Batman: Under the Red Hood

[katikat]

So, Amazon US is taking pre-orders for Batman: Under the Red Hood, you know, the animated movie with Jensen Ackles' voicing Red Hood?



Well, does it make me a geek that I'm actually considering buying this? I actually have three good reasons, you know?

a) I used to love the Batman animated series, though I hated the Batman Beyond one where Bruce Wayne was an old, rickety guy and the new Batman looked kinda ridiculous.
b) Jensen Ackles! \o/
c) I started reading comic books lately - right now, I'm reading "Lex Luthor: Man of Steel" - and I'm loving it...

Anyone else considering giving this one a go?

Man, I feel geeky! And I'm lovin' it! *dances*

ETA: Man, I love this vid: Andrea Romano talks about Jensen's work on the movie!

Comments

[astri13.livejournal.com]

I have never really been what you could call a comic geek but I do love Batman and I'm considering getting this, too, to see how Jensen does with only voice work. It's something different in a way than "regular" acting. Besides, I love his voice. :)

[katikat.livejournal.com]

Seriously, the whole "his voice is too deep" thingy pisses me off. Hey, it's called ACTING! Grr! I think that people forget that Dean =/= Jensen, for Christ's sake. Dean, the Red Hood etc., it's all roles he has to play. Sheesh!

[seraphim-grace.livejournal.com]

well if it's half as good as return of the joker or mask of the phantasm I'm sold
have you seen the crisis on infinite earths film yet with james woods? That's really good but Mark Harmon is superman - talk about messing with your head.....
it's one of the best movies I've seen this year, that's geeky

there's this fantastic line in it where Batman faces down his evil alterego, James Woods, and says "there is a difference between us, we both looked into the abyss, but you blinked" or something very similar and it was like BATMAN ROCKS!!!!!

[katikat.livejournal.com]

Nope, haven't seen any of that. I'm just getting into it. I used to watch Batman on... was it PRO7? I think it was. It's been years and years now. And since then, I've been in love with the show \o/

[seraphim-grace.livejournal.com]

Mask of the Phantasm was the official movie of TAS, same voice actors and artists, rather than the futuristic sleekness of Beyond
christopher Nolan describes it as the best batman movie of all time ever and i'm inclined to agree, the christian bale stuff is good, but phantasm is epic

there's a few of those animated straight to video movies
the avengers, iron man (which is great and rivals the live action one but the two completely disagree on canon) the marvel ones are the ones popping in my head, Dr Strange, but there are lots of DC ones as well and the marvel ones are great but the DC ones are fabulous

I'd love to see them do the Hush storyline, but I'm a purist like that, Jim Lee art and a Loeb storyline, not the OMG it's morrison who is going to die fear, but a fantastic story regardless

also are you reading Batman and Sons on deviant art
http://the-blackcat.deviantart.com/art/Labor-Day-135509255
edit, black cat is brill, but you need to be spoiled for it, Terry from Batman Beyond was Batman's clone, where the Cadmus program tried to recreate him but then decided against it, that it was too cruel to do to a child.
so in this he is Batman's son openly

[lizziejoe.livejournal.com]

Can't wait till this come's out over here in the U.K

[katikat.livejournal.com]

I need to get this one. It sounds like Jensen's amazing in it! \o/

[pennyplainknits.livejournal.com]

I'm going to track it down, certainly. Under the Hood is one of the classic batfamily stories.

I'm unsure about the casting for Nightwing, NPH is too tenor for me, but we'll see, I could be wrong.

And Andrea Romano (the voice casting director) is a goddess in voice casting. If she says Jensen is good (and she has been very complimentary) then jensen is GOOD.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

I tracked down a vid where Andrea Romano talks about Jensen, how this one emotional scene moved her to tears, how awesome he was... Now I really need to get my hands on the movie!

And in the promo, Batman holding... who was it?... in his arms. Wow! Need it! Batman is hands down my favorite comic hero!

[bendtothesun.livejournal.com]

I'm considering it, Jason/Red Hood is one of my favorite characters in DC. I'm not sure about Jensen as Jason though, actually all the casting is... interesting to say the least. But I think it's one of those things that's either going to be fantastic or just avert your eyes bad (that being said the original arc is flippin' fantastic, love that so much).

[katikat.livejournal.com]

I don't know much about Red Hood or the DC universe in general so I won't be biased. But the director herself said that Jensen moved her to tears in that role \o/