J.J. Abrams & Matt Reeves Teaming Up for Batman Animated Series at HBO Max | THR News - video Dailymotion

The powerhouse directors join DC animated universe veteran Bruce Timm for a reimagining of Caped Crusader that returns to the character's noir roots.

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00:00Powerhouse directors J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves are teaming up for a new Batman animated series.

00:05The pair of directors, along with DC Animated Universe veteran Bruce Timm,

00:08have received a straight-to-series order for Batman Caped Crusader from HBO Max and Cartoon

00:13Network, which is being billed as a reimagining of the Batman mythology. Abrams and Reeves said

00:18in a statement, we are beyond excited to be working together to bring this character back

00:21to tell engrossing new stories in Gotham City. The series will be thrilling, cinematic, and

00:26evocative of Batman's noir roots while diving deeper into the psychology of these iconic

00:30characters. We cannot wait to share this new world. Reeves' live-action film The Batman Starring Robert

00:35Pattinson hits theaters in 2022. For Abrams and Reeves, the animated project represents a reunion

00:48after they previously both worked on Felicity and Cloverfield. For Timm, it's a return to an

00:53animated world he helped establish with the acclaimed Batman the Animated Series in the 90s.

00:57HBO Max and Cartoon Network have also ordered a new Superman animated series as well, with Jack

01:02Quaid voicing Superman, aka Clark Kent. My Adventures with Superman is described as a kids and family

01:08animated series following 20-something versions of Superman, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen.

01:12For more on this story, go to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.