ALL-STAR SUPERMAN
BRUCE TIMM & DWAYNE MCDUFFIE’S DC ANIMATED MASTERPIECE COMES TO 4K ULTRA HDTM FOR THE FIRST TIME ON APRIL 18, 2023
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BURBANK, CA (February 15, 2023) – One of many Man of Metal’s most private tales in DC historical past – from the thoughts of comics icon Grant Morrison, and produced below the skilled oversight of animation legends Bruce Timm and Dwayne McDuffie – All-Star Superman can be obtainable to personal on 4K Extremely HD for the very first time on April 18, 2023 from Warner Bros. Discovery House Leisure.
Grant Morrison’s beloved, Eisner Award-winning imaginative and prescient of Superman’s heroic last days on Earth is dropped at beautiful, animated life in All-Star Superman. The movie begins because the Man of Metal rescues an ill-fated mission to the Solar (sabotaged by Lex Luthor) however, within the course of, is oversaturated by radiation – which accelerates his cell degeneration. Sensing even he can be unable to cheat dying, Superman ventures into new realms – lastly revealing his secret to Lois, confronting Lex Luthor’s perspective of humanity, and trying to make sure Earth’s security earlier than his personal impending finish with one last, selfless act.
Twelve years after its preliminary launch, All-Star Superman holds a “Recent” ranking on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie was the tenth within the ongoing collection of DC Universe Motion pictures and DC Animated Motion pictures that now quantity greater than 50 movies throughout 17 years.
The star-studded voice forged is headed by James Denton (Good Witch, Determined Housewives), Christina Hendricks (Mad Males, Good Ladies) and Anthony LaPaglia (With out A Hint) as Superman, Lois Lane and Lex Luthor, respectively. Different noteworthy forged members are seven-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner (Up, Elf, The Mary Tyler Moore Present) as Perry White, Golden Globe winner Frances Conroy (American Horror Story, Joker, Six Ft Beneath) as Ma Kent, Matthew Grey Gubler (Prison Minds, Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise) as Jimmy Olsen and Linda Cardellini (Avengers: Endgame, Lifeless to Me, ER) as Nasty.
Rounding out the spectacular forged are Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy), Steve Blum (Star Wars: Rebels, Cowboy Bebop, Naruto), Catherine Cavadini (Elvis, Soul, The Powerpuff Ladies), Finola Hughes (Normal Hospital, Staying Alive), Alexis Denisof (Guardians of the Galaxy, Angel), Obba Babatunde (S.W.A.T., That Factor You Do!), John DiMaggio (Futurama, Interview with the Vampire), Chris Cox (Household Man), Robin Atkin Downes (The Pressure, Batman: The Lengthy Halloween), Kevin Michael Richardson (Mortal Kombat, The Simpsons), Fred Tatasciore (Star Trek: Decrease Decks, American Dad!) and Michael Gough (Overwatch, Batman: Arkham Origins).
All-Star Superman is government produced by animation guru Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Collection) and directed by Sam Liu (Batman: The Killing Joke, The Demise and Return of Superman) from a script by acclaimed animation/comics author Dwayne McDuffie (Static Shock, Justice League/Justice League Limitless).
McDuffie, an incomparable pressure within the comics and animation realm, was a co-founder of Milestone Media, the business’s most profitable minority-owned-and-operated comedian firm. His creations are headlined by Static Shock, for which he received a Humanitas Prize in 2003, and he served as producer in serving to information the beloved Justice League/Justice League Limitless animated collection. McDuffie handed away in 2011 on the age of 49.
All-Star Superman can be obtainable to buy April 18, 2023 on 4K Extremely HD each on-line and in-store at main retailers.
SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
The Artwork of the All-star Adaptation (New Featurette) – Go behind the scenes and inside the method of screenwriting, character designing and scoring the animated adaptation of the quintessential Superman comedian collection, All-Star Superman. This fascinating featurette consists of perception from government producer Bruce Timm, director Sam Liu, character designer Dusty Abell and composer Christopher Drake.
An All-Star Salute to the Silver Age Superman (New Featurette) – Discover DC’s historic inspirations in Grant Morrison’s love letter to the wildly improbable Silver Age of Superman in comics.
Superman Now (Featurette) – In a second of inspiration, Grant Morrison was offered a chance to revamp the Man of Metal into one thing fashionable, one thing extra related for at this time’s viewers. That is the story of All-Star Superman – the place it began, and what it got here to be.
The Inventive Stream: Incubating the Thought with Grant Morrison (Featurette) – An in depth take a look at Grant Morrison’s unique sketches and concepts.
Audio Commentary – That includes the ideas of Bruce Timm and Grant Morrison.
Digital Comedian E-book – All-Star Superman
Pricing and movie info:
PRODUCT SRP
4K Extremely HD Blu-ray Combo Pack* $33.99 USA
* Options an Extremely HD Blu-ray disc in 4K with HDR, a Blu-ray disc that includes the movie in hi-definition, and a digital model of the film
Languages: English, French, and Spanish
Working Time: 76 minutes
Rated PG for some violence
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Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is likely one of the main producers of animation within the leisure business, producing and growing initiatives for a number of platforms, each domestically and internationally. WBA’s present collection embrace Animaniacs for Hulu, Batwheels, Bugs Bunny Builders, Creature Commandos, Gremlins: Secrets and techniques of the Mogwai, Harley Quinn, Jellystone!,Looney Tunes Cartoons, My Adventures with Superman, Noonan’s, Tiny Toons Looniversity, and Velma for HBO Max, Teen Titans Go! for Cartoon Community. The studio is at present in manufacturing with New Line Cinema on the upcoming unique anime characteristic movie, The Lord of the Rings: The Conflict of the Rohirrim. WBA’s full-length theatrical movie, Teen Titans GO! to the Motion pictures, was launched in summer time 2018. As house to the enduring animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA additionally produces extremely profitable animated movies — together with the DC Universe Motion pictures — for DVD, Blu-ray® and digital media. One of the vital-honored animation studios in historical past, WBA has received six Academy Awards®, 40 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, a BAFTA Kids’s Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Dad and mom’ Alternative Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 21 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).
