This item on Variety caught my eye http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/machinima-justice-league-series-superman-batman-wonder-woman-dc-entertainment-1201308015/
Marc Graser
Senior Editor @marcgraser
Machinima, an online network that mostly targets younger
males, has secured the exclusive rights to a three-part animated “Justice
League” series from Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment.
“Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles” will launch
in the spring of 2015.
“Chronicles” is said to revolve around a newly conceived
reality in the DC universe where Justice League members Superman, Batman and
Wonder Woman are much darker versions of the superheroes that people know.
The digital series is based on “Justice League: Gods &
Monsters,” an original animated film executive produced by Bruce Timm and
co-produced by Alan Burnett that will be released by Warner Bros. Home
Entertainment later in 2015. Timm and Burnett both collaborated on “Batman: The
Animated Series.”
The “Chronicles” episodes will debut weeks before the launch
of the film on home entertainment platforms.
The property is the first program the companies have
collaborated on since Warner Bros. invested $18 million in Machinima in March.
It’s also the first project from Warner Bros.’ newly formed digital
content production unit, headed up by Sam Register, president, Warner Bros.
Animation and Warner Digital Series — and, of course, comes as the film studio
is filming “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” for 2016, followed by a
“Justice League” movie in 2018.
“Ever since we announced the Warner Bros. strategic
investment, we have been looking for a new and exciting way to tap into the
company’s unmatched content,” said Chad Gutstein, Machinma’s CEO.
Announcement comes just days after Machinima announced
Daniel Tibbets as the first chief content officer of the online channel.
Added DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson: “We are
committed to delivering DC Entertainment’s extensive line-up of world-class
characters and stories to audiences across all platforms and formats. ‘Justice
League: Gods and Monsters’ is an exciting opportunity to bring alternate
versions of DC Comics’ iconic Justice League characters to Machinima, and we
look forward to bringing this new animated shortform series to life with our
partners across Warner Bros.”
Machinima is looking to bolster its original programming
offerings for its core 18-34-year-old demo after scoring with scripted series
like “Mortal Kombat: Legacy,” “Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist,” “Halo 4:
Forward Unto Dawn” and “Battlestar Galactica Blood & Chrome.”
Now come on –DC is killing itself with all this “darker”
crap! Can it get any “darker” at DC?
Yes: the JLA go out murdering nurses, nuns, tramps and school kids “for the
greater good”.
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