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Kevin Conroy at New York Comic Con in 2019.Photo: Craig Barritt (Getty Images)It’s been over a year since we lost legendary voice actor Kevin Conroy, but his most famous role will live on a little bit longer. The man who voiced Batman in Batman: The Animated Series and beyond passed in 2022, leading many to wonder what would be the the final time we’d hear him voicing the Caped Crusader. Rocksteady’s upcoming video game Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League seemed like the obvious answer, but that may not actually be the…

HBO has always made amazing documentaries, whether for broadcast TV or its streaming service, Max. So there’s every reason to be excited about Superpowered: The DC Story even before I tell you that Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Leslie Iwerks and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Mark Catalena co-directed the three-part series, which will explore the comics publisher through its 85+ years of history with a truly stunning array of comics writers, artists, and luminaries, as well as its live-action stars, directors, and producers…

Frozen 3 is going ahead without Jennifer Lee as director. Velma will be back for season 2. Warner Bros. animation is planning an action-focused Beast Boy spinoff from Teen Titans, and tease Batman: Caped Crusader. Plus, even more Secret Invasion footage before its premiere this Wednesday. To me, my spoilers!Cinderella’s RevengeDeadline reports Lauren Staerck, Natasha Henstridge, Stephanie Lodge, Beatrice Fletcher, Megan Purvis and Darrell Griggs are attached to star in Cinderella’s Revenge, a horror film based on the…

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular roundup of the latest and coolest merchandise around. This week, Harley Quinn’s classic Batman: The Animated Series look gets an awesome new figure, Guardians of the Galaxy’s animal heroes hit the spotlight, and a new collection brings the cars of Fast and Furious to your shelf. Check it out!Spoilers of the Week April 24-29Image: MondoMondo Batman: The Animated Series Harley Quinn Sixth-Scale Figure (Timed Edition)Every new take on Batman is just a reminder that the Dark Knight…

Cara Delevigne is joining the next American Horror Story. There’s more Batman: The Caped Crusader coming to Amazon. Plus, what’s coming on Gotham Knights and Superman & Lois. Spoilers now!W. Kamau Bell's First FandomsThe WatchersDeadline reports Dakota Fanning will star in Ishana Night Shyamalan’s adaptation of A.M. Shine’s gothic horror novel The Watchers. The story follows Mina (Fanning), “a 28-year-old artist who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she…

Image: WB AnimationJames Gunn and Peter Safran are rebooting the DC Entertainment universe, but not all the projects announced before their arrival are dead. Case in point, Batman: Caped Crusader—the much-anticipated animated series from beloved Batman: The Animated Series co-creator Bruce Timm, The Batman movie director Matt Reeves, and J.J. Abrams—lives on. It’s just going to live over on Prime Video.The show, which Warner Bros. ordered 10 episodes of, planned to put in HBO Max, and then scrapped during its messy…

Image: Lucasfilm Ltd.Plus, more casting from Star Wars: The Acolyte, a Hocus Pocus 2 trailer, and a new sneak peek at the Quantum Leap reboot. Also, Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack) says that he wants to take the third season of Primal in a different direction. The Karate KidTHR reports a new Karate Kid film is in development without the involvement of Cobra Kai showrunners Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg. Though the cast and crew have yet to be revealed, the latest entry is touted as a “return to the…

Image: Warner Bros. AnimationThe recent culling at Warner Bros. has meant that numerous projects have suddenly found themselves cut loose, and surprisingly, one of them was Batman: Caped Crusader. Previously announced back in 2021 from Bruce Timm and JJ Abrams, and planned to air on both HBO Max and Cartoon Network, Caped Crusader had its plug pulled earlier this week. However, unlike some of the other cancellations at WB Discovery, production on Caped Crusader was said to continue as the series was being shopped around…

Congratulations, it’s Friday, and you’ve once again found your way back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly round up of the best in toys, collectibles, and merchandise. This week a buildable Pikachu runs free, Hot Toys once again returns to Iron Man with its most detailed recreation of Tony Stark’s armor yet, and one of the greatest music videos of all time gets a long overdue action figure treatment. Listen all y’all, it’s a sabotage!Mattel MEGA Pokémon Motion Pikachu Building SetAlthough seemingly not entirely out of the…

Image: NetflixCreator Neil Gaiman sounds a little peevish that Netflix hasn’t renewed The Sandman TV series for another season yet. The bloodbath at HBO Max continues, including Bruce Timm and J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Batman animated series. Plus, showrunner Erik Kripke teases the first episode of the fourth season of The Boys. Watch out for spoilers!Planet of the ApesDeadline reports It’s Owen Teague has been cast as “the lead primate” in Wes Ball’s upcoming entry in the Planet of the Apes franchise. DriftwoodHBO Max has…