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Source: Wired

By: Scott Thill

Bat nuts waiting for the sequel to Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight blockbuster need wait no longer. An heir to its throne called Batman: Under the Red Hood has arrived. You’re welcome.

It’s not directed by Christopher Nolan, who spearheaded the cerebral sci-fi standout Inception. Instead, Red Hood is masterfully directed by Bat-toon veteran Brandon Vietti, and it’s also the eighth installment in what is turning out to be a streak of excellent original animated films from DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation. But it’s also easily as good as almost all of the live-action Batman films made so far, and in some cases, even better.

That’s because unlike many of those films, Batman: Under the Red Hood — premiering Friday at Comic-Con and out July 27 on DVD, download and on-demand — is a taut, violent thriller that puts the lie to the faulty premise that DC and Warner’s straight-to-DVD filmography is child’s play. This film will give kids nightmares.





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