Batman - Soul of the Dragon, the trailer for the new animated film

Batman - Soul of the Dragon, the trailer for the new animated film
Late yesterday, DC and Warner Bros. Animation released the first trailer for Batman - Soul of the Dragon, the new original animated film that will debut digitally starting January 12, 2021 and in 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack and Blu-ray January 26, 2021.

Here's the trailer:

Batman - Soul of the Dragon - the plot

As you noticed from the trailer, Batman - Soul of the Dragon has an unusual setting… the 70s! And in fact the film is partly inspired by the films of those years, recovering some DC characters born to take advantage of the fashion of the time such as Richard Dragon, adapted for comics by the great Denny O’Neil.

Here is the plot of the film:

In this elseworld set in the fantastic 70's we will find Bruce Wayne training with a venerable sensei. Here Bruce, along with other highly selected students, is initiated into martial arts. The bond formed between these students will be severely tested by a dangerous threat from the past. It will take the combined efforts of Batman, renowned martial artist Richard Dragon, Ben Turner, Lady Shiva and their mentor O-Sensei to defeat this threat!



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Batman - Soul of the Dragon - the cast

In the cast of Batman - Soul of the Dragon features David Giuntoli (Grimm, A Million Little Things) as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Mark Dacascos (John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, Iron Chef America, Hawaii Five-0) as Richard Dragon, Kelly Hu ( Arrow, X2: X-Men United) as Lady Shiva and Michael Jai White (Spawn, reprising his role from Arrow) as Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger.



Their mentor O-Sensei is voiced by James Hong (Big Trouble in Little China, Blade Runner). Josh Keaton (Voltron: Legendary Defender; Green Lantern: The Animated Series) is credited as Jeffrey Burr. Other additional voices are lent by veterans such as Chris Cox, Erica Luttrell, Robin Atkin Downes, Patrick Seitz, Jamie Chung, and Eric Bauza.

Sam Liu (Reign of the Supermen, Batman: The Killing Joke) is producer and director of the film while the screenplay is written by Jeremy Adams (Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge). Michael Uslan, Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: Red Son) and Sam Register are executive producers.

Want to read Batman stories set in the 1970s? Buy Batman - The Hunter's Night at Amazon