It's been close to a year since writer, actor, MMA trainer and real-life ninja
Eric Gable got us all drooling by offering CBM the
first look at his labor-of-love fan film
Batman Evolution, so when I bumped into him at Comic-Con I had to ask what was going on with the short. Eric reiterated that the project is dedicated to portraying the Dark Knight as the martial artist and living weapon he is depicted as being in comic books, but also that the focus will be on how Batman's portrayal on screen has evolved over the past 40-plus years since the
Batman TV series.
Eric went on to explain that the long delay since releasing the
first still images from the short exclusively to CBM has to do with post-production circumstances behind his control, but he promised that the movie would be released soon. After some heavy cajoling by yours truly, Eric finally agreed to give CBM the first teaser clip from the movie. Enjoy!
[NOTE: This clip is raw footage that has yet to be color corrected.]
After sending me the clip, Eric also sent me this set photo of actor
Joel Hebner as Black Mask looking menacing as all hell between takes.
Banner Photo by LJ Kim