glitter has finally landed in Italian theaters, and director Andy Muschietti recently confirmed that he’s at the helm of DC Studios’ next project: the adaptation. Batman: The Brave and the Bold, After being approached by two different versions of Batman in The Flash, Michael Keaton’s in the late 80’s and Zack Snyder’s as played by Ben Affleck, he must now bring to the screen an unedited version of The Dark Knight, one that looks organic. Image of father battling with son Damian Wayne, who will become the new Robin raised by the League of Assassins and court his grandfather Ra’s al Ghul.
The title of the new DC Universe project (DCU) refers to the popular animated series (2008–2011) based on “The Brave and the Bold”, the comic series of the same name published by DC Comics from 1955 to 1983. In fact Project DCU is inspired by two popular comics: “Son of the Demon”, Mike W. graphic novels by Barr (text) and Jerry Bingham (pictures) since 1987, part of Elseworlds (the line of comics in which alternate stories to DC’s Classic Universe are proposed); The story was later picked up by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert and used as the basis for their 2006 four-part story “Batman and Son”, which also spawned the animated film. son of batman Since 2014, part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies.
“Batman: The Brave and the Bold” will properly focus on Bruce Wayne’s relationship with Damian Wayne, a fleeting but intense relationship with Talia al Ghul, daughter of Ra’s al Ghul and still convinced that Batman’s son will return him. May persuades him to return and join forces with the League of Assassins.
James Gunn and Peter Safran seem enthusiastic about the project and have announced:
We’ve seen The Flash; Even before he took the reins of DC Studios, and we knew we were in the hands of not only a visionary director, but also a huge DC fan. It’s a great movie – funny, emotional, thrilling – and Andy’s familiarity and passion for these characters and this world resonates in every frame. So when it came time to find a director for The Brave and the Bold, there was really only one choice. Luckily, Andy said yes. Barbara signed on to produce with us and we were on our way. They make an amazing team and we could not have better or more inspiring partners to embark on this exciting new adventure in the DCU.
Speaking previously about the project, Gunn said:
So this is the introduction of Batman, Bruce Wayne, into the DCU, and it also features our favorite Robin, Damian Wayne, a bastard, murderous assassin who learns he’s Batman’s real son and the latter doesn’t know. Was about his existence for the first 8-10 years of his life, and he brings it into his life and it’s a story. It is a very strange father son story about both of them. And it is based on Grant Morrison’s Batman series. There are a few comic writers who have been extraordinarily influential on our stuff and Grant Morrison and Tom King are probably the main two.
We don’t have a writer attached to the project yet, and we won’t have one until the writers’ strike is over. The film will also mark Robin’s first appearance in a big-screen live-action film since The Notorious batman and robin by Joel Schumacher, which at the time starred Chris O’Donnell as “Wonder Boy”.
The son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, Damian Wayne was born for a life of adventure, but he struggles daily with his nature as a cold-blooded killer. It’s not often that something takes Batman by surprise. But that’s exactly what happened when he learned that not only had he fathered a child with infamous assassin Talia al Ghul (the daughter of Ra’s al Ghul, one of his longtime adversaries), but that he The child was raised in secret within the League of Nations. killers. Shunned from Gotham City and his father until his teenage years, Damian Wayne explodes into the Dark Knight’s world in a flurry of violence that sends the entire Batman family into turmoil. Arrogant, cold and undeniably lethal, Damian found the transition from the ruthless world of the League to Batman’s loyal moral code a long and demanding process, but it was well worth it, as Damian eventually found himself becoming Robin alongside his father. proved worthy of. , Though he sometimes struggles with his past and the legacy of his mother and grandfather, Damian now wants nothing more than to be a hero to the people of Gotham, just like his father.
Summary of the comic “Batman and Son”: When Batman’s first love, Talia, reappears at the head of an army of Man-Bats, the daughter of one of the Dark Knight’s greatest foes, Ra’s al Ghul, she has another shocking revelation for the hero. gonna wonder: his son! Damian Wayne was raised by the ruthless League of Assassins, and his aggressive and violent nature threatened to tear Batman’s world apart. This volume of Batman by Grant Morrison collects Batman #655-658 and #663-666, born from the mind of the Scottish screenwriter and illustrated by Andy Kubert, John Van Fleet and Jesse Delperdang.
Source: Variety / DC