"Vixen" Animated Series News & Discussion Thread, Part 1 (Spoilers)

[reflection01]

I noticed they revealed the Vixen in Legends of Tomorrow season 2 will be Mari's grandmother, Amaya Jiwe. Though the woman went unnamed in Vixen season 1, shrug, maybe that was Amaya who was gunned down in Zambesi when it was raided. Unless that was Jeanne-Mari's mother.

The two Vixens look similar.

 

[Yojimbo]

Starts October 14. EDIT: CW corrected CBR and said the date's not finalized but still coming soon...

Season 1 combined into one 31 minute episode.

 

[Frontier]

Starts October 14.

Cool! Can't wait .

I wonder if we'll get any behind-the-scenes videos like for season 1 ?

Season 1 combined

into one 31 minute episode.

AKA, a pilot .

 

[Yojimbo]

CW corrected CBR and said the date's not finalized but still coming soon...

I wonder if we'll get any behind-the-scenes videos like for season 1 ?

No doubt.

 

[Frontier]

The season 2 premier has been announced for October 13th.

 

[Yojimbo]

So they were a day off. lol.

But man is Thursdays about to be clogged with DC animation...

 

[RoyalRubble]

According to TV Insider, while the Season 2 premiere is on Thursday 10/13, new episodes will debut on Fridays starting the next week.

Following the season premiere (streaming on the CW Seed app and at cwseed.com), new episodes will be released on Fridays, giving fans five straight days of DC Comics heroes, including The CW's prime-time line-up of Supergirl (Mondays), The Flash (Tuesdays), Arrow (Wednesdays) and DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Thursdays).

 

[Yojimbo]

But man is Thursdays the end of the week about to be clogged with DC animation...

 

[Greg91]

Vixen season two starts this Thursday, right? I believe the CW's President stated that he would've liked to see Vixen season one air as a half-hour special on TV once it finished releasing online. Since it didn't happen, he was hoping that would happen for season two. I really hope this happens with both seasons since fans from Canada and other regions can't watch the episodes online because they are region locked.

I was so excited for this show last year and I couldn't watch a single episode. One year later, the second season is coming out and I'm in the same position. Myself and various other fans can't watch this show or likely the upcoming Freedom Fighters: The Ray show.

Even though Canada just received an air date for Justice League Action ahead of the US doesn't mean this happens often. I just hope we 'international' fans are recognized when it comes to content with limited availability. Not to complain or anything. I just want to watch this show too. Hopefully a TV release is still possible.

Everyone who can watch Vixen on Thursday and the sequential Fridays, please do so. And please enjoy it for those of us who can't at the moment.

UPDATE: There may be plans for Vixen to release outside of the CW Seed! Here's hoping international fans can enjoy it soon.

 

[Yojimbo]

^^Sweet! Looking forward to it.

New trailer. Nothing really new.

First Inside Season 2. Includes a first look at Felicity, Black Canary, and Atom's designs.

 

[RoyalRubble]

It's cool they're working on a way international fans can view the show legally.

I forgot about the CW Seed YouTube page which uploads previews and featurettes. Nice to see they're doing the same for the 2nd season of Vixen.

 

[Frontier]

^^Sweet! Looking forward to it.

New trailer. Nothing really new.

First Inside Season 2. Includes a first look at Felicity, Black Canary, and Atom's designs.

Hey, we'll finally get to see an animated Felicity .

I find it ironic that Black Canary's designs doesn't look all that different from the photoshop version released when season 1 was going .

Atom's animated look seems a lot more streamlined.

 

[Yojimbo]

Inside Episode 2 got posted early so beware of possible spoilers.

 

[Frontier]

"General" Eshu? I wonder if he's actually a version of General Maksai from the comics ?

 

[Yojimbo]

10/26: CW Seed posted a character model of Felicity. So maybe this week is an Arrow appearance? Perhaps the format of this season is bouncing back and forth between Vixen's encounters with other heroes and this battle with Eshu.

10/28: Inside Episode 3 posted

11/4: Inside Episode 4 posted

 

[RoyalRubble]

November 11th:
Inside Episode 5 featurette. Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim talks about the big showdown between Mari and Eshu.

November 18th:
Inside Episode 6 featurette. Marc Guggenheim talks about Mari's transformation in the season finale.

December 12th:
Here's a Screen Crush article where Marc Guggenheim teases an upcoming announcement about Vixen, which will tie in with the upcoming The Ray cartoon as well. It might be just another appearance of Vixen in the live-action shows, though.

 

[Frontier]

Hmm...curious to see how they're interelated .

 

[hobbyfan]

Got to see the entire season 2 miniseries w/my bro and his roomie yesterday. Subsequently, I'd read where they were thinking of putting it on CW itself as a half-hour special last year, didn't do it, but want to do it this season. I say, put seasons 1 & 2 together for a 1 hour special.

 

[James Harvey]

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment rolls out a true surprise announcement. Continue below for details on Vixen: The Movie!

Follow the Path and Discover the Mystery
VIXEN: The Movie
Feature Length Film Combines Acclaimed CW Seed Shorts with New Content for Seamless Adventure Starring Voices from The CW’s Arrow and The Flash

Unleashing The Power Of The Animal Kingdom
On Digital HD on May 8, 2017
Blu-ray™ and DVD on May 23, 2017

​

From executive producers Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings you the animated feature, VIXEN: The Movie, on Digital HD on May 8, 2017, and on Blu-ray (including Digital HD copy) and DVD on May 23, 2017. VIXEN: The Movie is priced to own at $19.98 SRP for the Blu-rayTM and $18.94 SRP for the DVD.

VIXEN: The Movie combines the first two seasons of the CW Seed digital series into a single uniform story and includes 15 minutes of all-new, never-before-seen content. The special features include a brand new featurette and two Vixen-focused episodes of Justice League Unlimited handpicked by super hero animation icon Bruce Timm.

Produced by Warner Bros.’ digital studio Blue Ribbon Content, VIXEN: The Movie features Megalyn Echikunwoke (CSI Miami, The 4400, Damien) as the voice of Vixen/Mari McCabe. She is joined by the voices of Stephen Amell (Green Arrow), Grant Gustin (The Flash), Emily Bett Rickards (Felicity Smoak), Carlos Valdes (Cisco Ramon), Katie Cassidy (Black Canary), Victor Garber (Martin Stein) & Franz Drahmeh (Jax) collectively as Firestorm, and Brandon Routh (The Atom), reprising their roles from Arrow, The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.

Originally from Africa, Mari McCabe grew up an orphan after her parents were killed by local greed, corruption and wanton violence. But Mari refuses to succumb to the terrors surrounding her. Inheriting her family's Tantu Totem, Mari can access the powers of animals – anything from the strength of a gorilla to the speed of a cheetah. As Vixen, she fights valiantly to protect the world from threats like those that claimed her family.

“VIXEN: The Movie gives fans the action sequences and the characters that they all fell in love with in Arrow and The Flash,” said Rosemary Markson, WBHE Senior Vice President, Television Marketing. “We are very excited to release VIXEN: The Movie for fans of the hit series and DC collectors, featuring never-before-seen content available exclusively to owners of the Blu-ray, DVD or Digital HD.”

With Blu-ray’s unsurpassed picture and sound, VIXEN: The Movie Blu-ray release will include 1080p Full HD Video with DTS-HD Master Audio for English 5.1. The 1-disc Blu-ray will feature the Blu-ray disc and a Digital HD copy of the movie.

VIXEN: The Movie is produced by Blue Ribbon Content and is based on DC characters. Executive producers are Greg Berlanti (Arrow, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Supergirl), Marc Guggenheim (Arrow, DC's Legends of Tomorrow) and Andrew Kreisberg (Arrow, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Supergirl). James Tucker (DC Universe Original Movies, Batman: The Brave and the Bold) is the producer; Tucker and Curt Geda (Beware the Batman, Batman Beyond) are the directors. It was written by Wendy Mericle (Arrow), Keto Shimizu (Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow), Brian Ford Sullivan (Arrow), Lauren Certo (The Flash), Nolan Dunbar (Arrow), Sarah Tarkoff (Arrow) and Marc Guggenheim, with Guggenheim and Shimizu serving as story editors. VIXEN Season 1 debuted on August 25, 2015 on The CW's online streaming platform, CW Seed. Season 2 debuted on October 13, 2016.

BLU-RAY & DVD FEATURES
· Vixen: Spirit Animal featurette
· Bruce Timm’s Top Picks:
o Episode from Justice League Unlimited, "Hunter's Moon"
o Episode from Justice League Unlimited, "Grudge Match"

DIGITAL HD
Vixen: The Moviewill be available to own on Digital HD. Digital HD allows consumers to instantly stream and download the film to watch anywhere and anytime on their favorite devices. Digital HD is available from various digital retailers including Amazon Video, CinemaNow, iTunes, PlayStation, Vudu, Xbox and others. A Digital HD copy is also included with the purchase of specially marked Blu-ray discs for redemption and cloud storage through participating UltraViolet retail services including CinemaNow, Vudu and Flixster Video.

About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees.

About DC Entertainment
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, etc.), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables, etc.) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is one of the largest English-language publishers of comics in the world.

About Blue Ribbon Content
Formed in 2014, Blue Ribbon Content (BRC) is Warner Bros.’ digital studio. BRC develops and produces live-action series for digital platforms, tapping the creative talent already working at the Studio while also identifying opportunities for collaboration with new writers and producers. In addition to live-action programming, BRC produces animated content and is also experimenting with emerging platforms such as virtual reality. BRC programs include the live-action comedy Now We’re Talking, an UNINTERRUPTED Original Series for go90; the live-action comedies JoJoHead and Beerfest, as well as the animated Vixen plus the upcoming Freedom Fighters: The Ray and Constantine for CW Seed; and the animated Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles for Machinima. BRC also produces the Batman: The Animated Series virtual reality experience with OTOY Inc. for the Mattel View-Master, among others.

VIXEN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.

 

[Yojimbo]

Extra 15 minutes - Hmm, maybe it's either more flashback material or the fight they were off to in the finale.