Full Batman: Gotham Knight Press Release

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Full Batman: Gotham Knight Press Release

Source:Warner Home Video

February 25, 2008

Here is the official press release from Warner Home Video about Batman: Gotham Knight:

DC Comics, Warner Premiere, Warner Home Video and Warner Bros. Animation have collaborated to create a unique Batman experience in Batman: Gotham Knight. The all-new, original movie will arrive July 8, 2008 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Order due date is June 3, 2008. The original movie will also be available OnDemand and Pay-per-View as well as available for download on the same day as release date, July 8, 2008.

Batman: Gotham Knight is a fresh and exciting new entry into the Batman mythos, spinning out of a 40-year history in animation including the Emmy®-winning Batman: The Animated Series, widely considered a pivotal moment in American animation. A cross section of distinguished creators, award winning producers, and acclaimed writers weave six interlocking stories that reveal Bruce Wayne’s journey to Dark Knight, each with stylish art from some of the world’s most revered animation visionaries.

Batman: Gotham Knight was headed by an impressive list of directors who have brought their distinctly different anime styles to the classic Batman character. The production was divided among three renowned studios – Studio 4ºC, Production I.G and Madhouse – and included the truly inimitable visions of directors Shojiro Nishimi, Futoshi Higashide, Hiroshi Morioka, Yasuhiro Aoki and Toshiyuki Kubooka. With stories written by several of the most talented writers of film, comic books, and animation, including Academy Award®-nominated screenwriter Josh Olson (A History of Violence), David S. Goyer (Batman Begins), Emmy®-winner Alan Burnett (Batman: The Animated Series), Jordan Goldberg (Associate Producer, The Dark Knight), and award-winning comics writers Greg Rucka and Brian Azzarello, Batman: Gotham Knight presents thrilling new adventures of Batman that spotlight several of Gotham City’s most dangerous villains, including the fearsome Scarecrow, the freakish Killer Croc and the unnerving marksman known as Deadshot. Batman: Gotham Knight is produced by Emma Thomas (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight), Michael Uslan & Benjamin Melniker (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight), Toshi Hiruma and Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series).

Batman: Gotham Knight will be available on DVD for $24.98 SRP. There will also be a 2-disc Special Edition DVD available for $29.98 SRP which contains additional bonus features. All the content from the 2-disc Special Edition DVD will be available on Blu-ray Disc for $34.99 SRP.

Batman: Gotham Knight DVD will feature incredible extras including:

“A Mirror for the Bat: The Evil Denizens of Gotham City” - A stimulating documentary covering Gotham City’s most nefarious of characters, combined with a look into the symbiotic relationship Batman shares with his enemies.

“Sneak Peek: Wonder Woman” - DC Universe animated original movie
Audio Commentary - Featuring the filmmakers of Gotham Knight.

Widescreen (1.78:1)

5.1 Dolby Digital

The 2-disc Special Edition DVD will feature even more incredible extras including:

“Batman and Me a Devotion of Destiny: The Bob Kane Story” - The comprehensive chronology of the remarkable life of the creator of Batman.

“Batman: The Animated Series” Bonus Episodes - Bruce Timm selects his favorite episodes from Batman: The Animated Series.

“Batman: Gotham Knight explores an exciting moment between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight,” said Paul Levitz, DC Comics President and Publisher, “and takes our fans on a very different visual trip through Gotham and Batman’s life. We’re extremely proud of this project, and look forward to adding to the momentum our DC Universe Animated Original Movie program has been building.”

“Batman: Gotham Knight is a perfect example of the type of release that Warner Premiere is becoming known for and that audiences are hungry for,” said Matt Bierman, Vice President, Production, Warner Premiere. “With incredible production values, a top-notch creative team and compelling, iconic characters from the DC Universe, Batman: Gotham Knight really raises the bar in the Direct-to-DVD arena and we’re proud to be a part of this production.”

“To date, over 13.5 million units of Batman animated titles have been sold and we are thrilled to release Batman: Gotham Knight, the next installment of the DC Universe animated original movies, which will be a hit with Super Hero and comic book fans alike,” said Amit Desai, WHV Vice President, Kids and Sports Marketing.

Batman: Gotham Knight Marketing Support

Batman: Gotham Knight will be supported by a massive media campaign including primetime TV spots, national print and online coverage. Marketing support will also include strong promotional support as well as a grassroots viral campaign.

DC UNIVERSE ORIGINAL MOVIES

DC Comics, Warner Premiere, Warner Home Video (WHV) and Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) began the production and distribution of “DC Universe,” a series of original, animated PG-13 movies in July 2006. This original made for DVD movie is part of the DC Universe series of animated PG-13 films written and directed by acclaimed comic book creators and animators and featuring recognizable talent. WHV will be the exclusive worldwide home entertainment distributor for all DC Universe movies, which will include a slate of 2-3 action-packed films per year. Superman Doomsday and Justice League: The New Frontier were the first DC Universe original animated movies. Other DC properties with films in development include Justice League, Green Lantern, Flash and Wonder Woman.

BASICS

Street Date: July 8, 2008
Order Due Date: June 3, 2008
Languages: English, Spanish
Subtitles: Spanish

Run Time: 75 minutes

Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio: 5.1 Dolby Surround Stereo
Color / Closed Captioned
Rating: PG-13

Batman: Gotham Knight (DVD)

Price: $24.98 SRP / No MAP
UPC: 085391123323

Batman: Gotham Knight (2 Disc Special Edition DVD)

Price: $29.98 SRP / No MAP
UPC: 0883929011155

Batman: Gotham Knight (Blu-ray Disc)

Price: $34.99 SRP / No MAP
UPC: 085391179511

About Warner Premiere:

Warner Premiere is Warner Bros. Entertainment’s new direct-to-consumer production company focused on the development, production and marketing of feature-length content, as well as short form digital content for the growing home entertainment market. Warner Premiere is committed to being at the creative forefront in the evolution of quality product in the direct-to-DVD business and the digital space, creating material that exemplifies the commitment to story, production and brand equity for which Warner Bros. is known.

About Warner Home Video:

With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.

About DC Comics:

DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC Super Heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics’ Web site is located at www.dccomics.com.

BATMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. (s08)

About Warner Bros. Animation:

Warner Bros. Animation has been producing award-winning original animation since 1930, when it released its first cartoon, “Sinkin' in the Bathtub.” Since then, Warner Bros. Animation’s characters have set the standard for innovative, quality animation. Producing for network and cable television, online, home entertainment and feature films both domestically and internationally, Warner Bros. Animation is highly respected for its creative and technical excellence, as well as maintaining the studio’s rich cartoon heritage. Warner Bros. Animation also oversees the creative use of, and production of animated programming based on classic animated characters from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries. Warner Bros. Animation is one of the most honored animation studios in history, garnering a grand total of six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, a Humanitas Award, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).

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Posted by: Josh Bond on February 25, 2008 at 14:04:20

First! Not going to buy this, looks crap.

Posted by: STC on February 25, 2008 at 14:09:06

Why does it looks like crap? Its looks really good actually.

Posted by: dknight7 on February 25, 2008 at 14:10:59

YAY! BLUERAY!

Posted by: Jay on February 25, 2008 at 14:11:31

Because anyone who screams "FIRST" on the comment is a mindless idiot who's only out to get attention. Don't even give him any.

I can't wait for this!

Posted by: Adam on February 25, 2008 at 14:12:15

This is going to be the best DC Universe Animated DVD yet. It looks very promising and will be competely different from other Batman cartoons. Can't Wait.

Posted by: NightWing19 on February 25, 2008 at 14:17:29

Bruce Timm Is My Hero and so is David Goyer! This is gonna be the highlight of the direct-to-dvd Animae!

Posted by: Razor on February 25, 2008 at 14:19:35

I can't wait to see the extras!

Posted by: meister on February 25, 2008 at 14:20:39

It should be interesting to see the Bat Done in anime Style. I agree on the first thing. It makes you look really stupid.

Posted by: Brian on February 25, 2008 at 14:46:19

NINTH!

moron

Posted by: david on February 25, 2008 at 14:48:27

And to all of those Blu-Ray luddites out there who thought a single HD format would bring prices down and make consumers switch to HD - I present to you a $10-more-expensive-than-DVD Blu-Ray release...

...sheesh...

Posted by: Riaz on February 25, 2008 at 15:05:11

what happened to Teen Titans Judas Contract?

Posted by: Tad on February 25, 2008 at 15:10:23

As interesting as this looks stylistically, I doesn't feel quite in keeping with the "Batman Begins"/"Dark Knight" universe. Nolan is intentionally keeping it as rooted in the real world as possible, and this looks more comic bookish, not that that's a bad thing. I still look forward to it.

Posted by: Triad on February 25, 2008 at 15:12:45

As I've stated in the past, I'm not a very big fan of anime, some of the art (especially backgrounds) is breath-taking, but on the whole I'm not too keen on the formulic character style & choppy movment of the format. I am, however a HUGE Batman fan and will buy this on release day regardless. That being said, I have to say that from the preview of this, it looks as if it will be 50/50 in coolness factor. Some interpretations look way sweet while others look...meh. I'll put my faith in the stories though. With the talented writers on board, it should be at least interesting and worth the duckets.
Here's to hoping that we'll all be blown away!

Posted by: Your Mothers Tightest Hole on February 25, 2008 at 15:23:20

This will be as 50/50 in "coolness" as the Animatrix...some of which was truly dung.

Posted by: Reiko on February 25, 2008 at 15:42:17

Okay. I loved the animatrix (for a while) and seeing Batman taken on by a multitude of different directors in different stories is something I look forward to. Whoever said it looked like crap was an idiot (don't worry guy, if it really ends up to be crappy then Im the one who'll look like an idiot.) They have man-bat, scarecrow, deadshot (or whatever his name is) and Killer Croc so far so its looking good. I'm wondering how it will connect Begins and TDK together (Batman cleaning up the streets after the events in Begins?). In either case I have got to see this movie; any real Batman fan would say the same.

Posted by: Kevin on February 25, 2008 at 15:52:36

Seriously, I think this looks like crap too. Also, I am personally sick of seeing anime everywhere. Yes... there are some good series... why no good american animation though?

Especially for Batman of all things. eck.

Proceed with your comments of calling me an idiot for not buying into the ani-Bat.

Posted by: Illiterate Fools on February 25, 2008 at 15:59:25

It's alarming how many people who post on these blog sections cannot construct a basic ENGLISH sentence, yet seem to communicate with each other just fine.

PATHETIC.

But getting back to the topic, this Gotham Knights thing looks very ****ty, as I hate Jap-animation and hate manga because it's outrageous and stupid and silly.

The Batman cartoon in the late 90's was the best, nothing will ever come close unless they do the same exact thing and bring it back without the silly updated batman story. Keep it simple: Bruce Wayne, Alfred, The Joker, etc. No CROC bull**** or the "new" batman. Please.

Posted by: coheed36 on February 25, 2008 at 15:59:43

i really wanna see that bob kane story...i read an article that he was an ******* and stole ideas from alot of creators and hardly ever drew...i wonder.

Posted by: Triad on February 25, 2008 at 16:02:18

Yeah, I gotta agree with Kevin: Why anime? I have to believe that there has GOT to be some quality animation coming out of somewhere other than Japan! Is it because it's dirt-cheap?
Oh well, I'm still crossing my fingers for this new "Batmanime" DVD

Posted by: Q on February 25, 2008 at 16:04:22

Its about time Batman is shown animated as a dark character...not really suited for children...I'll buy it asap

Posted by: automatic_ab on February 25, 2008 at 16:28:55

Josh Bond obviously has a super power of his own; the ability to derive images out of press releases. This has to be the case since he says, "Not going to buy this, looks crap." Oh and btw, stop falling asleep in you grammar class dude, it's starting to show. I am quite intrigued by the anime take. I too am a huge BatFan and while a little skeptical right now, I'll purchase it nonetheless.

Posted by: RivenWinner on February 25, 2008 at 16:37:06

Looks awesome, can't wait.

Posted by: k18 on February 25, 2008 at 16:37:49

so who will voice Batman since Bale isn't doing it? I thought the press release would annouce the voice actors or something. I am totally looking forward to seeing the WW, Flash, and Green Lantern animated movies. (I am mostly looking forward to the Flash one)

Posted by: the_ddb on February 25, 2008 at 17:00:11

i don't agree about the animatrix comparison...there are legit film and comic writers on this to move along a great story, and not just film and comic writers, but guys who've done batman before...i kind of wish they'd have gotten bale and maybe paul dini to do a story, but i'm still stoked

Posted by: Batman Legend on February 25, 2008 at 17:04:41

I agree with triads first comment. IM not really a fan of animes but what adds to batmans story and character is gotham city itself and i really think the breath taking anime backgrounds will do it justice. Its a shame that bales not doing it and im quite upset batman isnt being done in the bruce timm style animation like the 90's cartoons (coz i was looking forward to seeing the movie batman in that style)but regardless im smashing open my piggy bank and getting it. (not i dont really have a PIGGY BANK)

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