Interactive cartoon trailer: "DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family"

Five fascinating stories from iconic DC canon, including the first interactive cinematic presentation in Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) history, come to life with cartoons DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the 2019-2020 animated shorts anthology arrives from WBHE on Blu-ray ($ 24,98 SRP) and Digital ($ 19,99) starting October 13.

The collection of animated shorts is anchored Batman: Death in the Family, WBHE's first adventure in interactive storytelling that allows fans to choose where to pass the story through innovative navigation guided by the viewer's remote control. In the center of the extended length short there is a fit of Batman: A Death in the Family, the landmark DC 1988 event where fans voted by phone to determine the end of the story.

Inspired by characters and stories from DC's robust portfolio, the 2019-2020 animated short film series - which have been individually included in DC Universe Movies releases since summer 2019 - include Sgt. Rock, Adam Strange, Death e The phantom stranger.

The physical version features a Blu-ray disc with all high definition short films, including the fully interactive, extended length format Batman: Death in the Family, in addition to a digital version of the other four DC Showcase 2019-2020 short films. The digital distribution presents the Batman: Death in the Family extended short film in a non-interactive format (pre-assembled version of the story, entitled Under the Red Hood: Reloaded), along with the other four DC Showcase shorts and three other non-interactive versions of the Batman: Death in the Family (Jason Todd's Rebellion, Robin's Revenge e Red Hood's Reckoning) as a bonus feature. (Note: Not all digital retailers offer bonus features with purchase.) Blu-ray also offers about five minutes of additional content within the Batman: Death in the Family story that is not included in the digital version.

Blu-ray also includes tracks of audio commentary Sgt. Rock, Adam Strange, Death e The phantom stranger, plus one of the linear shorts "Death in the Family" (Under the Red Hood: Reloaded), of DC Daily hosts Amy Dallen and Hector Navarro.

Produced, directed and written by Brandon Vietti, Batman: Death in the Family offers an interactive version of the much-requested story. In the new animated presentation, the infamous murder of Batman's protégé Jason Todd will be canceled, and the fates of Batman, Robin and The Joker will unfold in shocking ways as viewers make more choices to check out the story. And while Batman: Under the Red Hood provides a foundation, the story also branches out in new directions and features several characters never seen before in the original film.

Bruce Greenwood (The Resident, Star Trek, iRobot), Vincent Martella (Phineas and Ferb) to John DiMaggio (Futurama, Adventure Time) resume their Batman: Under the Red Hood roles of Batman, the young Jason Todd and The Joker, respectively. Other featured items are Zehra fazal (Young justice) like Talia al Ghul e Gary Cole (Veep) as Two-Face and James Gordon.

"Batman: Death in the Family it's essentially a comic that comes to life, ”says Vietti, whose credits as director of DC Universe Movies include Batman: Under the Red Hood e Superman: doomsday, and is co-creator and executive co-producer of the popular Young justice animated television series. “We paid tribute to DC's 1988 interactive experience A death in the family comic release giving fans a unique opportunity to create their own story through a branching tool that can lead in multiple directions. The viewer can choose the paths of these characters and each choice opens up an alternative future for all the characters and, ultimately, for the story “.

The interactive Blu-ray presentation offers viewers many different ways of saying it Batman: Death in the Family story, with numerous twists in the center and several possible endings. The choices along the way give more weight to viewers' decisions and result in even stronger stories. Viewers can also choose to allow the story to tell itself, as there is an option for the Blu-ray to decide its own path.

Packed with Easter eggs, the centerpiece tale - with its foundation based on the original Batman: A Death in the Family comic run and the acclaimed Batman: Under the Red Hood animated film - balances a number of integral themes within its entertainment, including fatherhood, mental health, death, rebirth, revenge and redemption. Along the way, viewers encounter new and surprising glimpses of some classic DC characters.

"From the very first navigation tab, we wanted to give the audience an impression of what they were approaching, but then also give them something unexpected, maybe even something they'll regret, so they have to think twice about every future choice they make" explains Vietti. “The branching storytelling has to be stronger than just the gimmick of choices - it has to be rewarding and offer new and useful insights into the characters. It has to engage you and make you look for the next turn. So we tried to subvert expectations and do something very different. "

Additional DC Showcase cartoons included are:

• Originally attached to Batman: silence, Sgt. Rock it is produced and directed by executive Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series) from a screenplay by award-winning comic writers Louise Simonson and Walter Simonson e Tim sheridan (Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Reign of the Supermen). The original tale finds Sgt tired of the battle. Rock thinks he has seen everything WWII has to offer. But he is surprised at his life when he is assigned to lead a company made up of legendary monsters in battle against an unstoppable platoon of Nazi zombies. Karl Urban (Star Trek & Lord of the Rings franchise film) provides the sergeant's voice. Rock. Also protagonist Keith Ferguson, William Salyers e Audrey Wasilewski.
• Inspired by Neil Gaiman T, Death is produced and directed by Sam Liu (Superman: Red Son, The Death of Superman) and written by J.M. DeMatteis (Batman: Bad Blood). In the story, Vincent, an artist with unsolved inner demons, meets a mysterious girl who helps him come to terms with his creative legacy… and eventual death. Leonard Nam (Westworld) provides the voice of Vincent and Jamie Chung (The Gifted, Big Hero 6) is the voice of death. The cast includes DArin De Paul, Keith Szarabajka e Kari Wahlgren. Death it was originally included in Wonder Woman: Bloodlines.
• Attached as a bonus feature when released Superman: Red Son The phantom stranger ha Bruce Timm (Batman: The Killing Joke) driving as executive producer and director, and the short film is written by Ernie Altbacker (Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, Batman: Hush). Set in the 70s, the short film finds DC's enigmatic mystery man simultaneously playing both the omniscient narrator and the active character in a story of supernatural getuppance for the wicked. Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick) gives voice to The Phantom Stranger e Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville, Impastor) provides Seth's voice. With also the voices of Natalie Lander, Gray Griffin e Roger Craig Smith.
• Adam strange is produced and directed by Butch Lukic (Superman: Man of Tomorrow), who also conceived the original story - which was written by J.M. DeMatteis (Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons, Constantine: City of Demons). The short film was initially linked to Justice League Dark: Apokolips War. On a robust asteroid mining colony, a few hard-working workers are aware that their drunken city has never been anything but an interplanetary derelict. But when miners open a crack in the home of a horde of deadly alien insects, his true identity is discovered. It's space adventurer Adam Strange, whose heroic backstory is played in flashbacks as he struggles to save the very people who have despised him for so long. Charlie Weber (How to get away with murder) provides the voice of Adam Strange, alongside Roger R. Cross, Kimberly Brooks, Ray Chase e Fred Tatasciore.

All five new credits for DC Showcase short films include Jim war (Batman: Gaslight's Gotham) as co-producer e Amy mckenna (Wonder Woman: Bloodlines) as a producer. Sam Register he is an executive producer.

Initially launched in 2010, DC Showcase was originally composed of four animated short films produced by Bruce Timm and directed by Joaquim Dos Santos: Lo spettro (released 23/02/2010), Jonah Hex (2010 / 07 / 27) Green Arrow (28 / 09 / 2010) e Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam (11/9/2010). Another short, catwoman (18/10/2011), was attached the year following the release of Batman: first yearand was directed by Lauren Montgomery (Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths) and executive produced by Timm. The writers of the initial quintet were Steve Niles (Lo spettro), Joe Lansdale (Jonah Hex), Greg Weisman (Green Arrow), Michael Jelenic (Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam) and Paul Dini (catwoman).

"Interactive storytelling offers a whole new dimension of entertainment for fans of DC animated films and an exciting look at potential titles for the future," said Mary Ellen Thomas, senior vice president of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Originals, Animation and Family Marketing. "Brandon Vietti has created a unique and engaging multi-layered approach to captivate audiences with both popular plot devices and some very unexpected twists."