As Superman Doomsday continues to rake in the cash at retail, Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation have announced a release date for the second title in the new DC Universe series of PG-13 rated direct-to-video animated features. Warner Home Video will distribute Justice League: The New Frontier on DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc on February 26, 2008. The original movie will also be available for download and as an OnDemand and pay-per-view offering on the same day.
Based on the graphic novel by Darwyn Cooke, Justice League: The New Frontier is produced by Michael Goguen and animation legend Bruce Timm, the man behind Superman: Doomsday and such beloved superhero shows as Justice League and Batman: The Animated Series. The movie also boasts a voice cast featuring David Boreanaz, Brooke Shields, Lucy Lawless, Neil Patrick Harris, Miguel Ferrer, Kyra Sedgwick, Jeremy Sisto and Kyle MacLachlan.
Written by Stan Berkowitz, New Frontier tells the epic tale of the founding of the Justice League. DC Comics legends Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and The Flash band together to form the legendary league of caped crusaders and combat a monster that threatens to wipe humanity from the face of the Earth.
Bonus features on the two-disc special edition DVD will include Super Heroes United!: The Complete Justice League History, a documentary chronicling the forty-seven-year history of the Justice League from its inception in the comics to its various animated renditions. The story is told with a myriad of interviews with DC Comics president Paul Levitz, Justice League Unlimited writer Mike Friedrich, DC Comics scribe Denny O’Neil, Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee, famed comics writer Marv Wolfman, historians Michael Uslan and Mark Waid, and others.
The release will also offer a documentary about the pathology of the super villain, three bonus episodes from the Justice League animated series selected by Timm, and a sneak peak at Batman: Gotham Knight and how Warner Bros Animation is teaming with renowned Japanese animators to create the highly anticipated anime film set for release in 2008. The standard DVD edition will carry a suggested retail price of $19.98, and the two-disc special edition will list for $24.98. All bonus content will also be available on the HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc versions.
