Catwoman: Hunted author Greg Weisman says the continuity of the anime-style DC movie is “adjoining” to that of the Young Justice animated collection.
Young Justice co-showrunner Greg Weisman says DC’s anime-style movie Catwoman: Hunted is “Young Justice-adjacent” in its continuity.
Weisman, the screenwriter behind Catwoman: Hunted, spoke to the upcoming DC Universe Animated Authentic Film in a latest publish to his web site, S8.org. He says that whereas the movie technically would not happen on Earth-16, its occasions nonetheless maintain relevance in Young Justice’s world.
“People have requested me if it is in continuity with Young Justice,” Weisman wrote. “My reply: it is YJ-adjacent, very like that previous Inexperienced Arrow/DC Showcase brief I wrote years in the past. A model of those occasions occurred on Earth-16. If you happen to’re a completist, you are going to need to watch. (Additionally, I actually suppose it turned out nice!)”
Catwoman: Hunted is scheduled for launch on Feb. 8, 2022. The movie is written by Weisman and directed by Shinsuke Terasawa, with Jamie Thomason serving as voice director. It follows Selina Kyle/Catwoman, whose makes an attempt to steal a priceless jewel place her within the crosshairs of varied different DC villains — to not point out Interpol and Batwoman.
The movie stars Elizabeth Gillies as Catwoman, Stephanie Beatriz as Batwoman, Jonathan Banks as Black Masks, Steve Blum as Solomon Grundy, Lauren Cohan as Julia Pennyworth, Keith David as Tobias Whale, Zehra Fazal as Talia al Ghul and Nosferata, Jonathan Frakes as King Faraday and Boss Moxie, Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Cheetah, Kelly Hu as Cheshire, Andrew Kishino as Mr. Yakuza and Domino 6, Eric Lopez as Domino 1, Jacqueline Obradors as La Dama and Ron Yuan as Physician Tzin.
In the meantime, Young Justice: Phantoms — the fourth season of the Young Justice animated collection developed by Weisman and Brandon Vietti — not too long ago premiered on HBO Max. Phantoms debuted its first two episodes throughout the DC FanDome digital conference on Saturday, Oct. 16, with subsequent episodes dropping weekly on Thursdays. The season is slated to run for a complete of 26 episodes.
Phantoms will air its first 13 episodes by means of Thursday, Dec. 30. It would then go on hiatus earlier than returning for its remaining 13 episodes in spring 2022. Young Justice has but to be picked up for a fifth season, with Weisman urging followers to #SaveEarth16 by binging all 4 present seasons in order to persuade the powers-that-be at HBO Max to resume the present.
Catwoman: Hunted releases on 4K Extremely HD, Blu-ray and Digital on Feb. 8, 2022.
New episodes of Young Justice: Phantoms air Thursdays on HBO Max.
Supply: S8.org