‘Batman Vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Trailer: The Comic Heroes Collide In An Epic Showdown
Last month we found out that the comic book crossoverBatman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtleswould begetting the animated movie treatmentfrom Warner Bros. Animation. Now the first trailer has arrived, showcasing the face-off and inevitable team-up between The Dark Knight and the heroes in a half-shell. And after they’re done pissing each other off, they have quite an array of super villains they’ll have to deal with from both of their universes. Watch theBatman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlestrailer below.
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer
This looks exactly as fun as I hoped it would. The idea of Batman fighting against and then working with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sounds like such a fun crossover. It would be great to see this come to life in a live-action setting, but since that would also be expensive, I’m fine settling for an animated adaptation of the comic. If it’s successful and well-received, there will probably be a follow-up that takes a cue from the comic book miniseries sequel.
Troy Bakerwill be voicing Batman this time around. He’s best known for voicing the Dark Knight in the Batman: The Telltale Series video game, as well as the various LEGO DC Comics video games. Baker will also be making history in this movie, because he’ll be lending his voice to The Joker (which he’s done in theBatman: Arkhamgame series) as well, making him the first voice actor to play both roles in a single project. He’ll be joined byRachel Bloom(Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) as Batgirl,Ben Giroux(Hart of Dixie) as Robin,Brian George(Seinfeld) as Alfred, andJim Meskimen(Parks and Recreation) as Commissioner Gordon.
As for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,Darren Criss(The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) will be voicing Raphael,Kyle Mooney(Saturday Night Live) is Michaelangelo,Baron Vaughn(Grace and Frankie) is Donatello, andEric Bauza(Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is Leonardo.
Meanwhile, the the villains from both comic book franchises will not be in short supply. The movie will haveJohn DiMaggio(Futurama) as Mr. Freeze,Tara Strong(The Powerpuff Girls) as Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy,Carlos Alazraqui(Reno 911!) as Bane,Cas Anvar(The Expanse) as Ra’s al Ghul, andKeith Ferguson(Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends) as Baxter Stockman and Two-Face. And finally, the Turtles' nemesis Shredder will be voiced byAndrew Kishino.
Jake Castorenais directing the movie with a script fromMarly Halpern-Graser. The story is inspired by the comic miniseriesBatman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,but might take some liberties with the story.Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesarrives onMarch 31, 2019.
