The direct-to-video studio of Warner Bros., Warner Premiere, is now officially closed. The final word of the studio's shut down was given earlier this summer, and now it has been done. Thankfully, Warner will "continue and complete production on its remaining film and digital series project into the Fall," the company says.
I understand the move, considering the company's previous releases have included such mainstream movie spinoff "gems" like "Ace Ventura Jr.," "The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning," and "Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove."
But the studio also helped deliver a lot of animated comic book flicks that, given the medium and a not-as-restrictive-as-Hollywood-because-you-don't-have-to-pay-Ryan-Reynolds-budget (known as "The Green Lantern" clasue) allowed for the movies to be much more faithful to their source material, certain exceptions aside.
Some great examples include:
* "Superman: Doomsday"
* "Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths"
* "Batman: Under the Red Hood"
* "Superman / Batman: Apocalypse"
Warner says that "the evaluation of potential digital content will be folded into Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, and Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Home Video will continue to produce and release animated films, such as Scooby Doo, Tom and Jerry and DC Universe."
The next animated comic book movie planned, Frank Miller's "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1" is expected to arrive in late September.
via Direct