Warner Bros. Animation has released the trailer for Part One of its animated adaptation Batman: The Long Halloween. The film is scheduled to drop on Digital and Blu-ray sometime this summer, with Part 2 releasing in the fall. Watch the IGN exclusive trailer in the player below!
Jensen Ackles (Supernatural) debuts as Batman/Bruce Wayne, the actor having previously voiced The Red Hood/Jason Todd in Batman: Under the Red Hood. Selina Kyle/Catwoman is voiced by the late Naya Rivera (Glee). The film co-stars Josh Duhamel (Transformers) as Harvey Dent, Billy Burke (Twilight) as James Gordon, Titus Welliver (Deadwood) as Carmine Falcone, David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad) as Calendar Man, Troy Baker (Batman: Arkham Knight) as Joker, Amy Landecker (Transparent) as Barbara Gordon, Julie Nathanson (Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War) as Gilda Dent, Jack Quaid (The Boys) as Alberto, Fred Tatasciore (Family Guy) as Solomon Grundy and Alastair Duncan (Batman Unlimited franchise) returns as Alfred.
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The Tim Sale and Jeff Loeb classic run The Long Halloween follows Batman in his early days as a vigilante. After a string of murders begins on Halloween, Batman teams up with Police Captain James Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent. They team up to take down The Roman, the patriarch of the notorious Falcone family, but as more holiday murders occur they realize they’re also dealing with a serial killer. The animated film tackles this highly anticipated storyline that is rumored to also serve as inspiration for Matt Reeves’ The Batman.
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Director Chris Palmer (Superman: Man of Tomorrow) helms Batman: The Long Halloween: Part One from a screenplay by Tim Sheridan (Superman: Man of Tomorrow). It’s produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Serving as producers are Jim Krieg (Batman: Gotham by Gaslight) and Kimberly S. Moreau (Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Butch Lukic (Superman: Man of Tomorrow) is Supervising Producer. Michael Uslan and Sam Register Executive Produce.
