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Batman: Year One

Warner Home Video has released the full Blu-ray and DVD specs for their upcoming animated film Batman: Year One, which is set to come out on October 18th. This movie actually looks like it’s going to be pretty fucking awesome. Full details after the jump!

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“Rowdy” Roddy Piper ruled the wrestling ring for the better part of four decades, crafting a Hall of Fame career that brought cheers – and huzzahs – from fans across the globe. Along the way, Piper established numerous milestones that set his career apart from all others.

At age 15, Piper was the youngest professional wrestler to ever enter the squared circle – and he would proceed to hold more than 38 titles while eclipsing 7,000 victories in professional matches. It was the main event at the very first Wrestlemania – pitting Piper and “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff against Hulk Hogan and Mr. T – that truly established the WWE.

Piper’s character – Bolphunga the Unrelenting – is the central antagonist in the episodic segment entitled “Mogo Doesn’t Socialize.” Based on the 1985 story created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the story centers on Bolphunga’s search for Mogo, the largest Green Lantern, in hopes of engaging the famed warrior in a battle worthy of the villain. The role serves as a perfect vehicle to showcase Piper’s strength and wonderful sense of humor.

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Check out some brand new stills from the upcoming DC animated film ‘Green Lantern: Emerald Knights’ starring Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan.

While awaiting a battle with Krona, an ancient enemy of the Guardians of the Universe, Earth’s Green Lantern Hal Jordan, Kilowog, Sinestro and other members of the Green Lantern Corps recount their greatest adventures to new recruit Arisia – everything from tales of the first Lantern to the ominous events that led to the Corps’ Blackest Night!

Here’s the early Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack artwork and release date for Warner Brothers animated movie Green Lantern: Emerald Knights.

Warner Home Video has announced DVD ($19.98) and Blu-ray/DVD Combo ($24.98) releases of Green Lantern: Emerald Knights for June 7th. The only extra material on the DVD release will be a Sneak Peek at an upcoming DC Universe animated movie, and a Sneak Peek at “All-Star Superman”. The Blu-ray/DVD Combo release will include that, along with a commentary with Dan DiDio and Geoff Johns, 2 featurettes (“Only the Bravest: Tales of The Green Lantern Corps”, “Why Green Lantern Matters: The Talent of Geoff Johns”), 2 Pods (“From Comic Book to Screen: Abin Sur”, “From Comic Book to Screen: Laira Omoto”), a Green Lantern digital comic, and more.

Warner Home Video has announced today that the next original animated DC movie will be Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, starring Nathan Fillion (Serenity, Castle) as Hal Jordan. Details on the new DC straight-to-Blu release headed our way this summer:

Primetime television stars Nathan Fillion (Castle) and Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) lead a diverse array of performers as the voices behind Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Building up to the release of the highly anticipated live action film, Green Lantern, in theatres June 17, Green Lantern: Emerald Knights arrives on Blu-Ray™, DVD, On Demand and for Download June 7 from Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation.

Fillion provides the voice of the animated film’s central character Hal Jordan, the human Green Lantern assigned to Sector 2814 (which includes Earth). Fillion has starred in several primetime television series including Desperate Housewives, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He has also developed a popular cult following as a pair of Joss Whedon’s heroic captains: Capt. Mal Reynolds in the space-western series Firefly and follow-up film, Serenity; and Captain Hammer in Whedon’s internet sensation Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. Fillion returns to the DC Universe after his successful turn as Steve Trevor in the animated film Wonder Woman, and has performed voice work on Justice League, Robot Chicken, The Venture Bros., and several Halo video games.

Moss gives voice to Arisia, a young recruit forced into her first mission on just her third day as a Green Lantern. Prior to starring as the ever-evolving Peggy Olson in AMC’s ground-breaking series Mad Men, Moss was featured on The West Wing, Invasion and Picket Fences. Moss has been active in voiceovers for animation with previous roles in Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs, Freakazoid! and It’s Spring Training, Charlie Brown!.

The voice cast for the animated Green Lantern: Emerald Knights also features actor/spoken word artist Henry Rollins (Sons of Anarchy, The Henry Rollins Show) as Kilowog, Jason Isaacs (the Harry Potter films) as Sinestro, legendary professional wrestler “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (They Live) as Bolphunga, Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy) as Abin Sur, Kelly Hu (The Vampire Diaries) as Laira and Wade Williams (Prison Break) as Deegan. Radio Hall of Fame commentator/talk show host Michael Jackson voices the esteemed Guardian, Ganthet.

An interesting thing about this, besides the fact that fans have spent years crying out for Nathan Fillion to be cast as the Green Lantern Hal Jordan, is that Fillion co-starred with the new live-action Hal Jordan, Ryan Reynolds, on the ABC sitcom “Two Guys and a Girl.”. The live-action arrives 10 days after the animation.