Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is a 2023 American DC animated superhero film about Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashing an ancient evil, expediting his return to Gotham City after a two-decade hiatus.
Co-directed by Christopher Berkeley and Sam Liu from a screenplay written by Jase Ricci, inspired by the comic book series by Mike Mignola, Richard Pace and Troy Nixey. Produced by James Krieg, Sam Liu and Kimberly S. Moreau. Executive produced by Sam Register and Michael E. Uslan.
The Warner Bros production features the voice talents of David Giuntoli, Tati Gabrielle, David Dastmalchian, Tim Russ, Christopher Gorham, Jason Marsden, Patrick Fabian, Jeffrey Combs, Gideon Adlon, John DiMaggio, Karan Brar and Brian George.
Blurb:
“The logic/science-driven Batman must battle Lovecraftian supernatural forces threatening the sheer existence of Gotham, along the way being aided and confronted by reimagined versions of his well-known allies and enemies, including Green Arrow, Ra’s al Ghul, Mr Freeze, Killer Croc, Two-Face, James Gordon and Bruce’s beloved wards. Prepare for a mystical, often terrifying Batman adventure unlike any other.”
Reviews [may contain spoilers]:
“The story here is decent and there was potential to explore some genuinely great stuff, especially with Batman’s character, but this film, unfortunately, glosses over a lot of this. Also, there’s a bunch of new faces in this story that don’t get explored too greatly, either […] These movies almost always look absolutely phenomenal and this film is no exception.” C- Caillou Pettis Movie Reviews
” …as the movie moves forward, we see that the Wayne legacy is tainted. On the other hand, Kai Li Cain was someone Bruce trusted wholeheartedly as his protégé, and he managed to instill his belief in a better future in her. In this movie canon, Bruce Wayne might be no more, but the continuation of his legacy carries on through Kai Li Cain.” Film Fugitives
” …a collection of admittedly well-staged action set pieces and a final act that goes down a demonic rabbit hole and delivers a truly unique version of “I am Batman”. This is when the film is at its best and also when it finally tells us what’s going on. The backstory may have some fans with less tolerance for occult storylines rolling their eyes but I found it amusing.” 3 out of 5 stars, Voices from the Balcony
Release:
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham was released on Digital, 4K and Blu-ray on March 28, 2023. Order via Amazon.com |
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Cast and characters:
David Giuntoli … Batman
Tati Gabrielle … Kai Li Cain
David Dastmalchian … Grendon
Tim Russ … Lucius Fox
Christopher Gorham … Oliver Queen
Jason Marsden … Dick Grayson/Young Bruce Wayne
Patrick Fabian … Harvey Dent
Jeffrey Combs … Kirk Langstrom
Gideon Adlon … Oracle
John DiMaggio … James Gordon
Karan Brar … Sanjay ‘Jay’ Tawde
Brian George … Alfred
Emily O’Brien … Talia al Ghul/Martha Wayne
Darin De Paul … Thomas Wayne
Navid Negahban … Ra’s al Ghul
Matthew Waterson … Jason Blood/Etrigan
William Salyers … Cobblepot
Technical details:
1 hour 26 minutes
