First Look Images For Bruce Timm's BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER and a Story Summary
Prime Video has released some first look images from Bruce Timm’s upcoming animated series Batman: Caped Crusader.
We previously shared some of these images, but they were since removed at the request of Prime Video. So a few of the photos below will look familiar.
The characters featured include Harley Quinn, Two-Face, Catwoman, Natalia Knight, Clay Face, Gentleman Ghost, Onomatopoeia, and Renee Montoya.
The photos came with the following story summary: “Welcome to Gotham City, where the corrupt outnumber the good, criminals run rampant and law-abiding citizens live in a constant state of fear.
“Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human—the BATMAN. His one-man crusade for justice attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications.”
This animated series has been in development for some time with Timm, J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, and comic writer Ed Brubaker leading the charge.
The show is said to capture what Timm was originally looking to do with the original animated series, saying, "It kind of goes back to the original principles of the show that we originally came up with in the early '90s.
“There were certain limitations on what we could do in terms of adult content; in terms of violence and adult themes." He went on to say, "My idea is basically to say, 'OK, it's 1990 again, I get to do what I want to do this time, and I got JJ and Matt backing me up."
Abrams said that Batman: Caped Crusader, "Really is an incredibly complex psychological story about someone who, in a way, needs to be redeemed – and that's kind of what at least this first season is about."
The series is being written by acclaimed comic book writer Ed Brubaker, who said: “Their vision for the show, with a slightly more pulpy take on the character, and a new way of looking at the world of Gotham, set in the past but viewed through a modern lens really sold me, and so far every part of it has been a blast to work on.
“I can’t wait until the rest of the world can see what we’ve been building the last few months in the writers room. All I can say is, it’s not what anyone is expecting … but in a good way.”
Reeves explained that the show will focus on a version of Batman who is completely alone in his journey, saying: "There's not the Justice League. It doesn't exist. There aren't any other superheroes. It's Batman. You're watching this lone figure swimming through the cesspool of Gotham. It's Batman, alone."
It was also explained that Batman won’t have all of his gadgets as the show takes place before a time he started investing money in that stuff. "So he's going to be very low-tech, initially. You know, as he develops as a character, we'll start introducing those gadgets and the audience can see how he developed the Batmobile using different prototypes.
“That's part of the fun of this series is we're finding him discovering these things that, [in] most other Batman series, they already were there."
The series landed a two-season order at Amazon.
