Teletoon Schedules Animated “Batman: Year One” Feature To Air This Week
The Canadian network Teletoon is slated to air the Batman: Year One animated feature as part of the network’s “Teletoon at Night Superfan Movies” programming block on Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 9:00pm (ET/PT). The animated feature, part of the ongoing DC Universe Animated Orignal Movie line, adapts the acclaimed Batman comic book storyline written by Frank Miller of the same name. The weekly “Teletoon at Night Superfan Movies” programming block on Teletoon, airing Fridays starting at 9:00pm (ET/PT), features a mix of super-hero and sci-fi-based movies, both live-action and animated.
Batman: Year One features Ben McKenzie, who plays Detective James Gordon in the new live-action FOX series Gotham, as the voice of Batman. Official details on the Batman: Year One animated feature, released by Teletoon, are available below.
Batman: Year One
Teletoon, Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 9:00pm (ET/PT)
Batman: Year One is based on the landmark 1987 DC Comics titles from 12-time Eisner Award winner Frank Miller and illustrator David Mazzucchelli. The film depicts young Bruce Wayne’s return to Gotham City in his first attempts to fight injustice as a costumed vigilante. The playboy billionaire chooses the guise of a giant bat to combat crime, creates an early bond with a young Lieutenant James Gordon (who is already battling corruption from inside the police department), inadvertently plays a role in the birth of Catwoman, and helps to bring down a crooked political system that infests Gotham.
Complete details on the direct-to-video Batman: Year One animated feature can be found at the Batman: Year One subsite here at The World’s Finest. Batman: Year One airs Friday, September 19th, 2014, 2014 at 9:00pm (ET/PT) on Teletoon.
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