10/28/2013

First Trailer for Animated 'Justice League: War'


As Warner Bros. continues to build their live-action DC superhero franchise thanks to the success of Man of Steel, their animated division is about to release its 18th film centered on Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and the rest of the Justice League. One of the big announcements to emerge at Comic-Con was for Justice League: War, based on the popular Justice League: Origin storyline by superstar the superstar duo of artist Jim Lee and writer Geoff Johns, and now we're getting a peek at the trailer.

Justice League: War features the voices of Alan Tudyk as Superman, Michelle Monaghan as Wonder Woman, Jason O'Mara as Batman, Sean Astin as Shazam, and more in a story that has an early version of the Justice League pulled together to battle the threat of Darkseid. The film is directed by Jay Oliva, who worked on Man of Steel and directed the two-part animated adaptation of The Dark Night Returns, so he knows his stuff. The animation is somewhat different than in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, but they're all still way too bulky.

Justice League: War will hit DVD and Blu-Ray next year.