When it comes to DC animated films, they have been mostly great. Last few Batman films (focusing more on Damian Wayne's Robin) and Justice League films (using New 52 storylines) have been mixed. But with Bruce Timm's return to DC animated films in
Justice League: Gods And Monsters, it seems DC is going back to making great animated films. At SDCC this year it was revealed that DC animation will be doing a film based on Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's iconic story
Batman: The Killing Joke. Now if you read
The Killing Joke, you'd know there are scenes that are very graphic. Joker shoots Barbara and takes her clothes off and takes photos of her. He then takes Jim Gordon into a circus from hell trying to make him go crazy. Gordon, who is naked, is shown photos of his naked daughter. Not your everyday G rated stuff. At NYCC, it seems as though DC is given the ok to make the film R.
My opinion? It seems that Tucker said at NYCC that if they wanted the film to be Rated R, it's ok by WB. While it's ok by WB, it hasn't been decided if the film will be Rated R as it's likely early in production. This isn't the first time WB has given the ok to give an adult rating to a DC product. Batman: Arkham Knight was given a M rating and when Rocksteady learned about it and found out why it was rated M, WB told them not to worry. If you want my 2 cents, I can see why it was rated M but there was nothing graphic like The Killing Joke has. What are your thoughts? Comment below, let me know. Peace and remember....
Batman: The Killing Joke is set to be released in 2016. Directed by Sam Liu and executive produced by Bruce Timm, it will adapt the graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore & Brian Bolland. The films stars Mark Hamill as the Joker.