Series, DC Animated Shortfrom Series and related topics will be posted as well as information on new releases of past series. In most cases a link will accompany each headline back to the original article. News on the DCAU originates from animation and comic book related news sites, personal staff forums, blogs, or comic book conventions. Fans beware, in some cases, false news does get spread among the Internet.
Need to find older news or update information? Check out the Archives. For shows, shorts or movies that are no longer in active production such as Young Justice, all of the news about it is only located in the Young Justice section and not this news page. Also to note, for this news page, on the 15th and end of each month, I do delete older news if it has been revealed. For instance, if a May 5 news item reveals a new voice actor and role and the episode he actor guest stars in airs on May 10 then I will delete it on May 15 and the news item will only be on the show's news page and not this main news page.
Classic Animation News
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June 27, 2020: A digest-sized trade collection titled "Justice League Unlimited: Hocus Pocus" releases in February 2021 for $9.99 and collects Justice League Unlimited #11, 14, 25, 33, 37, and 40. WF Tweet
June 27, 2020: A digest-sized trade collection title "Superman Adventures: Lex Luthor, Man of Metropolis!" releases in March 2021 for $9.99 and collects Superman Adventures #27, 54-55, and 65-66. WF Tweet
August 2, 2020: A trade paperback titled "Batman Adventures: Riddle Me This!" releases in April 2021 for $9.99 and collects Batman: Gotham Adventures #11, #28, #56-57, and Batman Adventures #11. WF Tweet
September 11, 2020: Batman Adventures: Robin, the Boy Wonder releases on January 5, 2021 and collects Batman: Gotham Adventures #7, 19, 29, 42, 54 and Batman Adventures #9. Justice League Unlimited: Hocus Pocus releases on February 2, 2021 and collects Justice League Unlimited #11, 14, 25, 33, 37, and 40 CBR Article
November 6, 2020: Justice League Unlimited: Girl Power releases in July 2021. It collects Adventures in the DC Universe #3-6, 9; Justice League Adventures #4; and Justice League Unlimited #20-22, 35-42. WF Tweet
November 13, 2020: Superman Adventures: Lex Luthor, Man of Metropolis! releases on March 2, 2021. CBR Article
November 20, 2020: The trade paperback of Batman: The Adventures Continues will release in June for $16.99. WF Tweet
November 21, 2020: Supergirl Adventures: Girl of Steel releases in August 2021 for $9.99 and collects Superman Adventures #21, #39, #52 and Justice League Unlimited #7. WF Tweet
November 25, 2020: Batman Adventures: Cat Got Your Tongue releases in August 2021 for $9.99 and collects Adventures in the DC Universe #2, 19; Batman: Gotham Adventures #4, 24, 50; and Batman Adventures #10. WF Tweet
December 7, 2020: Wizard World will be hosting a virtual tour. On December 12, there will be a "DC Animated Universe" virtual panel featuring Andrea Romano, Phil LaMarr, Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester, John Glover, and Nicholle Tom. Starts at 10am PT / 1pm ET. Phil LaMarr instagram
December 8, 2020: Variant cover for Batman: The Adventures Continue #8 revealed. Anime Superhero post
December 12, 2020: 1:01:54 recording of Wizard World Virtual DCAU Panel. Wizard World YouTube
December 17, 2020: Paul Dini posts an uncolored tease of party from Batman: The Adventures Continue #8. Paul Dini Tweet
December 18, 2020: Batman Adventures: Riddle Me This! releases on April 6, 2021 for $9.99 and collects Batman: Gotham Adventures #11, #28, #56-57, and Batman Adventures #11. CBR Article
December 24, 2020: Insider Daniel Richtman claims HBO Max is in talks about making a Batman: The Animated Series sequel series of some sort. WGTC Article
January 1, 2021: 52 minute interview with Alan Burnett. Geek to Me Podcast #200
January 15, 2021: The Batman: The Adventures Continue trade paperback is set to release on June 1, 2021 for $19.99 and collects all 8 issues. Krypto The Superdog trade paperback collections Issues #1 to 6, releases on June 1, 2021 for $9.99. CBR Article
January 16, 2021: List of movies and series coming to HBO Max soon. The Batman starts streaming on February 15. AnimeSuperhero post
January 16, 2021: Kevin Smith claims he heard from "very reliable people" that HBO Max is looking at making a Batman: The Animated Series sequel series. Kevin Smith YouTube
January 27, 2021: Justice League and Justice League Unlimited begin streaming on HBO Max on February 1. WF Tweet
January 27, 2021: Also streaming on HBO Max on February 1 is Batman: The Brave and The Bold. The Batman and Static Shock begins streaming on February 15. ComicBook Article
January 28, 2021: The Batman and Static Shock will be streamed on HBO Max in 1080p high definition widescreen. WF Article
February 3, 2021: IGN Fan Fest takes place between February 26 and 27 with panels streaming online. There will be a Batman Beyond cast reunion and table read of a fan favorite episode. IGN Article
February 10, 2021: Allegedly, Bruce Timm and Kevin Conroy are attached to the rumored sequel series to Batman: The Animated Series but Mark Hamill and Joker may not be involved. Small Screen Article
February 24, 2021: Superman: The Animated Series will stream on HBO Max in high definition starting March 17. CBR Article
February 27, 2021: IGN Fan Fest's Batman Beyond Cast Reunion Table Read posted. IGN YouTube
DC Soundtrack News
January 15, 2021: The soundtrack for Justice League vs. The Fatal Five has released. Track listing included. Anime Superhero post
January 19, 2021: Interview with Dynamic Music Partners for the Justice League vs. The Fatal Five soundtrack. WF Article
DC Collectibles News
February 17, 2019: Preview of figures for Red Hood, Deathstroke, and Azrael based on Bruce Timm's design style. DC Collectibles instagram
February 17, 2019: Preview of figure armored Batman in The Dark Knight Returns based on Bruce Timm's design style. DC Collectibles instagram
August 16, 2019: Red Hood and Azrael 6" figures are designed by Ty Templeton in the style of Batman: The Animated Series and come with unique character bios by Paul Dini. They release in April 2020 for $30 each. CBR Article
September 13, 2019: Red Hood and Azrael 6" figures release in May 2020 for $30 each with re-releases of Batman and Harley Quinn. CBR Article
October 2, 2019: First look at next Batman: The Adventures Continue collections release, The Batman Who Laughs. Scheduled for October 2020. Talon, Hush, and Thomas Wayne as Batman are also next. Toy News International Post
October 3, 2019: First look at art for upcoming Batman: The Adventures Continue collections release, Vampire Batman, Talon, Hush, and Thomas Wayne as Batman. Vampire Batman releases at same time as Batman Who Laughs. Newsarama Article
November 15, 2019: Armored Batman and Deathstroke release in July 2020 along with B:TAS Robin and Joker figures. CBR Article
January 2, 2020: McFarlane Toys will release a DC Multiverse line starting this month. First look at figures for Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern John Stewart. WF Tweet
February 14, 2020: Batman Who Laughs and Vampire Batman release in October 2020 along with TNBA Batman and BTAS Catwoman figures. CBR Article
February 21, 2020: Paul Harding posts a new look at Flashpoint Batman figure. Paul Harding Tweet
February 23, 2020: Photos of DC Collectibles figures at Toy Fair, including most of the Batman: The Adventures Continue line. Thomas Wayne Batman set for Spring 2021 release. Also revealed were Talon, Robin/Tim Drake, TNBA Batgirl, and a metallic variant of Christmas With The Joker. Toy Fair Article
February 24, 2020: Paul Harding posts a tease of Talon figure. Paul Harding Tweet
March 11, 2020: A red variant of Azrael will release at some points. Jim Fletcher hints at Superman figures. DC Daily Episode 270
March 13, 2020: The metallic paint deco Christmas with the Joker figure is set to release in November. It was sculpted by Irene Matar. It is limited to 5,000 pieces and individually numbered. It measures approximately 7.57" tall. MSRP is $30. CBR Article
April 2, 2020: Paul Harding posts early color shots of Red Hood and Azrael prior to full articulation. Paul Harding Tweet
May 1, 2020: Sketches of Red Hood, Azrael, and Deathstroke done by Ty Templeton used for reference. DC Facebook post
August 5, 2020: Paul Harding posts photo of 3D printed prototype for The Batman Who Laughs figure. Paul Harding instagram
October 3, 2020: Paul Harding confirms Vampire Batman, Talon, Flashpoint Batman and The Batman Who Laughs figures are in production limbo. Paul Harding Tweet
January 5, 2021: Ty Templeton posts turns for unused Vampire Bruce design intended to accompany the Vampire Batman figure release. Ty Templeton instagram
January 5, 2021: Ty Templeton posts turns for unused Vampire Bruce design without cape. Ty Templeton instagram
January 18, 2021: Ty Templeton posts turns for early early versions of unused Vampire Bruce design with wings and a hunchback. Ty Templeton instagram
January 18, 2021: Ty Templeton posts early version of unused Vampire Bruce's 4 stage transformation. Ty Templeton instagram
January 18, 2021: Ty Templeton posts weapon and goblet designs for unused Vampire Bruce. Ty Templeton instagram
The Unidentified Projects News
January 24, 2019: Greg Weisman has a project in the works. Reddit Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti AMA
BizarroTV News
October 3, 2019: James Tucker is working on a noir serial for the BizarroTV anthology series by DC Universe, Blue Ribbon Content and Warner Bros. Television. BizarroTV will be a mix of live action and animation and feature lesser known characters like Space Cabbie, Ambush Bug, Slam Bradley, and The Creeper. Newsarama Article
October 3, 2019: Heath Corson alludes to being involved. Heath Corson Tweet
DC Universe News
February 8, 2018: Sam Liu reveals there was talk of extra content through the DC Digital Service when it starts up. Rama's Screen YouTube, 9:29
March 30, 2019: Bruce Timm promised to make more Justice League continuity movies done in his style if the sales for Justice League vs. The Fatal Five does really well. Sam Liu Tweet
May 16, 2020: Interview with Sam Liu. Liu confirms he is finishing up on directing another movie with Bruce Timm. It may not release for awhile, maybe 2021. Comic Book Central Interview
August 21, 2020: Superman: Man of Tomorrow is not the start of a new continuity. CBR Article
August 22, 2020: Reginald Hudlin reveals Milestone Media are talking to Warner Bros. Animation about doing a Static Shock animated movie. Deadline Article
August 23, 2020: 2021 slate is Batman: Soul of the Dragon, Justice Society: World War II, Batman: The Long Halloween Part One, and Batman: The Long Halloween Part Two. IGN Article
September 2, 2020: Butch Lukic refers to Jon Suzuki as his main designer. He also revealed he's testing the new art style out on one or two other films in a different variation. If Man of Tomorrow does well and gets a greenlight for a sequel, Lukic estimates we would see it in 3 to 5 years but it was basically discussed as a standalone and wait to see how it does. Comics Beat Article
September 25, 2020: J.M. DeMatteis reveals he recently got a call about potentially writing another animated movie from Warner Bros but it's not a done deal yet. Meanwhile Back on the Podcast Ep. 55, 1:49:20-1:49:25
December 6, 2020: Bruce Timm, Jeremy Adams, and James Tucker swapped emails and came up with a lot more 70s ideas and they have a sequel in mind that would be even more 70s. CCXP Day 3 Panel, before 6:15:56 mark
December 11, 2020: Wonder Woman: Bloodlines will air on Toonami on December 19 at 12 am and Justice League: The New Frontier at 1:45 am. ComicBook Article
February 2, 2021: Sam Liu confirms he is currently working on a movie. Sam Liu Tweet
February 21, 2021: Interview with Sam Liu. Liu is helping out on projects and ramping up to solo produce something. The Sarah O'Connell Show YouTube, 54 min mark
DC Showcase News
January 24, 2019: Brandon Vietti has a project in the works. Reddit Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti AMA
May 7, 2019: Five new DC Showcase shorts will release over 2019-2020. They will feature Sgt. Rock, Death, Phantom Stranger, Adam Strange, and Batman: Death In The Family. Still of Rock included. Death In The Family will be a long-form animated short anchoring a compilation set releasing in late 2020. Each short opens with a new, live-action branding sequence with easter eggs. Sgt. Rock is executive produced and directed by Bruce Timm and a script by Louise Simonson & Walter Simonson and Tim Sheridan. Battle-weary Sgt. Rock thought he saw everything that World War II can dish out. But he is in for the surprise of his life when he is assigned to lead a company consisting of legendary monsters into battle against an unstoppable platoon of Nazi zombies. Voice cast is Karl Urban as Sgt. Rock, Keith Ferguson, William Salyers and Audrey Wasilewski. Adam Strange is produced and directed by Butch Lukic, story by Lukic, and written by J.M. DeMatteis. On a rugged asteroid mining colony, few of the toiling workers are aware that their town drunk was ever anything but an interplanetary derelict. But when the miners open a fissure into the home of a horde of deadly alien insects, his true identity is exposed. He is space adventurer Adam Strange, whose heroic backstory is played out in flashbacks as he struggles to save the very people who have scorned him for so long. Voice cast is Charlie Weber as Adam Strange, Roger R. Cross, Kimberly Brooks, Ray Chase and Fred Tatasciore. Inspired by Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman," Death is produced and directed by Sam Liu and written by J.M. DeMatteis . Vincent, an artist with unresolved inner demons, meets a mysterious girl who helps him come to terms with his creative legacy... and eventual death. Voice cast includes Leonardo Nam as Vincent, Jamie Chung as Death, Darin De Paul, Keith Szarabajka and Kari Wahlgren. The Phantom Stranger is executive produced and directed by Bruce Timm and is written by Ernie Altbacker. Set in the 1970s, the short follows young adult Jess as she joins her friends at a party in a dilapidated mansion hosted by the mysterious Seth. When odd things begin to happen to Jess and her friends, the Phantom Stranger intervenes to save her from a dreary fate. Voice cast is Peter Serafinowicz as The Phantom Stranger, Michael Rosenbaum as Seth, Natalie Lander, Grey Griffin and Roger Craig Smith. All five new DC Showcase shorts include Jim Krieg as co-producer, Amy McKenna as producer, and Sam Register as executive producer. WF Article
May 7, 2019: While every producer directed their own short, everything else, for a majority of the production, was done overseas. Sam Liu Tweet
May 7, 2019: Sgt. Rock will be in the Batman: Hush release. WF Tweet
May 7, 2019: Initial boards, design, and color with notes and revisions were from the WBA crew. Overseas animated. WBA crew did the post production. Sam Liu Tweet
May 12, 2019: Dynamic Music Partners will compose for two of the shorts. Lolita Ritmanis Tweet
July 19, 2019: Shorts will be included with the 2020 movies. DC Blog
August 13, 2019: Sam Liu revealed after an elevator chat with Greg Weisman, he was convinced to try and cast Zehra Fazal as Death but he heard Jaime Chung accepted the role a few hours later. Sam Liu Tweet
September 20, 2019: Production on Death neared completion around March 26. Sam Liu Tweet
September 30, 2019: The last name of the character in the Death short is a nod to the writer of the Cybrid comic. Sam Liu Tweet
October 27, 2019: Jae Lee's initial character designs were used in the end credits for the Death short. Sam Liu Tweet
November 1, 2019: Neil Gaiman was supposed to have been consulted on the story for the Death short but there was a breakdown in communication somewhere and he never got the message. After a few weeks of no response, Sam Liu starting thinking of story and moved forward with production. Sam Liu Tweet
December 18, 2019: Phantom Stranger is paired with the Superman: Red Son release. WF Article
December 24, 2019: Two stills from Phantom Stranger released. WF Tweet
December 24, 2019: Vinton Heuck story boarded on Phantom Stranger. Vinton Heuck Tweet
March 4, 2020: Adam Strange is paired with the Justice League: Apokolips War release. WF Article
March 12, 2020: Bruce Timm, right off the bat, knew how he wanted the Phantom Stranger short to look and feel. Digital eMation confirmed to the overseas animator and also did first pass storyboards. Timm did corrections on storyboards himself. Matthew Mahoney Tweet
March 18, 2020: Dee Dee, Violet, Harry, and Ted matched to their correct designs in Phantom Stranger. Ernie Altbacker and Matthew Mahoney Tweets
March 26, 2020: Bruce Timm wanted to evoke a "Late 60s" vibe and aimed for 1969 for the setting of the short. In preparation for breaking the story with Ernie Altbacker and Jim Krieg, he re-read Phantom Stranger comics and happened to notice the first issue of the second series was published in 1969. Everything clicked after that. Woodstock, The Manson Family, the Generation Gap, the first Led Zeppelin album, the first Alice Cooper album, Flower Power, the first issue of Vampirella, "Turn on, tune in, drop out" Psychedelics phrase, the first season of Scooby Doo, and the first season of The Brady Bunch got mashed up. At his first record, Peter Serafinowicz said, "So I'm gonna do this with my own accent, right?" and the British accent worked with Phantom Stranger. Michael Rosenbaum asked Timm want he wanted for the Seth character. Timm described Seth as a cross between Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and Jim Morrison of The Doors with David Cassidy's hair. Rosenbaum recalled Morrison's "I am the Lizard King - I can do anything..." Animesuperhero Bruce Timm post
April 14, 2020: Shane Glines posts digital clean up of Bruce Timm's Marcie design. Shane Glines Tweets
April 14, 2020: Shane Glines posts digital clean up of Bruce Timm's Dee Dee design. Shane Glines Tweets
April 14, 2020: Shane Glines posts digital clean up of Bruce Timm's Phantom Stranger design. Shane Glines Tweets
May 21, 2020: J.M. DeMatteis reveals in his Adam Strange script, Adam was on the colony for 8 to 9 years. J.M. DeMatteis Tweet
May 23, 2020: Brandon Vietti is involved with Death In The Family short. Gary Miereanu Tweet
July 28, 2020: 1:50 trailer for Batman: Death in the Family released. It will release on Blu-ray and Digital HD in Fall 2020. It is essentially a prequel to Batman: Under The Red Hood. Bruce Greenwood will reprise Batman role, Vincent Martella as Jason Todd, and John DiMaggio as Joker. New cast includes Zehra Fazal as Talia al Ghul and Gary Cole as Two-Face and Commissioner Gordon. It is interactive short film with multiple branching story paths where viewers will be presented with choices at pivotal moments in the story, allowing them to decide whether Jason lives or dies and determining the course of Jason's life. Sgt. Rock, Death, Adam Strange, and The Phantom Stranger shorts will be included in the release. IGN Article
July 29, 2020: Sam Liu story boarded on Batman: Death in the Family. Sam Liu Tweet
July 29, 2020: Vinton Heuck story boarded on Batman: Death in the Family. Vinton Heuck Tweet
July 30, 2020: Batman: Death In the Family releases on October 13, 2020 on Blu-ray for $24.98 and Digital for $19.99. The digital version will be an extended length short in a non-interactive format called Under the Red Hood: Reloaded that is a pre-assembled version of the story. The Blu-ray has approximately five extra minutes not in the digital version. It is produced, directed, and written by Brandon Vietti. There will be lots of easter eggs. The Blu-ray special feature is a commentary track for every short including one for the Under the Red Hood: Reloaded linear version of Death in The Family. The digital's special feature is just the non-interactive versions of the movie: Jason Todd's Rebellion, Robin's Revenge, and Red Hood's Reckoning. Languages and subtitles are English, Spanish, and French. Run time is 96 minutes (151 including the interactive storylines). Rated R for strong bloody images and some drug material. WF Article
August 14, 2020: There will be a 30 minute Batman: Death In The Family panel at DC FanDome in Watchverse on August 22 at 8:45 pm PST with Brandon Vietti, Vincent Martella, and John DiMaggio. TV Line Article
September 12, 2020: 57 second clip of Batman: Death in the Family opening credits released. IGN YouTube
September 12, 2020: Summary of FanDome's Batman: Death in the Family panel. SyWy Wire Article
September 21, 2020: Back cover for Batman: Death in the Family revealed. WF Tweet
September 22, 2020: Batman: Death In The Family will have a panel at New York Comic Con's virtual event on October 10 at 1:15 PT/4:15 ET with Brandon Vietti, Bruce Greenwood, Vincent Martella, and Zehra Fazal, moderated by Tiffany Smith. WF Article
September 25, 2020: Still of Batman pursuing Red Hood in Batman: Death in the Family posted. Gary Miereanu Tweet
September 29, 2020: 1:37 clip from Batman: Death in the Family featuring hUSH posted. IGN YouTube
September 30, 2020: 1:02 clip of Batman: Death in the Family opening credits rereleased. WBHE YouTube
October 1, 2020: Interview with Brandon Vietti about Batman: Death in the Family. Hall of Justice podcast
October 5, 2020: John DiMaggio comments on reprising Joker for Batman: Death in the Family. CBR Article
October 5, 2020: Interview with Zehra Fazal about Batman: Death in the Family. CBR Article
October 5, 2020: 1:21 clip for Batman: Death in the Family released. DC YouTube
October 6, 2020: Interview with Brandon Vietti about Batman: Death in the Family. CBR Article
October 7, 2020: 49 second "Don't Go After Joker Alone" clip released. DC YouTube
October 7, 2020: 23 second "Jason Todd reveals what terrifies Batman" clip released. CBR YouTube
October 7, 2020: 46 second "Red Hood vs Joker" clip released. SyFy Wire YouTube
October 8, 2020: Interview with Vincent Martella and Zahra Fazal for Batman: Death in the Family. Hall of Justice ep. 203
October 9, 2020: Interview with Vincent Martella for Batman: Death in the Family. CBR Article
October 10, 2020: 32 second "Red Hood vs Joker" clip released. ComicBook YouTube
October 10, 2020: 28 minute NYCC panel for Death in the Family released. NYCC YouTube
October 12, 2020: 34 second clip "Robin vs. Two-Face" released. IGN YouTube
October 12, 2020: Interview with Brandon Vietti about Batman: Death in the Family. Starburst Article
October 13, 2020: 34 second clip "Robin & Two-Face" released. WBHE YouTube
October 23, 2020: Interview with John DiMaggio about Batman: Death in the Family. Hall of Justice Episode 205
January 28, 2021: Four new DC Showcase shorts will accompany DC Universe movie titles between 2021 and 2022. Kamandi, Blue Beetle, and The Losers will be in individual movie releases then in a compilation set featuring a longer Constantine short that comes out in 2022. All four are produced by Rick Morales. Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! will be the first and is on the Justice Society: World War II release. Kamandi is directed by Matt Peters and written by Paul Giacoppo. WF Article
February 4, 2021: Logline for Kamandi released. The story involves Kamandi, Prince Tuftan, and Ben Boxer getting kidnapped by a gorilla cult dedicated finding their reincarnated god, the Mighty One. The trio are put through a series of deadly tests to find out if anyone of them knows secrets about their god. WF Article
Batman: The Long Halloween News
January 4, 2019: A two part stand alone animated movie adapting The Long Halloween is rumored to be in production. Cast rumored to include Troy Baker, Jensen Ackles, Naya Rivera, Titus Welliver, David Dastmalchian, Jim Pirri, Amy Landecker, Matthew Gray Gubler, Katee Sackhoff, and Fred Tatasciore. Revenge of the Fan Article
August 23, 2020: Will be the third and fourth release of 2021 and Part 1 comes out in Summer and Part 2 in Fall. IGN Article
January 27, 2021: Officially rated by the MPA with a PG-13 rating "Violence, bloody images, language and some smoking". Bloody Disgusting Article
Justice Society: World War II News
August 23, 2020: Will be the second release of 2021 and comes out in Spring. Matt Bomer has a voice role. It is an original story. IGN Article
January 7, 2021: Stana Katic voices Wonder Woman, Matt Bomer voices the Flash, Elysia Rotaru voices Black Canary, Chris Diamantopoulos voices Steve Trevor, Omid Abtahi voices Hawkman, Matthew Mercer voices Hourman, Armen Taylor voices Jay Garrick, Liam McIntyre voices Aquaman, Ashleigh LaThrop voices Iris West, Geoffrey Arend voices Charles Halstead/Advisor, Keith Ferguson voices Dr. Fate, and Darin De Paul voices Roosevelt. Jeff Wamester is the director and the writers are Meghan Fitzmartin and Jeremy Adams. Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Moreau are producers and Butch Lukic is Supervising Producer. Still of Flash, Hawkman, Wonder Woman, Hourman, and Black Canary included. THR Article
January 15, 2021: Kevin Riepl will score the movie. Kevin Riepl Tweet
January 28, 2021: A DC Showcase short Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! will be a special feature in the Justice Society: World War II release. WF Article
February 2, 2021: Logline reveals Barry Allen time travels to World War II thanks to his first encounter with the Speed Force. He decides to help the Justice Society tip the scales in favor of the Allies while they figure out how to send him back home. Five stills included. IGN Article
February 2, 2021: 1:33 trailer released. IGN YouTube
February 3, 2021: Movies Anywhere listing has key art with the Nazis, the monster, and Aquaman, a Flash-centric logline, and an April 27 release date. DCAUResource Tweet
February 4, 2021: April 27 digital release date and May 11 4K and Blu-ray release dates confirmed. Rated PG-13 for violence and some bloody images. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack is $39.99 and Blu-ray is $29.98. Special features include Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! DC Showcase short, featurette titled "Adventures in Storytelling: Justice Society: World War II" about the methods used to produced the touchstone sequences in the movie, a sneak peek at Batman: The Long Halloween Part One, look backs at the Justice League vs. Teen Titans and Wonder Woman: Bloodlines sneak peeks, and DC Vault episodes will be Justice League's "Legends" Part One and Part Two. Runtime is 84 minutes. Cover art included. WF Article
February 7, 2021: Otto Schmidt posts one of 12 concept art of Wonder Woman he did. Otto Schmidt Tweet
February 10, 2021: More stills released of the Justice Society, Steve, and sea monsters. GetYourComicCon Article
February 24, 2021: 4 stills featuring the Justice Society and Aquaman posted. Gary Miereanu Tweet
February 27, 2021: 52 second "Wonder Woman vs. Nazis" clip released. IGN YouTube
March 3, 2021: 4 stills released of Justice Society, Flash and Steve, and Aquaman and Charles Halstead. Gary Miereanu Tweet
March 4, 2021: Interview with Jeremy Adams. Hall of Justice Podcast episode 223, 23:03 mark
Batman: Soul of the Dragon News
June 10, 2020: Allegedly, one 2021 title is Batman: Soul of the Dragon and it will release in Spring 2021, helmed by Bruce Timm, and story involves: "In this new version of Batman, his Martial Arts training becomes the focus. The film will reportedly center around Batman, Bronze Tiger, Lady Shiva, and Richard Dragon as we learn they all share a common acquaintance. The Martial Arts Master that trained not only Batman but this set of rouges has been missing for a number of years and under mysterious circumstances. When a cursed relic resurfaces the mystery of their dead master re-opens and Batman and his former classmates face-off in the ultimate test of their Martial Arts kills to gain control of this dangerous relic." GWW Article
August 12, 2020: Batman: Soul of the Dragon is set in the 1970s and is an original story. Bruce Wayne faces a deadly menace from his past with the help of three former classmates: all world-renowed martial artists Richard Dragon, Ben Turner, and Lady Shiva. David Giuntoli voices Bruce Wayne/Batman, Mark Dacascos voices Richard Dragon, Kelly Hu voices Lady Shiva, Michael Jai White voices Ben Turner/Bronze Tiger, James Hong voices O-Sensei, and Josh Keaton voices Jeffrey Burr. Bruce Timm is executive producing, Sam Liu is director and producer, and Jeremy Adams is the screenwriter. It releases in early 2021. First still of Batman, Bronze Tiger, Lady Shiva, and Richard Dragon released. THR Article
August 23, 2020: Will be the first release of 2021. IGN Article
November 10, 2020: Reportedly releases on January 26, 2021. First look at 4K/Blu-ray/Digital limited edition gift set and Benjamin Turner figurine. Den of Geek instagram
November 17, 2020: 1:41 trailer released. Digital release is January 12, 2021. January 26 date confirmed. Logline included. Movie is rated R. Additional cast include Grey Griffin, Chris Cox, Erica Luttrell, Robin Atkin Downes, Patrick Seitz, Jamie Chung, and Eric Bauza. IGN Article
November 19, 2020: Press release confirms it will be available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack (USA $39.99 SRP; Canada $44.98 SRP) and Blu-ray (USA $29.98 SRP; Canada $39.99 SRP) as well as on Digital. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in 4K with HDR, a Blu-ray disc featuring the film in hi-definition, and a digital version of the movie. The Blu-ray features a Blu-ray disc with the film in hi-definition and a digital version of the movie. Producers are Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Moreau. Bruce Timm and Sam Register are Executive Producers. The movie is dedicated to the late Dennis O'Neil. Special features include "Batman - Raw Groove" which explored the early 1970s influences that inspired the movie, "Producer Jim Krieg's Far Out Highlights," A Sneak Peek at the next DC Universe Movie Justice Society: World War II, Look Backs on Superman: Red Son and Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, and From the DC Vault, Batman: The Animated Series' "Day of the Samurai" and "Night of the Ninja". On January 12, it is availble through Amazon, Apple TV app, FandangoNOW, Playstation, Vudu, Xbox, and others. Languages and subtitles are English, Spanish, and French. Runtime is 83 minutes. Rated R for "some violence.". WF Article
November 25, 2020: Still of Lady Shiva and Richard Dragon posted. Gary Miereanu Tweet
November 27, 2020: There will be a virtual panel on December 6 at 5 pm on CCXP's website featuring Kelly Hu, Mark Dacascos, Michael Jai White, Jeremy Adams and Bruce Timm. Terra Verso Article
December 6, 2020: A 70s story was always in the back of Bruce Timm's head. When he was a teenager, pop culture was martial arts movies like Bruce Lee and Blaxploitation like Shaft, Superfly, Jim Brown, Jim Kelly, and he wanted to do a mash up. A comic called Kung Fu Fighter that came out at the time was basically that. They decided early on not to do a straight up Batman movie and make it an ensemble piece and get to explore the others in the cast. Lady Shiva loses it when her sword is stolen. Richard Dragon's design was influenced by the cover of Dennis O'Neill's Kung Fu Fighters novel where he was depicted as Asian and more like Bruce Lee than the white man he became in the actual comics. The crew tried to be specific with fighting forms and poses for the characters. Jeremy Adams and Jim Krieg tried to hard to use a lot of 70s lingo. Timm added bits too like one of Ben Turner's line was 'I'm done!' and he expanded it to 'I'm done, baby!' as a nod to Richard Roundtree. They went through 20 composers and narrowed it to three. They didn't want the music to come off like a parody of the 70s. Joachim Horsley was chosen ultimately. Michael Jai White made sure Ben sounded like he was in the 70s and differentiate that from his modern take on Ben that he did on Arrow. The movie doesn't have much Batman and it was a conscious choice to see him more as Bruce Wayne. CCXP Day 3 Panel, 5:57:10-6:15:56 mark
December 10, 2020: Four stills of Bruce entering, O-Sensei, Lady Shiva, and Richard Dragon posted. Gary Miereanu Tweet
December 10, 2020: Sam Liu reveals he took a lot of visual cues and transitions from 70s television series "Kung Fu," starring the late David Carradine. Sam Liu Tweet
December 11, 2020: Chris Cox voices Rip Jagger, known as Judomaster in the comics. Comics Beat Article
December 18, 2020: Four stills of Richard Dragon, Ben Turner, Lady Shiva and Soultaker, and Bruce Wayne posted. Gary Miereanu Tweet
December 22, 2020: 2:08 clip "First Time" released. WBHE YouTube
December 27, 2020: Interview with Michael Jai White. He looked at Three the Hard Way, Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, and Jim Kelly for cultural touchstones and likens the movie to blaxploitation characters moving into a James Bond-ish kind of setting. He also hints the theme of "You come back and take care of your neighborhood; you give back" comes up for Ben. CBR Article
December 28, 2020: Excerpts from Bruce Timm, Sam Liu, and Jeremy Adams. Bruce Timm made an off the cuff pitch during a regular meeting, Jeremy Adams always wanted to do Enter the Dragon meets Batman and learned the good news from Jim Krieg, Bruce Timm rejected anything "disco," Sam Liu wanted to use Shaw Brothers SFX but Timm rejected the idea, the lead character designer was Aluir Amancio, Timm's art style was emulated to save time during production, and the Batman look was influenced by Cliff Chiang and Steve Rude after attempts to lean to Neal Adams and Jim Aparo. Animation Magazine Article
December 29, 2020: Interview with Kelly Hu about voicing Lady Shiva again, recording remotely, and playing a character of few words. CBR Article
December 30, 2020: 0:48 clip "Soul Breaker" released. WBHE YouTube
December 30, 2020: Jamie Cheung voices Jade. Lady Shiva's sword was originally supposed to be the Soultaker but DC objected to Katana not being present. They explained there wasn't any room to add in Katana. DC persisted. Jeremy Adams looked up the Soultaker on the DC Wiki and learned it was one of two mystic swords forged at the same time but the other never did show up in the comics so take a cue from the Stormbringer and Mournblade from the Elric books, the Soulbreaker took the place of its sister sword, the Soultaker in the movie. DC still thought it would be really neat for Katana to appear but approved the change. AnimeSuperhero post
December 31, 2020: 1:09 clip of Lady Shiva and Rip Jagger fighting. CBR Article
December 31, 2020: 2:49 clip "Bruce Wayne Faces A Rocky Challenge" released. SyFy Wire YouTube
January 3, 2021: Interview with David Giuntoli. Giuntoli talks about going "full Batman," going back to a younger Bruce, Bruce having just broken up with a woman over his secrets, and being the "freshman" student. CBR Article
January 4, 2021: Interview with Mark Dacascos. Commends Jeremy Adams' writing, finding Richard Dragon's heart and moral compass, connecting with Richard, balancing light and dark, reliving the 70s and other projects. CBR Article
January 4, 2021: Comments from David Giuntoli and Bruce Wayne clip released. IGN Article
January 4, 2021: Interview with Sam Liu. Spoilerverse Article
January 5, 2021: Interview with Jeremy Adams. Flickering Myth Article
January 5, 2021: Comments from Michael Jai White and Ben Turner clip released. IGN YouTube
January 6, 2021: Comments from Kelly Hu and Lady Shiva clip released. IGN YouTube
January 6, 2021: Interview with Kelly Hu. CBM Article
January 6, 2021: Interview with Michael Jai White. CBM Article
January 6, 2021: 26 second clip "Ben Turner Attack" released. WBHE YouTube
January 7, 2021: Comments from Decascos and Richard Dragon clip released. IGN YouTube
January 7, 2021: Cast interviews with David Giuntoli, Kelly Hu, Michael Jai White, and Mark Decascos. Hall of Justice Podcast #215
January 8, 2021: Interview with Mark Decascos. Flickering Myth Article
January 9, 2021: Interview with David Giuntoli. Flickering Myth Article
January 10, 2021: Interview with Sam Liu. Animatics were being delivered while Liu and Bruce Timm were also editing final picture for Superman: Red Son. Ben Turner's martial arts leans towards a hard style like karate, Richard Dragon's is more fluid like Jeet June Do and Wushu, Lady Shiva is more weapons driven but also Wushu and bit inspired by Donnie Yen. There is a character that has a snake style. CBR Article
January 11, 2021: Interview with Jeremy Adams on choosing influences from the 70s/80s, the cast and characters, Kobra, and philosophy. CBR Article
January 12, 2021: 29 second clip "Shiva-Dragon Vs. Ninjas" released. WBHE YouTube
January 12, 2021: Interview with main cast. DC Blog Article
January 12, 2021: Interview with main cast and crew. Comics Beat Article
January 12, 2021: New still of Dragon, Shiva, Turner, and Batman released. Gary Miereanu Tweet
January 13, 2021: Ben Li storyboarded the whole assault on the island section. Sam Liu Tweet
January 13, 2021: There was a general note from the higher ups that Bruce needed more costume time but they didn't press too hard about it. Sam Liu Tweet
January 14, 2021: Aluir Amancio did the designs for "pretty much all" the major characters: Batman/Bruce, Ben Turner, Lady Shiva, Richard Dragon, O-Sensei, Jeffrey Burr, Kingsnake, Lady Eve, Schlangenfaust and Silver St. Cloud. Bruce Timm Anime Superhero post
January 14, 2021: Bill Sienkiewicz did the cover art. Gary Miereanu Tweet
January 15, 2021: Opening was set in the French Riviera. Jeremy Adams Tweet
January 18, 2021: Sam Liu reveals the crew was surprised the movie got an R rating because they took a lot of blood out. He notes "they" have "really been clamping down recently." Sam Liu Tweet
January 19, 2021: Elsa Gargarza storyboarded the Shiva lair and Nanda Parbat-one finger fight flashback scenes. Sam Liu Tweet
January 19, 2021: Jeff Wamester storyboarded the opening scene and the Nanda Parbat flashback that introduces O-Sensei's students. Sam Liu Tweet
January 19, 2021: Bruce Timm confirms Kobra Island was inspired by Khao Phing Kan island in Thailand, the location for Scaramanga's retreat in "The Man with the Golden Gun". Anime Superhero post
January 21, 2021: Dusty Abell posts 9 incidental's character designs. Dusty Abell instagram
January 21, 2021: Dusty Abell posts 9 incidental's character designs. Dusty Abell instagram
January 21, 2021: Dusty Abell posts 9 incidental's character designs. Dusty Abell instagram
January 21, 2021: Andres Velasco storyboarded the Ben Turner breaking up Kobra deal scene and David Maximo storyboarded Batman vs. Axe Gang scene. Sam Liu Tweet
January 21, 2021: Interview with Kelly Hu. ComicBook Article
January 23, 2021: Bruce Timm comments on the ending. While he broke the story with Jeremy Adams and Jim Krieg, they realized they needed to end the movie with the four heroes battling evil for all eternity. In the excitement of the moment, Timm suggested ending it with Batman looking right into the camera, saying, "Let's get it on" with a badass smirk. He instinctively made Bruce Lee's 'Come and get it' gesture. Adams and Krieg instantly recognized it and stated it had to be in the ending. Timm reluctantly agreed to use it one last time in a production he worked on. Anime Superhero post
January 24, 2021: Sam Liu reveals the original ending was just Batman closing the Gate on the others and fighting the demons by himself in the other dimension. He recalls suggesting all four fight together but he was against using the Bruce Lee gesture. Anime Superhero post
January 25, 2021: David Maximo storyboarded the scene of Richard Dragon walking up to Gotham Nights. Bruce Timm was on the fence but Sam Liu dug it. Anime Superhero post
January 26, 2021: TJ Collins designed the spirit animal auras at the end. Sam Liu Tweet
January 27, 2021: Interview with Michael Jai White. ComicBook Article
January 27, 2021: Elsa Garagarza storyboarded the two early main Shiva fight scenes. Sam Liu Tweet
February 5, 2021: Bruce Timm comments on the ending's inspirations. Two big inspirations for the ending was the ambiguous nature of the series finale of Angel, "Not Fade Away," wherein the protagonists face seemingly unbeatable odds then it cuts to black before the final epic battle even begins and the ending to the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie with a cocky and defiant line to the true Big Bad then a cut to black. Anime Superhero post
February 6, 2021: The movie was #1 for the top ten Blu-ray seller for the week ending 1/30/21, #1 for the top five home media sellers for the week ending 1/30/21, and #4 for top five UHD Blu-ray sellers for the week ending 1/30/21. Blu-ray Article
February 7, 2021: David Maximo storyboarded the car chase. Sam Liu Tweet
February 15, 2021: Interview with Sam Liu. POC Culture Article
February 21, 2021: Interview with Sam Liu. Liu introduced a touch of 80s influence like Big Trouble in Little China. It is 1973 as far as Bruce Timm is concerned. The Sarah O'Connell Show YouTube, 54 min mark
March 4, 2021: Interview with Jeremy Adams. Hall of Justice Podcast episode 223, 27:53 mark
Superman: Man of Tomorrow News
July 19, 2019: One of the 2020 movies will be Superman: Man of Tomorrow. DC Blog
April 30, 2020: In Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Clark Kent is working as an intern for the Daily Planet and learning on the job how to save the city of Metropolis. Superman is voiced by Darren Criss, Zachary Quinto voices Lex Luthor. Alexandra Daddario voices Lois Lane, Lobo is voiced by Ryan Hurst, Parasite will be voiced by Brett Dalton, Ike Amadi voices Martian Manhunter, Neil Flynn voices Jonathan Kent, and Bellamy Young voices Martha Kent. It is directed by Chris Palmer and written by Tim Sheridan, with Butch Lukic serving as supervising producer. Still of Superman and Lex included. EW Article
June 16, 2020: Release is rumored to be September 8. DVD News Flash Facebook
June 23, 2020: 1:39 trailer released. First look at cover and cast including the Kents, Martian Manhunter, and Parasite. IGN YouTube
June 25, 2020: Digital release of August 23 and 4K/Blu-ray/DVD release of September 8 confirmed, new logline, cast info: Cristina Milizia voices Maya, Petey and Kaylie, Eugene Byrd voices Ron Troupe, April Stewart voices Mrs. Ross, and Piotr Michael voices Perry White, runtime is 86 minutes, and special features include featurettes about Lobo and Martian Manhunter, past peeks at Justice League vs. The Fatal Five and Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, From the DC Vault will be Superman: The Animated Series' "The Main Man" Part 1 and 2, trailers for Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge, and Superman: Red Son, and a sneak peek at the next movie. In addition to Butch Lukic taking over as the next Supervising Producer, Kimberly Moreau will be a new producer. Rated. PG-13 for violence, some bloody images, suggestive material, language, smoking and brief partial nudity. Front cover art included. WF Article
June 25, 2020: When Cristina Milizia was scheduled to record ADR, her son Alex was born instead. Cristina Milizia Tweet
July 13, 2020: Back cover revealed. World's Finest Tweet
July 21, 2020: New press release. Tim Sheridan took inspiration from a number of stories, including Superman: American Alien and Superman: Birthright. DC Article
August 14, 2020: Will be streamed for free at DC FanDome on August 22 at 4:15 pm PST then a 50 minute virtual panel at 5:45 pm Eastern with Darren Criss, Brett Dalton, Ryan Hurst, Ike Amadi, Butch Lukic, Chris Palmer and Tim Sheridan. It will replay on August 23 at midnight. TV Line Article
August 17, 2020: 1:09 clip featuring Lobo. IGN Article
August 18, 2020: 1:30 clip "Rocket" posted. SyFy Wire YouTube
August 20, 2020: 2:19 clip posted. DC YouTube
August 20, 2020: 1:10 clip "Clark Vs. Lobo" posted. ComicBook YouTube
August 21, 2020: 0:54 clip "Superman vs Lobo" posted. WBE YouTube
August 21, 2020: Superman: Man of Tomorrow is not the start of a new continuity but director Chris Palmer hopes for a sequel. CBR Article
August 22, 2020: DC FanDome panel will debut on IGN on Sunday, August 23 at 2pm PT/5pm ET. Darren Criss, Ike Amadi, Brett Dalton, Tim Sheridan, Chris Palmer, and moderator Matt Bomer will feature. Gary Miereanu Tweet
August 23, 2020: 45 minute recording of the IGN panel posted. Looked at Superman For All Season but didn't get anything then used American Alien for inspiration like the pre-Superman costume and Lobo then Tim Sheridan put his twist on it. Once they figured out when the story took place, they also looked at Birthright. Biggest directive from Lukic was to make the movie smaller in scale like the Richard Donner movies and see Superman rise from those kind of character interactions. It was meant to be more of an indie movie and more about character. The movie isn't an origin story more like Act 2. Themes explored include how the world affects Superman, identity, and truth to one's self. Sam Register told Butch Lukic to to something different so he went in an opposite direction of anime and used thick and thin lines like a comic. Chris Palmer convinced Lukic of using Flash and other things. Otto Schmidt's art style gave Lukic some confidence with animating this look but the overseas animation studio had problems at first so it was a style that adapted over time. Some points have broken lines like traditional hand drawn animation. Rudy Jones is an everyman you can sympathize with. Ike Amadi used his immigration from Nigeria to inform his take on Martian Manhunter. Three of the main characters are ones who are the last of their race. The cast was told to treat it like they were acting in live action. There is an easter egg in the scene when Martha gives Clark his costume. IGN YouTube
August 23, 2020: 54 second clip of Clark meeting Rudy. IGN Article
August 24, 2020: Chris Palmer comments on the animation style. It definitely evokes the original Superman animated series, what Metropolis itself could be 25, 30 years in the future. The line art was to try something new and make a different world from the previous films and evoke more of a comic book kind of feel. CBR Article
August 24, 2020: Chris Palmer comments on Parasite as an outsider figure in contrast to the three aliens of the movie. CBR Article
August 25, 2020: 1:02 clip released. CBR YouTube
August 26, 2020: Full interview with Chris Palmer. CBR Article
August 26, 2020: Tim Sheridan talks about the title. It wasn't Man of Tomorrow until he finished the first draft. CBR Article
August 26, 2020: Tim Sheridan explains Lobo represents what we get away from in contrast to Superman being who we aspire to be. CBR Article
August 26, 2020: SciFiNow will host a live twitter watch party with writer Tim Sheridan at 9 pm on Thursday. SciFiNow Tweet
August 27, 2020: Full interview with Tim Sheridan. CBR Article
August 27, 2020: Tim Sheridan pitched the opening scene to Chris Palmer when the bosses were out of the office. Tim Sheridan Tweet
August 27, 2020: Originally, the script started further into the story with a title sequence of a carefree Clark walking to the Daily Planet. Tim Sheridan Tweet
August 27, 2020: Butch Lukic made Tim Sheridan change a "I'd watch my six" line in the script. Tim Sheridan Tweet
August 27, 2020: Tim Sheridan had to remove a lot of F words from the script. Tim Sheridan Tweet
August 27, 2020: Butch Lukic decided to include Lobo in the movie. Tim Sheridan Tweet
August 27, 2020: "It's never gonna catch on" was either a late addition by Wes Gleason or an ad lib by Darren Criss. Tim Sheridan Tweet
August 27, 2020: In the script, Lobo was eating a bowl of noodles instead of drinking whiskey. Tim Sheridan Tweet
August 31, 2020: Interview with Butch Lukic. Decided to go in a different direction from the bulky Parasite designs and used Evangelion as a reference point. Otto Schmidt submitted four designs for Lobo: a straight hair, short hair, mohawk, and the classic look that winded up being chosen. Schmidt submitted five looks for Lois, including the leather jacket that was chosen and a nice business suit. Lukic decided to use a rejected look for Lois' casual appearance when she visits Clark at his apartment. A red haired Lex Luthor was considered and Schmidt did a rough form of it. Considered adapting from Man For All Seasons like the part when teenage Clark is arrested but it would have stretched the movie. Hall of Justice Podcast Episode 198
September 2, 2020: Interview with Butch Lukic and Tim Sheridan. The genesis of the story was a collaboration between Butch Lukic, Jim Krieg, and Tim Sheridan. They decided to try a Superman story but not exactly starting from the beginning. Instead Superman has been in Metropolis for about year trying to make his way in the world of journalism while trying to help people without revealing himself. The imagery of Calrk wearing goggles and a leather jacket was influenced from American Alien. Lukic went back and forth through email with Otto Schmidt on character design since he was new to animation. Jon Suzuki and Dusty Abell changed it so it was fit for animation. The French animation studio JSBC that worked on the Lastman cartoon was also an influence on design. How does Clark approach being an alien and how does he accept that and how is he accepted by the world are part of the story. As far as Lobo, the swearing and the sexism, appropriate or inappropriate is about as far as Lukic took it because the movie would be PG-13. He did self-censor when it came to swearing. Tim Sheridan wanted to subvert expectations and present Clark Kent at an emotional crossroads of trying to figure out if he should be truthful since Clark is someone who is always about truth and justice. During the writing, their first instinct wasn't to write it as an allegory for immigration nor did it drive the start of the process but there was no way around the topic for a Superman story with Lobo and Martian Manhunter in it. They wanted talk about what it means to be an outsider and to be looking at the rest of the world because it was much more basic and something universal that they thought everybody would be able to identify with. Comics Beat Article
September 3, 2020: Interview with Brett Dalton. CBM Article
September 7, 2020: Interview with Brett Dalton. CBR Article
September 8, 2020: David Nakayama is the front cover artist for the 4K/Bluray/DVD release. David Nakayama Tweet
October 22, 2020: Interview with Tim Sheridan. Owen Likes Comics YouTube
November 19, 2020: Nominated by Critic's Choice Awards for Best Superhero Movie. Tim Sheridan Tweet
January 25, 2021: Interview with Tim Sheridan. Voices from Krypton Podcast
February 2, 2021: Interview with Tim Sheridan. Voices from Krypton Podcast
February 8, 2021: Interview with Tim Sheridan. Voices from Krypton Podcast
Superman: Red Son News
October 11, 2013: James Tucker mentions adapting Superman: Red Son has been discussed. Toon Zone Article
January 13, 2018: Bruce Timm repeats he would like to do a movie based on the Superman Elseworlds story "Red Son" but it depends on sales of Gotham by Gaslight. ComicBook Article
January 8, 2019: Rumor is Red Son adaptation is being developed. Rumored logline and cast is Amy Acker, Anna Vocino, Diedrich Bader, Greg Chun, Jim Ward, Jason Isaacs, Jason Spisak, Jim Meskimen, Paul Williams, Phil Lamarr, Phil Morris, Roger Craig Smith, Sasha Roiz, Tara Strong, Travis Willingham, Vanessa Marshall, William Salyers, and Winter Zoli. Revenge of the Fan Article
July 19, 2019: One of the 2020 movies will be Superman: Red Son. DC Blog
September 19, 2019: First still released, featuring Kal-El. Jason Isaacs voices Kal-El, Diedrich Bader voices Lex Luthor, Amy Acker voices Lois Lane, Vanessa Marshall voices Wonder Woman, Phil Morris voices James Olsen, Paul Williams voices Brainiac, Sasha Roiz voices Hal Jordan, Phil LaMarr voices John Stewart, Roger Craig Smith voices Batman, Jim Meskimen voices John F. Kennedy, Travis Willingham voices Superior Man, William Salyers voices Joseph Stalin, and Winter Ave Zoli voices Svetlana. Executive produced by Bruce Timm and Sam Register, directed by Sam Liu, and script by J.M. DeMatteis. Releases first quarter 2020. TV Insider Article
September 26, 2019: Second still released, featuring Batman. Comics Beat Article
October 3, 2019: Jim Lee shows off stills at New York Comic Con, including a first look at Wonder Woman. Now Bruce Timm is reportedly the director. Kirsten Acuna Tweet
October 25, 2019: Red Son wrapped production the week of October 21. Sam Liu Tweet
October 26, 2019: Sam Liu estimates Red Son started production in mid-2018. It had quick turn arounds like Public Enemies and Batman and Harley Quinn. Sam Liu Tweet
November 5, 2019: Still of Superman and Wonder Woman posted. Gary Miereanu Tweet
December 3, 2019: Still of Wonder Woman and Superman dancing posted. Gary Miereanu Tweet
December 3, 2019: James Tucker did an initial pass on the Wonder Woman design but it was later revised. James Tucker Tweet
December 13, 2019: Still of Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and the Green Lantern Corps. Stewart is voiced by Phil LaMarr. Gary Miereanu Tweet
December 16, 2019: 1:43 trailer released. Rated PG-13 for violent content, bloody images, suggestive material, language, thematic elements, and some smoking. Front cover revealed. IGN YouTube
December 18, 2019: Digital release is on February 25, 2020 and physical media release is on March 17, 2020. Phantom Stranger will be the short attached to the release. Special features also include a Cold War featurette, two episodes from the Red Son motion comic, and sneak peak at Justice League Dark: Apokolips War. Rated PG-13 and runtime listed at 84 minutes. WF Article
February 11, 2020: Still of Lex Luthor released. Gary Miereanu Tweet
February 12, 2020: Red Son will premiere on February 24 at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood at 7 pm. Isaacs, Bader, Acker, Marshall, Morris, Smith, Roiz, LaMarr, Willingham, Timm, and Liu will attend. Still included. World's Finest
February 12, 2020: 51 second "Newsreel Clip" clip posted. WBE YouTube
February 13, 2020: The movie is still rated PG-13. Gary Miereanu Tweet
February 21, 2020: 40 second clip "Lex & Lois" released. Warner Bros. Entertainment YouTube
February 21, 2020: Lex and Lois still released. Gary Miereanu Tweet
February 24, 2020: 1:08 Batman clip posted. IGN YouTube
February 25, 2020: 43:41 recording of West Hollywood panel posted. Saturday Morning Cereal YouTube
February 26, 2020: 1:18 clip "Satellite Clip" released. WBHE YouTube
February 26, 2020: Tara Strong voiced Young Batman. Sam Liu Tweet
February 28, 2020: 1:06 clip "Now or Later" released. ComicBook YouTube
February 28, 2020: Red Son will be screened at the Directors Guild of America in New York City on March 16 at 7 pm. Amy Acker, Vanessa Marshall, Roger Craig Smith, Sasha Roiz, Bruce Timm, Sam Liu, and J.M. DeMatteis will attend the post-screening panel. Two stills of Green Lantern and Lois released. WF Article
March 2, 2020: New York premiere canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus. CBR Article
March 3, 2020: 1:15 clip released. CBR YouTube
March 4, 2020: 1:21 clip released. DC YouTube
March 12, 2020: 0:41 clip "Batman-Helicopters" released. WBHE YouTube
March 12, 2020: Two Batman stills released. World's Finest Tweet
March 12, 2020: Promo posters released. WBHE Tweet
March 12, 2020: Interview with Sam Liu. Red Son took five attempts to make. Starburst Article
March 13, 2020: The military official who talks to Superman at the dam is named General Rogozhin, a nod to Dostoevsky's The Idiot, in the script. J.M. DeMatteis Tweet
March 13, 2020: J.M. DeMatteis confirms the hydroelectric dam is loosely based on the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam. J.M. DeMatteis Tweet
March 13, 2020: Interviews with Jason Isaacs, Vanessa Marshall, and Phil Morris. DC Daily Episode 371
March 13, 2020: Roger Craig Smith will do a Twitter AMA on Moday the 16th from 4-5 pm PDT. Roger Craig Smith Tweet
March 16, 2020: 1:01 clip featuring Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman released. IGN Article
May 14, 2020: Streams on DC Universe on June 17. DC Blog
June 24, 2020: Interview with Amy Acker and Phil Morris. DCU Article
February 21, 2021: Interview with Sam Liu. The Sarah O'Connell Show YouTube, 1 hour, 09 mark
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight News
October 15, 2015: NYCC Q&A with James Tucker. Tucker still wants to do an Elseworlds DTV in an anthology format that adapts Gotham by Gaslight, Flashpoint Batman: Knight of Vengeance, and Red Rain. CBR Article
April 8, 2017: It was reported at Wizard World St. Louis, Jennifer Carpenter revealed she's voicing Catwoman in an animated adaptation of Gotham by Gaslight. CBM Article
July 8, 2017: The next movie releasing after Batman and Harley Quinn will be Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. CB Article
July 10, 2017: Jay Oliva confirms he is not involved in the movie. Jay Oliva Tweet
September 26, 2017: Updated listing in iTunes reveals cast includes Bruce Greenwood, Jennifer Carpenter, Chris Cox, John DiMaggio, David Forseth, Grey Griffin, Anthony Head, Bob Joles, Yuri Lowenthal, Lincoln Melcher, Scott Patterson, William Salyers, Tara Strong, Bruce Timm, and Kari Wuhrer. Sam Liu listed as director, Jim Krieg as screenwriter, and Bruce Timm as producer. Screenshot of cover and logline emphasizes Batman vs. Jack the Ripper. Toon Zone post
October 6, 2017: Summary of panel. It includes more characters than seen in the original comic, many suspects who could be Jack the Ripper, not sure yet if rating will be PG-13 or R, at least one sequence that makes you squirm a little bit, not a direct adaptation of Mike Mignola's visual style but the crew took some visual cues the comics and fused that with their traditional animation styles, tried to get as much shadow as possible on Jack the Ripper, first clip has Batman attacking the criminal that's taken charge of the boys and made them pickpockets, and directs them to go to an orphanage and turn around their lives, there's a real emotional arc for Bruce, Selina is an actress/adventurer, and inspired by Sherlock Holmes character Irene Adler and is an equal to Bruce Wayne, they investigate the tragedy together, second clip shown is of Batman and Selina Kyle fighting Jack the Ripper in a slaughterhouse, Alan Burnett said he always wanted to set a scene in a slaughterhouse, movie isn't aiming for historical accuracy, crew are fans of the show Penny Dreadful, Sister Leslie (Thompkins) makes a strong presence in the movie, and the movie has DC Comics Easter eggs, Jack the Ripper Easter Eggs and Sherlock Holmes Easter eggs. CBR Article
October 6, 2017: Anthony Head voices Alfred. Movie partially adapts Gotham by Gaslight and Master of the Future. SyFy Wire Article
October 18, 2017: Q&A summary from NYCC. The character designs were done by Steven Choi. Comics Beat Article
October 19, 2017: Q&A from NYCC with Jim Krieg, Bruce Timm, and Sam Liu. DC All Access YouTube
November 10, 2017: Trailer released. IGN YouTube
November 14, 2017: The movie releases on January 23, 2018 on digital and February 6, 2018 on Blu-ray and DVD. Front cover and special features also revealed - a documentary featurette on the comic, commentary with Bruce Timm, Sam Liu, and Jim Krieg, a sneak peek at Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay, and From the DC Vault - "Showdown" episode from Batman: The Animated Series; "Trials of the Demon!" episode from Batman: The Brave and the Bold. CBR Article
November 25, 2017: Batman still released. Gary Miereanu Tweet
December 5, 2017: New footage in trailer from Warner UK. Warner UK YouTube
December 6, 2017: Gary Miereanu posts still of Jack the Ripper. Gary Miereanu Tweet
December 6, 2017: The sequence of the battle against Jack the Ripper in the meat factory was boarded by Chase Conley. Sam Liu Tweet
December 14, 2017: The movie will be shown during the DC in D.C. event. It will be shown on January 12 from 6:30 to 9:15 pm. Only 18 years and older will be allowed. There will be a cocktail reception, the movie, and a Q&A with the cast and crew at the Newseum Theatre. Toon Zone post
December 14, 2017: Batman still and Ivy clip released. Gary Miereanu Tweet
December 22, 2017: Batman still released. Gary Miereanu Tweet
January 5, 2018: New clip released of Batman taking on a thug named Big Bill. ComicBook Article
January 11, 2018: New stills and clip released of Batman and street urchins. World's Finest Tweet
January 12, 2018: Bruce Greenwood Q&A at DC in D.C. event. Greenwood praises the script and would do a sequel. ComicBook Article
January 13, 2018: Batman still released. Gary Miereanu Tweet
January 15, 2018: Summary of screening and panel at DC in D.C. event. 1944 movie "The Lodger" and Erik Larson's historical novel "The Devil in the White City" were cited as influences. Previews World Article
January 16, 2018: Jack the Ripper still released. Gary Miereanu Tweet
January 16, 2018: Batman still released. Announcement tomorrow. Gary Miereanu Tweet
January 17, 2018: Batman and Jack stills released. World's Finest Tweet
January 17, 2018: Batman still released. Paley Center Los Angeles premiere will be on February 5, 2018. Screening starts at 7 pm. Gary Miereanu Tweet
January 23, 2018: Three stills released. World's Finest Tweet
January 23, 2018: Selina still and clip released. Gary Miereanu Tweet
February 2, 2018: Batman vs. Jack clip released. ComicBook Article
February 2, 2018: Bruce meets Selina clip released. THR Article
February 2, 2018: Interview with cast and crew. Down and Nerdy Podcast Episode 199
February 3, 2018: Phil Bourassa reveals early development sketches of Batman he did a very nascent stage before Bruce Timm settled on a direction . Phil Bourassa instagram
February 5, 2018: Bruce Wayne and Hugo Strange chat clip released. CBR Article
February 5, 2018: Jack and Batman pursue a blimp across Gotham clip released. SyFy Wire Article
February 5, 2018: Jake Castorena posts storyboards of Batman and Jack fight. Jake Castorena instagram
February 6, 2018: Jack and Batman battle on the blimp clip released. Gary Miereanu Tweet
February 9, 2018: Jake Castorena posts snippet of original board for blimp fight. Jake Castorena instagram
February 12, 2018: Jim Krieg confirms Hugo Strange describing Jack the Ripper as having a "hatred of women, a hunger that never dies!" was a reference to Star Trek Season 2 episode 14 "Wolf in the Fold". Jim Krieg Tweet
March 15, 2018: Jake Castorena posts another snippet of original board for blimp fight. Jake Castorena instagram
March 23, 2018: Blu-ray sales estimates for first week release is $2 million. The Numbers Tweet
July 6, 2018: Jake Castorena posts a snippet of an original board for a Gordon-Batman talking scene. Jake Castorena instagram
June 21, 2019: Initial concept art for Batman. Steven Choi instagram
June 21, 2019: Initial concept art for Batman. Steven Choi instagram
June 21, 2019: Initial concept art of Batman and Jack the Ripper. Steven Choi instagram
June 21, 2019: More concept art of Batman. Steven Choi instagram
June 21, 2019: Tim, Dickie, and Jason final designs. Steven Choi instagram
June 21, 2019: Final Batman design. Steven Choi instagram
June 21, 2019: Final Gordon as Jack design. Steven Choi instagram
Batman Ninja News
September 19, 2017: There is a Batman Ninja anime film slated for release in 2018. The crew includes director Jumpei Mizusaki, character designer Takashi Okazaki, screenwriter Kazuki Nakashima, and English-language screenwriters Leo Chu & Eric Garcia. There will be a first look at New York Comic Con on October 05, 2017 from 12:45 to 1:45 PM at Main Stage 1-D. NYCC post
October 5, 2017: Summary of First Look panel at NYCC. The movie takes place in medieval Japan, Nakashima, Okazaki and Mizusaki were approached by Warner Bros., performers acted out the fight scenes and the recorded choreography was used by the animators as a reference point, the Blu-ray will include both the subtitled original Japanese version as well as an English version, it is Batman through the eyes of the Japanese, the movie is a love letter to the Batman mythos and comes with a cache of easter eggs and surprises for fans, and it will be rated PG-13 for intense action. The teaser trailer shown features Batman confronting the Joker but Joker identifies him as a hero who can do everything but kill, Nightwing strikes the Penguin, Robin brandishes a sword, Poison Ivy takes out her own blade, Catwoman takes on Harley Quinn, A men-yoroi, facial armor, is removed and reveals Two-Face, and Gorilla Grodd reigns as a feudal lord. There was also a tease of an amazing fight scene. CB Article
October 5, 2017: The Joker is voiced by someone with the initials "T.H.". Meselyn Tweet
October 5, 2017: First look at Batman and Joker figures. DLohRidah Tweet
October 5, 2017: First look at Red Hood on poster. yourethestorm Tweet
October 5, 2017: The movie has been in the works for the last three years. Meselyn Tweet
October 5, 2017: The movie is not finished yet and not all the voice recording is done. Meselyn Tweet
October 5, 2017: Prime 1 Studios will be producing 1/4 scale figures of Batman, Joker, and more. Prime 1 Studio Facebook Post
October 6, 2017: Kamikaze Douga is the studio providing animation services and music by Yugo Kanno. Anime News Network Article
November 30, 2017: Trailer released. Comic Book Article
November 30, 2017: Footage from Tokyo Comic Con (Japanese and English sub versions) and poster art released. Kouichi Yamadera voice Batman, Wataru Takagi voices Joker, Ai Kakuma voices Catwoman, and Rie Kugimiya voices Harley Quinn. ANN Article
December 1, 2017: Gallery of screencaps from trailer. CBR Article
December 1, 2017: Prime 1 Studios posts photo of Batman figure. Prime 1 Studio instagram
December 2, 2017: Photos of figures on display at Tokyo Comic Con. Toys R Evil blog
January 23, 2018: Scans of magazine article from Figure King. The Batman figure releases in June and includes interchangeable portraits, interchangeable hands, a removable cape, and a sword. The Joker releases in July and looks to include interchangeable faces, interchangeable hands, a sword, and two fan weapons. Both are listed for 6000 Yen (or about $54). Toy Ark Article
January 26, 2018: On March 25, there will be a panel from 10:25 to 11:00 am at AnimeJapan 2018 with Ai Kakuma, voice of Catwoman. AnimeJapan Schedule
January 31, 2018: Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action and for some suggestive material. WF Tweet
February 13, 2018: Releases on April 24 in digital and on May 8 on Blu-ray Steelbook, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD. A 4K UHD for a Digital only release is planned for Summer 2018. Runtime is 85 minutes. Special features listed. "East/West Batman" explores combining eastern and western animation. "Batman: Made in Japan" has the filmmakers talking about the Japanese character models, influences, and designs. "New York Comic Con Presents Batman Ninja" is a recording of the panel from last year. 1:33 trailer, still of Batman and Joker, front cover, logline, and English cast released. Roger Craig Smith voices Batman, Tony Hale voices the Joker, Grey Griffin voices Catwoman, Tara Strong voices Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, Fred Tatasciore voices Gorilla Grodd and Deathstroke, Yuri Lowenthal voices Robin, Adam Croasdell voices Nightwing and Alfred, Will Friedle voices Red Robin and Red Hood, Tom Kenny voices Penguin, Eric Bauza voices Two-Face. WF Article
February 14, 2018: Matt Yang King announces he is part of the cast and confirms he could be heard in the trailer. maddking Tweet
February 14, 2018: First look at Steelbook. World's Finest Tweet
March 9, 2018: Premieres at Wonder Con on March 24 from 10:15 am - 12:15 pm in the Arena. Panel includes Jumpei Mizusaki, Kazuki Nakashima, Takashi Okazaki, Leo Chu and Eric Garcia, actors led by Roger Craig Smith. Coming Soon Article
March 16, 2018: Releases in theaters in Japan on June 15. New 30 second teaser posted on website. New cast info for Japanese version: Takehito Koyasu as Gorilla Grodd, Atsuko Tanaka as Poison Ivy, Junichi Suwabe as Deathstroke, Cho as Penguin, Toshiyuki Morikawa as Two-Face, Kenta Miyake as Bane, Yuuki Kaji as Robin, Kengo Kawanishi as Red Robin, Daisuke Ono as Nightwing, Akira Ishida as Red Hood, and Houchu Ohtsuka as Alfred. Crew includes: Part Director: Shinji Takagi, Junichi Yamamoto, Shuhei Morita; Storyboards: Romanov Higa, Junichi Yamamoto, Shuhei Morita; Mechanical Design: Yoshihiro Sono, Daisuke Sajiki, Takashi Okazaki, Akira Gonpei, Shinji Aramaki; Concept Art: Michi Suzuki; Imageboards: Fuminori Kizaki, Jooyo Chang; CGI Director: Satoshi Sawada, Takanobu Mizuno; Chief Modeler: Yuuki Ishikawa; Chief Robo Modeler: Akira Gonpei; Animation Chief: Ryuusuke Sakamoto, Kouichi Yoshino; Texture Chief: Hiromitsu Saitou; Color Design: Satoko Kimura; Art Director: Masanobu Nomura; Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose (EditZ); Composite Director: Miho Sakina; Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami; Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama; Setting Research: Mitsuyasu Sakai; Animation Producer: Tetsuro Satomi; Producer: Kazutatsu Shimizu; and Production Cooperation: Lapiz. ANN Article
March 17, 2018: New Japanese trailer. Warner Bros. Japan YouTube
March 17, 2018: Back cover art released. World's Finest Tweet
March 22, 2018: Tech check at Wonder Con photo posted. Gary Miereanu Tweet
March 24, 2018: Summary of Wonder Con panel. SyFy Wire Article
March 25, 2018: 28:19 Recording of Wonder Con panel. Malice Corp YouTube
March 26, 2018: Summary from Wonder Con panel. The three stereotypes of samurai, ninjas and transforming robots were implemented by Japanese crew, Chu and Garcia talk about differences between English and Japanese dialogue, Bane's lines were kept the same, and there are easter eggs like Two-Face's coin. CBR Article
March 27, 2018: Recording of Wonder Con Q&A with cast. GWW Article
April 16, 2018: 30 second promo clip posted. WBHE Tweet
April 19, 2018: First 2 minutes 30 seconds of movie posted. PlayStation Tweet
April 20, 2018: Still of Poison Ivy posted. WBHE Tweet
April 20, 2018: Dubbed clip of Batman vs. Joker samurai posted. ANN Article
April 20, 2018: Still of Joker posted. There will be news on Monday. Gary Miereanu Tweet
April 20, 2018: 1:55 featurette posted. Google Play YouTube
April 23, 2018: Dubbed clip of Batman vs. Joker. ComicBook Article
April 23, 2018: Still of Harley Quinn posted. News pushed to Tuesday. Gary Miereanu Tweet
April 24, 2018: 00:41 clip "Heroes Assemble" released. On May 1, there will be a screening and panel discussion in New York City at The Directors Guild of America. Screening starts at 7 pm. On May 2, there will be an appearance/signing by filmmakers and key voice cast at Kinokuniya Bookstore followed by a Q&A with the audience starting at 5:30 pm. WF Article
April 24, 2018: 00:42 clip "Forest Fight" released. Otaku USA Magazine YouTube
April 24, 2018: 1:11 clip of Joker and Harley taunting Batman. SyFy Wire Article
April 24, 2018: Still of Catwoman incognito posted. Grey Griffin Tweet
April 25, 2018: Still of Catwoman posted. Gary Miereanu Tweet
April 25, 2018: Sneak peek and interviews from Wonder Con. DCAA YouTube
April 30, 2018: Clip featuring Grodd released. WBHE YouTube
May 8, 2018: Clip featuring Batman and Joker in a sword fight. WBHE YouTube
May 30, 2018: The movie will be adapted as a manga by artist Masato Hisa and launches Friday in Japan in Monthly Hero's magazine. ANN Article
September 15, 2018: Batman Ninja will be available on Netflix starting October 26. ComicBook Article
October 7, 2018: Photo of XM Studio's Batman figure. Retail price is $990. herokomplex instagram
October 7, 2018: Photo of XM Studio's Catwoman figure. Retail price is $1099. herokomplex instagram
October 7, 2018: Photo of XM Studio's Deathstroke figure. herokomplex instagram
October 7, 2018: Photo of XM Studio's Batgirl figure. Retail price is $1099. herokomplex instagram
August 7, 2019: Manga ends on September 1. ComicBook Article
February 20, 2020: The movie is being adapted into a stage play in Japan that runs from October to December 2020. ComicBook Article
DC's Super Pets
July 31, 2018: Jared Stern has been hired to write and direct a theatrical movie. Collider Article
January 30, 2019: It will reportedly open in theaters on May 21, 2021. Jared Stern and Sam Levine are directing. Patty Hicks is producing. Deadline Article
May 22, 2019: Moved to May 22, 2022 release. Deadline Article
September 12, 2020: First look at Krypto. DCU Movie Tweet
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
October 12, 2016: Those who attended theatrical screenings of Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders were given surveys. One question asked which movie would like to be seen made: Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wonder Woman '77, or Swamp Thing. We Got This Covered Article
February 13, 2019: Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, an all-new animated movie, is a joint venture between DC Entertainment and Nickelodeon that unites the two for the first time outside of the comics page to fight Batman's deadly rogues gallery. It is based on the Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics miniseries by James Tynion IV and Freddie Williams II. It releases on 4K, Blu-ray, and Digital late in Spring 2019. Troy Baker voices Batman and the Joker, Darren Criss voices Raphael, Kyle Mooney voices Michelangelo, Baron Vaughn voices Donatello, Eric Bauza voices as Leonardo, Rachel Bloom voices as Batgirl, Tom Kenny voices the Penguin, John DiMaggio voices Mr. Freeze, Tara Strong voices Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, Carlos Alazraqui voices as Bane, and Cas Anvar voices Ra's al Ghul. Clip of Criss recording and stills of Criss, the Turtles with Batman, Batgirl, and Robin, and Raphael included. SyFy Wire Article
February 13, 2019: Jake Castorena worked in it "years" ago. Jake Castorena instagram
February 13, 2019: Still of Turtles seeing Batman in distance. DC Blog
February 19, 2019: The movie is rated PG-13 for fantasy violence. Screen Connections Article
February 21, 2019: Ben Giroux voices Robin. Ben Giroux instagram
February 28, 2019: Ben Giroux posts another shot of Robin. Ben Giroux instagram
March 8, 2019: The movie will have its world premiere at WonderCon on Sunday March 31st, between 1:45pm - 3:45pm. Keith Ferguson voices Baxter Stockman and Two-Face, Brian George voices Alfred, Ben Giroux voices as Robin, Andrew Kishino voices Shredder, and Jim Meskimen voices Commissioner Gordon and Scarecrow. Jake Castorena is the director. The script was by Marly Halpern-Graser. Ben Jones is the producer. Executive producers are Benjamin Melniker and Michael Uslan. Sam Register and Chris Viscardi are executive producers. Wonder Con post
March 11, 2019: Still of the Turtles underwater posted. A trailer will be released soon. Gary Miereanu Tweet
March 12, 2019: 1:46 Trailer and two stills released. EW Article
March 13, 2019: A press release is imminent. Gary Miereanu Tweet
March 14, 2019: Digital release is May 14, 2019, and 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack and Blu-ray Combo Pack releases on June 4, 2019. Logline reveals a team up between Shredder and the Foot Clan and Ra's al Ghul and the League of Assassins. Special features are "Cowabunga, Batman! When Comic Worlds Collide" - a featurette about the concept of crossovers and how it entails the movie, "Fight Night in Gotham" - a featurette about the characters' fighting styles, and a sneak peek at the next DC Universe Movie, Batman: Hush. The runtime is 90 minutes and is PG-13 for fantasy violence. Front covers revealed. WF Article
March 31, 2019: Still of the Turtles peering from manhole. Gary Miereanu Tweet
March 31, 2019: Q&A with cast and crew from Wonder Con. Bionic Buzz YouTube
March 31, 2019: 30 minute recording of the Wonder Con panel. Voices were recorded January to February of 2017. There are some nods to Metalhead in Raphael's bike, Mondo Gecko, and Secret of the Ooze's napkin line. David Alvarez YouTube
April 30, 2019: Michelangelo atop the Tyrannosaurus Rex in the Batcave and riding a skateboard and bumping into Alfred will be in the movie. Batman will be a little more serious than the Turtles so that there's contrast and the Turtles to be a little more serious than they were the 80's cartoon. Andy Kuhn drew the preliminary designs for the movie with lead character designer Steven Choi coming in and making Kuhn's designs more animation friendly. There will be direct homages to the 1990 film such as the shot of Shredder when he first confronts the Turtles replicated exactly when he first appears in this movie and there will be references to the Turtles in Time Super NES video game. One of the mandates from Nickelodeon was not to use the existing actors from the then current TMNT animated series. Baron Vaughn was always Halpern-Graser and Jones' first choice. Gary Miereanu came up with the notion of Troy Baker voicing both Batman and Joker. There is a post credits scene that teases a possible sequel. Comics Beat Article
May 1, 2019: There will be a San Diego Comic Con 2019 exclusive figure of Michelangelo dressed as Batman. Accessories include a sewer lid, pizza and extra sets of hands. This figure is limited to 10,000 pieces and will cost $30.00. Bleeding Cool Article
May 1, 2019: Still of Batgirl and Turtles released. There will be a new clip on Thursday. Gary Miereanu Tweet
May 2, 2019: Still of Barbara Gordon released. Gary Miereanu Tweet
May 2, 2019: 1:58 clip "Opening Scene!" released. WBHE YouTube
May 3, 2019: Next clip may come out in next two weeks and feature Commissioner Gordon. Gary Miereanu Tweet
May 13, 2019: 48 second clip released of the Foot Clan invading Wayne Enterprises to steal some valuable technology only to find Batman waiting for them. WBHE YouTube
May 13, 2019: 1:01 clip released of the Ninja Turtles meeting the Penguin. ComicBook Article
May 14, 2019: "Suiting Up" clip and 5 stills released. WF Article
May 15, 2019: 30 second homage clip posted. CBR Article
May 15, 2019: Brianne Drouhard boarded an speical joke for fans of her webcomic in the form of Michelangelo tripping up the stairs. Brianne Drouhard Tweet
May 16, 2019: 48 second IGN exclusive Batmobile clip. IGN YouTube
May 23, 2019: Easter eggs list posted. TMNT Article
May 24, 2019: Donatello model sheet posted. Steven Choi instagram
May 25, 2019: Foot Clan roughs by Steven Choi. Steven Choi instagram
May 25, 2019: Barbara Gordon and Batgirl roughs by Steven Choi. Steven Choi instagram
May 25, 2019: Revised Barbara Gordon rough by Steven Choi. Steven Choi instagram
May 25, 2019: Batgirl roughs by Steven Choi. Steven Choi instagram
May 25, 2019: Michelangelo in Batsuit art. Steven Choi instagram
May 25, 2019: Early Shredder designs. Steven Choi instagram
May 25, 2019: Final Shredder design. Steven Choi instagram
May 25, 2019: Splinter brush art posted. Steven Choi instagram
May 25, 2019: Chris Copeland posts some storyboard panels. Chris Copeland Tweet
May 26, 2019: Interview with cast and crew. Down & Nerdy Tweet
May 28, 2019: Interview with Troy Baker. WF Article
May 30, 2019: Kyle Mooney's final initial voice record was on February 23, 2017. Gary Miereanu Tweet
May 31, 2019: New Arkham clip and six stills. WF Article
June 2, 2019: Animatic of Batman-Shredder fight. Jake Castorena instagram
June 4, 2019: 00:28 clip "Batman vs Turtles" released. WBHE YouTube
June 4, 2019: 00:28 clip "Batman vs Raphael" released. IGN YouTube
June 4, 2019: 01:34 clip "Ooze" released. DC YouTube
June 14, 2019: Kevin Riepl won the Gold Medal Award for this month's Global Music Awards. Kevin Riepl Tweet
July 8, 2019: Gamestop will be selling exclusive action figure two packs. Batman and Leonardo and Robin and Raphael comes out in September, Batgirl and Donatello comes out in October, Alfred and Michelangelo comes out in November, and Ra's Al Ghul and Shredder comes out in December. Each pack sells for $49.99. They can also all be pre-ordered at once for $249.99. DC Collectors Article
November 18, 2019: The movie will air on Nick on November 27 at 8 pm. Nickandmore! Tweet
June 8, 2020: Chris Copeland posts an animatic of Leonardo vs. Ra's. Chris Copeland Tweet
June 9, 2020: Chris Copeland posts an animatic of Batman vs. TMNT. Chris Copeland Tweet
CW Seed
May 14, 2020: CW Seed is in discussions to do two more series for 2021. ComicBook Article
Harley Quinn
November 20, 2017: DC Digital Service has ordered 26 half-hour episodes of a Harley Quinn animated series. It will be an adult action comedy by executive producers Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumacker and Dean Lorey who will also write. Sam Register will also executive produce. Jennifer Coyle producers along with Ehsugadee Productions in association with Warner Bros. Animation. Margot Robbie is rumored to be at the top of the wish list of actors to voice Harley. The series will also feature Poison Ivy and other DC villains and heroes, old and new. The series revolves around Harley trying to make it on her own as the criminal "Queenpin" of Gotham City after breaking things off once and for all with the Joker. It is still a project in the works. A piece of developmental art included. Deadline Article
November 20, 2017: Patrick Schumacker guarantees Poison Ivy will be a huge part of the series. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
November 21, 2017: Paul Dini is not involved in the series and Amanda Connor contributed to development art. CBR Article
January 7, 2018: Alleged character breakdowns reveal series regulars will be the Joker, Poison Ivy, Sy Borgman, Dr. Psycho, Malice Vundabar, King Shark, and Clayface. Hash Tag Show Article
January 7, 2018: Patrick Schumacker confirms the character breakdowns are accurate except Dr. Psycho has telepathy not telekinesis. The series will be like Rick and Morty, Catwoman is likely to appear, and the series is still in very early writing stages. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 2, 2018: New logo released. DC Article
May 2, 2018: Adam Stein, Jordan Weiss, Tom Hyndman, Laura Moran, Jamiesen Borak, and Jess Dweck & Jane Becker are on the writing staff. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 25, 2018: An alleged cast list includes Kaley Cuoco, Alan Tudyk, Tony Hale, and Diedrich Bader. Revenge of the Fans Article
June 28, 2018: New logline reveals Harley's aspiration is to earn a seat at the Legion of Doom. Releases in 2019. ComicBook Article
July 10, 2018: There will be a fan experience at the Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter across from Comic Con, filled with installations. One involves the 'creating mayhem in the Harley Quinn chaos room.' Thursday to Saturday hours are 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM (line closes at 6:00 PM) and Sunday hours are 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM (line closes at 4:00 PM). DC Comics Blog
October 3, 2018: 54 second NYCC teaser featuring Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Batman posted. Kaley Cuoco voices Harley. Warner Bros. TV YouTube
October 3, 2018: The cast is Lake Bell, Alan Tudyk, Ron Funches, JB Smoove, Jason Alexander, Wanda Sykes, Giancarlo Esposito, Natalie Morales, Jim Rash, Diedrich Bader, Tony Hale, and Chris Meloni. ComicBook Article
October 4, 2018: Release timeline for DC Universe shows Harley Quinn set for a late October 2019 release. User: Geek Vibes Nation Tweet
October 6, 2018: Interview with Cuoco. The series will start with Harley and Joker in a "very crazy up and down relationship." Joker takes all the credit for the latest caper and Harley breaks up with him to rule Gotham on her own, become the best villain, and gathers her own team. But she does relapse into hook-ups with the Joker. Poison Ivy is Harley's best friend and gives her "great advice" and is the most "real voice" in her life. IGN Article
October 11, 2018: Rahul Kohli announces he is voicing Scarecrow. Rahul Kohli Tweet
October 24, 2018: Diedrich Bader reveals Alan Tudyk voices the Joker and Chris Meloni voices Jim Gordon. Bader's take on Batman is fairly consistent but Jim will be 'very different'. Batman and Jim will appear in a lot of scenes together and their relationship will be explored. Bader likens the series to an Adult Swim show. Discussing Film YouTube, 7:30 and 8:30 marks
December 14, 2018: October 2019 release date confirmed. ComicBook Article
December 18, 2018: October 11, 2019 release date revealed. GWW Article
January 11, 2019: Shane Glines is the supervising character designer. Shane Glines Tweet
February 12, 2019: Alan Tudyk talks about voicing Joker and Mark Hamill. Tony Hale voices Dr. Psycho. ComicBook Article
February 17, 2019: Amber Blade Jones started on the series as BG Paint, then went to BG Layout and is currently a Revisionist. Amber Blade Jones Tweet
March 7, 2019: New looks at Harley Quinn. Harley Movie News Tweet
March 7, 2019: Kaley Cuoco posts photos from ADR session, with animation of Harley and Joker present. Kaley Cuoco
March 7, 2019: Photo from sound effect spotting session posted. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 8, 2019: Series will be a one episode a week release format. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 8, 2019: Episodes will be 20-something minutes in length. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 8, 2019: Brief footage of Harley in new DC Universe promo. DC Universe Tweet
April 1, 2019: Brief footage of Harley in new DC Universe Mr. Nobody promo. DC YouTube
April 9, 2019: Interview with Christopher Meloni. Bleeding Cool Article
April 17, 2019: Jefferson Friedman will score the series. Film Music Reporter Article
April 22, 2019: Vinton Heuck is one of the directors. Newsarama Article
April 24, 2019: Christina Sotta is one of the directors. Christina Sotta Tweet
April 24, 2019: Susan Yung is one of the painters. Susan Yung Tweet
May 27, 2019: New promotional image of Harley. We Got This Covered Article
May 30, 2019: The series will air on Adult Swim in Canada fall 2019/winter 2020. Corus Article
June 7, 2019: Diedrich Bader posts a snippet from a script with Batman and Harley. Diedrich Bader Tweet
June 17, 2019: Sanaa Lathan voices Catwoman. Black Film Article
June 24, 2019: On July 17, the pilot will be screened during preview night 6-10 pm. On July 20 from 7-9 pm there will be DC Universe Series Sneak Previews and a Q&A in the Indigo Ballroom. Deadline Article
July 2, 2019: There will be a special booth activation at San Diego Comic Con that takes immerses fans inside the comically twisted world of the new series with an Arkham interactive tour. Deadline Article
July 15, 2019: First look at Comic Con tote bag. Jim Lee Tweet
July 18, 2019: Excerpt from the TV Guide Comic Con 2019 article. Syd Borgman is voiced by Jason Alexander, Clayface is also voiced by Alan Tudyk, and Ron Funches voices King Shark. Shark is a tech wiz. Wanda Sykes is the evil Queen of Fables and J.B. Smoove is Ivy's "chill, wise-cracking" houseplant. At some point one of Clayface's arms gets cut off during a botched heist and it develops a life of its own. Tom Kenny will voice it. First look at Kite/Charles Brown, Clayface/Basil Karlo, Doctor Psycho/Edgar Cizko, Bane, and King Shark from the WB Booth at Comic Con. Comics Beat Article
July 19, 2019: James Adomian voices Bane. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
July 19, 2019: Pilot will be screened at DC Universe panel on July 20. New Poison Ivy design posted. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
July 20, 2019: 1:13 trailer released. Warner Bros. TV YouTube
July 20, 2019: The series was in development for 3 years, the pilot sets up the whole season, it will be serialized, the screw had full access to the vault of DC characters, Harley is likened to Mary Tyler Moore if she was a killer, Harley's crew will debut by episode 4, the actors recorded together when they could, Harley wants to be the biggest bad, Poison Ivy doesn't see herself as a villain and she's not much of one on the show, Bane is a big part of the show, Bane apparently has someone at Starbucks he hates, the pilot took 6 months to make, the crew was fearful of what Bruce Timm would think so they took their time on the pilot, the writers room started in November 2017, once Harley gets the eye of the Legion of Doom heavy hitters like Lex Luthor and Black Manta will appear, the Legion treats Bane badly, and Timm saw it and liked it. Newsarama Article
July 21, 2019: James Gordon has PTSD, Gordon gets so dark even Batman tells him to settle down, Harley is relentlessly optimistic and sees the fun in the city, and in the last couple of episodes, Ivy and Harley go head-to-head against Joker once and for all. TV Insider Article
July 23, 2019: Where the live action movies lionized the heroes, in the show heroes like Batman are a real buzz kill and Superman tells dad jokes. Smoove's character is named Frank the Plant. Harley learns what real friendship is and how these friends are more of her family than her real family which we find out later in the series. She fights Robin, voiced by Jacob Tremblay, in the show but "she's never going to kill Robin," just those who deserve it. Deadline Article
July 24, 2019: Vanessa Marshall will voice Wonder Woman. Vanessa Marshall instagram
July 25, 2019: TV Guide article reveals Charlie Adler is the voice director. ArkhamHQ16 Tweet
August 9, 2019: Mac Whiting is the animation director. Mac Whiting instagram
August 19, 2019: 1:39 first look released. Brief first looks at Wonder Woman and Killer Croc. Jim Rash voiced Riddler, J.B. Smoove voices Frank the Plant, Giancarlo Esposito voiced Lex Luthor, and the Robin Jacob Tremblay voices is Damian Wayne. Tisha Campbell Martin and Matt Oberg are also in the cast. IGN Article
September 6, 2019: NYCC screening will be on October 6, 1:05-1:30 pm at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden. DC Blog
September 8, 2019: September 8 was director Juan Jose Meza-Leon's last day of work on the show. Juan Jose Meza-Leon instagram
September 27, 2019: September 27 was character designer TJ Collins' last day of work on the show. TJ Collins instagram
October 3, 2019: Series premieres on November 29, 2019. Newsarama Article
October 16, 2019: Interview with Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker from New York Comic Con. io9 Article
October 29, 2019: One month teaser posted. Harley Quinn Tweet
October 30, 2019: 13 episodes will be initally streamed once a week from November 29, 2019 to February 21, 2020. Newsarama Article
November 5, 2019: Storyboard panel of Joker shooting a henchman. Brandon McKinney instagram
November 8, 2019: Kaley Cuoco comments on show during The View. The View Tweet
November 12, 2019: Full trailer released. DC YouTube
November 12, 2019: Episode titles, airdates, and loglines for first 13 episodes released. WF Article
November 12, 2019: More voice cast revealed. Briana Cuoco voices Batgirl, Andy Daly voices Two Face, Tony Hale also voices Felix Faust, Phil LaMarr voices Jason Praxis and Black Manta, Vanessa Marshall also voices Giganta, Tisha Campbell Martin voices Tawny Young, Matt Oberg voices Kite Man and KGBeast, Jim Rash voices The Riddler, and Will Sasso voices Maxie Zeus. Animation Magazine Article
November 12, 2019: Storyboard panel of Harleen jumping into a vat of chemicals posted. Brandon McKinney instagram
November 17, 2019: Stills for episode 3 "So You Need A Crew" released. CBM Article
November 25, 2019: Get to Know Harley character spot released. DC YouTube
November 27, 2019: Interview with Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker. Show was pitched in 2016 but they had other commitments. Started on it after powerless and the writer's room began in November 2017. Every episode took about 18 weeks to get back from a locked animatic to the finished color animation. The end of episode 26 sets up the next season if there will be one. CBR Article
November 27, 2019: Get to Know Poison Ivy character spot released. DC YouTube
November 29, 2019: Cuoco comments on finding the voice for Harley. TV Line Article
November 30, 2019: 00:35 promo for episode 2 released. DC YouTube
November 30, 2019: Merchandise has gone for sale at DC Universe, including a $125 figure of Harley. DCU Tweet
December 1, 2019: Interview with cast and crew. Jennifer Coyle talks about taking the "DNA" of the Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti version, using the New 52 and Mad Love as touchstones, and incorporating her pink and blue hair from the Suicide Squad run. Shane Glines talks about the mandate not to over-sexualize Harley's design so she went through the most design iterations and making sure her body language wasn't a doll pose. Justin Halpern says the 2016 pitch was like a female version of Ferris Bueller's Day Off with Harley as Ferris and Ivy as Cameron Frye. Rick and Morty and Arrested Development are also cited as comedic influences. There was little restrictions except after 22 F-bombs in the pilot, the studio put a cap of 8 to 9 per episode and the studio was protective of Batman. Coyle recalls a board the show executives nixed because it had Batman with a sign taped to his back with the effs bats joke. The crew was cognizant of violence so Harley only kills universally despised people like bankers and henchmen. There was an excised idea of Harley tearing off someone's head and hitting someone else with the spinal cord. Traditional heroes' color palettes were toned down, the clothing is more muted and their colors are a little bit darker. Gotham's colors pop a little brighter. All 26 episodes were delivered in 24 months. Work was done on multiple episodes simultaneously. Concept art of Harley and King Shark included. Animation Magazine Article
December 2, 2019: Teaser image of a bar mitzvah invite from a Joshua Cobblepot for episode 2 released. Harley Quinn Tweet
December 2, 2019: Show was submitted for an Annie Award for "So You Need A Crew". Variety Article
December 3, 2019: The series premiere will air on TBS on Sunday December 8 at 11 p.m. as part of the network's "DCember" lineup. TV Line Article
December 3, 2019: Get to Know Batman TV spot posted. DC YouTube
December 3, 2019: Early concept art of Poison Ivy posted. Shane Glines Tweet
December 3, 2019: Rough concepts of Clayface posted. Shane Glines Tweet
December 3, 2019: Design exploration of Frank the Plant posted. Shane Glines Tweet
December 3, 2019: Design concepts of Commissioner Gordon and Killer Croc posted. Shane Glines Tweet
December 3, 2019: Early concept art of Clayface posted. Shane Glines Tweet
December 3, 2019: Brian Bolland-inspired concept art of Joker posted. Shane Glines Tweet
December 3, 2019: Early concept art of Riddler posted. Shane Glines Tweet
December 4, 2019: Shane Glines posts Harley experessions. Shane Glines Tweet
December 5, 2019: Preview of episode 2 included in this week's DC Daily. DC YouTube
December 5, 2019: Villain with Man Bat, Killer Croc and KGBeast in Arkham cafeteria scene was Livewire. Another cameo during breakout might have been Killer Frost. Shane Glines did a Frost design. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
December 6, 2019: Shane Glines confirms the Livewire cameo in the pilot and she has been redesigned for a later episode. Shane Glines Tweet
December 6, 2019: Patrick Schumacker confirms Mrs. Cobblepot in "A High Bar" is the Penguin's sister (not sister-in-law). Patrick Schumacker Tweet
December 9, 2019: Get to Know Doctor Psycho character spot released. DC YouTube
December 11, 2019: Censored version of Episode 1 posted online by DC. DC YouTube
December 11, 2019: Get to Know Queen of Fables character spot released. DC YouTube
December 12, 2019: Get to Know Clayface character spot released. DC YouTube
December 14, 2019: Preview of episode 4. DC YouTube
December 15, 2019: Interview with composer Jefferson Freidman. ComicBook Article
December 19, 2019: Get to Know King Shark character spot released. DC YouTube
December 21, 2019: Preview of episode 5. DC YouTube
December 22, 2019: Patrick Schumacker mentions Alfred Pennyworth's voice actor has been cast. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
December 28, 2019: Preview of episode 6. DC YouTube
January 2, 2020: Get to Know Sy Borgman character spot released. DC YouTube
January 4, 2020: Preview of episode 7. DC YouTube
January 9, 2020: Get to Know Frank the Plant character spot released. DC YouTube
January 11, 2020: Preview of episode 8. DC YouTube
January 17, 2020: Get to Know Bane character spot released. DC YouTube
January 18, 2020: Preview of episode 9. DC YouTube
January 24, 2020: Shane Glines posts design draft of Bane. Shane Glines Tweet
January 25, 2020: Preview of episode 10. DC YouTube
February 1, 2020: Preview of episode 11. DC YouTube
February 8, 2020: Preview of episode 12. DC YouTube
February 14, 2020: 36 second trailer for episode 13 released. EW Article
February 21, 2020: Interview with Justin Halpern. Catwoman and Batgirl are confirmed to appear. Doctor Trapp will appear and has a big part in an episode. There will be trip off-planet for an episode. The next 13 episodes will deal with Harley and Ivy seeking love. More of Ivy's past will be explored in upcoming episodes. There will be an episode set on Themiscyra. Margot Robbie was involved in meetings just to stay informed of what was being done. It was intentional that Kaley Cuoco does a classic Harley accent when around the Joker, a normal voice on her own, and does a thicker accent back home in Bensonhurst. In addition to Ivy, Lake Bell voiced 50+ characters who had one or two lines. The second batch of 13 episodes are almost done. GWW Article
February 21, 2020: Season 2 starts on April 3. Decider Article
February 21, 2020: Vinton Heuck directed a few episodes for season 2. Vinton Heuck Tweet
February 24, 2020: Alfred Molina voices Mr. Freeze, Gotham's male villains don't take kindly to Harley's ascendancy and conspire against her, and Catwoman will be a recurring character. ComicBook Article
February 27, 2020: TJ Collins posts the special poses he did of Clayface being unable to hold Batman's form in "The Final Joke". TJ Collins Tweet
February 29, 2020: The first episode of season 2 was screened during the DC Universe panel at C2E2. Sam Humphries Tweet
March 9, 2020: 1:05 first look at season two posted. DC YouTube
March 18, 2020: First four episode titles of season 2 revealed. "New Gotham" streams on April 3, "Riddle U" on April 10, "Trapped" on April 17, and "Thawing Hearts" on April 24. Newsarama Article
March 19, 2020: Season 2 trailer released. First look at Mr. Freeze, Batgirl/Barbara, Catwoman, and Parademons. DC YouTube
March 19, 2020: Season 2 art posted. DCU Harley Tweet
March 19, 2020: In season 2, there will be a lot of Two-Face, an original song, and George Lopez will guest star and far better than Howie Mandel. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 19, 2020: Darkseid is coming. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 19, 2020: Catwoman is in about three episodes. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 19, 2020: Barbara Gordon is a college student when she debuts and it is her origin story. She's smart, a fighter, and a shining ray of hope her father lacks and needs. She doesn't see Harley as a pure villain. It is a enemy of my enemy is my friend situation. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 19, 2020: Catwoman is an ally to Harley and Poison Ivy. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 20, 2020: Work on season 2 is done but a few post production things on the last few episodes. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 20, 2020: Catwoman debuts in the third episode of season 2, she is an old friend of Poison Ivy who helps her and Harley with a mission, and she is not the most trustworthy person. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 24, 2020: Season 2 logline teases a conflict between Harley and the newly formed Injustice League over Gotham City. Stills and logline for "New Gotham" included. WF Article
March 27, 2020: Season 2 21 second teaser posted. DCUHarley Quinn Tweet
March 27, 2020: A Warner Bros Television representative confirmed there are plans to air the series outside of the U.S., like in the U.K. through E4, and that a complete season one Blu-Ray release is coming soon. ComicBook Article
March 27, 2020: Showrunners and writer's room have a general idea of what a season 3 would be but they have not received a renewal yet. They have submitted a one page set up for what it could be though it could change entirely after a pickup. There might be opportunities for other outlets. ComicBook Article
March 28, 2020: There will be a flashback episode that is a bit of an homage to Batman: The Animated Series, while also retelling and reframing Harley's origin story with both the Joker and her original acquaintance with Poison Ivy. There's a big revelation that a lot of the feelings that Harley had for the Joker maybe shouldn't have been and a lot of those were based on lies. ComicBook Article
March 28, 2020: Jamiesen Borak wrote the flashback episode, it's title is a LOST reference, and is the sixth episode of the season. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 29, 2020: Harley and Ivy will have to assume disguises in an episode with Barbara. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 1, 2020: George Lopez voices himself in a Bane-centric episode. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 1, 2020: Season 2 picks up right where season 1 left off. Gotham is in shambles, sort of inspired by the "No Man's Land" comic book run, and the city has been divvied up by several of the high ranking members of Gotham's rogues' gallery. The season tracks Harley as she makes her way in this new post-apocalyptic world of these territories. Season 2 for Harley is, "What do I want now that I'm not living my life for someone else? What is it that I want?" Episode 2 is the first appearance of Barbara Gordon. The university she attends has been commandeered by the Riddler. She's kind of coping with living under lockdown with The Riddler as the dean of this university and her father, Jim Gordon, is her roommate - kind of against her will. He is spiraling towards his lowest points so, his misery along with the absence of Batman and because of her determination, she ends up becoming Batgirl. Catwoman is the only person in the world that Ivy melts over with admiration towards. The way she is portrayed is that she's just cooler than cool and Ivy gets uncharacteristically giddy when she's around her. Like she's just this icon, she's Ivy's Lady Gaga. Writer Sarah Peters helped forming this show's Catwoman. Harley and Ivy need to extricate a certain weapon, which is under lock and key, at the National History Museum, which has been booby trapped and they need someone who is experienced in being slippery around booby traps so Catwoman is a no-brainer. Jim Gordon even bristles with the fact that there's someone who's acting in Batman’s place. Batgirl and Jim become unwitting partners at one point in the show. He's oblivious to the fact that it's his own daughter. Eventually he gets wise to it. Overall, Barbara is part of his redemption arc. Harley and Ivy's relationship will have a label by the end of the season. Through the season, Harley and Kite Man’s relationship evolves. She begins to understand Kite Man more. There is a respect for him by the end of the season. Season 2 shakes up the crew by the end of it. Bane gets more screentime this season. Episode 22 overall of the series is the Themyscira episode. It's a girl trip to Themyscira with Harley, Ivy, Catwoman, and a couple of other spoilerly friends that has huge ramifications on Harley and Ivy's relationship, while also having a musical number that has been in the works for a very long time that is very ridiculous. Newsarama Article
April 3, 2020: Interview with Schumacker, Halpern, and Lorey. Mr. Freeze, his origin story and his cryogenically frozen wife will be "disrupted" in a comedic way? The Mr. Freeze episode is about Harley becoming a little bit more woke and getting used to learning more about someone before passing judgment. She thinks Mr. Freeze is a straight-up villain, but he's ultimately a sympathetic character yet handles his trauma in unproductive ways, turning his anger and angst into crime. It's a weird episode but oddly really touching. Nora Fries will be introduced in a way that we haven't before and will be voiced by someone. Still included for episode 2. EW Article
April 4, 2020: Season 2 was originally going to air in Fall 2020. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 5, 2020: Man-Bat will appear in season 2. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 6, 2020: Alfred Pennyworth and Lucius Fox will appear in season 2. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 11, 2020: When Alan Tudyk did his first take for "Stephanie" during voice recording for "Riddle U," Dean Lorey did a spit take. George Peters Tweet
April 12, 2020: The flashback episode may be the sixth episode of the season. It comes after an episode focusing on Batman and what he was been up to in all the chaos. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 14, 2020: May episode titles revealed. "All the Best Inmates Have Daddy Issues" airs on May 1, "There's No Place to Go But Down" airs on May 8, "Batman's Back Man" airs on May 15, "Inner (Para) Demons" airs on May 22, and "Bachelorette" airs on May 29. Newsarama Article
April 16, 2020: May episode order revised to be in correct order. "Batman's Back Man" airs on May 1, "All the Best Inmates Have Daddy Issues" airs on May 8, and "There's No Place to Go But Down" airs on May 15. Newsarama Article
April 16, 2020: A sound mix for episode 25 was conducted. The episode has 20 characters in it. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 17, 2020: Bane will fight in "Batman's Back Man" and Joshua will not appear in season 2. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 17, 2020: Interview with Patrick Schumacker. Flashback episode will show Harleen Quinzel's first day at Arkham Asylum and how she met Joker and Poison Ivy. Bruce learns what happened, how Bruce reacts to someone using his symbol without his approval, comedy between Bruce and Alfred - Alfred's an old sourpuss parent telling him he can't go out and party saying he's not ready, and Bruce schemes with his friend Lucius to build him a suit to augment his weakened state. Episode 5 or 6 deals with where Bane's at, we see his new lair, he's providing a "wellness service" to villains like Bane running a spa, huge significant moment at the end for Harl/Ivy shippers. Riddler plays a big role his season leading up to the season finale. Adapting Harley comic by Sam Humphries when she steals Apokoliptian armor. Rachel Dratch will voice someone in Mr. Freeze episode. Gus will return this season. Phil LaMarr sings a song that is a send up to Under The Sea. It'll be "juvenile." In episode 9, in b-story with King Shark. Cecilia Aranovich oversaw the sequence as she's a big Little Mermaid fan. Sarah Peters wrote episode. An important episode in Harley and Ivy's relationship. Show "fell on their lap", Kaley Cuoco was recommended to them, and writer's room was divided on accent or no accent for Harley. Only had more than 1 actor in a room recording when pilot was recorded. They weren't sure if Lake Bell would have time to voice Ivy but were sold when they heard her tape. Word Balloon Interview
April 17, 2020: Season 1 DVD set tentatively set to release on June 2. Animesuperhero Post
April 17, 2020: Michael Ironside voices Darkseid. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 17, 2020: Pilot episode came back from overseas animation in January 2019. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 18, 2020: Preview of episode 17. TV Promos YouTube
April 21, 2020: Interview with sound editor George Peters. No Film School Article
April 22, 2020: SyFy will begin airing season 1 starting on May 3 at 11 pm and ending on May 24. Episodes 1 to 4 air on May 3 from 11 pm to 1 am Eastern/Pacific. Episodes 5 to 7 air on May 10 from 11 pm to 12:30 am. Episodes 8 to 10 air on May 17 from 11 pm to 12:30 am. Episodes 11 to 13 air on May 24 from 12 to 1:30 am. SyFy Article
April 22, 2020: Shane Glines posts some of the first Harley drawings done for the show, drawn over Amanda Conner's designs. Because of the emphasis on acting in the show the producers didn't want it to get too stylized. Bruce Timm said they looked like Dave Stevens drawings. Shane Glines Tweet
April 22, 2020: Series airs in the U.K. on E4 on May 7 at 10:30 pm. Geek Town Article
April 23, 2020: Shane Glines posts early Calendar Man designs. Shane Glines Tweet
April 23, 2020: Shane Glines posts early Batman designs. Shane Glines Tweet
April 23, 2020: Shane Glines posts early Catwoman design. Shane Glines Tweet
April 24, 2020: Nora will return. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 24, 2020: Tabitha of the Hammerhead Clan will appear. Nora appears in "Bachelorette". Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 24, 2020: George Peters added the Yes Norman "Woof Woof" as Harley's phone's sound in "Thawing Hearts". George Peters Tweet
April 28, 2020: Clip from "Batman's Back, Man" released. ComicBook Article
April 29, 2020: Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker will be part of a Q&A on May 11 at 5 pm PST in the community section of DC Universe. Newsarama Article
April 29, 2020: Shane Glines posts more early Harley Quinn art drawn over Amanda Connor art. Shane Glines Tweet
April 30, 2020: 45 second clip for "Batman's Back, Man" released. EW Article
April 30, 2020: Shane Glines posts design notes for Arkham guards. Shane Glines Tweet
April 30, 2020: Shane Glines posts design notes for Batgirl's cowl. Shane Glines Tweet
May 1, 2020: Diedrich Bader first recorded ADR from his closet starting with "Batman's Back, Man". Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 1, 2020: The Hellbat suit appearing in "Batman's Back, Man" was Juan Meza-Leon's idea. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 1, 2020: Monica in "Batman's Back, Man" was voiced by Tisha Campbell. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 1, 2020: James Adomian may have ad libbed the "Twins" reference in "Batman's Back, Man". Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 1, 2020: Amber Jones posts storyboard revisions of intital meeting between Bane and Two Face in "Batman's Back, Man". Amber Jones Tweet
May 1, 2020: Amber Jones posts storyboard revisions of second meeting between Bane and Two Face in "Batman's Back, Man". Amber Jones Tweet
May 2, 2020: Patrick Schumacker talks about the adult jokes in the series. The one joke they had to cut was from the Queen of Fables' gingerbread man. But with DC characters like Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman, they had to stay within that character's traditional morality. Digital Spy Article
May 3, 2020: Patrick Schumacker talks about choosing the ethnicity of Catwoman. They had no idea about Zoe Kravitz being casted at the time and this show's Catwoman was influenced by Eartha Kitt and Michelle Pfeiffer. Digital Spy Article
May 4, 2020: Juan Meza-Leon added in the crotch missile gag in the fight in "Batman's Back, Man". It was loved so new lines were written and Christopher Meloni and Diedrich Bader recorded to add in the gag of Bruce getting the idea from him. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 4, 2020: Patrick Schumacker confirms they definitely wanted to focus on others in the Batfamily in "Batman's Back, Man" and they were thinking Robin was out of the country with the Teen Titans and now he's on the outside looking in. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 4, 2020: Patrick Schumacker joins in an analysis of season one's episodes one to four. Word Balloon Tweet
May 9, 2020: Joker's girlfriend isn't someone from the comics or has appeared in the show. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 10, 2020: The sound mix for episode 26 was conducted and work on season 2 is completed. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 10, 2020: Review of episode 5 with Schumacker. Mr. Freeze's hideout was a nod to Halpern and Schumacker's dead pilot for CW that involved a Chuck-E-Cheese-like locale. The post team really helped fix up the coloring and stuff for Harley's mindscape. Peter Girardi pitched the sky to look like gray matter of a brain but it wasn't working. One of the memories Harley originally stumbled upon was the implication she dressed up as Batman before sex with Joker and Warner was unsure of it so Halpern and Schumacker ended up swapping in a scene of Harley's father being beaten up by the mob. The Married with Children-esque family portrait was re-purposed from episode 10. Wordballoon YouTube
May 10, 2020: Review of episode 6 with Schumacker. Clayface originally walked into the police station with Bruce Springsteen and became a rights issue so it turned into a fake cop mispronouncing Bruce's name. King Shark yelling at the inmates was inspired by a stand up routine done by Ron Funches. Wordballoon YouTube
May 10, 2020: Review of episode 7 with Schumacker. There was a note about the reunion massacre going a little too far. Wordballoon YouTube
May 11, 2020: Q&A with Halpern and Schumacker. The only character they have been rebuffed about using was Booster Gold, the only firm no was the show's original take on Aquaman, Alfred will pop up just bit this season, no Dick Grayson or Jason Todd appearances in season 2, there is a later episode of Frank doing a recap, the Legion of Doom were on a corporate retreat when Joker's Tower blew up their headquarters, Lex Luthor will be back in a somewhat significant way, other Legion members will be appearing this season, there will be subtle differences in Batgirl's suit as the show progresses to imply she is always upgrading, and season 2 doesn't delve too much more into Ivy's past. DC Universe Community
May 13, 2020: There will be a watch party of episode 6 and 7 of season 2 with Lorey, Halpern, and Schumacker on May 15 at 9 pm EST. ComicBook Article
May 14, 2020: Shane Glines posts King Shark concept. Shane Glines Tweet
May 14, 2020: Titles and airdates for the final four episodes of season 2: June 5: "Dye Hard", June 12: "A Fight Worth Fighting For", June 19: "Lovers' Quarrel", and June 26: "The Runaway Bridesmaid". DC Blog
May 15, 2020: Patrick Schumacker confirms Bane is alive but will be stuck in The Pit for awhile. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Amber Blade Jones posts storyboard revisions from the sewer scene in "There's No Place to Go But Down". Amber Jones Tweet
May 15, 2020: Patrick Schumacker posts the last page of the "There's No Place to Go But Down" 1/23/19 production draft. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Professor Pyg was originally going to appear in "Batman's Back, Man" but there were changes. His design was partially done so he was incorporated into the audience in "There's No Place to Go But Down". Talent show scene in script posted. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Joker's "I hate spunk" is a classic Ed Asner line from The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Concept art of Bane poster from "There's No Place to Go But Down" posted by Shane Glines. Shane Glines Tweet
May 15, 2020: The Batmobile was redesigned in the flashback to accommodate for Gordon. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Crafting Bane for the series took weeks in the writer's room. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Pit tour page from "All the Best Inmates Have Daddy Issues" 1/23/19 production draft. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Group therapy page from "All the Best Inmates Have Daddy Issues" 1/23/19 production draft. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Last page from "All the Best Inmates Have Daddy Issues" 1/9/19 production draft. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: The GCPD battle "There's No Place to Go But Down" was originally 4 pages in the vein of John Wick. Page posted from the 1/23/19 production draft. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Cheryl survived and will appear in the season 2 finale. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Amber Jones posts animatic from "There's No Place to Go But Down" of Harley and Ivy being taken to the Pit. Amber Jones Tweet
May 15, 2020: Amber Jones posts animatic from "There's No Place to Go But Down" of Harley and Ivy pushed into the Pit. Amber Jones Tweet
May 16, 2020: Recording was 99% done before quarantine. Any ADR after was done over the phone. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 17, 2020: The original name "Luthor's Wayne's Ruth's Chris" couldn't be cleared by legal so the locale became Martha's Bruce Steakhouse. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 17, 2020: Analysis of Season 1 Ep. 8-10 with Patrick Schumacker. Their original take on Aquaman was a macho surfer type not unlike Jason Momoa, some recording was done, and then they got a note back asking if he was too asinine.They looked back and decided to go with the regal Fraiser approach. The Legion of Doom headquarters was based on high end ad firms. Schumacker even worked in some and his parents are in the marketing industry. Justin Halpern did the screeches for Sy's sister but was later replaced by Phil LaMarr. Halpern also does Man Bat's screeches. Aquaman's dolphin Juba is named after a stuffed animal owned by Schumacker's daughter. The still shots of the various acts of terror in the LOD initiation video were supposed to be inspired by classic comic book covers. In an upcoming season 2 episode, they considered doing a recap in the style of William Dozier on Batman '66 but decided it should be Frank the Plant doing the monologue. wordballoon Podcast
May 23, 2020: By the end of season 2, it will be clear where Poison Ivy stands. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 24, 2020: Analysis of Season Ep. 11-13 with Patrick Schumacker. In episode 11, Clayface ruining Riddler's video threat was inspired by Pee-Wee's over eager movie cameo in Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. Music during reveal of the super toxin was inspired by Breaking Bad. The sequence rewritten the most out of the whole series was the journey into Ivy's mind, it was confusing and jammed with strange metaphors so it evolved over time to confront a Big Bad in the Empire Strikes Back homage. Frank wasn't the Cheshire Cat at first. Originally when Kite Man is incinerated – it is revealed to be Scarecrow but it came off as a muddled image so Death was adopted as a universal symbol. Once the initial animation came back, they decided to reiterate what the sequence looked like to make it scary and add in more VFX like the moving eyeballs, blood from the trees, and the flames from Death. Child Ivy coming back green from overseas animation was a happy accident. The inspiration for the highway was Hot Wheels meets Mario Kart and was the first time a heavy amount of CG was used because of all the angles of the scene. About 90 percent of what was boarded remained for the highway scene. They had to be careful around Sy's transformation for legal reasons not to look like a Transformer. Schumacker may have offended Jefferson Friedman once by bashing Baroque music, which happened to be Friedman's focus in school. Kite Man came up in development because another male villain with 'weak powers' was needed as an example of why men with less skills than women get a lot more credit and support. Once Matt Oberg came aboard to voice Kite Man and more of season 1 was plotted, Kite became a favorite of the crew. War of Jokes and Riddles coming out inspired Schumacker to suggest using Kite Man. In episode 12, Schumacker asked if drool from Ivy and Kite Man making out could be removed. Queen of Fables was really killed off and isn't returning in season 2. Felt safe in offing Ivy in the penultimate episode of season 1. Consciously borrowed the Supergirl death pose from Crisis on Infinite Earths throughout the series up to the end of season 2. The Legion of Doom wasn't killed off, they were off on vacation already. One of the blue sky ideas during development was a team up between Harley and Batman and was used in the finale. Halo jump sequence in a later Mission Impossible movie inspired Batman's drop in the Joker Tower. The montage music is a riff on Goodfellas. One of the writer's long wait for a Tesla inspired Joker's complaint. wordballoon Podcast
May 26, 2020: Christina Sotta reveals she directed "Bachelorette". Christina Sotta Tweet
May 27, 2020: Shane Glines posts design for Jim's tattoo. Shane Glines Tweet
May 27, 2020: Shane Glines posts design for Mrs. Calendar Man. Shane Glines Tweet
May 27, 2020: Shane Glines posts design for Parademons. Shane Glines Tweet
May 27, 2020: TJ Collins posts a Catwoman special pose from "Trapped". TJ Collins Tweet
May 28, 2020: The musical in "Bachelorette" was a 'dumb joke' Schumacker and Halpern have tried to do for years. It was composed by Jefferson Friedman and written by Sarah Peters. Justin Halpern Tweet
May 29, 2020: Eris is half-goddess, half human and died in "Bachelorette". Patrick Schumacker Tweet
June 12, 2020: Shane Glines posts puppy design from "A Fight Worth Fighting For". Shane Glines Tweet
June 12, 2020: Shane Glines posts first pass at Barbara Gordon design. Shane Glines Tweet
June 12, 2020: Shane Glines posts designs for age 6, age 10, and teen Harley from "Being Harley Quinn". The script called for them, but ultimately only age 6 was used in the episode. Shane Glines Tweet
June 12, 2020: Amber Jones posts storyboard from "A Fight Worth Fighting For" featuring Batman and Alfred. Amber Jones Vimeo
June 13, 2020: The season 2 finale title is "Something Borrowed, Something Green". "The Runaway Bridesmaid" was a working title that was logged as the final by accident. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
June 13, 2020: Amber Jones posts storyboard from "A Fight Worth Fighting For" featuring Ivy and Kite-Man. Amber Jones Vimeo
June 13, 2020: Shane Glines posts designs for King Shark, Amazons, and Joker. Shane Glines Tweet
June 15, 2020: Zoom interview with Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern. The Frank recap was born out of necessity because the cut of the episode came in short so they thought of doing an unorthodox recap. Early into breaking season 2, Dr. Psycho's coup was planned. Darkseid was thought of immediately when they thought of how Harley would go the extreme. A mandate on the show was not to resolve things neat and clean. Scripts were written between November 2017 and February 2019. In the season 2 finale, the characters will make the decision they feel is best for themselves. The question of will the Joker-Bethany relationship survive is answered in finale as well. Justina Machado is Puerto Rican and Bethany's lines were written in Mexican Spanish so she had to retrofit the lines. Swearing in Puerto Rican was a loop hole to the show's swearing cap. They considered an episode about the Justice League in the fairy tale book, they didn't have their super powers because of the magic, things got dark like in Brothers Grimm's stories but they couldn't break the story and discarded the idea. Some things are wrapped up in episode 12, the larger emotional arc will conclude in episode 13, modeled after Breaking Bad's structure of resolving some things in the penultimate episode, there is no cliffhanger, and the 'ultimate couple' will be revealed. DC Daily Episode 436
June 16, 2020: Will be featured at DC's Fandome event on August 22. CBR Article
June 26, 2020: The aria that Clayface sang in "Something Borrowed, Something Green" was "Cielo e Mar". Patrick Schumacker Tweet
June 26, 2020: Shane Glines posts Livewire redesign seen in "Something Borrowed, Something Green". Shane Glines Tweet
June 26, 2020: Shane Glines posts resurrected Poison Ivy design from season 1 finale. Shane Glines Tweet
June 26, 2020: Shane Glines posts Darkseid turnarounds. Shane Glines Tweet
June 26, 2020: Interview with Schumacker and Halpern. The goal was always to bring Harley and Ivy to a mentally healthy place because season 3 will not be about 'will the relationship last?' They will be a couple. But there could be outside influences that make the relationship tough. Initially, Darkseid was going to pop Lightray's head but DC said no but were okay with swapping in Forager. SyFy Article
June 27, 2020: Rumored to be available on HBO Max soon. ComicBook Article
June 29, 2020: Interview with Schumacker, Halpern, and Lorey. The Sarah O'Connell Show YouTube
June 30, 2020: Will be on HBO Max later this summer. CBR Article
June 30, 2020: Shane Glines posts Harley, Two Face, and Lexie line art. Shane Glines Tweet
June 30, 2020: Shane Glines posts Harley in a special pose. Shane Glines Tweet
June 30, 2020: Shane Glines posts King Shark and Frank in their wedding tuxedos plus the Seinfeld inspiration for them. Shane Glines Tweet
June 30, 2020: Shane Glines posts a scrapped kid Ivy concept. Shane Glines Tweet
July 1, 2020: Shane Glines posts the rear design of Killer Frost. Shane Glines Tweet
July 1, 2020: Shane Glines posts early art of Commissioner Gordon and credits writers for suggesting a Nick Nolte inspiration. Shane Glines Tweet
July 20, 2020: Both seasons will stream HBO Max on August 1. CBR Article
August 14, 2020: There will be a 20 minute panel at DC FanDome at WatchVerse on August 22 at 8:15 pm PST with Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Ron Funches, Matt Oberg Alan Tudyk, Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker, Dean Lorey and supervising producer Jennifer Coyle. They will talk about the most outrageous moments. It will replay on August 23 at 6:45 am. TV Line Article
August 18, 2020: Harley Quinn: The Complete First and Second Seasons Blu-ray will release in September 2020 from Warner Archive. World's Finest Tweet
August 19, 2020: Season 1 and 2 Soundtrack digital release by Watertower Music and sites like Spotify will be August 20 at 12 am EDT/9 pm PDT. Track listing revealed. TZ Post
September 12, 2020: Cuoco comments on voicing Harley and there are no plans to introduce Punchline. CBR Article
September 12, 2020: Summary of DC FanDome panel. SyFy Wire Article
September 12, 2020: Harley Quinn has "picked up steam" since its first two seasons arrived on HBO Max early last month. Inside sources say renewal negotiations hinge on a new budget for the series. The process has been stalled by the recent major executive shake-up that saw senior leaders Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly pushed out and oversight of the platform given to HBO's Casey Bloys. THR Article
September 17, 2020: Interview with Jefferson Friedman. DC Article
September 18, 2020: Renewed for a third season, will be on HBO Max. WF Article
September 18, 2020: Patrick Schumacker got the news of the renewal on the night of September 16. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
September 18, 2020: Two things in preliminary discussions about season 3 entails Gotham's low approval of the police department and Poison Ivy's origins and backstory. Comic Book Article
September 25, 2020: Patrick Schumacker confirms there were past discussions to have Harley Quinn join the Suicide Squad. The season 3 writer's room has not started yet. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
September 28, 2020: Patrick Schumacker reveals in an earlier cut of "All the Best Inmates Have Daddy Issues," the flower Dr. Quinzel gives Ivy becomes her earrings in the present. Because of inconsistencies in continuity, the crew opted for Ivy pulling the flower out of her jacket instead instead of the earrings. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
September 30, 2020: Interview with Schumacker and Halpern. Before the show was renewed for a third season, they pitched an animated movie as an alternative. They aren't doing 2 seasons back to back and an optimistic guess for when season 3 releases would be end of 2021. Part of Gordon's journey in season 3 is trying to figure out what this new system is that needs to be put in place to effectively police Gotham, is he capable of doing it, and why is Metropolis look like this utopia comparatively. Deadline Article
October 1, 2020: The full color animated pilot was received in January 2019 and post on the 26th episode was finished in April 2020. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
October 16, 2020: Patrick Schumacker reveals they hope to start the writers room for season 3 in a couple weeks. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
November 3, 2020: Patrick Schumacker reveals the writers room for season 3 started a week ago. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
November 3, 2020: Patrick Schumacker repeats season 3 will be huge for Ivy. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
November 19, 2020: Nominated by Critic's Choice Awards for Best Animated Show, Kaley Cuoco for Best Voice Actress, and J.B. Smoove for Best Voice Actor. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
November 20, 2020: Complete Season 2 DVD set for February 16, 2021. TVShowsonDVD Article
November 25, 2020: Patrick Schumacker confirms it is a very real goal to for Batman and Catwoman to have screen time together in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
December 13, 2020: Interview with Patrick Schumacker during Mainframe Comic Con. Season 3 is discussed. (29:54) The writer's room starts on Monday, December 14. (31:37) Many writers are coming back but four new writers were hired. Chrissy Pietrosh and Jessica Goldstein will write. Dean Lorey was unable to return to co-run the series because he's working on a Disney+ show currently in production so Pietrosh and Goldstein will be new co-showrunners, too. LGBT writers were hired as well. (36:40) They are going to try to have cast remotely record together at the same time. (43:28) Schumacker likes the idea that Kite Man is still wounded but he has moved on and is potentially still an ally of Harley and Ivy. They are spitballing on who Kite Man's new partner will be and at one point Golden Glider came up and making her as ditzy as him. (1:00:56) Season 3 will be 10 episodes. They will be writing scripts over the next 25 weeks and have a general idea where they want to take the show. (1:05) The people at HBO Max told them to keep doing what they're doing. Word Balloon Comics Podcast
December 13, 2020: Interview with Patrick Schumacker during Mainframe Comic Con. (14:00-21:00) They worked on season 1 without much red tape but DC was there to police their ip, focus groups loved Gordon, Clayface, and Bane, and their original Aquaman Momoa bro idea was rejected by DC so they made him like Gaston from Beauty and the Beast. (21:23) The mandate was to do a version of Tom Hardy's Bane. (26:03) Alan Tudyk was originally thought of for Clayface because of his Juilliard School background it felt like a no brainer for him to come up with a pompous bad actor angle then just for the heck of it, asked him to try out Joker. (38:13) Ivy and Kite Man. (44:00) Queen of Fables and Praxis. (55:34) Bruce Timm's sole contribution to the series was suggesting the dog stop peeing mid-stream when Dr. Psycho says the C-word to Wonder Woman. Word Balloon Comics Podcast
December 22, 2020: Sari Cooper confirms she is working on the series. Sari Cooper Tweet
January 12, 2021: Harley Quinn: The Complete First and Second Seasons Blu-ray will release in February 2021 from Warner Archive. Warner Archive Tweet
January 25, 2021: Harley Quinn: The Complete First and Second Seasons Blu-ray will release on February 16, 2021 from Warner Archive. Initial details included. Runtime is in 594 minutes, English SDH subtitles, DTS HD-Master Audio 5.1, in 1.78:1, 16x9 widescreen, and comes in 3 discs. ComicBook Article
January 28, 2021: Series has been nominated for "Outstanding Comedy Series" for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Awards. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 2, 2021: Patrick Schumacker confirms his Twitter header photo is discarded season 3 concept art. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 4, 2021: Patrick Schumacker confirms Tawny will appear in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 5, 2021: Patrick Schumacker hints at an idea to have Batman sing in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 6, 2021: Patrick Schumacker confirms Damian Wayne will appear in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 19, 2021: A "Harley Quinn Animated Series Sequel" comic was announced by DC for 2021. Games Radar Article
February 19, 2021: Patrick Schumacker comments it is "extremely early" to talk about the comic but it does loosely tie into the show and what's in store for season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 22, 2021: Patrick Schumacker announces recording has started for season 3 with Diedrich Bader, Jim Rash, and Chris Meloni. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 23, 2021: Patrick Schumacker reveals when writing on season 3 went on, they shifted away from the original plan to explore Ivy's origins but it will still be a huge Ivy season. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 27, 2021: Patrick Schumacker teases he just saw a new Shane Glines design of Harley in a red carpet gown. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 3, 2021: The episode "Something Borrowed, Something Green" is nominated for both "Best TV/Media - General Audience" and "Best Writing - TV/Media" at this year's Annie Awards. Variety Article
Young Justice News
August 27, 2019: For season 4, they are "kind of doubling down on our core season one characters that they already know and love." Teen Vogue Article
September 5, 2019: Season 4 confirmed to be 26 episodes and there will be another time jump. Season 3 felt like a bookend and gave them permission to try new things in season 4. The focus will return to the original leads, but also new characters and will keep in touch with others. The title has also been decided. DC Universe DC Daily
November 14, 2019: A fan going by Abdullah Khan met Nolan North weeks back and Nolan confirmed he started recording on October 23. YJ Wiki Tweet
February 8, 2020: 11 scripts and 6 voice records for season 4 have been completed. No animatics are locked yet. Greg Weisman Tweet
February 18, 2020: Cole Rothacker started work as assistant production manager for season 4. Cole Rothacker instagram
March 3, 2020: 12 scripts and 8 voice records for season 4 have been completed. No episodes are completed yet. Greg Weisman Tweet
July 16, 2020: No episodes for season 4 have been completed yet. Greg Weisman Tweet
July 31, 2020: A new trade paperback collecting Issues #14 to 25 of the tie-in comic book will release in May 2021. WF Tweet
September 10, 2020: Greg Weisman reveals scripts for season 4 episodes 1 to 23 are completed. Greg Weisman Tweet
September 10, 2020: Greg Weisman confirms no episodes for season 4 are completed yet but has been production for over a year. Greg Weisman Tweet
September 12, 2020: Season 4 confirmed to be titled Phantoms. Logo art released. World's Finest Tweet
September 18, 2020: Season 4 will be streamed from HBO Max. WF Article
September 19, 2020: 24 scripts are done, 20 episodes are fully recorded, and 3 episodes are partially recorded. Greg Weisman Tweet
October 3, 2020: Greg Weisman confirms no episodes for season 4 are completed yet. Greg Weisman Tweet
November 7, 2020: Greg Weisman reveals 25 scripts are done, 7 episodes are in post production, and no episodes are done yet. Greg Weisman Tweet
November 7, 2020: Greg Weisman reveals 22 episodes are fully recorded. Greg Weisman Tweet
November 23, 2020: Greg Weisman reveals all 26 scripts are done, 22 episodes are fully recorded, and 4 episodes are partially recorded. Greg Weisman Tweet
January 12, 2021: Jane Mahoney is a storyboard artist for Phantoms. Jane Mahoney Tweet
January 12, 2021: Yujin Lee is a storyboard revisionist for Phantoms. Yujin Lee Tweet
January 15, 2021: Young Justice Book 2: Growing Up collects Young Justice #14-25. List price is $24.99 and releases on May 18, 2021. CBR Article
February 2, 2021: Part 1 of an interview with Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti. At the time before episode 26 was written, Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti talk about production challenges. Voice recording is now 1 person at a time and has slightly slowed progress. Up to episode 22 has been recorded with pieces of episode 23 and 24. Writing has slowed a little. Weisman does not have the wall of index characters handy at home. Weisman wrote episode 25 and 26. Some unforeseen issues including making sure everyone is seeing the same kind of color on their computers and sound mixing. Whelmed Podcast
February 21, 2021: Sam Liu reveals he is helping out on Young Justice. The Sarah O'Connell Show YouTube, 1 hr. 49 min mark
February 22, 2021: Part 2 of an interview with Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti. Greg Weisman clarifies the layout of Lucas Carr's property: it is in Happy Harbor across from an undeveloped beach and he rents the apartment above the garage to Connor and Megan. Weisman confirms the interior of Lucas's house has not been seen yet. Weisman confirms generally Outsiders was the season 3 they envisioned from the early years. Some details that changed were the refugee crisis, the plan for Beast Boy, and use of social media. The DC FanDome audio play came from a desire to get some new material out there. They were initially asked to set it during season 4 to which they declined but felt a prequel to was fair game so they could throw in hints and easter eggs. Contrary to how it's normally done, they had to figure out which actors were available on FanDome then write the play. They started from a list of 14 actors, then he broke basics of story with Brandon Vietti, and had little time to write it so he stayed up even later than he already does. Jason Spisak talked to them a lot about developing Forager. Tigress becoming the new leader of the Team felt organic after Batgirl was for a time and after Miss Martian and everyone in the Anti-Light stepped back from being leaders and going back to being soldiers. At this point, Tigress is imminently qualified to be the leader. Artemis is 25 years old in season 4. Whelmed Podcast
February 25, 2021: Sam Liu storyboarded a few episodes. Sam Liu Tweet
February 28, 2021: Khary Payton hints he has been a little more involved in Phantoms. YJ Wiki Tweet
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
January 15, 2020: Warner Brothers is developing a 3 part animated Aquaman miniseries based on the live action movie titled "Aquaman: King of Atlantis." It will stream on HBOMax. James Wan, Michael Clear of Atomic Monster, Rob Hackett, and Sam Register are executive producers. Victor Courtright and Marly Halpern-Graser will be the showrunners and co-executive producers. The story revolves around Arthur Curry's first day as king of Atlantis. Vulko and Mera will also appear. The threats he deals with are hinted as a half-brother trying to take Atlantis for himself, surface dwellers causing problems under the sea, and ancient evils threatening danger perpetually. THR Article
July 23, 2020: Matthew Janszen will score the miniseries. Indiewire Article
August 5, 2020: Roxann Cole reveals Thursday is her last pitch for Aquaman. Roxanne Cole Tweet
August 17, 2020: Roxann Cole reveals September 11 is her last day of work on Aquaman. Roxanne Cole Tweet
December 22, 2020: Marie Lum was a storyboard artist. First look at logo. Marie Lum Tweet
February 17, 2021: Rose Feduk was a storyboard artist. Rose Feduk Tweet
February 17, 2021: First look at Aquaman and Mera in brief footage seen in Cartoon Network sizzle reel. Comic Book Article
February 18, 2021: 2 more stills of Aquaman and Mera posted. Marly Halpern-Graser Tweet
Amazons
July 7, 2020: Patty Jenkins revealed an animated series focused on the Amazons is being considered. EMPIRE Article
November 25, 2020: Patty Jenkins teases the story takes place after Diana leaves Themyscira in the the first Wonder Woman movie but there are some twists and turns that link to what happens between Wonder Woman '84 and the third Wonder Woman movie. Production has not officially started yet. Geek Magazine Article via Reddit
Cover
February 10, 2021: Brian Michael Bendis and David Mack's DC/Jinxworld series "Cover" is being adapted into an animated series to stream on HBO Max. Bendis will write, Mack will direct, and Rooster Teeth Studios will produce. CBR Article
Batwheels Series News
October 6, 2020: There will be a preschool animated action-adventure comedy titled "Batwheels" that will aire on Cartoon Network and stream on HBO Max. It will star the Batmobile, named Bam. Cast includes Bibi (The Batgirl Cycle), Red (The Redbird), Jett (The Batwing) and Buff (The Bat Truck), sentient super-powered crime-fighting vehicles who defend Gotham City alongside Batman, Robin, Batgirl and a host of DC Super Heroes. Michael G. Stern serves as co-executive producer, Simon J. Smith is supervising producer and Steven Fink of Bang Zoom Ltd. is producer. Production has begun. CBR Article
February 17, 2021: First look footage of Batmobile chasing Joker van in Cartoon Network sizzle reel at 0:07, 0:13, 0:43, and 4:08 marks. CN Confessions YouTube
DC Super Hero Girls TV Series News
March 25, 2020: A season 2 is in production and Amanda Rynda is the showrunner and co-executive producer. Lots of new villains will in introduced and push the needle on new story lines throughout the course of the season. Recon Decon Asia Article
May 31, 2020: The print edition of the Teen Titans Go!/DC Super Hero Girls Giant #1 is canceled but will be released digitally at some point to be determined. CBR Article
September 12, 2020: 40 second teaser for season 2 released. DC Kids Tweet
December 12, 2020: Jordan Rosato posts sneak peek of a season 2 episode she directed. The grab is of her director credit and Zatanna hugging one of her rabbits. Anime Superhero post
February 3, 2021: Interview with Amanda Deibert and Erich Owen about their Green Lantern story in DC Flash Facts book. CBR Article
February 17, 2021: Brief footage of season 2 episode featuring Batgirl meeting Batman seen in Cartoon Network sizzle reel at 0:13, 1:43, and 1:56 marks. CBR YouTube
February 17, 2021: Stills of brief footage of season 2 episode featuring Batgirl meeting Batman seen in Cartoon Network sizzle reel. DCAUR Tweet
February 17, 2021: There will be a video game for the Nintendo Switch titled "DC Super Hero Girls Teenage Power" and releases on June 4. 1:23 first look included. Nintendo America Tweet
February 17, 2021: Lauren Faust was in early discussions concerning Teenage Power and designed a new villain for the game. Lauren Faust Tweet
February 17, 2021: Flash and Green Lantern appear in DC Flash Facts book. DCSHG Tweet
Teen Titans Go!
May 31, 2020: The print edition of the Teen Titans Go!/DC Super Hero Girls Giant #1 is canceled but will be released digitally at some point to be determined. CBR Article
December 17, 2020: "Justice League's Next Top Talent Idol Star: Dance Crew Edition" is a 2 parter but they are actually the first two episodes of season 7. Season 7 will be 52 episodes total. TTG Crew reply
January 6, 2021: On January 13, at 3 pm EST, CMON will launch a Kickstarter for a board game called Teen Titans Go! Mayhem! and it can be bought individually or as part of an animation collection. Robin miniature previewed. Game description, "will have players competing against beloved Titans characters like Raven, Cyborg, and Starfire over items like the last slice of pizza and the best seat on the couch as well as being the first to take down a villain. The game will utilize the Mayhem! reules set that is also being used as the foundation for the Looney Tunes game, albeit with some tweaks." ComicBook Article
February 2, 2021: Nominated for Favorite Animated Series at the 2021 Kids' Choice Awards. Animation Magazine Article
February 5, 2021: Tara Strong recorded ADR for Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans on February 5, 2019. Gary Miereanu Tweet
February 5, 2021: 2:04 clip from "Butter Wall" posted. CN YouTube
February 17, 2021: The Teen Titans will do a Mystery Science Theater 3000-styled version of Space Jam to help promote the Space Jam sequel. Deadline Article
February 18, 2021: First look at De La Soul from "Don't Press Play" posted. CN Tweet
February 20, 2021: 3:17 "The Titans Meet De La Soul" clip for "Don't Press Play" released. CN YouTube
February 24, 2021: "HAFO SAFO" title confirmed. Logline included. "The Titans travel to the hipster neighborhood of Silver Lake, California to help solve a mystery." Titles and loglines for "Bumgorf", "Villains in a Van Getting Gelato" and "I Am Chair" released. TTGCrew reply
February 26, 2021: Titles and loglines for the final 3 episodes of season 6, "Just a Little Patience...Yeah...Yeah", "The Mug" and "Zimdings", released. TTGCrew reply
March 2, 2021: No current work being done on a season 6 DVD. TTGCrew reply
March 2, 2021: There are still no plans for Slade to appear but Mumbo will have quick cameo in an upcoming episode. TTGCrew reply
March 2, 2021: "Feed Me" is an Easter episode in season 7 set to air on April 3. Logline included. TTGCrew reply
March 2, 2021: There will be a Christmas episode in season 7. TTGCrew reply
Teen Titans Go! The Night Begins to Shine
February 17, 2021: There will be a spin off titled "Teen Titans Go! The Night Begins to Shine" and logline reads, "In this spinoff series of the Cartoon Network smash hit Teen Titans Go!, Robin, Raven, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Starfire journey back to the world of Night Begins to Shine when the musical land falls victim to a sinister new threat. Together the Titans must protect the only key to the world's salvation, a magical mixtape. Teen Titans Go! Night Begins to Shine is produced by Warner Bros. Animation." ComicBook Article
