New Upcoming Batman Movie Releases First Official Image

The first official image for Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios has been revealed. James Gunn and Peter Safran are charting the next ten years of releases in their DC Universe; however, that does not mean that all DC projects will be canon to the DCU. There are some announced Elseworlds DC movies and series in the works, and one of the most interesting has just had its first official image released.

On Twitter, Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios Concept Environment Artist @Kuzeh shared a look at the first official image for the upcoming animated movie.

The image from DC’s Batman movie sees its version of the Dark Knight with glowing yellow eyes. While Gunn’s DCU will see its actors play their characters in animation, video games, and live-action, it is for the best that standalone DC projects like Batman Azteca continue to be made, bringing unique takes on popular characters.

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Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios (Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires) will follow the story of Yohualli Coatl. The character will become the movie’s version of Batman after the young boy’s father is murdered by Spanish Conquistadors. Yohualli escapes from Toltecatzin, arriving at Tenochtitlan and training inside the bat god Tzinacan’s temple — the movie’s version of the Batcave — to prepare for revenge on the Conquistadors.

Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios‘ Dark Knight will be voiced by Horacio Garcia Rojas (Narcos: Mexico). Besides its version of Batman, the DC animated film will also bring to life unique takes on two of the hero’s most famous villains. The Joker will be voiced by Omar Chaparro (Pokémon:Detective Pikachu). In the movie, the conservative priest Yoka goes crazy after he asks his god for guidance and is told to perform human sacrifices, becoming the Joker.

The other one of Batman’s villains confirmed for the movie is Two-Face. Star of Netflix’s international hit series Money Heist, Álvaro Morte will play Batman Azteca‘s Two-Face. In the movie, the character will be Hernán Cortés, the leader of the Spanish Conquistadors, who killed Yohualli’s father. After getting injured in battle, Cortés will be scarred like Harvey Dent, becoming Two-Face. The animated movie is directed by Juan Meza-León (Harley Quinn) and will release on Max.

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The two Crisis on Infinite Earths animated movies will be joined by Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios as the next adventures for the character in the animated realm. However, as already revealed, Batman Azteca will be an Elseworlds story that brings the concept of the Dark Knight and his villains to a very different setting and culture. A more traditional Batman Elseworlds film is also in DC’s plans, with director Matt Reeves teaming up again with star Robert Pattinson for The Batman – Part II.

Reeves still has to reveal any details about what The Batman – Part II‘s story or which characters will return, though Colin Farrell’s The Penguin series is confirmed to bridge the gap between the first movie and its sequel. Finally, James Gunn’s DCU will reboot Batman with the announced The Brave and the Bold. The movie will be directed by The Flash‘s Andy Muschietti, with the Batman reboot focusing on Bruce Wayne meeting his son Damian and bonding with him. Despite Batman’s DCU role, Gunn has shown that more Elseworlds projects like Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios could happen.

Source: @Kuzeh/Twitter