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Kevin Conroy Returns To Voice Batmanimatrix PG-13 Direct-To-DVD Movie GOTHAM KNIGHT!!



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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHT VOICE CAST ANNOUNCED,

REVISED ENHANCED CONTENT FOR

DC UNIVERSE ANIMATED ORIGINAL MOVIE

Fan Favorite Kevin Conroy returns to benchmark title role for July 8, 2008 Release;

Primetime stars join cast of third DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movie;

Two-Disk Special Edition & Blu-ray Disc filled with Special Features;

Price Point enchanced for Single Disc release

BURBANK, CA, (March 19, 2008) – Kevin Conroy, the bench m ark by which fans co m pare all Batman voices, returns to the title role in Batman Gotham Knight, the third release in the DC Universe Ani m ated Original Movie series fro m DC Co m ics, Warner Pre m iere, Warner Ho m e Video and Warner Bros. Ani m ation, it was announced today. The all-new, original m ovie will street July 8, 2008 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, as well as OnDe m and and Pay-per-View. The fil m will be available for download on the sa m e date.

Batman Gotham Knight is a fresh and exciting new entry into the Bat m an m ythos, spinning out of a 40-year history in ani m ation including the E m m y®-winning Batman: The Animated Series, widely considered a pivotal m o m ent in A m erican ani m ation. A cross section of distinguished creators, award-winning producers, and acclai m ed writers weave six interlocking stories that reveal Bruce Wayne’s journey to The Dark Knight, each with stylish art fro m so m e of the world’s m ost revered ani m ation visionaries.

Conroy set the standard for m odern day Bat m an voices with his perfor m ance in Batman: The Animated Series, The New Adventures of Batman and Robin and The New Batman Superman Adventures. He reprised the role as an aging Bruce Wayne playing m entor to a new Caped Crusader in Batman Beyond. Ani m ation legend and Batman Gotham Knight producer Bruce Ti m m said Conroy was the obvious choice for both widespread fan approval and to provide an overriding sense of continuity within a fil m in which Bat m an appears in so m any new, visual variations.

“Any ti m e we initiate an ani m ated Bat m an project, ‘Will Kevin Conroy voice Bat m an?’ is the first question we hear fro m fans,” said Bruce Ti m m , Executive Producer. “To m eet Kevin is to know that he’s not anything like Bat m an, and yet he m anages to perfectly nail that indefinable ele m ent that is Bat m an. He’s got the voice, he’s got the acting chops, and he’s absolutely the best m an for the job.”

Conroy provided a central, rallying point for a cast that perfectly m eshes stars of so m e of today’s highest rated pri m e ti m e television series with m any of the m ost popular voiceover actors in the business. Gary Dourdan (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) and Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty) are heard in m ultiple seg m ents of the six-story fil m as police detectives Crispus Allen and Anna Ra m irez, key m e m bers of a special unit who learn to trust the Dark Knight’s m otives. Par m inder Nagra (ER, Bend It Like Beckham ) supplies the voice of Cassandra, a m ystical Indian wo m an who teaches Bruce Wayne to endure and m anage his pain. David McCallu m (Navy NCIS, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Great Escape) takes on the role of loyal servant Alfred. George Newbern (Father of the Bride) and Alanna Ubach (Legally Blonde) also join the cast.

The cast also features popular voice over artists Corey Burton, Rob Paulsen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Will Friedle, Jason Marsden, Ji m Meski m en, Pat Musick, Scott Menville, Hynden Walch, Corey Padnos and Crystal Scales.

Batman Gotham Knight will be available on DVD for $19.98 SRP. There will also be a 2-disc Special Edition DVD available for $29.98 SRP which contains over 100 m inutes of bonus features plus 4 bonus episodes. All the content fro m the 2-disc Special Edition DVD will be available on Blu-ray Disc for $34.99 SRP. .

Batman Gotham Knight 2-disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray Disc will feature incredible extras including:

“Batman and Me a Devotion of Destiny: The Bob Kane Story” - The co m prehensive chronology of the re m arkable life of the creator of Bat m an.

“A Mirror for the Bat: The Evil Denizens of Gotham City” - A stimulating documentary covering Gotham City’s most nefarious of characters, combined with a look into the symbiotic relationship Batman shares with his enemies.

“Batman: The Animated Series” Bonus Episodes - Bruce Timm selects his favorite episodes from Batman: The Animated Series.

“Sneak Peek: Wonder Woman” - DC Universe animated original movie

Audio Commentary - Featuring the filmmakers of Gotham Knight.

Widescreen (1.78:1)

5.1 Dolby Digital

Batman Gotham Knight was headed by an i m pressive list of directors who have brought their distinctly different ani m e styles to the classic Batman character. The production was divided a m ong three renowned studios – Studio 4ºC, Production I.G and Madhouse – and included the truly ini m itable visions of directors Shojiro Nishi m i, Futoshi Higashide, Hiroshi Morioka, Yasuhiro Aoki and Toshiyuki Kubooka. With stories written by several of the m ost talented writers of fil m , co m ic books, and ani m ation, including Acade m y Award®-no m inated screenwriter Josh Olson (A History of Violence), David S. Goyer (Bat m an Begins), E m m y®-winner Alan Burnett (Bat m an: The Ani m ated Series), Jordan Goldberg (Associate Producer, The Dark Knight), and award-winning co m ics writers Greg Rucka and Brian Azzarello, Batman Gotham Knight presents thrilling new adventures of Batman that spotlight several of Gotham City’s m ost dangerous villains, including the fearso m e Scarecrow, the freakish Killer Croc and the unnerving m arks m an known as Deadshot. Batman Gotham Knight is produced by E m m a Tho m as (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight), Michael Uslan & Benja m in Melniker (Bat m an Begins, The Dark Knight), Bruce Ti m m (Bat m an: The Ani m ated Series) and Toshi Hiru m a.

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The best ever animated Batman um...returns.
by Reel American Hero
Mar 19th, 2008
04:34:21 PM
About time...
by rev_skarekroe
Mar 19th, 2008
04:35:14 PM

by Dick Jones
Mar 19th, 2008
04:35:52 PM
SWEETness.
by Brians Life
Mar 19th, 2008
04:36:11 PM
FIFTH
by BringingSexyBack
Mar 19th, 2008
04:38:15 PM
Hmmm, do you really think they'd consider
by Manos
Mar 19th, 2008
04:38:29 PM
Tha t i s co ol, N o rea ll y, i t i s
by SoylentMean
Mar 19th, 2008
04:39:48 PM
Kevin Conroy, hell yah!
by palewook
Mar 19th, 2008
04:43:24 PM
Best news I have heard all year!
by Dashl
Mar 19th, 2008
04:44:29 PM
BEST BAT VOICE EVER....!!!
by Greigy Just Wanted To Say
Mar 19th, 2008
04:44:38 PM
cool
by Automaton Overlord
Mar 19th, 2008
04:46:36 PM
Only choice
by waggy
Mar 19th, 2008
04:46:58 PM

by Automaton Overlord
Mar 19th, 2008
04:49:10 PM
That's damn near unreadable in present form.
by ZeroCorpse
Mar 19th, 2008
04:52:43 PM
I get why it's written that way--
by ZeroCorpse
Mar 19th, 2008
04:53:41 PM
That's awesome news!
by goodwolf82
Mar 19th, 2008
04:59:08 PM
Good!
by Super Rabbi
Mar 19th, 2008
05:03:41 PM
I L I KE TO R EAD SP A CES!!!
by skywalkerfamily
Mar 19th, 2008
05:05:20 PM
Best news I've heard in my entire life!
by thebearovingian
Mar 19th, 2008
05:10:53 PM
This looks more interesting than Dark Knight
by Hikaru Ichijo
Mar 19th, 2008
05:13:18 PM
Final Flight of the Catwoman?
by Ashok0
Mar 19th, 2008
05:14:58 PM
Conroy is Batman
by CalvinCoolidge
Mar 19th, 2008
05:21:00 PM
Mark Hamill as the Joker?
by skywalkerfamily
Mar 19th, 2008
05:29:14 PM
Sounds + Looks Good!
by superduper3000
Mar 19th, 2008
05:32:59 PM
That's nice, but........
by Half-Baked-Goggle-Box-Do-Goode r
Mar 19th, 2008
05:46:01 PM
More of the same.
by skywalkerfamily
Mar 19th, 2008
05:55:50 PM
Eh?
by 11dayempire
Mar 19th, 2008
06:02:09 PM
FUCK YES !
by Fenrisulfr
Mar 19th, 2008
06:17:37 PM
FUCK YES from me too!!!!
by Doctor Zoidberg
Mar 19th, 2008
06:26:16 PM

by Geekgasm
Mar 19th, 2008
06:28:12 PM
Conroy and Hamill rule!
by unit1421
Mar 19th, 2008
06:30:19 PM
George Newbern!!???
by Ky-El
Mar 19th, 2008
06:34:35 PM
"100% Pure West"
by pokadoo
Mar 19th, 2008
06:35:30 PM
FUCK YEAH!!!!
by hadez
Mar 19th, 2008
06:45:16 PM
HELL YES
by Gungan Slayer
Mar 19th, 2008
06:48:15 PM
Half-Baked-Goggle-Box-Do-Goode r, you're thinking of KERRY Conran
by The Garbage Man
Mar 19th, 2008
06:58:16 PM
Kevin Conroy is the Gold Standard
by fiester
Mar 19th, 2008
07:02:44 PM
Didn't WB pull some marketing ploy like this before?
by SpencerTrilby
Mar 19th, 2008
07:04:59 PM
fiester
by SpencerTrilby
Mar 19th, 2008
07:11:38 PM
fucking old news
by robertplant
Mar 19th, 2008
07:13:05 PM
Kevin Michael Richardson?
by SkidMarkedUndies
Mar 19th, 2008
07:14:45 PM
R eal ly loo kingfo rward tot his
by gotilk
Mar 19th, 2008
07:26:03 PM
We the talkbackers here at AICN made this happen
by Han Cholo
Mar 19th, 2008
07:27:23 PM
Garbage Man
by Half-Baked-Goggle-Box-Do-Goode r
Mar 19th, 2008
07:36:58 PM
GR EAT NE WS FOR BAT MANF ANS!
by mr_sinister7381
Mar 19th, 2008
07:40:00 PM
P.S.
by Half-Baked-Goggle-Box-Do-Goode r
Mar 19th, 2008
07:40:57 PM
His name is Robert Paulsen
by Jor-El23
Mar 19th, 2008
07:55:00 PM
I was going to say...
by iamnicksaicnsn
Mar 19th, 2008
08:05:47 PM
Yes, but what about TEEN TITANS???!!
by Drath
Mar 19th, 2008
08:14:20 PM
That's GREAT! But...
by greenstyle92
Mar 19th, 2008
08:24:17 PM
The spacing.
by Venardhi
Mar 19th, 2008
08:45:44 PM
W h a t ab ou t Chri sti an Bale ?
by TallBoy66
Mar 19th, 2008
08:47:45 PM
I agree greenstyle
by Warcraft
Mar 19th, 2008
08:48:28 PM
Great news!
by kafka07
Mar 19th, 2008
08:52:40 PM
I would love if they could dub Bale with Conroy in the suit....
by RockLobster800
Mar 19th, 2008
08:59:57 PM
Kevin Conroy on all of the segments
by Multiplex
Mar 19th, 2008
09:01:46 PM

by kenny38606
Mar 19th, 2008
09:03:30 PM
P.S.
by Multiplex
Mar 19th, 2008
09:03:35 PM
Spencer Trilby,
by raw_bean
Mar 19th, 2008
09:15:21 PM
Holy Rusted Metal Batman!
by Darth_Nader
Mar 19th, 2008
09:28:20 PM
Conroy is NOT the best Batman voice actor..
by Jobacca
Mar 19th, 2008
09:41:07 PM
Good!
by LaserPants
Mar 19th, 2008
09:45:05 PM
I Love Batman...
by Admiral Nelson
Mar 19th, 2008
09:51:29 PM
Admiral Nelson
by greenstyle92
Mar 19th, 2008
10:14:00 PM
Thanks, Greenstyle
by Admiral Nelson
Mar 19th, 2008
10:19:01 PM
NICE
by Dogma_Jedi
Mar 19th, 2008
10:24:35 PM
It would be so awesome if Conroy did the voice in TDK
by mr_sinister7381
Mar 19th, 2008
10:41:35 PM
Everyone agree that "The Batman" sucked?
by goodwolf82
Mar 19th, 2008
10:43:36 PM
My G od! That was a noyying to r ead.
by Yeti
Mar 19th, 2008
10:53:33 PM
Didn't I mail this news in awhile back?
by Johnno
Mar 19th, 2008
11:25:23 PM
Yes, Batman 89 sucked.
by Ashok0
Mar 19th, 2008
11:36:49 PM
Conroy and Hamill rule!
by robertplant
Mar 19th, 2008
11:44:33 PM
This is AMAZING news
by topaz4206
Mar 20th, 2008
12:04:02 AM
Hey it's out on my birthday...
by RickSlamu2
Mar 20th, 2008
01:10:42 AM
Katee Sackhoff in a skin-tight Harley Quinn outfit
by BiggusDickus
Mar 20th, 2008
01:55:59 AM
A nn a Ra m ire z is ho t
by JeffManSixtyFo
Mar 20th, 2008
02:20:57 AM
she's too buff, Harley Quinn should be...
by iamnicksaicnsn
Mar 20th, 2008
04:30:33 AM
they got it right!
by Judge Briggs
Mar 20th, 2008
05:13:02 AM
The creators of the Matrix thrillogy...
by Napoleon Park
Mar 20th, 2008
06:24:13 AM
Thanks Raw_Bean
by SpencerTrilby
Mar 20th, 2008
06:28:33 AM
This makes me even more excited.
by rbatty024
Mar 20th, 2008
06:33:01 AM
The BEST physical casting for Harley Quinn would be...
by Osmosis Jones
Mar 20th, 2008
06:52:50 AM
Kevin Conroy
by Dazzler69
Mar 20th, 2008
07:01:49 AM
Old news: rival sites have posted this weeks ago...
by NotFunny
Mar 20th, 2008
07:06:45 AM
Season 1 BTAS voice (and best interrogation)
by JasonPratt
Mar 20th, 2008
07:49:05 AM
not to get int another harlequinn debate....
by RockLobster800
Mar 20th, 2008
08:11:08 AM
and by that I mean
by RockLobster800
Mar 20th, 2008
08:15:27 AM
Fairuza Balk Circa 1996-1998 For HARLEY QUINN!
by LaserPants
Mar 20th, 2008
08:29:47 AM
This will be better than Dark Knight
by Sithdan
Mar 20th, 2008
08:35:54 AM
sithdan...
by RockLobster800
Mar 20th, 2008
08:52:30 AM
saw the preview for this on JLA NEW Frontier
by T 1000 xp professional
Mar 20th, 2008
10:40:00 AM
Fu ck Y ou
by Frodo T. Baggins
Mar 20th, 2008
11:00:30 AM
When do we get an animated Batman: Black & White?
by Knuckleduster
Mar 20th, 2008
11:29:14 AM
Goodwolf
by Sithdan
Mar 20th, 2008
11:39:34 AM
Before the Nolan Batman came along...
by Crimson King
Mar 20th, 2008
11:43:18 AM
Mask of the Phantasm was good
by Sithdan
Mar 20th, 2008
12:12:22 PM
Batman TAS
by Nabster
Mar 20th, 2008
12:23:21 PM
Thats some badass news.
by reTARDIS
Mar 20th, 2008
02:23:50 PM
This is bound to be better than...
by poeticwarriorII
Mar 20th, 2008
10:42:28 PM
Ke vin Co nr oyas Batman agai n? C o o l !
by MrMysteryGuest
Mar 21st, 2008
12:24:58 AM

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