I’ve got three new clips to share with you for DC’s upcoming animated film adaptation of Mark Millar‘s 2003 famed Elseworlds tale Superman: Red Son. The story explores what would have happened if Superman had crash-landed in the Soviet Union and been raised there.
The first clip sees the Soviet version of Batman brutally killing people. The second clip features the Green Lantern corps about to face off with Superman. Then there’s the third clip which shows the Soviet version of the Man of Steel arriving in Metropolis.
If you’re a fan of the DC animated films, then this is a movie that you’ll probably want to check out. It’s the same quality of production that we’ve seen from their past films. I’m a big fan of this story, though, and I hope that the creative team does it justice.
“Imagine a reality where the world’s most powerful super-being does not grow up in Smallville, Kansas – or even America, for that matter…
Superman: Red Son is a vivid tale of Cold War paranoia, that reveals how the ship carrying the infant who would later be known as Superman lands in the midst of the 1950s Soviet Union. Raised on a collective, the infant grows up and becomes a symbol to the Soviet people, and the world changes drastically from what we know – bringing Superman into conflict with Batman, Lex Luthor and many others.”
The cast of the film includes Jason Isaacs (Batman: Under the Red Hood) as Superman; Diedrich Bader (American Housewife) as Lex Luthor; Amy Acker (The Gifted) as Lois Lane; Vanessa Marshall (Star Wars Rebels) as Wonder Woman; Phil Morris (Doom Patrol) as James Olsen; Paul Williams (Goliath) as Brainiac; Sash Roiz (Grimm); Phil LaMarr (Supergirl) as Hal Jordan and Jon Stewart; Roger Graig Smith (Arkham Origins) as Batman; Travis Willingham (Batman: Bad Blood) will voice John F. Kennedy and Russia’s Superior Man, while William Sayers (Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders) will voice Joseph Stalin, and Ave Zoli will voice Svetlana.
Superman: Red Son was directed by Sam Liu (Justice League vs. The Fatal Five, Reign of the Supermen) from a script by J.M. DeMatteis (Justice League Dark). It will be released on DVD/Blu-ray and digital download on March 17th.