The
Dark Knight is Back for a One-Night Cinematic Event with All-New
Animated
DC
Universe Original
Movie ‘Batman and Harley Quinn’ on August 14
Warner
Bros. & DC Entertainment team with Fathom Events to Present
Nationwide Theatrical Screening, Including a First Look at Harley
Quinn Featurette
DENVER
– June 22, 2017 – Following successful big screen presentations
of “Batman: The Killing Joke” and “Batman: Return of the Caped
Crusaders” in 2016, Warner Bros. Studios, DC Entertainment and
Fathom Events are proud to announce a special, one-night cinema event
for the latest DC Universe Original Movie, “Batman
and Harley Quinn,”
on August 14, 2017 in movie theaters nationwide.
One
night prior to the Digital release and 15 days in advance of its
arrival on Blu-ray™
and DVD, “Batman and
Harley Quinn” will
screen Monday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. local time. In addition to
seeing the film, audiences at the one-night screening will be the
first to experience an exclusive featurette spotlighting the film’s
star character, Harley Quinn.
Tickets
for “Batman
and Harley Quinn” can
be purchased beginning Friday, June 30, 2017 online by visiting
www.FathomEvents.com
or at
participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be
able to enjoy the event in select movie theaters through Fathom’s
Digital Broadcast
Network (DBN).
A complete list of theater locations will be available June 30 on the
Fathom Events website
(theaters
and participants are subject to change).
Produced
by Warner Bros. Animation from an original story spawned by animation
icon Bruce
Timm,
“Batman and
Harley Quinn”
finds Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue (a.k.a. The Floronic Man)
embarking on an ecological quest to save the planet – and,
unfortunately, eliminate most of humankind along the way. To save
humanity, Batman and Nightwing are forced to enlist Harley Quinn to
catch Poison Ivy, Harley’s BFF and frequent partner-in-crime. But
Batman’s patience is put to the test by the unpredictable and
untrustworthy Harley during the twists and turns the reluctant
companions face during their bumpy road trip. The result is a thrill
ride of action, adventure and comedy no Batman fan has seen before.
“Fans
of DC Universe Original Movies are a devoted legion, and never was
that so evident than with the enthusiastic embracing of our ‘Batman:
The Killing Joke’ Fathom Events presentation,” said Mary Ellen
Thomas, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Vice President, Family and
Animation Marketing. “Audiences nationwide turned the screenings
into true interactive experiences, and we believe ‘Batman
and Harley Quinn’
will inspire a similar night of celebration.”
The
film boasts a stellar voice cast topped by The
Big Bang Theory star
Melissa Rauch
in her first turn as the irrepressible Harley Quinn. The fan favorite
voices of Batman: The
Animated Series –
Kevin Conroy
as Batman, Loren Lester
as Nightwing – take the protagonist leads, while Paget
Brewster (Criminal
Minds) and Kevin
Michael Richardson (The
Cleveland Show) provide
the voices of the villainous duo of Poison Ivy & Jason Woodrue,
respectively.
Sam
Liu (Batman:
The Killing Joke)
directed the film from an original story by Bruce
Timm (Batman:
The Dark Knight Returns)
with a teleplay written by Timm & Jim
Krieg (Justice
League: The Flashpoint Paradox).
Co-Producer is Alan
Burnett (The
Batman). Executive
Producers are Sam
Register and Bruce
Timm. Benjamin Melniker
and Michael Uslan
are Executive Producers.
“Seeing
‘Batman
and Harley Quinn’
on the big screen and among fellow fans is truly the best way to
experience it,” Fathom Events VP of Studio Relations Tom Lucas
said. “There’s only one opportunity to do this and it’s on
August 14. On that night, we’re expecting audiences to pack theater
auditoriums just like they did for ‘Batman: The Killing
Joke.’”
For artwork/photos related to “Batman and Harley Quinn,” visit the Fathom Events press site.
For artwork/photos related to “Batman and Harley Quinn,” visit the Fathom Events press site.
About
Fathom Events
Fathom
Events is recognized as the leading domestic distributor of event
cinema with participating affiliate theaters in all 100 of the top
Designated Market Areas®,
and ranks as one of the largest overall distributors of content to
movie theaters. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC),
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group
(NYSE: RGC) (known collectively as AC JV, LLC), Fathom Events offers
a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events such as live,
high-definition performances of the Metropolitan Opera, dance and
theatre productions like the Bolshoi Ballet and National Theatre
Live, sporting events like “Canelo Álvarez vs. Julio César
Chávez, Jr.,” concerts with artists like Michael Bublé, Rush and
Mötley Crüe, the yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics film series,
inspirational events such as To Joey With Love and Facing Darkness,
and anime titles such as Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. Fathom
Events takes audiences behind the scenes and offers unique extras
including audience Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with
cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP experience. Fathom Events’
live digital broadcast network (“DBN”) is the largest cinema
broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded
events to 897 locations and 1,387 screens in 181 DMAs. For more
information, visit www.fathomevents.com.
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc.
Warner
Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros.
Entertainment's home video, digital distribution and interactive
entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and
next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its
inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through
packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the
form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable,
satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer
and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide.
WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and
licensees.
About
DC
Entertainment
DC
Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC (Superman, Batman, Green
Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, etc.), Vertigo (Sandman,
Fables, etc.) and MAD, is the creative division charged with
strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Time Warner.
DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros.
divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media,
including but not limited to film, television, consumer products,
home entertainment, and interactive games. Publishing thousands
of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC
Entertainment is one of the largest English-language publishers
of comics in the world.
BATMAN
and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and ©DC
Comics. (s17)
About
Warner Bros. AnimationWarner
Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in
the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for
multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA’s TV
series include Justice
League Action, Teen Titans Go!
and the upcoming DC
Super Hero Girls
and Unikitty!
for Cartoon Network; Be
Cool Scooby-Doo!, Bunnicula, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, The Tom
and Jerry Show,
New
Looney Tunes and
Wacky
Races for
Boomerang; Mike
Tyson Mysteries for
Adult Swim; Right
Now Kapow for
Disney XD; Green
Eggs and Ham for
Netflix; and Young
Justice: Outsiders for
the upcoming DC-branded digital service. As home to the iconic
animated characters from the DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney
Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films —
including the DC Universe Animated Original Movies — for
DVD, Blu-ray®
and
digital media. One of the most-honored animation studios in history,
WBA has won six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster
Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice
Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards
(honoring excellence in animation).
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