Batman: Caped Crusader has been added to the list of high-profile projects killed off by HBO Max. Remember the villain Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Perhaps David Zaslav, Chief Executive Officer and President of Warner Bros. Discovery, holds the same loathing for all things animated.
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BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER – New Animated Series
Batman: Caped Crusader, a new animated series, was recently revealed during the 2021 DC FanDome event. The original Batman: The Animated Series creator Bruce Timm will be returning to develop Batman: Caped Crusader for HBO Max and Cartoon Network. Batman: Caped Crusader is a reimagining of the Dark Knight that takes cues from the very earliest incarnation of the character.
Harrison Ford Surprises Star Wars Fans
Let’s just put it out there. We love Star Wars and can’t wait to see the new sequel, The Force Awakens, next month on opening day. But watching a video of Harrison Ford surprising a series of unsuspecting Star Wars fans who’ve donated to the previous Star Wars/Omaze charity campaign really delights and inspires.
Kirk and Spock Find Strength in Each Other
Diehard fans of the original Star Trek series and for that matter the movie versions featuring the original cast can be a particularly tough crowd to please when attempting to forge a new direction to the Star Trek franchise. Yet that’s exactly what J.J. Abrams did in the 2009 critically acclaimed feature film “Star Trek” with his spectacularly ambitious lens flare laden action packed adventure. The key to his success? A clever time travel plot line which effectively altered the future of the main characters leaving an open ended journey. In Mr. Abram’s latest movie, “Star Trek: Into Darkness”, we witness how the crew evolves in this unfolding paradigm of uncertainty.