Tomorrowverse
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Tomorrowverse[1] is the name given to an American media franchise and shared universe produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, and based on characters appearing in DC Comics publications. The franchise began with Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020) and is scheduled to end in 2024.[2]
The franchise is produced by Jim Kreig and Kimberly S. Moreau. As part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line, it is the successor and soft reboot of the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU), with specific continuity details such as storylines being acknowledged from the prior franchise.
Development
Pre-production of the Tomorrowverse began a few years ago when Butch Lukic and Jim Krieg decided to plan out a ten-film story arc that would be set after the events of Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020), which ends the DCAMU with a universal reset. The story arc itself originally was not planned to have the Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline as a major plot point, but these plans were eventually changed once executives from Warner Bros. Animation asked for it to serve as the finale.[3]
Lukic and Krieg were also unaware of the Arrowverse's plans for their own adaptation at the time and only found out when Eric Carrasco contacted them, since he served as a writer for Justice League vs. the Fatal Five (2019) and knew them personally.[4] The franchise would eventually be named after Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020) once it was released, which serves as the first film in the series, with the art style and storyline being carried over to further films that were set in the same continuity.[5]
The short film Constantine: The House of Mystery (2022) would also act as a coda to the previous DCAMU franchise, which continues certain story elements and helps set up the Crisis on Infinite Earths plotline,[6][failed verification] which was later confirmed to be a three-part storyline and serve as a conclusion to the Tomorrowverse with all the remaining films being scheduled to release in 2024.[7]
Films
Released
Film | U.S. release date | Director | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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Superman: Man of Tomorrow | August 23, 2020 | Chris Palmer | Tim Sheridan | Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Moreau |
Justice Society: World War II | April 27, 2021 | Jeff Wamester | Meghan Fitzmartin and Jeremy Adams | |
Batman: The Long Halloween | June 22, 2021 (Part One) July 27, 2021 (Part Two) September 20, 2022 (Deluxe Edition) | Chris Palmer | Tim Sheridan | |
Green Lantern: Beware My Power | July 25, 2022 | Jeff Wamester | Ernie Altbacker and John Semper | Jim Krieg and Sam Register |
Legion of Super-Heroes | February 7, 2023 | Josie Campbell | Butch Lukic, Jim Krieg, & Kimberly S. Moreau | |
Justice League: Warworld | July 25, 2023 | Jeremy Adams, Ernie Altbacker, and Josie Campbell | Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Moreau | |
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One | January 9, 2024 | Jim Krieg | ||
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two | April 23, 2024[8] |
Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020)
Kryptonian survivor Kal-El/Clark Kent (Darren Criss) is confronted by the alien bounty hunter Lobo (Ryan Hurst) while a new threat in the form of Parasite (Brett Dalton) sets its sight for Metropolis.[9]
Justice Society: World War II (2021)
Barry Allen/The Flash (Matt Bomer) accidentally travels back in time and gets involved in the ongoing second World War alongside the metahuman team called the Justice Society of America.[10]
Batman: The Long Halloween (2021)
Gotham City based vigilante Batman (Jensen Ackles) teams up with district attorney Harvey Dent (Josh Duhamel) and Gotham City Police Department Captain James Gordon (Billy Burke) to investigate a new serial killer coined "Holiday" who only kills on holidays.[11]
Green Lantern: Beware My Power (2022)
Marine veteran John Stewart (Aldis Hodge) is chosen to become a Green Lantern and is drawn into the middle of a Rann-Thanagar War joined by Justice League member Green Arrow (Jimmi Simpson), the Thanagarian Shayera Hol (Jamie Gray Hyder), and presumably deceased Rannian hero Adam Strange (Brian Bloom).
Legion of Super-Heroes (2023)
Superman sends his cousin Kara Zor-El/Supergirl (Meg Donnelly) to the 31st century where she is recruited into the Legion of Super-Heroes so that she can belong all while investigating a terrorist organization called the Dark Circle.
Justice League: Warworld (2023)
Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are placed in alternate realities after being taken hostage by Mongul on the planet Warworld.
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths (2024)
Part One follows their rescue from Warworld, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman and the rest of the Justice League must unite with the Justice Society and other heroes of parallel Earths, gathered by the Monitor, to prepare for the Crisis that was foretold by Harbinger.[12][13]
Part Two reveal shows a shocking backstory for Supergirl becoming the Harbinger after a near-death encounter with the Monitor during Krypton's destruction. This sparks the Monitor to break his oath of non-interference and assemble heroes across realities. However, the villainous Psycho-Pirate sows discord by manipulating heroes' minds, forcing the Justice League to battle not just the encroaching anti-matter wave but a fractured trust within their own ranks.
Upcoming film
Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) |
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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three | 2024 | TBA | TBA |
Short films
Adam Strange (2020)
Adam Strange is a direct-to-video animated short featuring the titular character searching for his daughter during the war between his people the Rannians and the Thanagarians. Charlie Weber voices Strange with the short being released on May 19, 2020 in the home media release of Justice League Dark: Apokolips War. Director Butch Lukic later confirmed in an interview that this short is connected to Green Lantern: Beware My Power despite the recasting of the character in the film.[14]
Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! (2021)
Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! is a direct-to-video animated short featuring the character Kamandi. He and his friends are captured by a gorilla cult dedicated to finding a reincarnation of their god, the Mighty One. Cameron Monaghan voices Kamandi, with the film being released on April 27, 2021 in the home media release of Justice Society: World War II.[15] Jeremy Adams confirmed that the short connects with Justice Society: World War II. Kamandi also made a cameo appearence in Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths.[16]
Cast
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in noteworthy roles.
- An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- C indicates a cameo role.
- P indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs.
- Y indicates a younger version of the character.
Character | Tomorrowverse films | |||||||||||
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Superman: Man of Tomorrow | Short film | Justice Society: World War II | Short film | Batman: The Long Halloween | Green Lantern: Beware My Power | Legion of Super-Heroes | Justice League: Warworld | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three | ||
DC Showcase: Adam Strange | Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! | |||||||||||
2020 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | ||
Introduced in Superman: Man of Tomorrow | ||||||||||||
Mercy Graves | No voice actorC | |||||||||||
J'onn J'onzz Martian Manhunter | Ike Amadi | Ike Amadi | Ike Amadi | TBA | ||||||||
Rudy Jones Parasite | Brett Dalton | |||||||||||
Kal-El/Clark Kent Superman | Darren Criss | Darren Criss | Darren Criss | TBA | ||||||||
Jonathan Kent | Neil Flynn | |||||||||||
Martha Kent | Bellamy Young | |||||||||||
Lois Lane | Alexandra Daddario | Alexandra Daddario | TBA | |||||||||
Lex Luthor | Zachary Quinto | Zachary Quinto | Corey Stoll | |||||||||
Lobo | Ryan Hurst | John DiMaggio | ||||||||||
Bruce Wayne Batman | Photograph | Jensen Ackles Zach CallisonY | Jensen Ackles | TBA | ||||||||
Introduced in DC Showcase: Adam Strange | ||||||||||||
Adam Strange | Charlie Weber | Brian Bloom | Brian Bloom | |||||||||
Introduced in Justice Society: World War II | ||||||||||||
Barry Allen The Flash | Matt Bomer | No voice actorC | Matt Bomer | Matt Bomer | TBA | |||||||
Brainiac | Darin De Paul | Darin De Paul | ||||||||||
Diana Wonder Woman (Earth-2) | Stana Katic | Stana Katic | TBA | |||||||||
Kent Nelson Doctor Fate (Earth-2) | Keith Ferguson | Keith Ferguson | TBA | |||||||||
Dinah Drake Black Canary (Earth-2) | Elysia Rotaru | Elysia Rotaru | ||||||||||
Jay Garrick The Flash (Earth-2) | Armen Taylor | Armen Taylor | ||||||||||
Carter Hall Hawkman (Earth-2) | Omid Abtahi | |||||||||||
Charles Halstead Advisor/ Psycho-Pirate (Earth-2) | Geoffrey Arend | Geoffrey Arend | TBA | |||||||||
Kal-L/Clark Kent Superman (Earth-2) | Darren Criss | Darren Criss | TBA | |||||||||
Orion Aquaman (Earth-2) | Liam McIntyre | |||||||||||
Steve Trevor (Earth-2) | Chris Diamantopoulos | |||||||||||
Rex Tyler Hourman (Earth-2) | Matthew Mercer | |||||||||||
Iris West | Ashleigh LaThrop | Ashleigh LaThrop | TBA | |||||||||
Introduced in Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! | ||||||||||||
Kamandi | Cameron Monaghan | Will Friedle | TBA | |||||||||
Introduced in Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1 + Part 2 | ||||||||||||
Jonathan Crane Scarecrow | Robin Atkin Downes | |||||||||||
Julian Day Calendar Man | David Dastmalchian | |||||||||||
Gilda Dent | Julie Nathanson | |||||||||||
Harvey "Two-Face" Dent | Josh Duhamel | |||||||||||
Alberto Falcone | Jack Quaid | |||||||||||
Carmine Falcone | Titus Welliver | |||||||||||
Sofia Falcone | Laila Berzins | |||||||||||
Barbara Eileen Gordon | Amy Landecker | |||||||||||
Barbara Gordon | TBA | |||||||||||
James Gordon | Billy Burke | |||||||||||
Solomon Grundy | Fred Tatasciore | Darin De Paul | ||||||||||
Pamela Isley Poison Ivy | Katee Sackhoff | Katee Sackhoff | ||||||||||
The Joker | Troy Baker | Troy Baker | ||||||||||
Selina Kyle Catwoman | Naya Rivera | |||||||||||
Sal Maroni | Jim Pirri | |||||||||||
Renee Montoya | Alyssa Diaz | |||||||||||
Alfred Pennyworth | Alastair Duncan | Alastair Duncan | TBA | |||||||||
Oliver Queen Green Arrow | No voice actorC | Jimmi Simpson | Jimmi Simpson | TBA | ||||||||
Jervis Tetch Mad Hatter | John DiMaggio | |||||||||||
Martha Wayne | No voice actor | |||||||||||
Thomas Wayne | Robin Atkin Downes | |||||||||||
Introduced in Green Lantern: Beware My Power | ||||||||||||
Lyssa Drak | Mara Junot | |||||||||||
Ganthet | Jason J. Lewis | |||||||||||
Shayera Hol Hawkgirl | Jamie Gray Hyder | No voice actorC | TBA | |||||||||
Hal Jordan Green Lantern / Parallax | Nolan North | Nolan North | TBA | |||||||||
Mari McCabe Vixen | Keesha Sharp | Keesha Sharp | TBA | |||||||||
Sardath | Simon Templeman | |||||||||||
Sinestro | Rick D. Wasserman | |||||||||||
John Stewart Green Lantern | Aldis Hodge | Aldis Hodge | TBA | |||||||||
Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes | ||||||||||||
Condo Arlik Chemical King | Eric Lopez | |||||||||||
Floyd Belkin Arm-Fall-Off-Boy | Benjamin Diskin | |||||||||||
Brainiac 2 | Benjamin Diskin | |||||||||||
Brainiac 3 | Zeno Robinson | |||||||||||
Brainiac 4 | Robbie Daymond | |||||||||||
Brainiac 5 | Harry Shum Jr. | Harry Shum Jr. | TBA | |||||||||
Dawnstar | Cynthia Hamidi | Cynthia Hamidi | TBA | |||||||||
Luornu Durgo Triplicate Girl/Duplicate Girl | Daisy Lightfoot | |||||||||||
Mon-El | Yuri Lowenthal | |||||||||||
Alura In-Ze | Jennifer Hale | Jennifer Hale | ||||||||||
Rokk Krinn Cosmic Boy | Eric Lopez | |||||||||||
Brin Londo Timber Wolf | Robbie Daymond | |||||||||||
Tasmia Mallor Shadow Lass | Victoria Grace | |||||||||||
Lyle Norg Invisible Kid | Zeno Robinson | |||||||||||
Charles Taine Bouncing Boy | Ely Henry | |||||||||||
Tinya Wazzo Phantom Girl | Gideon Adlon | |||||||||||
Kara Zor-El Supergirl Harbinger | Meg Donnelly | Kari Wahlgren | Meg Donnelly | TBA | ||||||||
Introduced in Justice League: Warworld | ||||||||||||
Bat Lash | Brett Dalton | Brett Dalton | ||||||||||
Deimos | Damian O'Haire | |||||||||||
Drifter | Trevor Devall | |||||||||||
King Faraday | Frank Grillo | |||||||||||
Jonah Hex | Troy Baker | |||||||||||
Machiste | Roger Cross | |||||||||||
Mongul | Robin Atkin Downes | |||||||||||
Travis Morgan Warlord | Teddy Sears | |||||||||||
Mariah Romanova | Rachel Kimsey | |||||||||||
Introduced in Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One | ||||||||||||
Superwoman (Earth-3) | Stana Katic | TBA | ||||||||||
Monitor | Jonathan Adams | TBA | ||||||||||
Amazing Man | Ike Amadi | TBA | ||||||||||
Anthony Ivo | Ike Amadi | TBA | ||||||||||
Hawkman | Geoffrey Arend | TBA | ||||||||||
Dick Grayson Robin (Earth-2) | Zack Callison | TBA | ||||||||||
Ted Kord Blue Beetle (Earth-4) | Matt Lanter | TBA | ||||||||||
Ultraman Earth-3 | Matt Lanter | TBA | ||||||||||
Michael Holt Mister Terrific | Ato Essandoh | TBA | ||||||||||
Power Ring Earth-3 | Aldis Hodge | TBA | ||||||||||
Kimiyo Hoshi Doctor Light | Erika Ishii | TBA | ||||||||||
Helena Wayne Huntress (Earth-2) | Erika Ishii | TBA | ||||||||||
The Question Earth-4 | David Kaye | TBA | ||||||||||
Arthur Curry Aquaman (Earth-146) | Liam McIntyre | TBA | ||||||||||
Johnny Quick (Earth-3) | Liam McIntyre | TBA | ||||||||||
Amazo | Nolan North | TBA | ||||||||||
John Constantine | Nolan North | Matt Ryan | TBA | |||||||||
The Spectre | Lou Diamond Phillips | TBA | ||||||||||
Owlman (Earth-3) | Lou Diamond Phillips | TBA | ||||||||||
Introduced in Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two | ||||||||||||
Terry McGinnis Batman | Will Friedle | TBA | ||||||||||
Introduced in Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three | ||||||||||||
Bruce Wayne Batman (DCAU) | Kevin Conroy | |||||||||||
Joker (DCAU) | Mark Hamill | |||||||||||
Mera | Ashly Burch | |||||||||||
Nightshade | Ashly Burch | |||||||||||
Beth Chapel | Cynthia Kaye McWilliams | |||||||||||
Cheetah | Cynthia Kaye McWilliams | |||||||||||
Razer Blue Lantern | Jason Spisak | |||||||||||
Hayseed | Jason Spisak | |||||||||||
William Storm | Dean Winters | |||||||||||
Sidewinter | Brian Bloom |
Reception
Title | Critical | |
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Rotten Tomatoes | IGN | |
Superman: Man of Tomorrow | 93% (14 reviews)[17] | 7/10[18] |
Justice Society: World War II | 76% (17 reviews)[19] | 9/10[20] |
Batman: The Long Halloween – Part One | 100% (21 reviews)[21] | 8/10[22] |
Batman: The Long Halloween – Part Two | 100% (15 reviews)[23] | 9/10[24] |
Green Lantern: Beware My Power | 56% (9 reviews)[25] | 4/10[26] |
Legion of Super-Heroes | 60% (5 reviews)[27] | — |
Justice League: Warworld | 50% (6 reviews)[28] | 6/10[29] |
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One | 88% (8 reviews)[30] | 6/10[31] |
See also
- DC Animated Universe (1992–2006)
- Arrowverse (2012–2023)
- DC Extended Universe (2013–2023)
- DC Animated Movie Universe (2013–2020)
- DC Universe (2024)
References
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- ^ "Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two Review". IGN. 27 July 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "Green Lantern: Beware My Power". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Green Lantern: Beware My Power Review". IGN. 23 July 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ^ "Legion of Super-Heroes". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Justice League: Warworld". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ Mears, Hayden (2023-07-22). "Justice League: Warworld Review". IGN. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
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