WarnerMedia is expanding its slate of animated DC projects with two new shows for HBO Max: a Batman series from Bruce Timm called Caped Crusader, and a Superman show called My Adventures With Superman, which will star Jack Quaid.
Cartoon Network and HBO Max have greenlit Caped Crusader directly to a series, and describe it as a “reimagining of the Batman mythology.” It will be produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions and Matt Reeves’ 6th & Idaho, as well as Warner Bros. Animation. Timm is one of the show’s creators, which is notable—he’s had a hand in some of the best-known DC animated shows from the network, starting with 1992’s Batman: The Animated Series (pictured above), Superman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited, and others.
Timm, Abrams, and Reeves said in a joint statement that they’re excited to bring the character back “to tell engrossing new stories in Gotham City. The series will be thrilling, cinematic and evocative of Batman’s noir roots, while diving deeper into the psychology of these iconic characters.”
Reeves, of course, is the director of the upcoming film The Batman (which is slated to hit theaters in March 2022), as well as a spinoff series for HBO Max about the Gotham City Police Department.
The series will debut on HBO Max, but there’s no word on a premiere date, or who will voice the iconic central character.
HBO Max My Adventures With Superman, handing out a two-season order for the network. The series will follow Superman (Quaid) and Lois Lane (Alice Lee) as twenty-somethings “as they begin to discover who they are and everything they can accomplish together as an investigative reporting team at the Daily Planet.” It also has no release date attached to it.
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Every time I see the word “reimagining” attached to any long-established character I get the heebie-jeebies. If they want more Batman: The Animated Series produced by Bruce Timm, then they should just do that.
Mr Jack Quaid has a strong ‘Jimmy Olsen’ energy; it will be interesting to see what he brings to the role of Clark Kent (a character who has strong synergy with Jim) and … oh God, I’ve just realised that there’s now a Superman younger than I am.
Please excuse me while I suffer an existential crisis.
So Bruce will finally get to marry Barbara in this version, which will still be voiced by Conroy but someone like Millie Bobby Brown or I’m sure there’s an even younger sister than Elle in the Fanning family that still wants to break into the business?
No, it’s going to be a slight variation on the same thing we’ve been watching since TDKR killed off any version of Batman that was allowed to be fun. BTAS (and the Schumacher movies) pushed back on that a little, but it couldn’t last. Nolan drove the final nail into the coffin of fun Batman.
Like I said. A slight variation.
(I just realized I forgot all about Brave and the Bold when I was complaining earlier lol)
It hasn’t been completely grim & gritty, but to say that going back to Batman’s “noir roots” and going deep into the character’s psychology is a new take is disingenuous at best.
@5. Danielmclark: Please don’t forget LEGO Batman either! (-;