Was surprised that no one posted about it here. So, here's the thread.
This appears to be a separate animated film from the HBO Max animated series that Bendis is developing. I'll add more details here as they become available.
Yes! I saw it on Saturday, but wasn't sure how "real" it was.
My current theory is that it's the Bendis show pilot episode, just repurposed and we haven't been told yet, since it usually takes a lot of time to get a full animated movie going, and a 2023 release usually means that some kind of production is already underway. Since the only production we are aware of is Benids', I'm assuming its that.
That or someone in DC Marketing REALLY messed up.
I'm kind of surprised, as either way, we've heard nothing since the early Saturday announcement from ANYONE - not Bendis and not DC. (as of this writing, that is)
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Two different projects.Two different production companies. One is a series for HBO Max the other is a part of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s DC animated movies.
While details on the four movies remain pretty slim at this point, we do know a few things. Legion of Super-Heroes will be the first time we’ll see an animated project focused fully on the Legion of Super-Heroes since the animated series ended in 2008. In the film, Supergirl finds she needs a few lessons as she acclimates to Earth…and Superman looks to the heroes of the Legion to get it done.
I'm assuming this will be the Supergirl and Legion of the DC Animated Movie Universe. Not related to Bendis' Legion nor Young Justice's Legion.
Two different projects.Two different production companies. One is a series for HBO Max the other is a part of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s DC animated movies.
While details on the four movies remain pretty slim at this point, we do know a few things. Legion of Super-Heroes will be the first time we’ll see an animated project focused fully on the Legion of Super-Heroes since the animated series ended in 2008. In the film, Supergirl finds she needs a few lessons as she acclimates to Earth…and Superman looks to the heroes of the Legion to get it done.
I'm assuming this will be the Supergirl and Legion of the DC Animated Movie Universe. Not related to Bendis' Legion nor Young Justice's Legion.
Color me surprised! It's really hard to keep these things secret these days, so I imagine they are a ways down the production chain!
Thanks for the update!
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So stoked to see Arm Fall Off Boy, Chemical King among the cast! Also Invisible Kid, Bouncing Boy and Triplicate Girl (though less surprising for these last two as they already starred in the Legion toon series)
It will be interesting to see what they do with Brainiac 5, since he is also listed as a new enemy for Kara. Also the voice cast lists Brainiac, Brainiac 2,3 and 4.
I saw that Invisible Kid will be in it, but it doesn't say whether it will be Lyle Norg or Jacques Foccart, or perhaps some kind of amalgam of the two.
I saw that Invisible Kid will be in it, but it doesn't say whether it will be Lyle Norg or Jacques Foccart, or perhaps some kind of amalgam of the two.
My guess is it's Jacques, as the voice actor is black, but it's very possible they'll amalgamize the two of them.
I saw that Invisible Kid will be in it, but it doesn't say whether it will be Lyle Norg or Jacques Foccart, or perhaps some kind of amalgam of the two.
My guess is it's Jacques, as the voice actor is black, but it's very possible they'll amalgamize the two of them.
I would not hate the notion of Jacques being the science-y geek who invents the invisibility formula, as the old 'black hero gets powers from something a white man invented' trope can go die in a fire. (Luke Cage, Jacques Foccault, Bill Foster, all given their powers by stuff a 'smarter' white guy made / did to them. Blue Marvel and Michael Holt, black inventor/geniuses, responsible for their own empowerment, are a step in the right direction.)
That said, I'm also a fan of Lyle, and would even more love to see both of them be co-inventors, and co-Invisible Kids, which appears to be something Bendis was considering for his Legion, suggesting at one point that both Lyle and Jacques were present at different times (one calling himself 'Invisible Gentleman?').
Kara goes to train at the Legion Academy. Students seem to include:
Dream Girl Triplicate Girl Bouncing Boy Phantom Girl Arms Fall Off Boy (or whatever)
Shadow Lass seems to be running the show.
It seems to be an amalgam Legion of sorts with elements of the Bendis Legion (AA LL, Energy wing Dawnstar) with other elements (Tyroc, Sensor Girl, Danielle COMPUTO)
They seem to be taking this seriously, which is a good thing.
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