Back in July, a newsneak previewfrom theBatman: Return of the Caped CrusadersBlu-ray release confirmed that the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie will beJustice League Dark. It was also confirmed thatMatt Ryan, who played John Constantine on NBC’s canceledConstantineseries, and guest-starred as the iconic character onArrow, will return to voice John Constantine in this movie. Today we have the first trailer forJustice Leauge Dark, along with confirmation on even more cast members.
IGNdebuted the first trailer earlier today, and confirmed that this movie will beR-rated. This animated adventure will be following in the footsteps ofBatman: The Killing Joke. The movie will be rated R for “some disturbing violence,” and while we learned about some of the voice cast members in July, even more cast members have now been confirmed.
Our report from July revealed thatJason O’Marais set to voice Batman, withCamilla LuddingtonasZatanna,Nicholas Turturrovoices Boston Brand/Deadman andRay Chasevoices Etrigan,Jerry O’Connellvoices Superman andRosario Dawsonportrays Wonder Woman. This report reveals thatJeremy Davieswill provide the voice of Ritchie, whileEnrico Colatoniplays Felix Faust,Alfred Molinavoices Destiny and Roger R. Cross will be pulling double-duty, voicing both Swamp Thing and John Stewart. DC Entertainment’sMike Carlinrevealed in the preview this summer that Black Orchid will also be featured in this story, but it hasn’t been revealed who is voicing that character yet.
Thisanimated movieis directed byJay Oliva(Batman: The Dark Knight Returns) from a script byErnie Altbacker(Green Lantern: The Animated Series), based on a story he created withJ.M. DeMatteis.James Tucker(Batman Bad Blood,Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders) is Supervising Producer.Benjamin MelnikerandMichael Uslanserve as Executive Producers, along withSam Register.
Justice League Darkis scheduled to debut on Blu-ray and DVD in early 2017, but a specific release date wasn’t given quite yet. It was also announced at Comic-Con that the next two animated movies afterJustice League Darkwill beTeen Titans: The Judas ContractandBatman and Harley Quinn. No release dates were given for either of these movies, and it wasn’t announced who will write, direct or lend their voices to these projects. Take a look at the first trailer forJustice League Darkbelow.
