Movie News: Flashpoint the Animated Movie?

tazmaniak

Kevin Conroy was recently giving an interview on Comic Book Club Live and he mentioned he had just finished voiceover work as Batman in an upcoming animated movie about The Flash.He identified it as Flashpoint.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=8DBgITN9so8#t=319s

KyleMoyer

And the month after its release will see the release of 52 new Number One DVDs

Eric_C

they should just skip to doing one about the Batman Flashpoint tie-in. Now that would be awesome

tazmaniak

But that would be yet another Batman animated movie.After this summer's Superman vs. The Elite, we have The Dark Knight Returns, which is actually a 2-part film.Do we need to follow 2 Batman movies with a Batman movie?

electric_mayhem

batman sells... although I would like to see a JSA one...

JaxUr

Here's the trailer for the voiceover documentary that Conroy mentions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xivQ6_gu3W8

batlaw

Bring it on. Just so long as its a one-off.

DoctorDoom

And the month after its release will see the release of 52 new Number One DVDs

A quarter of which will be cancelled before production. And summarily replaced. :P

KyleMoyer

Or.....

Maybe this will lead to their big announcement of the new DC television network with it's new slate of 52 animated series.

I shouldn't have posted that, now I'm actually wishing that would happen. (They'll hold onto Earth 2 and Dial H for mid-season replacements)

RedRight88

But that would be yet another Batman animated movie.After this summer's Superman vs. The Elite, we have The Dark Knight Returns, which is actually a 2-part film.Do we need to follow 2 Batman movies with a Batman movie?

It's because those ones sell and the two non-Batman/Superman titles they released (Wonder Woman and Green Lantern) flopped.

tazmaniak

But that would be yet another Batman animated movie.After this summer's Superman vs. The Elite, we have The Dark Knight Returns, which is actually a 2-part film.Do we need to follow 2 Batman movies with a Batman movie?

It's because those ones sell and the two non-Batman/Superman titles they released (Wonder Woman and Green Lantern) flopped.

That's not really true. Out of 14 releases, Wonder Woman was the 4th highest selling movie, with First Flight being the 6th. Doomsday, Public Enemies and Under the Red Hood are the only ones that sold more than Wonder Woman. And those films + Gotham Knight are the only ones that sold more than First Flight.

They were very successful. I know a lot of people consider Wonder Woman to be the best of the bunch. I wonder how well some of the other characters would sell if they gave them a chance. The Showcase shorts were well received, but a good number of fans wished they were longer. I'd bet they could make a successful Green Arrow film, though I don't think it will happen. According to Bruce Timm, we'll never see a Green Arrow film because the character has no definitive story like All Star Superman, Year One or Dark Knight Returns that would lend itself to an adaptation. I don't know if I'd agree with that, but that's how it is.

He pretty much laid it out that Batman, Superman and Justice League were really the only characters they were interested in basing movies on. That's a shame because there are other characters with cool stories that could profitable/successful. Sure, Batman sells and makes them money, but maybe the others can, as well. We don't know because they haven't really tried.

WetRats

He pretty much laid it out that Batman, Superman and Justice League were really the only characters they were interested in basing movies on. That's a shame because there are other characters with cool stories that could profitable/successful. Sure, Batman sells and makes them money, but maybe the others can, as well. We don't know because they haven't really tried.

Considering the expense in producing a feature-length animated movie, It makes complete sense to me that they would be conservative in their choices.

Where they have been able to make up for this necessary conservatism is in their choice of supporting characters and who to feature in shorts. I'm sure the creators would rather concentrate on their favorite characters, and you can see the love they pour into them when they get to use them.

Instead of complaining about what hasn't been made, I prefer to be thrilled by what has.

Hell, for me, the Spectre short alone would be worth sitting through a dozen so-so Batman projects.

And how many of the Batman projects have been so-so? Most have ranged from pretty good to fantastic.