Yesterday, Warner Bros. and DC Comics unveiled a brand-new trailer for Batman Ninja Vs. Justice League, the follow-up to the 2018 CG-animated movie Batman Ninja.
Whereas Batman Ninja saw Bruce Wayne’s bat household and his rogues’ assemblage transported into feudal-era Japan, Batman Ninja vs. Justice League sees the reverse. The past satellite of the Japanese transgression syndicate is overrunning Gotham via a elephantine portal rift successful the sky. While this would typically beryllium nary occupation for Batman fixed capable prep time, the movie besides sees him contend with the Justice League’s Wonder Woman, Aquaman, the Flash, and Jessica Cruz’s Green Lantern. While their reasoning for going to warfare with Batman and institution remains a mystery, the Justice League’s unusual allegiance with the yakuza yielded an unthinkable glow-up for its heroes (or villains, successful this context).
As showcased successful the trailer, the Justice League members person immoderate chill caller designs. Among them is Wonder Woman with a chill irezumi tattoo of a aureate eagle connected her exposed shoulder, the Flash wearing a straw hat, Aquaman sporting a fisherman’s headband, and Green Lantern adorned successful a kimono and a accepted Japanese-style lantern. While Batman doesn’t look to person joined successful connected having his plan embody an East-meets-West makeover, helium does get successful a elephantine mech to combat them, truthful helium much than fulfills his extremity of the regularisation of chill prerequisite.
Batman Ninja vs. Justice League will spot Japanese histrion Koichi Yamadera instrumentality to the cowl arsenic Batman. The remainder of the film’s formed includes Romi Park arsenic Wonder Woman, Nobuyuki Hiyama arsenic the Flash, Ayane Sakura arsenic Green Lantern, and Akio Otsuka arsenic Aquaman. Fans of the archetypal film’s English dub volition apt person to hold a portion earlier they uncover its English-speaking formed members.
The sequel movie besides sees the instrumentality of the archetypal film’s accumulation team. Among them are manager Junpei Mizusaki, writer Kazuki Nakashima (Promare), quality decorator Takashi Ozaki (Afro Samurai), composer Yugo Kanno (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean), and co-director Shinji Takagi.
Batman Ninja vs Justice League will beryllium released digitally successful 2025.
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