It is meant to be the coda to the current DC Animated Movie Universe as DC & WB plan on rebooting, so to speak. You really don't want to go out on a downer, though.
"Justice League Dark: Apokolips War" is the DCAMU at its darkest and dreariest.
Darkseid (Tony Todd) has captured Batman, putting him in Metron's Mobius Chair, and has transformed Mera, Hawkman, Wonder Woman, Starfire, & the Martian Manhunter into, well, Cyber-Furies, using the tech taken from Cyborg himself (Shemar Moore, S. W. A. T.).
Back on Earth, Lois Lane (Rebecca Romjin) is able to recruit Harley Quinn (Hynden Walch) and the Suicide Squad to help defeat Darkseid. Good to see a classic Squad member in Captain Boomerang on this team. John Constantine (Matt Ryan), mourning the loss of his girlfriend, Zatanna (Camilla Luddington), is doubting himself. Damian Wayne, angry with Superman after Batman had been conscripted, if you will, by Darkseid, is also recruited, along with Lady Shiva. Etrigan, the Demon, is along as comedy relief.
Here's a trailer:
Lots of unexpected surprises, including alliances and romantic pairings you wouldn't expect.
"Apokolips War" is currently streaming on DC Universe.
Rating: B.
2 comments:
I saw it and was let totally depressed!
I had heard that a new series of rebooted DC animated movies will be coming in the future but it took the darkest and most brutal path to get there. What will the reboot even take after? The New 52 or something else?
Somewhere in that vicinity, starting with Superman: Man of Tomorrow.
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