The direct-to-video – Batman: Soul of the Dragon – might have more to do with Bruce Wayne than Batman
Before billionaire and playboy Bruce Wayne, whose alter ego ‘Batman’ became the ferocious defender of Gotham City, he was just a privileged man.
Though Batman established himself (time and again) as a terrifying vigilante but before he achieved this status, he was just Bruce Wayne, the billionaire heir who struggles to find inner peace.
In
Batman: Soul of the Dragon, we’re introduced to one of his mentors who also doubled as a friend. He hung out with him while under his tutelage.
Batman: Soul of the Dragon Review: A Bruce Lee & James Bond Inspired 70s DC Adventure
Batman: Soul of the Dragon Review: A Bruce Lee & James Bond Inspired 70s DC Adventure
Richard Dragon recruits Bruce Wayne to stop the evil Kobra cult in the seventies retro DC animated film, Batman: Soul of the Dragon.
The Dark Knight returns in a groovy, karate chopping, seventies retro animated adventure.
Batman: Soul of the Dragon is an original story that mixes Bruce Lee inspired action with a James Bond storyline. The Caped Crusader is actually a supporting character to the ass-kicking Richard Dragon (Mark Dacascos). Bruce Wayne s (David Giuntoli) origin story is updated with a Japanese master and cohort of allies. The plot runs thin at times, but the film offers a fun and interesting new take on the beloved superhero.
Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, "Batman: Soul of the Dragon," the all-new next entry in the DC Universe Movies canon, arrives January 12, 2021 on Digital and January 26, 2021 on 4K Combo Pack & Blu-ray!
Batman s had a lot of adventures through the DC Universe Animated Movies, and one of the joys of that line of films has been watching him journey not just through some of his classic comic book tales, but well beyond where the main comics continuity has ever taken him. We ve seen everything from adaptations of
The Dark Knight Returns and
The Killing Joke to a film based on the
Gotham by Gaslight Elseworlds story. Now, as 2021 dawns, Batman s taking on another Elseworlds adventure, and we ve got an exclusive clip.
Batman: Soul of the Dragon will transport the Dark Knight and his friends back to the 1970s for what looks to be an