Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010) (V)

Director:

Lauren Montgomery

Writers:

Tab Murphy (written by)
Jeph Loeb (graphic novel) ...
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Release Date:

28 September 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The End is Near

Plot:

Batman discovers a mysterious teen-aged girl with super-human powers and a connection to Superman. When the girl comes to the attention of Darkseid, the evil overlord of Apokolips, events take a decidedly dangerous turn. |

Plot Keywords:

Flying | Honor Guard | Sequel | Masked Superhero | DC Comics

Cast

Andre Braugher	...	Darkseid (voice)
Kevin Conroy	...	Batman (voice)
Tim Daly	...	Superman / Clark Kent (voice)
Susan Eisenberg	...	Wonder Woman (voice)
Summer Glau	...	Kara / Supergirl (voice)
Julianne Grossman	...	Big Barda (voice)
Edward Asner	...	Granny Goodness (voice)
John Cygan	...	Male Radio Caller / Gus (voice)
Dave B. Mitchell	...	Bearded Longshoreman (voice) (as Dave MItchell)
Rachel Quaintance	...	Lyla / Harbinger / Artemis (voice)
Andrea Romano	...	Stompa / Vicki Vale (voice)
Salli Saffioti	...	Gilotina / Mad Harriet (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Female Radio Caller #2 / Lashina (voice)
Jim Ward	...	Radio DJ / Cop (voice)
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Terrified Longshoreman (voice) (as GregAlan Williams)
April Winchell	...	Female Radio Caller #1 / Tresha (voice)

Directed by
Lauren Montgomery

Writing credits
Tab Murphy		(written by)
Jeph Loeb		(graphic novel) and
Michael Turner		(graphic novel)
Bob Kane		(character Batman)
Jerry Siegel		(character Superman) and
Joe Shuster		(character Superman)
William M. Marston		(character Wonder Woman) (as William Moulton Marston)
Jack Kirby		(characters Darkseid & The New Gods)

Produced by
Alan Burnett	....	co-producer
Benjamin Melniker	....	executive producer
Lauren Montgomery	....	producer
Bobbie Page	....	producer
Sam Register	....	executive producer
Bruce W. Timm	....	producer
Michael E. Uslan	....	executive producer
Tim Yoon	....	line producer

Original Music by
John Paesano

Film Editing by
Margaret Hou

Casting by
Maria Estrada		(casting director)

Art Direction by
Sam Liu

Production Management
Sherrian Felix	....	assistant production manager
Michael Macasero	....	production manager
Gregory Noveck	....	executive in charge of production

Art Department
Dusty Abell	....	character designer
Christopher Berkeley	....	storyboard artist
Michael Chang	....	storyboard artist
Andy Chiang	....	model designer
Chris Copeland	....	storyboard clean-up
Gary Hartle	....	storyboard artist
Jeff Johnson	....	storyboard artist
Kalvin Lee	....	storyboard artist
Sam Liu	....	storyboard artist
Lauren Montgomery	....	storyboard artist
Jay Oliva	....	storyboard artist
Coran Stone	....	storyboard clean-up
Keo Thongkham	....	storyboard artist
Olga Ulanova	....	storyboard clean-up
Adam Van Wyk	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Chris Egert	....	adr recordist
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound designer
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound effects editor
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound re-recording mixer
Justin Kaupp	....	adr recordist
Gary Marullo	....	foley artist
Joshua Moyer	....	adr recordist

Animation Department
Joseph Aguilar	....	background key designer
Enzo Baldi	....	background cleanup
Andy Chiang	....	model designer
Jay Hong	....	background key designer
Jeff Johnson	....	character designer
Gordon Kent	....	animation timer
Ken Kessel	....	animation timer
Hye-Jung Kim	....	color stylist
Arthur Lee	....	background cleanup
Terry Lennon	....	animation timer
Sam Liu	....	character designer
Burt Medall	....	animation timer
Joshua Middleton	....	character designer
Herb Moore	....	animation timer
Justin Schultz	....	animation checker
Robert Shellhorn	....	animation timer
Jonard Soriano	....	background key designer
Vince Toyama	....	background key designer
James T. Walker	....	animation timing director
Jeff Wong	....	background cleanup

Music Department
Ron Finn	....	music editor
Braden Kimball	....	composer: additional music
Braden Kimball	....	music scoring mixer
Ian Livingstone	....	midi programmer
Aragorn Wiederhold	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Andrea Romano	....	voice director

Production Companies

• DC Entertainment
• Warner Premiere

Distributors

• Warner Premiere (2010) (worldwide) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and brief sensuality

Runtime:

USA:78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Esperanto

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #46205) | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | New Zealand:M

Company:

DC Entertainment

Trivia:

When Kara and Superman are speaking Kryptonian it's actually Esperanto, an international constructed language similar to German.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the final battle, Darkseid Omega Beams Kara into unconsciousness. As he leaves her, she's lying face-up. But when Superman sees her, she's lying face-down.

Quotes:

Darkseid:[to Kara] You may feel powerless now, but soon you will watch the fear in men's eyes. As captain of my Furies your fame will spread throughout the universe. You will see the fiercest warriors flee your presence. Armies brought to your knees. Entire nations crumble at the mention of your name. You will know power you would've never known on Earth. Never again will you be lost. From now on you will be at my side. Forever mine, forever Darkseid's.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Nostalgia Critic: Superman: The Animated Series (#4.51)" (2011)

Wonderful, one of the best DC movies

I love animation and greatly enjoy superhero movies. I found Superman/Batman: Apocalypse to be one of the best DC movies. There is very little that I found particularly wrong with it actually, though Andre Braugher for my tastes wasn't menacing enough as DarkSeid. Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly and Susan Eisenberg however are the embodiment of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman though, while Summer Glau is a nice surprise and Edward Asner is great fun as Granny Goodness. The characters are likable and are developed well, while the animation is full of lavish and atmospheric detail in background, character design and colour and the music is hauntingly rousing. The writing is razor sharp and intelligent and the story has exciting action, affecting drama and compelling storytelling in general, even if a tad rushed towards the end. All in all, has much to love about it. 9/10 Bethany Cox