"DC Showcase (Animated Shorts)" News & Discussion Thread, Part 2 (Spoilers)

[RoyalRubble]

It should be interesting seeing how they will fit all this into a short (presumably under 30 minutes). I mean there will probably be the main story, until Robin is captured (which might take a while) and then we switch to alternate scenarios. I don't recall the exact explanation Ra's had about what he hired Joker for, but I think that mission alone could have made for a fun prequel mini-movie. Still, I like they're doing something different here. It's also cool seeing Two-Face will have a role in all this, the Red Robin outfit (though I would have preferred seeing Tim wear it) and another change to the Hush story.

I also wonder if there will be a scenario that puts the movie into the Young Justice continuity.

 

[majcvd49]

How do we think theyre gonna handle the digital version of this, since at the end of the trailer it says the interactive version is exclusive to blu-ray? Maybe just have all the options under the extras section?

 

[Yojimbo]

Sam Liu confirmed he storyboard on Death in the Family.

 

[SweetShop209]

Vinton Heuck is also a storyboard artist for Death In The Family.

 

[Frontier]

I'm expecting some seriously awesome action .

 

[majcvd49]

We thinking an October release?

 

[Yojimbo]

Death of the Family must be October or November. Look like dead months in terms of releases. On one hand, it could be October 20, 2020 since Bloodlines released on 4K/Blu-ray/DVD on October 22, 2019. On the other hand, the first DC Showcase collection was released on November 9, 2010 so another guess I have is November 10, 2020. A real out of left field guess would be September 29 (there's nothing coming out in the second half of that month).

From a marketing standpoint, October could be seen as a new potential month for one last DC DTV before the year ends. Get it out in stores before it's buried under the big November and December holiday sales and other studio's bigger title releases.

Another factor is Superman: Man of Tomorrow is a late release this year in terms of the third movie release (Hush came out July 2019, Man of Tomorrow in September 2020). Would they want release Death in the Family in right after MoT one month later in October or wait until early November? Are they trying to stretch out the gaps a little and spread out the content they have? Both Deathstroke: The Movie releases are in August, then the MoT digital release is late August then the MoT in early September. Possibly the S:TAS Blu-ray set in late October so they could look at early October. Nothing major in November or December yet.

If I had 3 guesses: October 6, October 20, or November 10.

 

[James Harvey]

DC Comics has more preliminary details on the home media release of Batman: Death in the Family. Stay tuned for full press details soon.

 

[SweetShop209]

Look at the description of this trailer. The release date is October 13.

 

[majcvd49]

Glad to see from the press release that us digital buyers will get to see all of the endings and branching paths under the extras as alternate versions of the movie.

 

[James Harvey]

Check out the lengthy press details and get a look at the gorgeous cover art over at The World's Finest!

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[Yojimbo]

Check out the lengthy press details and get a look at the gorgeous cover art over at The World's Finest!

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Firefox is telling me it can't make a secure connection when I click on the link and I go to the Warning: Potential Security Risk page.

 

[RoyalRubble]

08/11:
A minor note since it's still kind of early to tell for sure what they will feature, but the New York Comic-Con will also have virtual events this year between October 8-11 (co-incidentally shortly before Death in the Family is supposed to be released).

09/01:
Possibly a minor note, but I noticed the iTunes page for Death in the Family also lists Nolan North and Nick Carson as part of the cast.

I don't think North was mentioned before, and this seems to be Carson's only voice acting credit as far as I can tell.

 

[Yojimbo]

Well, logically Nolan North is an easy guess but how would he factor into a Batman story is a whole other question. But I don't think anyone's going to guess Carson's 2 roles in the short.

 

[EmaHalJordan]

Tomorrow we will have Showcase announcements for 2021?

 

[Otaku-sempai]

Tomorrow we will have Showcase announcements for 2021?

That would be lovely. I'll have to check on the time of the panel.
EDIT: My bad, I forgot that the panels became active at 1 p.m (Eastern) and continue until the same time on Sunday.

 

[RoyalRubble]

IGN has the opening credits for Batman: Death in the Family.

 

[Frontier]

IGN has the opening credits for Batman: Death in the Family.

I like how they reference the three routes with the arrows at the beginning .

I guess the intro is meant to show Batman subduing the bomb before going off to save Robin (cue flashbacks)...

 

[ShadowStar]

IGN has the opening credits for Batman: Death in the Family.

Nice to see (or rather, hear) that Christopher Drake is back!

 

[RoyalRubble]

Summary of the DC FanDome panel for Batman: Death in the Family. Possible Spoilers.