Some weeks back, Graeme McMillan blogged about “leaked” information about the New Frontier direct-to-DVD animated flick. Moments ago, Paul Levitz confirmed it at the DC Universe panel in San Diego:
Working with Warner Bros. Home Video and WB Animation, the company will launch a new line of direct-to-video DC animated movies that are being designed with DC Comics fans in mind, Levitz said.
He continued, saying that DC is looking to do a series of titles that will tell the character bits and stories that were important to fans, and will be working with the comic book creators on them. The first title will be the previously-leaked animated film version of Darwyn Cooke’s The New Frontier. Cooke will work with Stan (JLU) Berkowitz on the film, with Cooke providing key art direction.
Other upcoming animated movies announced at the panel include a Superman/Doomsday movie and an adaptation of the legendary Teen Titans story “The Judas Contract.” Bruce Timm will oversee all of the movies, while Marv Wolfman and George Perez are said to be involved with the Judas Contract flick.
Levitz took a shot at Marvel’s Ultimate Avengers movies in the panel: “‘We’re looking at more than the last five minutes of history,’ Levitz said in regards to what will differentiate this from movies such as Ultimate Avengers.”
July 22nd, 2006 at 5:51 pm
Well, Levitz would be right to take a pop at ULTIMATE AVENGERS – it promised so much (to take an already very cinematic comicbook and adapt it faithfully), and delivered so very little (just another bad TV-grade cartoon).
Besides – how can this go wrong? It’s Bruce Timm people! Even if it wasn’t faithful, it’d still be good.
July 22nd, 2006 at 8:10 pm
Cool, New Frontier is pure DC. Now all we need is a mature readers Authority flick along the same style as heavy metal animated movie. would be awesome!!
July 23rd, 2006 at 4:38 pm
This is the equivelent of putting their prize racehorse out to stud, and I look forward to seeing lots of pretty ponies real soon. Not to mention every fanboy on they net suggesting possible adaptaions (like, oh,Goodwin and Simonson’s MANHUNTER?)