New Animated Movie: Batman vs Robin

[Kid A]

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...ticle&id=54383

Even though Batman vs Robin is the name of an arc from Morrison's B&R, this looks like it's more based on Court of Owls.

Which is an odd title, so I'm guessing they're going to use Dick more here, and expand on the punch scene and his connection to the Owls?

[Baggie_Saiyan]

Interesting.
i hope it has a better plot then SoB (although i somehwhhat enjoyed that film) the new Bruce Timm movie though. Sign me up!

[ABH]

That title confuses me.

[EdwardNigma]

Seriously? There are SOOO many better stories to focus on! Hush, Long Halloween, and of course Killing Joke spring to mind off the top of my head. Cmon DC!!

[Baggie_Saiyan]

Seriously? There are SOOO many better stories to focus on! Hush, Long Halloween, and of course Killing Joke spring to mind off the top of my head. Cmon DC!!

Killing Joke is too short to be made into a faithful adaption. Hush no way, was a poor overly-long comic. Long Halloween, hell yes!! And all of GM's run (impossible but one van dream, right?)

[dantefrizzoli]

I really hope this comes out well, Batman and son was disappointing...

[Badou]

Seriously? There are SOOO many better stories to focus on! Hush, Long Halloween, and of course Killing Joke spring to mind off the top of my head. Cmon DC!!

This is part of their New 52 Animated universe. It's part of the same universe their JL movies are in. So they will probably only focus on adapting New 52 stories. I think that they plan to release 3 animated movies a year and 2 of them are connected to their New 52 animated universe and the 3rd movie is sort of on its own. So maybe they will adapt other non-New 52 Batman stories through that 3rd movie.

As for this movie I don't know. Calling it Batman vs Robin but not using Morrison's story and Cort of Owls instead feels really strange. It isn't like Robin played a big role in that story unless they make Dick Robin in this, but that doesn't really fit with the continuity they established with the Son of Batman movie if this takes place after that.

Now if this was a Dick as Batman and Damian as Robin story (which would fit in after the Son of Batman movie) that would be interesting even though they won't do that. Just rework the story and remove the Lincoln March stuff and just have Talon/William Cobb be the main villain who is Dick's great-grandfather anyway. I don't know if they can set up both March and Cobb in one movie, but I guess we will see. I bet that scene of Bruce punching Dick in the face is going to be highlighted a lot if they are calling the Owls story Batman vs Robin.

[BloodOps]

I think they're just naming this for the general audience, the Court is still really new in the comic world and the general audience will have no idea who they're. Having the title like this will make it an easier sell for those who don't really pay as much attention as we do.

Regardless please bring NPH back as Nightwing, a Batman, Robin, Red Robin, Nightwing and Red Hood movie would make me implode. But I only see Bruce, Dick and Damian happening in this.

[doctormistermaster]

Interesting.
i hope it has a better plot then SoB (although i somehwhhat enjoyed that film) the new Bruce Timm movie though. Sign me up!

Is Timm's work connected to the DCAU because I really want closure on a few story lines...

what happened to A.M.A.Z.O.?

If it is stand alone I am still very excited.

I am not particularly interested in Batman vs Robin as I am not very interested in the premise.

[Hilden B. Lade]

I am not sure what to think of this based on the info we've been handed.

[godisawesome]

That's my overall opinion too. If the title said anything except Batman Vs. Robin, I'd expect a fairly straight adaptation of Court of Owls, maybe removing the Thomas Wayne subplot. But the title gives a completely different storyline. Is Batman going to outright fight Dick and Damian? Are all the Talons going to be brainwashed Robins?

[napolid]

Unlike you guys I am truly confident this movie can be a success, all we need is ...

- New writer
- New voice actors
- New director
- Better animation
- Bruce Timm
- The creators to read the source material
- Hell to freeze over