http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1494772/
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2/23/2010!!!
What is "Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths"?
EditHistoryDelete
This is the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie to follow 2009's "Green
Lantern: First Flight. The screenplay is by Dwayne McDuffie ("Justice League
Unlimited"). Warner Bros. Animation provided this official description: "In
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, a 'good' Lex Luthor arrives from an
alternate universe to recruit the Justice League to help save his Earth from
the Crime Syndicate, a gang of villainous characters with virtually
identical super powers to the Justice League. What ensues is the ultimate
battle of good versus evil in a war that threatens both planets and, through
a diabolical plan launched by Owlman, puts the balance of all existence in
peril."
Bruce Timm (Superman/Doomsday, Green Lantern) is executive producer. Lauren
Montgomery (Wonder Woman, Green Lantern) and Sam Liu (Superman/Batman:
Public Enemies) are co-directors. All-star voice cast led by Mark Harmon
(NCIS) as Superman, James Woods (Ghosts of Mississippi) as Owlman, Chris
Noth (Sex and the City, Law & Order) as Lex Luthor, William Baldwin (Dirty
Sexy Money) as Batman, Gina Torres (Serenity, Firefly) as Super Woman and
Bruce Davison (X-Men) as the President.
The PG-13, full-length animated film will be distributed by Warner Home
Video as a Special Edition 2-disc version on DVD and Blu-Ray Hi-Def for
$24.98 (SRP) and $29.99 (SRP), respectively, as well as single disc DVD for
$19.98 (SRP). The film will also be available On Demand and Download.
Release date is February 23, 2010.
Why do Batman and Owlman have different voice actors, when they are
supposed to be the same person, only from alternate universes?
EditHistoryDelete
Owlman in the film is voiced by James Woods. Batman is voiced by William
Baldwin. The answer to why they aren't voiced by the same person, despite
being each other's alternate incarnation from opposing universes is very
simple. Because they aren't the same person. In Owlman's appearance in The
Brave And The Bold cartoon, he was merely an evil version of Batman (and
both were voiced by Diedrich Bader), as were all the other counterparts to
their respective personas.
In the comics, Owlman is Thomas Wayne Jr., the older brother of his
universe's Bruce Wayne. In this universe, it is Bruce and his mother Martha
who are killed (by a corrupt cop). Thomas Jr. blamed his father for their
deaths and escaped the crime scene with Joe Chill, who in the mainstream
universe, is the thug who killed Bruce Wayne's parents. He later grew up to
be the masked criminal, Owlman (implied to have used drugs to speed up his
training), providing assistance against the Gotham Police to Boss Gordon
(the criminal counterpart to Commissioner Gordon) and fighting against his
father, who had become the Commissioner of the Gotham Police in his
universe, in order to stop his son.
Owlman, like Batman, is the brains behind his group, the Crime Syndicate.
Cold and calculating, he even manages an affair with Superwoman (the
alternate version of Wonder Woman) who is married to Ultraman (the alternate
version of Superman).
It is also worthy to note, that he is not the only alternate universe member
who has a differing backstory and character with his own counterpart.
Superwoman is an Amazon like Wonder Woman, only she is also her universe's
Lois Lane in her civilian identity. Ultraman, despite having virtually the
same powers, is not a Kryptonian like Superman. He was originally a Human
astronaut (the Clark Kent of his universe) who was thought to have been
killed in deep space, but whose body was repaired by an alien race
(presumably Kryptonians) and sent back to Earth, where he proceeded to
conquer the planet. Many other Justice League members (or any others from
the 'main' universe) do not have modern counterparts at all, most notably
the villains of the Justice League; most of their heroic counterparts from
the Crime Syndicate's universe have all been killed, due to facing opponents
with no moral conflict about doing so. In the preview for the film itself,
the good Lex Luthor stated that he is the only surviving hero from his
world. The rest having been killed by the Syndicate.
Whether any other counterparts will also have different or the same voice
actors is currently unknown.
--
Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
