The Legion of Super-Heroes are Getting Their Own Animated Movie

DC Comics has spent years highlighting A-list groups just like the Teen Titans and Justice League by varied expanded media like movies and cartoons. But it’s solely pretty not too long ago they’ve begun to place deal with lesser identified groups like the old fashioned Justice Society and the futuristic Legion of Super-Heroes, the latter of which could have its personal animated movie arriving within the close to future.

Revealed by the Hollywood Reporter earlier within the week, the Legion of Super Heroes movie is about in the identical universe as 2020’s Superman: World of Tomorrow and final yr’s Batman: Long Halloween. When Supergirl (The Winchesters’ Meg Donnelly) reveals up and has hassle making it on Earth, Superman (Darren Criss) opts to ship her to the thirty first century to discover ways to be a hero on the Legion Academy. During her time on the Academy, a bunch referred to as the Dark Circle goes attempting to find a weapon mentioned to be held within the Academy’s vault.

Beyond Donelly and Criss, fellow solid members embrace, Robbie Daymond as Timberwolf, Harry Shum Jr. as Brainiac 5, Zeno Robinson as Invisible Kid, Ben Diskin as Arms Fall Off Boy, and Gideon Adlan as Phantom Girl. Daymond, Robinson, and Diskin pull double obligation as respective Brainiacs 2, 3, and 4, whereas Darin De Paul will voice the unique Brainiac. It’ll additionally characteristic a returning Jensen Ackles as Batman and Matt Bomer because the Flash, the latter of whom confirmed up in Justice Society: World War II from 2021.

The Legion have been a frequent DC Comics fixture since Otto Binder and Al Plastino created the workforce in 1958. As far as an total workforce is worried, the Legion is possibly greatest remembered for exhibiting up within the DCAU’s Superman and Justice League animated collection, or their starring of their unconnected Legion collection on KidsWB again in 2006. But essentially the most well-known members like Saturn Girl, Chameleon Boy or Brainiac 5, have appeared in numerous reveals and movies in recent times akin to Young Justice: Phantoms and Supergirl, both individually or in small teams. In most of those situations, the workforce has had their story connected to a Super—often the Man of Steel himself, nevertheless it’s extra not too long ago been Supergirl or the Conner Kent model of Superboy.

Expect the Legion of Super-Heroes film to launch within the close to future.

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