Robin is a directtovideo animated superhero film which is part of the dc universe animated original movies and dc animated movie universe. Animation, this muchanticipated dc universe original animated movie mixes elements from dc comics lore with exciting new plots. Fans will remember the court of owls story line from the batman comic series. The fictional superhero batman, who appears in american comic books published by dc comics, has appeared in various films since his inception. While damian wayne struggles to cope with batman s nokilling rule, he soon starts to believe that his destiny lies within a secret society known as, the court of owls. The character also appeared in the 1966 film batman, which was a feature film adaptation of the 1960s batman tv series. Robin is a subpar entry into the dc animated catalogue, but like damian wayne, it was capable of so much more. With stuart allan, troy baker, kevin conroy, trevor devall.
Tired of being placed in worthless positions during fights with supervillains, damian defies batmans orders and takes matters into his own hands when a. Continuing on from son of batman, the relationship between bruce and his son damian is still shaky. Animation and dc entertainment and distributed by warner home video. While at wondercon 2015, the filmmakers of batman vs robin shared behindthescenes insight on the dc animated universe and where its headed from here. Robin is the dc animated universe follow up to justice league. The films are part of the dc universe animated original movies line, based on the comic books published by dc comics, and. Batman vs robin filmmakers spill dc animated universe. Robin is a loose adaptation of night of the owls and a sequel to son of batman. Damian confronts batmans prohibition against killing, contending that some hardcore criminals need to meet. Following the events of son of batman, damian wayne batman s son with ras al ghuls daughter talia now holds the mantle of robin, patrolling the streets of gotham with batman. Apr 28, 2018 the third batman film in the dc animated movie universe, following son of batman and batman vs.
If youve seen those previous films then your expectations should be perfectly dialed in for what the tone, quality of animation, and voice acting will be like. But if you have not been following the animated batman films over the last year or two, or reading the batman comic books you may not understand everything going on in the storyline. Robin is set to debut at anaheim, californias wondercon, which takes place april 3rd5th. Robin, the latest entry in the popular, ongoing series of animated dc universe original movies, is now available on bluray, dvd and digital hd. It was a bad week on the home market and none of the new releases sold more than 100,000 units on the bluray sales chart.
Bad blood with batman missing, who is left to take up his mantle. Theres lots of potentially interesting stuff going on, but it all comes at you so fast its exhausting. While damian wayne struggles to cope with batmans nokilling rule, he soon starts to. The title opens up with robin more or less stealing the batmobile to go do battle with the dollmaker voiced by, of. Robin is the fifth installment in the dc animated movie universe and a sequel to son of batman.
A home release will follow, though no date has been announced. During an investigation of missing children, damian wayne, still fighting crime as robin, has taken the batmobile out to an abandoned toy factory without batmans consent, where. According to the hollywood reporter, yankovic will play the evil dollmaker. Robin, the latest dc universe original movie, has filled out its voice cast with a mix of newcomers and old favorites jason omara, the terra nova star who also plays george. Robin 1 hours and 20 minutes movie 2015 damian wayne is having a hard time coping with his fathers no killing rule. The character also appeared in the 1966 film batman, which was a feature film adaptation of the 1960s batman tv series starring. Voice actors include jason omara, stuart allen, sean maher, and david mccallum reprising their respective roles from son of batman as batman, robin, nightwing, and alfred. Sort of making them a bit enjoyable again, after son of batman and throne of atlantis. Robin continues the other serialized thread of dcs shared animated movie universe, which alternates between justice league and batman films. This includes the new number one release, batman vs. This is much better than it performed on dvd and its opening. Jay oliva also returns on directing the movies and thank god for that. Teen titans the debut trailer for justice league vs. Cbr takes a look back at the animated film, batman vs robin, to see how well it compared to its source material in the comics, the court of.
Robin has a slightly deceptive title, as only a short sequence of this release actually has the two superheroes fighting one another, but the theme of the movie does focus on a parting of the ways between father bruce waynebatman and son damian waynerobin, and im sure the marketing department over at warners prefers this title over the court of owls, which is what this. Batman vs robin is the 5th installment in the dc animated universe and it is loosely based on the court of owls storyline in the new 52 comics. Robin is neither among the best or worst of the dc animated films. Editing 425 articles since the wikis creation on april 17, 2015. Animation has released the first trailer for their upcoming dc entertainment featurelength film batman vs. A 2015 movie in the dc universe animated original movies line and part of the dc animated movie universe, batman vs. Robin dc animated movie universe batman wiki fandom. The upcoming film is an adaptation of the novel batman.
Overview a directtovideo animated superhero film with a much darker mood than the dc universes other recent pictures, batman vs. What is a list of the batman animated movies in order. Created by bob kane and bill finger, the character first starred in two serial films in the 1940s. Damian still shows the objectives of a league of assassin member by wanting to kill which comes into conflict with his father. Robin is coming to dvd and bluray april 14 jan 20, 2015. The movie is a semisequel to the previous dc animated release, son of batman, with the main voice actors from that movie returning for this one, including jason omara as bruce wayne batman and stuart allan as damian wayne robin. Robin has fans mystified by its title and all the implications that go with it, but another detail also got them excited. Dc animated movie universe dcamu is an american media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films, produced by warner bros. Home entertainment, dc entertainment and warner bros. The bluray combo pack includes a digital version of the movie on digital hd with ultraviolet. So, there is no order for all of the movies as they exist in separate universes, but there is order in the movies which exist in the same one. Home entertainment and wondercon will offer fans the first opportunity witness the animated clash between veteran super heroes and their youthful counterparts when justice league vs. During last weekends wondercon i had a chance to see an advanced screening of the animated movie thats in the same cineverse as films like son of batman and justice league. Jan 16, 2015 the 23rd dc universe original movie is inspired by the graphic novel batman.
Apr 17, 2015 welcome to the dc animated movie universe wiki. Robin release date announced, box art revealed ign. Throne of atlantis the last incontinuity movie that warner bros. Born to kill arc, written by peter tomasi and illustrated by patrick gleason and mick gray. The 23rd dc universe original movie is inspired by the graphic novel batman. Weird al, kevin conroy among voice actors cast in batman. Tired of being placed in worthless positions during fights with supervillains, damian defies batman s orders and takes matters into his own hands when a mysterious being possesses weather wizard. Following the events of son of batman, damian wayne batmans son with ras al ghuls daughter talia now. Now bearing the mantle of robin, he blazes a headstrong and somet.
Apr 09, 2015 while at wondercon 2015, the filmmakers of batman vs robin shared behindthescenes insight on the dc animated universe and where its headed from here. The world is turned upside down when one of the worlds greatest super heroes batman finds himself under attack by his own son in the newest dc universe original movie batman vs. The court of owls storyline which features the court of owls. Batman vs robin audio commentary from the dc comics vault 4 bonus cartoons a sneak peek at dc universes next animated movie. A directtovideo animated superhero film with a much darker mood than the dc universes other recent pictures, batman vs. While damian wayne struggles to cope with batmans nokilling rule, he soon starts to believe that his destiny lies within a secret society known as, the court of owls. Nightwing and robin edit batman vs robin edit batman. Robin is the fourteenth animated batman and the fifth feature length film in the dc animated film universe thats partially based on the batman. Batman and the new robin, his son damian wayne, clash over different codes of morality while protecting gotham from villains. Robin dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. The shadows of gotham city are no place for a child but damian wayne is no ordinary child. Batman vs robin had a decent start but the ending was a letdown. The court of owls story arc written by scott snyder and illustrated by greg capullo and jonathan glapion, and serves as a sequel to 2014s son of batman.
The dc animated movie universe is a shared universe consisting of a number of movies, shorts and digitalfirst comics, originally conceived as an animated new 52, but later expanding into older stories and original stories. Robin in digital hd on april 14 via purchase from digital retailers. Robin bluray when batman finds himself under attack by his own son, damian robin, he at first suspects the hand of ras al ghul behind the treachery, but then comes to see that the boy may be controlled by a mysterious and murderous society known as the court of owls. The court of owls arc, written by scott snyder and illustrated by greg capullo and jonathan glapion, and the batman and robin. Go behindthescenes with new featurettes and footage from the next dc universe animated movie, batman vs. A wiki for the animated universe shared between the dc films from 2014 onwards. Robin centers around bruce waynes son damian wayne, who has taken on the mantle of robin to fight crime in gotham city alongside his famous father. The animation is really well done, and it tells an intriguing story.
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