BATMAN: SOUL OF THE DRAGON Animated Movie Reportedly In Development For 2021 Release

BATMAN: SOUL OF THE DRAGON Animated Movie Reportedly In Development For 2021 Release

A new direct-to-video "Elseworlds" animated adventure called Batman: Soul of The Dragon is rumored to be coming our way next year, and is said to feature Bronze Tiger, Lady Shiva, and Richard Dragon...

By MarkCassidy - Jun 11, 2020 09:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman (Animated)

As we know, there's a serious lack of Batman in Warner Bros. Animation's series of original DC movies, so fans will be happy to hear that another adventure featuring The Dark Knight will likely be coming our way next year. Joking aside, a story focusing more on the iconic DC hero's martial arts skills should please Bat-fans.

According to GWW, an Elseworlds tale titled Batman: Soul of the Dragon is currently in development for a 2021 release. The site doesn't have any info on a voice cast or creative team, but they do provide some story details.

Apparently, Soul of the Dragon will center around The Caped Crusader, Bronze Tiger, Lady Shiva, and Richard Dragon, as the trio comes to realize that they share a common acquaintance. "The Martial Arts Master that trained them has been missing for a number of years and under mysterious circumstances. When a cursed relic resurfaces, the mystery of their dead master re-opens and Batman and his former classmates must face-off in the ultimate test of their Martial Arts kills to gain control of this dangerous relic."

It's speculated that the film may be primarily influenced by Dennis O’Neil's Richard Dragon: Kung-Fu Fighter series from the late '70s, as that run marked the debuts of Dragon, Bronze Tiger and Lady Shiva.

Just a rumor for now, but we'll keep you updated.

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Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 6/11/2020, 9:02 AM
Eh I haven’t see seen any since Killing Joke bc that was... ooof lol
JustALurker
JustALurker - 6/11/2020, 9:17 AM
@Ha1frican - Don't expect anything close to batman TAS and Justice League Unilmited. These new animated stuff only care about edgyness and shock-value.
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/11/2020, 9:05 AM
What happened to the Long Halloween animated film? Was that shit-canned or something?
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 6/11/2020, 9:14 AM
@tmp3

Damn...totally forgot about that.

Just looked up that announcement and that was in January 2019. Wtf.
BigMikeReviews
BigMikeReviews - 6/11/2020, 9:11 AM
I don't know.. I've been turned off by the last 18 of these animated "movies"
Alphadog
Alphadog - 6/11/2020, 9:14 AM
@BigMikeReviews - I think the New 52 stuff was very basic but there were some good moments, specially when they streamlined the original storylines. Reign of the Supermen was much more cohesive and had a much better story then the original comics. Suicide Hell to Pay was really great. Even the Court of Owls adaptation while cringy had one really good use of the older Damian one shot by Grant Morrison that really surprised me.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 6/11/2020, 9:11 AM
This film seems ambitious considering how poor the animation has been for the last few years. Oh yeah Long Halloween would be nice. Man it would be so cool for them to one day adapt Superman Secret Identity and Batman Creature of the Night.
martinilounge
martinilounge - 6/11/2020, 9:14 AM
I think that Brave and the Bold cartoon series did this same plot during it's run?
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 6/11/2020, 9:16 AM
@martinilounge - I loved that show. It unabashedly adored the Silver Age in all it's wacky glory
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 6/11/2020, 9:20 AM
Oh man, i don't know what to think of this, on one hand, Gods and Mosters was f*cking DOPE, they said they'd futher develope the universe but they didn't.

On the other...Batman and HQ was f*cking gutter trash, hands down the worst Batman movie ever.

If it was written by Dini i would be actually excited, cause the concept seems nice.
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/11/2020, 9:23 AM
OT: Artemis Fowl starts out with an 11% fresh
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