Comic-Con 2016: The Killing Joke, Scooby-Doo/WWE, DC Super Hero Girls & Batman Unlimited top WBHE slate
WARNER
BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT
PRESENTING
WORLD PREMIERES OF
BATMAN:
THE KILLING JOKE,
DC
SUPER HERO GIRLS: HERO OF THE YEAR,
BATMAN
UNLIMITED: MECHS VS. MUTANTS
PLUS
SCOOBY-DOO/WWE
SUPERSTARS
PANEL
AT
2016 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL
Premieres,
Panels and Signings in San Diego
for
Full-Length Animated Films
Warner
Bros. Home Entertainment brings a diverse array of world premieres
and panels to Comic-Con International in 2016, ranging from the
highly anticipated Batman:
The Killing Joke
and a new Scooby-Doo/WWE Superstars pair up to the younger skewing,
family-day offerings of DC
Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year
and Batman
Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants.
WBHE
will present four new films at Comic-Con this year. Three will
include an autograph session with talent (signing on SDCC exclusive
mini-posters) at the Warner Bros. Booth, and a panel discussion
connected to the screening. These premieres/panels and confirmed*
talent are:
Friday
– July 22
Batman:
The Killing Joke
9:00-11:30pm World
Premiere & Panel Ballroom 20
Talent:
Kevin Conroy (Batman), Tara Strong (Batgirl), Ray Wise (Commissioner
Gordon), executive producer Bruce Timm, director Sam Liu,
screenwriter Brian Azzarello.
Saturday
– July 23
Scooby-Doo
& WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
1:45-2:30pm Autograph
signing WB Booth
2:45-3:45pm First-Look
& Panel 6BCF
Talent:
WWE Superstars Sheamus & Paige, Grey Griffin (Daphne), director
Tim Divar, producer Brandon Vietti, WWE Studios President Michael
Luisi, Warner Bros. Animation Senior Vice president Jay Bastian,
moderator Eric Goldman (IGN)
Sunday
– July 24
DC
Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year
10:00am-12:00pm World
Premiere & Panel 6BCF
12:30-1:15pm Autograph
signing WB Booth
Talent:
Tara Strong (Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy), Grey Griffin (Wonder Woman),
Anais Fairweather (Supergirl), screenwriter Shea Fontana, producer
Jennifer Coyle, author Lisa Yee, moderator Tiffany Smith (DC
All-Access).
Sunday
– July 24
Batman
Unlimited: Monster Mayhem
11:00-11:45am Autograph
signing WB Booth
12:15-1:45pm World
Premiere & Panel 6BCF
Talent:
Roger Craig Smith (Batman), Will Friedle (Nightwing), John DiMaggio
(Killer Croc), producer/director Curt Ceda.
*Additional
talent will be announced as confirmed.
Here
are the full panel descriptions:
Friday,
July 22
9:00-11:30pm
World Premiere of Batman: The Killing Joke –
Delve
into the demented history of the Dark Knight’s arch nemesis – The
Joker – as he sets out to prove insanity is only a horrifying
moment away for anyone in the latest DC
Universe
Original Movie, Batman:
The Killing Joke. Based
on one of the best-selling graphic novels of all time, this R-rated,
feature-length animated film brings together some of the key creative
team behind Batman:
The Animated Series
with executive producer Bruce
Timm
(Justice
League: Gods & Monsters)
at the helm and Kevin
Conroy
(Justice
League)
and Mark Hamill (Star
Wars franchise)
returning to their seminal roles as Batman and The Joker,
respectively. Hear
how the landmark graphic novel transitioned to animated thriller,
then witness the World Premiere of this highly-anticipated film.
Panelists include Tara
Strong
(Teen
Titans; Batman: Arkham
games) as
Barbara Gordon/Batgirl and Ray
Wise (Twin
Peaks, RoboCop)
as Commissioner James Gordon, as well as director Sam
Liu
(Batman:
Year One, All-Star Superman)
and Harvey and Eisner Award-winning writer Brian
Azzarello
(100
Bullets, Batman: Broken City).
Produced
by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, Batman:
The Killing Joke
arrives from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment July 26, 2016 on Digital
HD and August 2, 2016 on Blu-Ray™ Deluxe Edition, Blu-Ray™ Combo
Pack and DVD. Ballroom
20
Saturday,
July 23
2:45-3:45pm
Scooby-Doo & WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon –
Icons
of entertainment reunite as the Mystery Inc. gang and WWE Superstars
team-up for their second animated adventure, Scooby-Doo
and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon.
When
Scooby and the gang attend an off-road racing competition, the last
thing they expect is to stumble upon a menacing phantom. However,
before they can say “ruh-roh,” things take a turn for the worse,
as Inferno schemes to sabotage the race and cause chaos for everyone.
With the help of WWE Superstars Triple
H, Paige, Sheamus, Mr. McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Lana™,
Rusev®,
The Miz®,
Kofi Kingston®
and Goldust®,
as well as Scooby’s new driving partner, The Undertaker, it’s up
to Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang to save the race before it’s
too late!
Be
among the first public audience to see footage from the sequel to one
of the best-selling films in Scooby-Doo history. WWE Superstars
Sheamus
and Paige
join the longtime voices of Daphne and Shaggy, Grey
Griffin
(Scooby-Doo!
Mystery Incorporated)
and Matthew
Lillard
(Scooby-Doo,
The Bridge)
respectively, along with producer Brandon
Vietti
(Batman:
Under the Red Hood, Young Justice),
director Tim
Divar
(Young
Justice),
WWE Studios President Michael
Luisi,
Warner Bros Animation Senior Vice President Jay
Bastian
– and a few mystery guests – for an in-depth discussion about
this all-new animated film. IGN’s Eric
Goldman
will moderate the festivities, which will include special prizes for
a few lucky fans. Scooby-Doo!
and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon,
will be available from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Blu-Ray
Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD on August 9, 2016, just in time for
the excitement of this year’s WWE
SummerSlam.
6BCF
Sunday,
July 24
10:00am-12:00pm
World Premiere of DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year –
Girls around the world now have their very own Super Hero universe in
which to play, watch, read and be inspired! To further bring this
all-new realm to life, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is releasing
DC Super
Hero Girls
shorts, TV specials and – as a Comic-Con exclusive presentation –
the World Premiere of DC
Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year.
After the screening, voice cast members and filmmakers will discuss
the animated feature-length movie, as well as spotlight the
partnership between WB Consumer Products, DC Entertainment and Mattel
in bringing the DC
Super Hero Girls
to life with a full line of action dolls, figures, accessories and
playsets in the Fall of 2016. Also on the docket is a look at DC’s
first-ever original graphic novel for DC Super Hero Grisl, as well as
books from Random House. DC
Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year features
some of the top voice actors in the industry. Panelists will include
the voice of Wonder Woman, Grey
Griffin
(Scooby-Doo
and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery);
the voice
of Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy, Tara
Strong
(The
Fairly Oddparents, My Little Pony)
and the voice of Supergirl, Anais
Fairweather
(DC
Super Hero Girls),
alongside producer Jennifer
Coyle
(Bob’s
Burgers),
screenwriter/author Shea
Fontana
(Doc
McStuffins, The 7D)
and award-winning author Lisa
Yee (DC
Super Hero Girls books,
American Girl books),
as well as several surprise guests. DC
All-Access
host Tiffany
Smith
will moderate the panel. And everyone in attendance will receive a
special DC Super Hero Girls gift courtesy of WB Consumer Products.
The stellar voice cast also includes Mae Whitman (Batgirl/Barbara
Gordon), Teala Dunn (Bumblebee) and Stephanie Sheh (Katana).
Produced
by Warner Bros. Animation and DC
Entertainment, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Home
Entertainment on
August 23, 2016 on DVD.
6BCF
Sunday,
July 24
12:15-1:45pm
World Premiere of Batman Unlimited: Mech vs. Mutants – The
Dark Knight is back doing what he does best – protecting the
citizens of Gotham – in the third installment of the Batman
Unlimited
series, Batman
Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants.
When evil scientist Mr. Freeze activates his latest invention on two
of Gotham’s most formidable criminals – Killer Croc and Bane –
things go from bad to worse. Turning them into super-sized mutant
monsters, the Super-Villains start bashing through the streets of
Gotham with no end in sight. It’s up to the Caped Crusader and his
Super Hero team to save the day by putting
the giant robot mechs in their place – but it will be an uphill
battle as they face off against enormous foes. Join the heroic voices
of Batman and Nightwing, Roger
Craig Smith
(Batman:
Arkham Origins, Assassin’s Creed games)
and Will
Friedle
(Batman
Beyond, Boy Meets World),
respectively, alongside the voice of villainous voice of Killer Croc,
John
DiMaggio (Futurama,
Batman: Under the Red Hood),
plus filmmakers and other voice cast members for the World Premiere
of the film and a lively panel discussion afterward. Greg
Miller
(KindaFunny.com) will moderate. The cast includes Chris
Diamantopoulos (Episodes,
Silicon Valley),
Charlie Schlatter (Diagnosis
Murder, Kick Buttkowski),
Oded Fehr (The
Mummy, Resident Evil: Apocalypse),
Dana Snyder (Aqua
Teen Hunger Force),
Carlos Alazraqui (Reno
911),
Troy Baker (Batman:
Assault on Arkham)
and Phil LaMarr (MAD
TV, Futurama).
Batman
Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants
is produced and directed by Curt Ceda from a script written by Kevin
Burke & Chris “Doc” Wyatt. Produced
by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, Batman
Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants
comes to DVD via Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on September 13,
2016. 6BCF
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