This clip precedes a panel discussion scheduled for July 27 during Comic-Con. Executive producer Matt Reeves and series stars Hamish Linklater, Jamie Chung and Minnie Driver will appear.
Bruce Timm, creator of the Batman animated series, is in charge of the animation, and as he says, the new show is, in many ways, a return to the original series created in the early 1990s.
Batman: Caped Crusader in a short clip with a chase through the streets of Gotham City
Welcome to Gotham City, where the corrupt outnumber the decent, where criminals run rampant and law-abiding citizens live in fear. In the flames of tragedy, wealthy Bruce Wayne becomes more than just a man – Batman. His lone crusade for justice attracts unlikely allies from the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions have deadly and unforeseen consequences. Batman: Caped Crusader is a new series that reimagines the Batman mythos from the perspective of visionary executive producers J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves and Bruce Timm. – reads the official series description.
The cast includes Hamish Linklater as Batman, Christina Ricci as Selina Kyle / Catwoman, and Jamie Chung as Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn. In the remaining roles we will hear actors such as: Minnie Driver, Eric Morgan Stewart, Michelle C. Bonilla, Crystal Joy Brown, John DiMaggio, Mckenna Grace, Jason Watkins, Paul Scheer, Reid Scott, Gary Anthony Williams, Dan Donohue, David Krumholtz, Haley Joel Osment and Toby Stephens.
The screenplay was written by Greg Rook and Jesse Ritchie. Batman is created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The director is Christina Sutta, who directed the recent Harley Quinn series.
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