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Merry Little Batman
''Merry Little Batman'' is a 2023 animated superhero film directed by Mike Roth, and written by Morgan Evans and Jase Ricci, from a story by Evans and Roth, based on DC Comics featuring the characters Batman and his son Damian Wayne. It is the first Amazon MGM Studios animated production that was not produced, distributed through, or owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars the voices of Yonas Kibreab, Luke Wilson, James Cromwell, and David Hornsby. In the film, Damian must foil the Joker's plot to ruin Christmas in Gotham City while his father is away on a mission. The film was released on December 8, 2023, on Amazon Prime Video, receiving positive reviews, with praise for the animation, plot-line, and voice performances (including for Kibreab as Damian). A television series based on the film, titled ''Bat-Fam'', will premiere in 2025. Premise After Damian Wayne is left alone in Wayne Manor on Christmas Eve, he transforms himself into "Little Batman" to safeguard his ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Roth (animator)
Mike Roth (born, May 6, 1975) is an animation writer, director, producer, and storyboard artist. Early life Mike was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he attended Allentown School District public schools. He graduated from School of the Visual Arts in 1999 with a BFA. Career Most recently, Mike developed and directed the animated streaming feature ''Merry Little Batman'', starring the iconic caped crusader, for Amazon. Prior to this role, Roth developed and supervised the development of several projects with Disney Television Animation. Roth was also the Co-Executive Producer of Cartoon Network's Emmy winning Artists Program where he was responsible for the development and production pipeline of their shorts. Several shorts under Mike's supervision went to series, including ''Craig of the Creek'', '' Apple and Onion'', ''Summer Camp Island'', ''Victor and Valentino'', ''Infinity Train'', and more. Roth served as a writer and producer on Cartoon Network's animated serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joker (character)
The Joker is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, the character first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' on April 25, 1940. Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for his design while acknowledging Finger's writing contribution. Although the Joker was planned to be Killing off, killed off during his initial appearance, he was spared by editorial intervention, allowing the character to endure as the archenemy of the superhero Batman. In the DC Universe, the Joker is portrayed as a criminal mastermind and the antithesis of Batman in personality and appearance. He was introduced as a murderous Psychopathy, psychopath with a warped, sadistic personality disorder, sadistic sense of humor but became a comical prankster in the late 1950s in response to regulation by the Comics Code Authority, before retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Palamides
Natalie Palamides (born January 6, 1990) is an American actress, comedian and television writer. Career Aspiring to work at ''Saturday Night Live'', Palamides moved to Los Angeles and joined the Upright Citizens Brigade after college. She began voice-over and commercial work. She also took classes on clown performance at the Idiot Workshop and the Lyric Hyperion. Early sketches featured Palamides' characters: fantasizing about eating salad from a man's pants; complaining to the manager of sandwich shop Eggslut as an anthropomorphic egg; and insisting on being literally objectified. Through her classes, variety shows and open mic shows, she began developing longer-form performance from improvisations in unusual outfits. Palamides took the egg costume from her sketch and used it to make her first hour-long show, ''Laid''. Palamides developed the exaggeratedly masculine character Nate, from her work with the Pig Iron Theatre Company, into an hour-long performance, '' Nate – A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Fielding
Michael Fielding (born 23 January 1982) is a British comedian and actor, known for his role as Naboo in the British surreal comedy ''The Mighty Boosh''. He was born in Westminster, London, England and raised in Mitcham, Southwest London. Other works include the role of Smooth, the butler, in ''Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy'', and more recently Benny Turpin in The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin. Career Michael Fielding appeared on his elder brother Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt's show, ''The Mighty Boosh''. Michael starred in all three series as well as live tours including '' The Mighty Boosh Live'' and the '' Future Sailors Tour''. He performs as Naboo the Enigma, as well as other minor characters. More recently, he starred in ''Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy''. ''The Mighty Boosh'' Fielding is best known for playing Naboo the Enigma, the shaman on ''The Mighty Boosh'', co-written by and co-starring his elder brother, Noel Fielding. He became part of ''The Migh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicki Vale
Victoria Vale (usually called "Vicki") is a fictional journalist appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Her character often serves as a potential love interest, character in peril, and source for information about crimes being committed, often drawing parallels to Lois Lane from the Superman comics. Vicki Vale has appeared in several DC Comics-related media, such as the films ''Batman and Robin (serial), Batman and Robin'' (1949) (portrayed by Jane Adams (actress, born 1918), Jane Adams), ''Batman (1989 film), Batman'' (1989) (portrayed by Kim Basinger) and ''The Batman vs. Dracula'' (voiced by Tara Strong) as well as the ''Batman: Arkham'' video game franchise (voiced by Grey DeLisle). Origins While Batman co-creator Bob Kane was at Columbia Pictures for a development meeting concerning the upcoming ''Batman and Robin (serial), Batman and Robin'' (1949) serial he by chance met a young starlet in the studio com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia McWilliams
Cynthia Kaye McWilliams is an American actress, known for her performances on the television series '' Real Husbands of Hollywood'', ''Prison Break'', and ''Nashville''. Life and career Cynthia Kaye McWilliams was born in Berlin, Germany, but moved to United States, raised primarily in Kansas City, Kansas. She graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago and later moved to Los Angeles, California. In 2005, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams landed the recurring role as Kacee Franklin, C-Note's wife, in the Fox drama series, ''Prison Break''. The following year, she appeared in the film '' The Lake House'', and later co-starred in the independent films ''Of Boys and Men'' and ''One Small Hitch''. In 2011, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams co-starred in the short-lived Fox crime-drama series, ''The Chicago Code'' as Lilly Beauchamp. She had a voice role as Misty Knight Mercedes "Misty" Knight is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bane (DC Comics)
Bane is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, and Graham Nolan, the character first appeared in ''Batman: Vengeance of Bane'' #1 (January 1993). He is regarded as one of Batman’s most enduring enemies, part of the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's List of Batman family enemies, rogues gallery. In his comic book appearances, Bane is an international criminal with a combination of brute strength and exceptional intelligence. Born and raised in the Peña Duro prison on the Caribbean island of Santa Prisca, where he served a life sentence for his father King Snake's revolutionary activities, Bane becomes a test subject for the super-steroid known as "Venom". After escaping from the prison, Bane travels to Gotham City, where he defeats Batman and breaks the superhero's back. This event is commonly referred to as "Breaking the Bat", and Bane is often regarded as one of the few villains to have signific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
