Batman Beyond is a cult classic animated series that served as a follow-up to the iconic Batman: The Animated Series. It ran for three seasons, and since then, people have clamored for another version.
Now we’ve learned that animators Yuhki Demers and Patrick Harpin have been pitching an animated Batman Beyond film that feels reminiscent of the popular Spider-Verse movie franchise.
Demers recalls the pitch meeting where the studio told them, “There is absolutely no way we can do a Beyond movie,” but the passion kept the conversations alive.
The animator notes that the ‘never’ turned into a ‘maybe.’ But sadly, there’s been no movement on the project. Demers and Harpin are still awaiting a meeting with DC Studios co-chair James Gunn. For now, this animated Batman Beyond feature is only a pitch, but you can check out the post below…
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5 months ago Patrick Harpin walked into @wbpictures @DCofficial and pitched a 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 Animated Feature.
Before we pitched, they warned us “there is absolutely no way we can do a 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 movie”, but they loved our enthusiasm. We pitched the outline for the… pic.twitter.com/1mhFyu6NUp
— Yuhki Demers (@yuhkidemers) February 20, 2024
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Originally published February 22, 2024. Updated February 24, 2024.
