Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment today offered a first look at the extra-sinister Elseworlds makeovers applied to some of the Dark Knight’s iconic rogues gallery in Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham. Inspired by the comic book series by Mike Mignola, Richard Pace and Troy Nixey, the new DC movie from Warner Bros. Animation arrive on Digital, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on March 28.
The 1920s-based tale finds explorer Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashing an ancient evil, expediting his return to Gotham City after a two-decade hiatus. The logic/science-driven Batman must battle Lovecraftian supernatural forces threatening the sheer existence of Gotham, along the way being aided and confronted by reimagined versions of his well-known allies and enemies, including Green Arrow, Ra’s al Ghul, Mr. Freeze, Killer Croc, Two-Face, James Gordon and Bruce’s beloved wards. Prepare for a mystical, often terrifying Batman adventure unlike any other.
Where Professor Oswald Cobblepot’s expedition ends is where Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham begins, as Bruce Wayne and his crew discover Cobblepot’s abandoned ship, including his detailed journal. But the Wayne expedition can find no sign of the professor, even while the evolving Cobblepot and his penguins watch them intently from high above.
David Giuntoli (Grimm, A Million Little Things) reprises his Batman: Soul of the Dragon role as the voice of Bruce Wayne & the Dark Knight, while William Salyers (The Regular Show) voices yet another rendition of the Penguin as Cobbelpot.
Killer Croc’s Elseworlds version might be even more menacing than his usual appearance, particularly as the massive creature operates under the merciless command of Talia al Ghul — or as in this pic, looms tall over Batman.
Talia al Ghul seems to be integral to the troubled shadows overtaking the city in Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham. Three-time Emmy Award nominee Emily O’Brien (Constantine: City of Demons, Days of Our Lives) reprises her Gotham Knights video game role as Talia al Ghul.
As an Elseworlds take on Mr. Freeze, Grendon appears to Bruce Wayne and his family as a frozen, undying corpse who is devoted to the evil entity unleashed upon the unsuspecting world. DC Animated Movies veteran David Dastmalchian (Dune, The Suicide Squad, Ant-Man) gives voice to Grendon.
More details on the home release of Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham as well as the movie’s trailer can be found here.
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