Ahead of its release on September 12, 2023, a new trailer was released. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 4K that highlights the updated graphics of the classic Batman movie. New trailer for Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 4K released directly by Warner Bros. Entertainment and covers many highlights from the original film, including more detailed looks at Batman, the Phantasm, the Joker and more. Check out the trailer for Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 4K below:
Warner Bros. also confirmed the price of the 4K Ultra HD version of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, noting that the digital version of the film alone will keep the U.S. price at $14.99, while the 4K Ultra HD+ digital version and standalone 4K version The Ultra HD versions will cost $33.99 and $39.99 respectively. The film must also be available for the European market.
Special features of the release include a new short film featuring the late Kevin Conroy as Batman, and a bonus episode of Justice League Unlimited with a cameo from Phantasm.
What is Batman: Mask of the Phantasm about?
“When a woman from Bruce Wayne’s past, Andrea Beaumont, comes back into his life, Bruce wonders if he should continue to protect Gotham City as Batman.“, reads the film’s official synopsis. “But his introspection is short-lived when the city’s most notorious crime bosses are murdered and the Caped Crusader is framed for their murders. The Dark Knight sets out to clear his name by revealing a new masked vigilante: the Ghost..
The Mask of the Phantasm is re-released in 4K just in time for the 30th anniversary of the famous animated film. It originally hit theaters on December 25, 1993 as the first feature film based on the beloved Batman: The Animated Series. Although The Mask of the Phantasm did not initially do well at the box office, it became a hit on home video and has come to be regarded as one of the best Batman stories ever made.
Creators Batman: The Animated Series Eric Radomsky AND Bruce Timm they staged “Mask of the Phantasm” according to the script Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Martin Pasko e Michael ReeveWith. The film starred the dead, the great Kevin Conroy as the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman, along with Mark Hamill like the voice of the Joker. Other Batman: The Animated Series cast members who will reprise their roles in Mask of the Phantasm include Ephraim Zimbalist Jr. as Alfred Pennyworth, Bob Hastings as James Gordon, and Robert Costanzo as Harvey Bullock.
Arlene Sorkin also appeared in the film, but not in her usual role as Harley Quinn in the animated series. Other cast members included Dana Delaney, Hart Bochner, Stacey Keach, Abe Vigoda, Dick Miller, and John P. Ryan. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm will be released in 4K Ultra HD on September 12th. Meanwhile, the film is currently streaming on Max.