Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment have announced most of the voice cast for their adaptation of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. Robocop actor Peter Weller will star as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Modern Family’s Ariel Winter will play Robin. In addition, Prison Break bad guy Wade Williams will voice Harvey Dent/Two-Face, and Michael McKean will play Dr. Wolper. There are still a few major roles to be announced, including that of The Joker and Superman.
Jay Oliva, who storyboarded Zack Snyder’s upcoming
Man of Steel, will direct from a script by Bob Goodman. Apparently WB/DC will be adapting the four-part graphic novel into two animated features titled
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns,
Part 1 and
Part 2. The first installment, which will be released under the DC Comics Premiere Movie brand, will hit shelves in the fall.
Part 2 will be released in early 2013.
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