Knightfall is now an animated movie

Batman will get another series of films, which will be inspired by the story of his famous comic book, Knight’s fall.

At New York Comic Con on Friday, Warner Bros. announced for a four-part “multi-chapter animated event”, with the first film releasing sometime in 2026. Knight’s fall It was created by Joe Duffy, Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, Dennis O’Neil, Peter David, Alan Grant, Jim Aparo, Jim Balent, Graham Nolan, and Norm Breyfogle, and ran from 1993 to 1994. According to the press release, it sees Batman “pushed to his mental and physical breaking point” after the steroid-using mercenary comes To Gotham and expel the crooks from the city. Arkham Asylum.

Ban He has since become one of Batman’s most famous enemies and is famous for having a broken spine. While recovering, Bruce recruits graduate student Jean-Paul Vallee to don the hood in his stead, but things…don’t go well, leading Bruce to use supernatural means to heal himself and bring down his former friend, who started out as Azrael.

Knight’s fall It is considered one of Batman’s most important arcs: along with introducing two new supporting characters, it is considered instrumental in the birth of the “Bat-Family” as we know it today, which includes Nightwing, the Robins, the Batgirls and, funnily enough, Azrael.

Batman: Knightfall It is the latest DC Comics arc to be adapted into multi-part animated films, and it preceded it Crisis on Infinite Earths and The guards. We’ll have more about this upcoming batch of films as news emerges.

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