An Early Glimpse at 'Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths'

51 Posted on Oct 2, 2009 in articles by Conor Kilpatrick |


Here's your first look at the next DC Universe Animated Movie:

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The movie is obviously in its early stages but so far so good. James Woods sounds great!

Comments

This looks pretty interesting. I just watched Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and liked it a lot. I love me some Power Girl...

Posted by Nate on 10/02/09 at 12:53 PM

Wow superman still sounds like tim daly.  THIS MOVIE LOOKS SWEET!

Posted by smeeeeee on 10/02/09 at 12:58 PM

I'm really enjoying all of these movies. Can't wait for this one.

Posted by vadamowens on 10/02/09 at 01:07 PM

Actually really, really excited about this one. 

Posted by PaulMontgomery on 10/02/09 at 01:07 PM

Yay! I love the Justice League.

Posted by MagnetGirl on 10/02/09 at 01:15 PM

owlman is the TITS!!!!

Posted by petevaldez on 10/02/09 at 01:34 PM

James Woods = Awesome.

I think this is also written by Dwayne McDuffie, right? He did an excellent job with the Justice League animated series. This could be a great one.

I watched Public Enemies. Honestly? Didn't really love it all that much. Think I enjoyed GL better, and I also had some problems with that one.

Posted by daccampo on 10/02/09 at 01:45 PM

Public Enemies was easily one of the better ones from the line. My only complaint - 67 minutes? Really? Come on!

The new teaser looks really good. The idea was already in place for story in season 3 of JLU. Of course, season 3 never happened. I'm glad they're doing this.

Posted by RolandofGilead on 10/02/09 at 01:54 PM

@dave - Apparently this is a reworking of an unused script McDuffie had written for JLU. 

Posted by PaulMontgomery on 10/02/09 at 02:05 PM

There are some big names on this! I'm really excited!!

Posted by SteenAR on 10/02/09 at 02:31 PM

I was more skeptical about this movie than any of the others, and so far it looks the most promising.  I still wish they'd cut back on the new stories and adapt a few more classics.

Posted by Slockhart on 10/02/09 at 02:36 PM

Looks really good.  I'm trying to stave off excitement for fear of the let down.

Posted by ato220 on 10/02/09 at 02:42 PM

James Woods is amazing. That "because it's the only action that one could take that would have any purpose" line is just chilling!

Posted by Anson17 on 10/02/09 at 02:49 PM

Looks like it's going to outshine every previous dc animated movie to date. And it looks like it's taking from the G. Mo/Quitely earth 2 story moreso than anything else.

Posted by ActualButt on 10/02/09 at 03:12 PM

This is probably going to set a new level for their animated movies.  At least I hope so.  Just in terms of voice acting alone, I'm totally excited for this flick.

Harmon as Supes?  Brilliant.  Noth? WOODS?  Amazing.  I've been waiting for a Woods comeback, and I'm glad it'll be with Owlman, my favorite character from the Syndicate!

Posted by brattyben on 10/02/09 at 03:14 PM

Did you know that The father of The EELS' lead singer Mark Oliver Everett, Hugh Everett, was a mathematician and quantum theorist, notable for formulating the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics?

 

look it up

Posted by edward on 10/02/09 at 04:14 PM

Yes I did know that. I watched a documentary on it.

Posted by josh on 10/02/09 at 04:24 PM

well, that is half the battle

Posted by edward on 10/02/09 at 04:45 PM

It looks interesting. As I've mentioned before, I'm always a sucker for alternate reality Lex Luthor.

Did others get the rated "R" movie ad before the clip played? Wow, what a hardcore ad before a kid-ish movie preview. I'm glad it was just me watching this clip, and my kid wasn't around.

Posted by powerdad on 10/02/09 at 05:24 PM

i got an ad telling me to join the army....

Posted by edward on 10/02/09 at 05:28 PM

Jethro Gibbs voicing Superman,never saw that coming!

Posted by harwellpkg on 10/02/09 at 05:28 PM

@powerdad: This movie, as with all these DCU animated films, is rated PG-13. A trailer for an R-Rated film isn't so inappropriate.

Posted by conor on 10/02/09 at 05:32 PM

@conor, I don't know if I agree here. The trailer looks built for a "R" audience, for a PG-13 clip. Either way they're out of sync.

I would encounter this in the theater when we would go to see a "G" movie, and they would show a "PG-13" trailer, with stuff that was actually pretty scary for a 4 year old. Or that damn Dan Rather show preview which would have blood and violence before a "G" movie.

Or the time when we went to see "Curse of the Wererabbit" which is rated "G", and the short ahead of time (which we didn't know about) was rated "PG".

I'll admit I'm a little sensitive to this, and now notice it, but in the end even a screwed up rating system needs to mean something.

Posted by powerdad on 10/02/09 at 06:33 PM

All trailers with a green band (the green screen with white letters) say that the preview is approved for ALL AUDIENCES. If it was a red screen it would be different. I still remember to this day seeing the trailer for "Friday the 13th Part VII: A New Blood" right before "The Land Before Time". I was 9. 

Posted by Nate on 10/02/09 at 07:23 PM

My mom is THRILLED about Mark Harmon playing Superman. When I told her about it she immediately wanted to see the finished product. 

Posted by PaulMontgomery on 10/02/09 at 07:33 PM

@Nate, the trailer here was RED, that's why I especially noticed it.

Posted by powerdad on 10/02/09 at 07:59 PM

Hey guys, never mind what I'm saying here. I realize I'm taking the spotlight away from Conor's original topic of the new movie.

Posted by powerdad on 10/02/09 at 08:07 PM

@powerdad
It was green, it had the "PREVIEW HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR ALL AUDIENCES" shtick, and besides, it's a trailer from MTV's site, the preview for the other movie is probably on any trailer on their site, indiscriminately. Further, it was just scary, it didn't have any R-rated material.

Posted by captbastrd on 10/02/09 at 08:26 PM

I just played it again, it does appear to be GREEN, so I stand corrected. Thanks, captbastrd.  (I could have swear it was RED. My bad!) 

Posted by powerdad on 10/02/09 at 08:30 PM

Okay, since I derailed the discussion here, how about I get it back on track.

Did anyone notice an "Ultraman" in the trailer?  It showed Power Woman and Owlman, but Ultraman always rounded out the group for me.

Not a biggie, but if you have good Lex, then it's nice to have the evil Superman (Ultraman). 

Posted by powerdad on 10/02/09 at 10:37 PM

Um guys... would it be really meta of me to mention that I attended that "Paranormal Activity" promotional screening? It really feels meta even mentioning it...

Posted by Mangaman on 10/03/09 at 03:37 AM

@Mangaman, LOL!

 Can you see yourself in the trailer?

Posted by powerdad on 10/03/09 at 03:44 AM

yes... I'm just glad I was in the back more so you can't see me gasp like a yellow-belly.

I call foul on the videos... I didn't know THAT'S what the video cameras were for. Man, I feel dirty, this must be how it feels to be caught on tape going about everyday life.

Posted by Mangaman on 10/03/09 at 03:51 AM

I'm pretty sure I saw Ultra Man as big as life in there...

Posted by Hawkboy on 10/03/09 at 04:17 AM

You know if Conor wrote an article on the "Paranormal Activity" trailer, then I'm pretty certain I would post comments about the Justice League preview to it.

Yup, there's an excellent chance I would. 

@Hawkboy, Ultraman you say? Hmmm... that's cool.

Posted by powerdad on 10/03/09 at 04:35 AM

I wasn't a super big Public Enemies fanatic but I wish they carried the same voices over into their next projects.  I mean does Kevin Conroy actually have any other work to do other then do the voice of Batman?!

Posted by robbydzwonar on 10/03/09 at 10:39 AM

Great preview.

James Woods already sold me on this film with only a few seconds of actual dialogue spoken in this. Cast looks really great. You can't beat a film that has the greatest actor ever, Mark Harmon.

Posted by TheNextChampion on 10/03/09 at 11:35 AM

@powerdad
I saw Ultraman a couple times; they just didn't spotlight him or the voice actor for some reason.

Posted by captbastrd on 10/03/09 at 03:24 PM

@powerdad
I hate the feeling that I/we keep correcting you; feels very Comic Book Guy-esque of me. Sorry if it's coming across that way. I'm sure halfway through the preview you've gotta go do the powerdad thing, take care of the powerchild, your brain's probably fried from the changing of powerdiapers, etc.

Posted by captbastrd on 10/03/09 at 03:29 PM

@Paul: is that a joke? your mum watches this stuff?

Posted by edward on 10/03/09 at 05:24 PM

James Woods delivery is amazing. It's so weird that I always associate his voice work with that really James Woodsy kind of fast talking, ramble, that I would never think he could take it to that level of intensity. It's awesome.  And it's always nice when a Baldwin gets some work. 

 

two men my mom always gushes about being the most handsome men on the planet: Mark Harmon and Sam Elliot

two men that look nothing like my father: Mark Harmon and Sam Elliot.   

Posted by Adam on 10/03/09 at 05:31 PM

Looks like it'll be on par with the rest of the animated movies. 

Posted by Bryce31 on 10/03/09 at 05:51 PM

@captbastrd, hey that's nice of you to say. Thanks!  Don't worry about correcting me. 

I watched the preview a second time last night and I didn't notice him (false alarms always turnned out to be Superman), but I'll try a third time shortly and see what I see, and see if I finally spot him. No biggie either way, since I do plan watching the DVD when it comes out no matter what. 

I did notice on the second viewing "Johnny Quick" running by, and they don't have a voice credit for him either. 

Posted by powerdad on 10/03/09 at 05:53 PM

Looks like another great release from DC.  Won't it soon be time for them to step up to the next level?  Bigger investment, bigger payoff....

Posted by Crippler on 10/03/09 at 06:49 PM

Wow, it looks like they really busted out the talent for this movie.  I wasn't interested in Public Enemies but I'm definitely picking this one up.

Posted by JesTr on 10/04/09 at 08:16 PM

This looks fucking brilliant!!! Most excited I've been for a DCU animated movie since Batman Gotham Knight.

Posted by WinTheWonderboy on 10/05/09 at 12:19 AM

Is spiderman or wolverine gonna be in these cartoons?  I hope it will be like the spider man cartoon on saturdays, because it's really cool.  I thought I saw wolverine in they're fightening.

Posted by Preacher on 10/05/09 at 02:31 PM

@Preacher: No Spider-Man; no Wolverine -- that's Marvel.

Posted by conor on 10/05/09 at 02:37 PM

@Preacher and Conor: I made a justice league reference in a meeting at work and a co-worker said "who?" and another co-worker said "y'know- superman, batman, captain america..." and I blew up and I will never ever ever live it down.

perspective is a funny thing. the most obvious thing to us is oblivious to most. 

Posted by John42 on 10/05/09 at 05:12 PM

Yes, I know....I was just playing idiot.  Does anyone know if these DC Animated properties are going to shift to the new DC Entertainment lablel? 

Posted by Preacher on 10/06/09 at 08:52 AM

Looking forward to hearing James Woods as Owlman.  I know better than to get excited about this, because none of these original films have lived up to my expectations.  It's weird that they're doing this story because they've already done something similar during the Justice League series.

Posted by ultimatehoratio on 10/06/09 at 09:09 AM

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