Batman is back in 70s style with “Batman: Soul of the Dragon” - Trailer

November 20, 2020

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Famous animation producer Bruce Timm brings Batman the Dark Knight back to the style of the 70s with the animated film Batman: Soul of the Dragon, the sequel to the popular DC Universe Batman film series.

Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the animated feature will be released digitally by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

Set in the middle of the 70s, this Elseworlds adventure sees Bruce Wayne training with a master sensei. This is where Bruce, along with other elite students, is forged with the discipline of martial arts. The teachings that temper him throughout his life will be tested when a deadly threat returns from the past. It will take the combined efforts of Batman, world-renowned martial arts warriors such as Richard Dragon, Ben Turner and Lady Shiva and their mentor O-Sensei to battle the monsters of this world and beyond! The film is forbidden to children under 13, for action scenes with a little violence.

The ensemble cast features a core group of actors playing martial arts students turned heroes David Giuntoli (Grimm, A Million Little Things) as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Mark Dacascos (John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, Iron Chef America, Hawaii Five-0) as Richard Dragon, Kelly hu (Arrow, X2: X-Men United) like Lady Shiva and Michael Jai White (To produce, reprising his role from Arrow) as Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger. Their mentor O-Sensei is voiced by James hong (Big trouble in Little China, Blade Runner). josh keaton (Voltron: legendary defender; Green Lantern: the animated series) is featured as Jeffrey Burr and additional voices are provided by veteran voice actors Gray Griffin, Chris Cox, Erica Luttrell, Robin Atkin Downes, Patrick Seitz, Jamie Chung e Eric Bauza.

Sam Liu (Kingdom of the Supermen, Batman: The Killing Joke) is producer and director of Batman: Soul of the Dragon, using a script from Jeremy Adams (Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge). Manufacturers are Jim war (Batman: Gaslight's Gotham) to Kimberly S. Moreau (Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: Red Son) to Sam Register they are executive producers. Michael Uslan he is an executive producer.

The film is dedicated to the legendary DC writer Dennis O'Neil, who co-created characters Richard Dragon, O-Sensei, Bronze Tiger and Lady Shiva. O'Neil passed away on June 11, 2020.

Special features (4K UHD, Blu-ray and digital):

Batman - Raw Groove From the explosion of raw cinema and kung fu to the cultural changes that are sweeping the United States, let's explore the early 70s and how they inspired Batman: Soul of the Dragon.
Far Out Highlights by producer Jim Krieg (New featurette) - He's an off-the-hook, out-of-sight supercut of one of the funniest appearances in producer Jim Krieg's character.
A preview of the upcoming DC Universe movie - A sneak peek at the upcoming animated film in the popular DC Universe Movies collection Justice Society: World War II.
Looking back: Superman: Red Son (featurette) - Kal-El's rocket fleeing Krypton never reaches Smallville, but instead lands in the Soviet Union, moving the new world order on its own. This is the epic retelling of Superman's origin story.
Looking back: Batman: Gaslight's Gotham (featurette) - Against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century Gotham, Batman is involved in a hunt for a criminal who has committed the most heinous acts of murder. This is Batman vs Jack the Ripper!
From the DC Vault: Batman: The Animated Series, "Day of the Samurai"
From the DC Vault: Batman: The Animated Series, "Night of the Ninja"