Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One sets out to adapt the comic book of the same name and it will do so over the course of not one, but three movies.
The CW previously adapted the beloved story for the Arrowverse, but animation frees up the creative team to get a little more inventive with cameos and the visuals seen on screen. However, those of you who have watched the first instalment [Minor SPOILER Alert] will know it doesn't feature any heroes or villains from other animated projects.
That includes the "Tuckerverse" and TV shows like Teen Titans GO! and Batman: The Animated Series, a shame considering the fact those characters all fall under the same DC banner at Warner Bros.
There are still tonnes of reasons to watch this first chapter (including the fact it's a stellar story about The Flash) but based on what Crisis executive producers Butch Lukic and Jim Krieg recently told us, the biggest surprises are yet to come, making Part Two another must-watch.
Jim, you’ve been overseeing the Tomorrowverse from the start but did you consider bringing any characters from other DC animated franchises into this movie or was it too complicated?
Jim: Well, ask me that question again two movies from now!
Butch: We talked about that very early on. It was a thing we discussed even when we started the whole cycle of Tomorrowverse movies.
Jim: We talked about it from Man of Tomorrow. It was a challenge because the animation styles can be so drastically different and they clash a little bit. Hopefully…well, we’ll see what happens.
Butch: In the second movie, you’ll see one or two characters from other animated universes.
We're sure speculation will go into overdrive about who these "one or two" characters might be and it's hard not to hope they're some big-name fan-favourites. Either way, it was still a blast to watch so many DC heroes - some even hardcore fans might not recognise - share the screen in this opening instalment.
Our full interview with Crisis' creative team will go live this weekend; in the meantime, you can watch our conversation in the player above.
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One is now available on Digital and arrives on 4K UHD in limited edition SteelBook packaging and Blu-ray starting January 23.
Parts Two and Three of the Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths trilogy will debut later in 2024.
Based on DC's iconic comic book limited series 'Crisis on Infinite Earths' by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, join DC Super Heroes from across the multiverse in the first of three parts of DC’s new animated film Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One, which marks the beginning of the end to the Tomorrowverse story arc.
Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the all-new, action-packed DC animated film features some of DC’s most famous Super Heroes from multiple universes including Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, who come together to stop an impending threat of doom and destruction.