The Dark Knight fans can rejoice because the long-awaited Batman: The Long Halloween-Deluxe Edition will receive a 4K Ultra and Blu-ray release. Fans can expect the edition to arrive on September 20, with standard Blu-ray, DVD, and digital releases coming later.
According to the press release, the film was inspired by the iconic mid-1990s DC comic book by Jeph Loeb and the late Tim Sale. It begins as atrocious serial killings on holidays in Gotham City send The World’s Greatest Detective into action confronting both organized crime and a unified front of classic DC Super-Villains while attempting to stop the mysterious murderer. The film was originally released as a two-part film, and both films still stand at 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
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A new featurette called Batman: The Long Halloween – Evolution of Evil will focus on the mystery surrounding the Holiday Killer, who shrouds Gotham in a sinister of darkness forcing Batman to stop the villain’s assault on the city. This is a comprehensive look at The Long Halloween with the original writer, Jeph Loeb, and filmmakers.
Directed by Chris Palmer and written by Time Sheridan, the film features the voice acting talents of Jensen Ackles as Batman; the late Naya Rivera as Catwoman; Josh Duhamel as Two-Face; Billy Burke as Commissioner James Gordon; Katee Sackhoff as Poison Ivy; Titus Welliver as Carmine Falcone; Julie Nathanson; Troy Baker as Joker; and more. Producers include Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Moreau and supervising producer Butch Lukic.
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Additional cast includes Robin Atkin Downes, John DiMaggio, Laila Berzins, Jim Pirri, and Zach Callison with additional voice work from Gary LeRoi Gray, Rick Wasserman, Frances Callier, and Greg Chun. Michael Uslan and Sam Register serve as executive producers.
It will be released on Movies Anywhere, a digital movie platform that enables movie fans to discover, access, and watch their favorite digital movies in one place. Movies Anywhere brings together a library of nearly 7,500 digital movies from Sony Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Film, The Walt Disney Studios (including Disney, Pixar, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm), and Universal Pictures (including DreamWorks and Illumination Entertainment) and Warner Bros.
