Multi-part animated adaptation of KNIGHTFALL in preparation; First look at logo art revealed
Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment have announced that a multi-part animated adaptation of the iconic Batman 90s comic book storyline that introduced Bane, Knight’s Fallis in development.
Directed by Jeff Wamester and written by Jeremy Adams, part one – Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall – is currently in production and expected to be released next year. It is believed that three more films will follow.
THE Knight’s Fall the comic book saga consisted of three parts — Knightfall, Knightquest, And KnightsEnd – and saw the Dark Knight meet his adversary in the form of the super-powered villain known as Bane, who managed to “break the bat”. With Bruce Wayne out of action, the much more violent and unstable Azrael took up the mantle of Batman.
This is the first time Knight’s Fall will be adapted in its entirety, although Christopher Nolan used elements of the story to The Black Knight Riseswith Tom Hardy’s Bane breaking Batman’s (Christian Bale) back after their one-sided brawl.
Bane creator Chuck Dixon said the following about the first villain in a 2012 interview.
“Knightfall had been in the works for a few months and we were all working on the issues leading up to it. We all understood that we wanted to create an entirely new villain to break Batman’s back, but nothing had been discussed about him. Denny thought we should come out the other end of the waterfall with a new villain. Many elements of the event had been built around the creation of this new character, but no one had brought forward any ideas on who would be this new badass. We were treating him. like a void to be filled. »
“We knew that we would essentially replace KGBeast in the role of the brutal but intelligent villain. KGBeast had become old news with the collapse of the Soviet Union. KG-Beast once was. We also knew that he would be powered by Venom, the addictive super-steroid that Denny had invented for an arc in Legends of the Dark Knight. And Denny promoted the idea to create new villains with each event in hopes of lightning. I liked this idea because I always thought DC’s villain bench was weak, unlike Marvel where there are hundreds of great villains to choose from. I think that’s still true today, especially with DC’s penchant for dropping characters left and right. »
You can check out the first art of the official title below.
The official plot synopsis for Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall reads: “When the mysterious monster known only as Bane releases Batman’s entire Rogue’s Gallery from Arkham Asylum, the Caped Crusader is pushed to his mental and physical breaking point.”
The voice cast has not been announced. Rick Morales serves as supervising producer alongside producers Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Moreau. Sam Register and Michael Uslan serve as executive producers.
