Late yesterday TVLine reported the news of the sudden cancellation of Batman: Caped Crusader, the new animated series starring the Dark Knight produced by Bruce Timm with JJ Abrams and Matt Reeves, along with other animated projects in development for the HBO Max streaming platform including Merry Little Batman, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical, Did I Do That to The Holidays: A Steve Urkel Story And The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie. Fortunately, after a few hours a clarification came from Borys Kit from THR And Heat Vision who confirmed that Batman: Caped Crusader has not been canceled but will not air on HBO Max.
Batman: Caped Crusader has not been canceled but will not air on HBO Max
The authoritative editor of THR in a tweet confirmed that Batman: Caped Crusader has not been canceled: the series is in fact in progress (a complete first season of 13 episodes had already been ordered) and there was no stop to the works. The series will simply no longer be broadcast on HBO Max but will be “resold” to other streaming platforms. Obviously, behind this choice there are the cuts promoted by the new CEO David Zaslav to optimize HBO Max in view of the merger with the Discovery Plus platform next year.
About Batman: Caped Crusader
Batman: Caped Crusader was announced last May, produced by Warner Bros Animation, Bad Robot Productions And 6th & Idahoand entrusted to the care of Matt Reeves (The Batman), Bruce Timm (Batman the Animated Series) And JJ Abrams as executive producers, the legendary Ed Brubaker instead he is the showrunner. The series will show a real one reinterpretation of Batman mythologywho will reinvent not only the figure of the super hero, but also that of his own most iconic opponentsthrough sophisticated storytelling, nuanced characters and intense action sequences, all set in a visually stunning world.
Reeves, Timm and Abrams, in one joint statementsaid they were overly excited to be working together on this new cycle of stories set in Gotham Cityis that Batman: Caped Crusader it will be one electrifying serieswith a distinct cinematic cut and which will predominantly represent the roots noir from Batmanwhile immersing himself deeper and deeper into the psychological backgrounds of the most iconic characters.
Here is the behind the scenes of Batman: Caped Crusader:
Sam Registerpresident of Warner Bros Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, also added that the new production will resume the legacy left by that masterpiece that was it Batman: The Animated Series (recovered the animated series in the original language in blu-ray on Amazon), a work able to shape the perception of a whole generation towards the character ofBatman and that the synergy between these three talented masters of storytelling will do Batman: Caped Crusader a work capable of collecting them the legendary legacy.
