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Anchor Bay Entertainment Loses a Legend
We learned of some incredibly disheartening news this past weekend that will impact the horror genre pretty heavily. Mark Ward, VP of Acquisitions for Anchor Bay Entertainment, was let go from The Bay. This is horrid news as Anchor Bay has been one of the leading genre providers for us horror fiends, while Ward is responsible for bringing you new titles such as HATCHET, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER, HALLOWEEN: 25 YEARS OF TERROR, LIGHTNING BUG, SPIRAL, BEHIND THE MASK and next year’s LAID TO REST, GRACE, and the Friday the 13th doc, HIS NAME WAS JASON. He’s also responsible for all of the incredible re-releases such as HALLOWEEN, DAWN OF THE DEAD, DAY OF THE DEAD, HILLS HAVE EYES, PHANTASM, RE-ANIMATOR, HELLRAISER 1 and 2, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, and the EVIL DEAD 1 and 2 Book of the Dead editions along with the hundreds of horror titles on DVD (and now Blu-ray). This one definitely hurts, but on the bright side, I can’t wait to see where he ends up!
Warner Bros. Entertainment and DC are getting set to unleash the Batman: Knightfall Trilogy, a 3-movie animated event that will carry a bloody ‘R’ rating. Batman: Knightfall Part 1 has been dated for Digital release on August 25, and the official trailer has arrived.
Gotham’s darkest night is coming…
Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall finds Bruce Wayne fighting his toughest enemies including Bane. Coming to Digital on August 25, followed by 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD September 8.
Watch the official trailer for Batman: Knightfall Part 1 below.
Arkham Asylum has been destroyed, and all its inmates have been unleashed upon Gotham City. As Batman races to round up some of his greatest enemies, he is pushed to his physical and mental limits and into a final confrontation with a new threat: the man called Bane.
Based on the iconic DC comic book event, Knightfall tells the story of the breaking of the Bat.
The voice cast for Batman: Knightfall features Anson Mount as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Michael Mando as Bane, and Pablo Schreiber as Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael.
Jeff Wamester directed the upcoming first film, which was written by Jeremy Adams. The Knightfall Trilogy adapts the Batman: Knightfall comic book arc from the early 1990s.
Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall is Rated ‘R’ for “strong bloody violence.”