First BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER Clip Sees The Dark Knight Chasing Down Crooks In 1940s Gotham City

First BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER Clip Sees The Dark Knight Chasing Down Crooks In 1940s Gotham City

A newly released Batman: Caped Crusader clip gives off serious Batman: The Animated Series vibes, but this Dark Knight isn't holding back in his pursuit of Gotham City's criminals. Check it out here...

By JoshWilding - Jul 14, 2024 06:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman (Animated)

Prime Video has released the first clip from Batman: Caped Crusader and it features Gotham City's Dark Knight chasing down some crooks in the iconic Batmobile.

A lot of split screen is utilised here (Ang Lee's Hulk would be so proud) and while this is a kid's show - we recently learned it won't boast a TV-MA rating - Batman isn't holding back as he mows down his foes. 

Fans have high expectations for the show, especially as it's a spiritual successor to Batman: The Animated Series. However, the animation style and Bruce Timm's involvement are where the similarities end as this version is a rookie vigilante in 1940s-era Gotham. 

It also sounds like Bruce Wayne will take a backseat as we pick up with the billionaire during his "Week Two" as Batman.

As executive producer James Tucker recently put it, "[Batman: Caped Crusader] feels more like an ensemble piece because we're as invested in some of the other characters now as we are in Batman because they're the humans in the story now."

"He's kind of removed, and so everyone else gets a lot more shine - Alfred, the Gordons, Montoya. All the secondary characters step up in importance in the story."

Check out this new clip from the series in the X post below.

Welcome to Gotham City, where the corrupt outnumber the good, criminals run rampant and law-abiding citizens live in a constant state of fear. Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human—the BATMAN. His one-man crusade for justice attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications.

The series is a reimagining of the Batman mythology through the visionary lens of executive producers J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves and Bruce Timm. Batman: Caped Crusader hails from Warner Bros. Animation, Abrams' Bad Robot Productions and Reeves' 6th & Idaho.

Along with Abrams, Reeves and Timm, the show's executive producers include Ed Brubaker, James Tucker, Daniel Pipski, Rachel Rusch Rich, and Sam Register.

Confirmed Batman: Caped Crusader cast members include Midnight Mass star Hamish Linklater as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Jamie Chung (Sucker Punch) as Harley Quinn, Christina Ricci (Wednesday) as Catwoman, and Diedrich Bader (The Drew Carey Show) as Harvey Dent. 

Other actors lending their voices to the series in currently undisclosed roles include Minnie Driver, Eric Morgan Stuart, Michelle C. Bonilla, Krystal Joy Brown, John DiMaggio, McKenna Grace, Jason Watkins, Paul Scheer, Reid Scott, Gary Anthony Williams, Dan Donohue, David Krumholtz, Haley Joel Osment, and Toby Stephens.

Batman: Caped Crusader premieres on Prime Video on August 1. 

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FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 7/14/2024, 6:42 AM
Hate to say it, but that looks bad. Now I’m starting to understand why Max passed on it.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/14/2024, 12:05 PM
@FireandBlood - I gotta trust in Timm
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 7/14/2024, 12:37 PM
@FireandBlood - Agreed.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 7/14/2024, 1:04 PM
@lazlodaytona - I don’t trust Timm anymore than I trust Miller. Their best work is well and truly behind them, and as of late, they’re out of touch.
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 7/14/2024, 6:42 AM
Did he just use the Batmobile to wipe out thugs?🤣 for better or for worse, this is gonna be wild.
TrentCrimm
TrentCrimm - 7/14/2024, 7:05 AM
@Se4M4NSt4ine -

That part got an audible from me I wont lie lol That was hilariously goofy.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/14/2024, 12:06 PM
@TrentCrimm - do you think it may be a mix of The animated series and Adam West's bats
S8R8M
S8R8M - 7/14/2024, 6:55 AM
So that's what ZS 1940s Batman looks like.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 7/14/2024, 8:20 AM
@S8R8M - My thoughts exactly
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/14/2024, 7:15 AM
I guess Val Kilmer Batman was right…

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Also those 3 guys are DEAD lol!!.

Looking forward to this.
Toecutter
Toecutter - 7/14/2024, 2:35 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Indeed.

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Deadinside
Deadinside - 7/15/2024, 12:41 PM
@TheVisionary25 - No, they're not...he hit them with his auto inflatable padded rear fender...!☮️👍
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 7/14/2024, 7:26 AM
Loving it so far.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 7/14/2024, 7:34 AM
They got the look down. Very BTAS.
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/14/2024, 8:40 AM
@ObserverIO - beat me to it
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/14/2024, 8:41 AM
Looks good nervous how Batman will sound
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/14/2024, 3:48 PM
@dragon316 - I always cringe when I hear an animated batman speak in either series or animated movies that isn't voiced by Kevin Conroy.
Deadinside
Deadinside - 7/15/2024, 4:19 PM
@lazlodaytona - It really is amazing how he became the definitive Batman/Bruce Wayne voice for a whole generation...! ☮️🙂
ChrisRed
ChrisRed - 7/14/2024, 9:13 AM
Do we know whether the whole season lands on August 1st or if it's just an episode or two?
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/14/2024, 9:20 AM
@ChrisRed - whole season
HermanM
HermanM - 7/14/2024, 9:40 AM
Nice. Batmobile taking out back guys like that is a bit silly but it still looks good
SuperJefe
SuperJefe - 7/14/2024, 12:44 PM
He weaponized the Tokyo Drift!

He really did travel the world and learn all the fighting techniques.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/14/2024, 1:07 PM
@SuperJefe - they should have played the theme song
relentless1
relentless1 - 7/14/2024, 1:31 PM
so Batman straight up murdered those guys 😂😂😂
Toecutter
Toecutter - 7/14/2024, 2:37 PM
Yep. Those guys all died.
PapaBear562
PapaBear562 - 7/14/2024, 4:20 PM
Ok, big question. Is the series actually set in the 1940's, or is the writer of the articles saying it looks "1940's-sh?" The reason I ask is because if it set in the 1940's, then that now makes Bruce Wayne, what, like over 100 years old given we are in 2024! Someone help me out.

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