Movie News
News on the direct to video movies, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part One and Part Two. 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 or comic book conventions. Fans beware, in some cases, false news does get spread among the internet.
General News
July 24, 2010: A comic book story the staff wants to adapt may be divided into two movies. Titans Tower Article
September 23, 2010: An R-Rated Batman movie was cancelled recently. Gotham Knights Online Paley Center Q&A Video
April 14, 2011: It is rumored the movie adaptation of Frank Miller and Klaus Janson's classic "The Dark Knight Returns" is being produced. Bleeding Cool Article
July 22, 2011: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns will be DC Universe's first two-part movie and "is going to be very, very faithful to the comic." IGN Article
August 28, 2011: Sam Liu is currently storyboarding on the adaptation. CBR Interview, Part 5
December 15, 2011: Background artist William Dunn is currently working on the adaptation. WF Article
September 24, 2012: Summary of Paley Center New York panel with director Jay Oliva, voice director Andrea Romano, and actor David Selby. CBR Article
September 24, 2012: Interview with Bruce Timm. CBM Clip
September 24, 2012: Summary of Paley Center New York panel with director Jay Oliva, voice director Andrea Romano, and actor David Selby. TZ Article
September 25, 2012: Summary of Paley Center LA panel. Newsarama Article
September 27, 2012: Summary of Paley Center LA panel. CBR Article
September 27, 2012: Interview with Composer Christopher Drake. WF Article
October 9, 2012: Transcript of World's Finest Q&A with Jay Oliva and Andrea Romano at Paley Center New York. WF Article
October 16, 2012: 11 minute interview with Bruce Timm and Andrea Romano from New York Comic Con. Newsarama Video
October 16, 2012: Bob Goodman on writing the adaptation for The Dark Knight Returns. WF Interview
October 17, 2012: Transcript of a New York Comic Con rountable conversation with Bruce Timm and Andrea Romano on Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. TZ Article
May 22, 2013: William Dunn posts Crime Alley development art. Bill Dunn Blog
June 29, 2013: A Deluxe Edition Blu-Ray and DVD of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns will release on October 8, 2013. Both will have all special features from the Part 1 and Part 2 releases along with an exclusive 70 minute Frank Miller piece and a commentary reel. The Blu-Ray will also contain 4 exclusive collector cards with never before seen artwork. Front cover art revealed. There are also plans to release a movie soundtrack to coincide with the release. WF Article
June 30, 2013: Trade ad for Deluxe Edition Blu-Ray and DVD of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns reveals the movie may splice Part One and Part Two into one single movie and the Frank Miller feature is titled "Creating a Masterpiece: The Dark Knight Returns." WF Article
September 24, 2013: Deluxe Edition soundtrack will also release on October 8, 2013 via Digital Download, via assorted digital retailers, and an Amazon.com-exclusive Compact Disc. 42 track listing revealed. WF Article
October 8, 2013: New interviews with Peter Weller, the voice of Batman, Michael Emerson, the voice of the Joker, and Mark Valley, the voice of Superman about the Deluxe Edition. WF Article
April 11, 2014: Jay Oliva posts early development art he did of Batman. Jay Oliva Tweet
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part One News
March 18, 2012: Image of Mutant Leader taken during preview from Superman vs. The Elite screening and panel. Mighty Action Article
April 25, 2012: Part One is done. Dunn's part of the production was to color script the entire movie, a first for the line. Bill Dunn Blog
May 23, 2012: Part One will release Fall 2012 and Part Two will release early 2013. Peter Weller voices Batman/Bruce Wayne, Ariel Winter voices Robin, Wade Williams voices Harvey Dent/Two-Face, Michael McKean voices Dr. Wolper, and David Selby has an unspecificed role. Jay Oliva is the director and Robert Goodman is the writer of the script. THR Article
May 23, 2012: 10 images released, including first look at Robin. THR Article Gallery
June 12, 2012: Images from Superman vs. The Elite's Sneak Peak of The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1. WF Article
July 11, 2012: First look at DVD front cover. Release date is October 23rd. CBM Article
July 31, 2012: First trailer and official front cover art released. Blu-Ray/DVD officially releases on September 25th. David Selby voices Commissioner Gordon. MTV Geek! Article
August 2, 2012: Official press release reveals special features: Sneak Peak at Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2, Featurette - "Her Name is Carrie... Her Role is Robin," Featurette - "Batman and Me: The Bob Kane Story," Two bonus episodes from Batman: The Animated Series handpicked by producer Alan Burnett: Two-Face, Parts 1 and 2, and "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" (digital comic with cover art and three full comic pages). WF Article
August 2, 2012: Trade ad reveals run time of 78 minutes. WF Article
August 7, 2012: Front and Back Cover for Blu-Ray/DVD combo set and single disc edition. WF Article
August 20, 2012: Part One will premiere on September 20th at the Paley Center New York with interviews at 5 pm and screening at 6:30 pm. David Selby, voice of Jim Gordon, and Andrea Romano will lead the panel. The Paley Center Los Angeles screening will be on September 24th with interviews at 5:30 pm and screening at 7 pm. David Selby, Ariel Winter, voice of Robin, Bruce Timm, director Jay Oliva, writer Robert Goodman, and voice director Andrea Romano will lead the panel afterwards. Three new images revealed. WF Article
August 28, 2012: First official clip posted. WF Article
August 30, 2012: Official studio interview with Michael McKean, voice of Dr. Wolper. WF Article
August 31, 2012: Interview with Andrea Romano, Casting and Voice Director. CBM Article
August 31, 2012: Details on Two Disc Special Edition released. WF Article
September 4, 2012: Michael Emerson is the voice of the Joker. First look at Joker revealed. Mark Valley will voice Superman in Part Two. TV Guide Article
September 5, 2012: Gary Anthony Williams is the voice of the Mutant Leader. Five images and second official clip posted. WF Article
September 7, 2012: Exclusive clip titled "Promise" released. DC Comics Videos
September 11, 2012: Third clip titled "Hallucination Batman" and four images released. Peter Weller will attend the Paley Center LA screening and panel. WF Article
September 13, 2012: Official studio interview with David Selby, voice of Commissioner Gordon, and four new images released. WF Article
September 14, 2012: Fourth clip and one image featuring Alfred released. Michael Jackson will voice Alfred. WF Article
September 19, 2012: Fifth clip featuring Batman released. WF Article
September 20, 2012: Complete cast and crew list posted. WF Article
September 24, 2012: Four new images and clip of Robin released. Official studio interview with Ariel Winter, voice of Robin. WF Article
September 25, 2012: Six images released. WF Article
April 20, 2013: Art Lee posts prop designs for Batmobile. Art Lee Blog
August 9, 2020: As part of a promotional build up to DC FanDome, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 at 1:30 am on Toonami. CBR Article
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part Two News
September 4, 2012: Michael Emerson is the voice of the Joker. First look at Joker revealed. Mark Valley will voice Superman in Part Two. TV Guide Article
September 19, 2012: On Saturday, October 13th, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 footage will be show at 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM at the IGN Theater during New York Comic Con. Bruce Timm, Andrea Romano, and other guests will discuss the movie, as well. TZ Post
September 22, 2012: Jay Oliva, director, speaks in brief about Superman in Part 2. CBM Video Clip 1:30 mark
September 25, 2012: Images from Part 2 Sneak Peek. WF Article
October 1, 2012: Interview with Voice Director Andrea Romano on Mark Valley as Superman. CBM 1:40 clip
October 4, 2012: New image from Part 2 revealed. The making of Part 2 will be discussed and clips shown on Saturday, October 13 from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the IGN Theater at the Jacob Javitz Center. Bruce Timm, Andrea Romano, and other guests will be present. WF Article
October 5, 2012: Sam Liu reveals Part 2 should be pretty close to being done by now. Sam Liu Tweet
October 10, 2012: First official trailer for Part 2. MTV Geek! Clip
October 13, 2012: Conan O'Brien voices David Endochrine. WF Article
October 13, 2012: Orchestra music was brought in for the fight between Batman and Superman and Mark Valley wore glasses when recording as Clark Kent. CC Article
October 15, 2012: Part 2 Panel Report from New York Comic Con. TZ Article
October 15, 2012: Part 2 should release late January/early February. TZ Article
October 17, 2012: Trailer for Part 2. WF Article
November 1, 2012: MPAA officially passes PG-13 rating for Part 2. WF Article
November 5, 2012: Part 2 will release on January 29th, 2013. Bonus content will include all-new featurettes, three classic DC Comics cartoons, a digital comic, and a preview of the upcoming animated feature Superman: Unbound. The runtime for Part 2 is 74 minutes. WF Article
November 29, 2012: Part 2 back cover art and special features released. WF Article
December 17, 2012: Paget Brewster will voice Lana Lang. More details on special features revealed. WF Article
December 20, 2012: Part 2 will be shown at the Paley Center for Media on January 23rd in New York and 28th in Los Angeles. Part 2, in New York City (25 West 52nd Street), begins with media interviews starting at 5:15 p.m., the movie screening starting at at 6:30 p.m., and a panel led by Voice and Casting Director Andrea Romano. In Los Angeles (465 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills), media interviews start at 5:30 p.m., the screening starts at 7:00 p.m., and a panel discussion will include Executive Producer Bruce Timm, Director Jay Oliva, Writer Bob Goodman and Voicea and Casting Director Andrea Romano. Fans can get free tickets at DKReturns2NY@gmail or comDKReturns2LA@gmail.com with name of entrant, a valid email address, and the name of the media outlet/website by which the entrant learned of the screening. WF Article
January 3, 2013: New clip for Part 2 featuring Batman facing off against Gotham City PD led by Commissioner Yindel. WF Article
January 11, 2013: New image for Part 2 featuring the Joker. WF Article
January 14, 2013: New clip for Part 2 featuring Batman and the Sons of Batman. WF Article
January 16, 2013: New images of Batman, Joker, and Superman and clips featuring their respective voice actors, Peter Weller, Michael Emerson, and Mark Valley. WF Article
January 21, 2013: Complete cast and crew for Part 2. WF Article
January 23, 2013: New Clip for Part 2 posted featuring the Joker at the David Endochrine Show. WF Article
January 24, 2013: New image and three interview clips with Peter Weller for Part 2 posted. WF Article
January 25, 2013: Four images and three interview clips with Michael Emerson for Part 2 posted. WF Article
January 29, 2013: Q&A clips with Bruce Timm, Andrea Romano, Jay Oliva, Bob Goodman and Peter Weller at Paley LA airing. Dark Knight News
January 29, 2013: New Clips for Part 2 featuring the Tunnel of Love battle and Mark Valley and six new images from the movie and a Paley event. WF News
January 29, 2013: Q&A clips with Bruce Timm, Andrea Romano, and Peter Weller at Paley LA airing. i am Rogue
January 29, 2013: Watertower Music will release a soundtrack for Part 1 and Part 2. Christopher Drake Tweet
January 31, 2013: Summary of Paley Center panel. CBR Article
February 4, 2013: Summary of Paley Center red carpet with Bruce Timm, Jay Oliva, and Peter Weller. CBR Article
February 8, 2013: Q&A with Jay Oliva and Andrea Romano at New York Paley Center red carpet. WF Article
February 25, 2013: Interview with Bob Goodman about Part 2. WF Article
February 27, 2013: Jay Oliva reflects on Superman and Batman fight in Part 2. Voices from Krypton
March 6, 2013: Jay Oliva reflects on Superman and Batman fight in Part 2. Voices from Krypton
April 10, 2014: Gary Miereanu posts an animatic from the Batman-Superman battle. Gary Miereanu Tweet
September 6, 2014: Bill Dunn posts color script for Superman scene. Bill Dunn Blog
August 9, 2020: As part of a promotional build up to DC FanDome, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 at 1:45 am on Toonami. CBR Article
July 29, 2022: Bruce Timm thinks they attempted to get Ed Harris for the cast. Anime Superhero Forum Bruce Timm post
