The trailer for next year's (sometime in 2023) animated movie in the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU), aka The Tomorrowverse - not to be confused with the DC Animated Universe (DCAU), home of the TV series "Superman: The Animated Series" and "Justice League Unlimited" - came out today and I screencapped the video to see what I could see.
Here's what we already knew, from the 10/13/22 Hollywood Reporter:
Kara, devastated by the loss of Krypton, struggles to adjust to her new life on Earth. Her cousin, Superman, mentors her and suggests she leave their space-time to attend the Legion Academy in the 31st century, where she makes new friends and a new enemy: Brainiac 5. Meanwhile, she must contend with a mysterious group called the Dark Circle as it searches for a powerful weapon held in the Academy’s vault.
It seems certain to me that the powerful weapon must be the Miracle Machine.
The cast, as listed in the article (with some spelling mistakes corrected):
- Meg Donnelly voice stars as Supergirl/Kara
- Harry Shum Jr. stars as Brainaic 5
- Darren Criss as Superman
- Matt Bomer as The Flash
- Jensen Ackles as Batman
- Cynthia Hamidi as Dawnstar
- Gideon Adlon as Phantom Girl
- Ely Henry as Bouncing Boy
- Robbie Daymond as Timber Wolf & Brainiac 4
- Yuri Lowenthal as Mon El
- Eric Lopez as Cosmic Boy & Chemical King
- Darin De Paul as Brainiac & Solomon Grundy
- Ben Diskin as Arm Fall Off Boy & Brainiac 2
- Victoria Grace as Shadow Lass
- Jennifer Hale as Alura
- Daisy Lightfoot as Triplicate Girl
- Zeno Robinson as Invisible Kid & Brainiac 3
Screencapping the video, and not worrying about images of Superman, Batman, or Solomon Grundy, I noticed that none of the following with voice actors appear in this trailer: Flash, Chemical King, Alura, and Brainiacs 1, 2, 3, and 4.
This is a new version of the Legion HQ we've never seen before. Note the tilted "L" with the comet, that's the Bendis/Sook version. Their influence comes up a lot in this trailer. Zooming in, we can see Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, and Lightning Lad at the center - none of whom have listed voice actors, by the way - along with Ferro Lad and Sensor Girl in a purple glow above them. Below them, it could possibly be Tyroc, Lightning Lass, and Karate Kid. At the bottom of the screen is Wildfire in an orange glow. (Maybe XS and not Ayla? Or even the Jazmin version of Kid Quantum?)
Then we have a shot at characters in the Legion Academy. From left to right: Quislet, Dream Girl, Triplicate Girl, Phantom Girl, Monster Boy, Invisible Kid (Jacques), Bouncing Boy, and Arm-Fall-Off Boy, with Timber Wolf as the instructor. Interestingly, Quislet and Dream Girl don't show up elsewhere in the trailer, while Monster Boy makes an appearance, but none of those three have listed voice actors. So either they don't make it, they get killed off, or they are just background extras with non-speaking roles. (Or maybe it's the Retroboot costume on Stone Boy and not Monster Boy?)
Triplicate Girl has a different skin color than we've seen before. Arm-Fall-Off Boy, Bouncing Boy, Monster Boy, and Phantom Girl are behind her. (Although now I'm leaning towards Stone Boy and not Monster Boy.)
Mon-El is introduced to Supergirl by Superman. Since he's not in the Academy class, he must be an experienced Legionnaire....
As is Dawnstar, who lands before Mon-El and Supergirl
Bouncing Boy shows off his powers. Only Invisible Kid and AFO Boy join Chuck from the Academy class, wonder where the others are?
Triplicate Girl uses tri-jitsu against a Dark Circle member...
... While Arm-Fall-Off Boy uses his powers. Rather than using them as clubs to swing, he controls his arms at a distance (similar to TDK in "The Suicide Squad").
Shadow Lass talks to the Academy kids, she must be a veteran as well.
The trailer shows everyone in a fighting stance, including the newly-introduced Brainiac 5 (with no hair).
Brainiac 5 looks a lot more like his ancestor than any of the other versions over the years. Note that this movie has voice actors doing roles for Brainiacs 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well.
Brainy and Supergirl's meet-cute.
This is a call-back to the holo-statues outside the clubhouse, as seen in the first image. This is Cosmic Boy (who does have a voice actor), Saturn Girl, and Lightning Lad in front, with Sensor Girl and Ferro Lad flying overhead (none of whom have voice actors).
Closeup of Supergirl, revealing the details of her costume.
Supergirl mentions that she has met the Dark Circle before.
Three rookies: Triplicate Girl, Phantom Girl, and Invisible Kid.
Dawnstar drops off Phantom Girl...
...who plummets and pummels a Dark Circle guy.
Timber Wolf Wolverines his way through the Dark Circle.
Chuck flattens a Dark Circle guy in his own method.
An angry looking Supergirl flies out of LSH HQ.
Note that this is the name of the movie, it's not "Supergirl and the Legion". This is reminiscent of the 2006-08 animated series which also had the Super-S but didn't have Superman's name in the title.
Coming sometime in 2023. I notice that it does not say that it comes on DVD, and it doesn't say that it's streaming. I'd expect it to come out on physical media first, and then some short time later it will appear on HBO Max.
On the team (characters with voice actors known so far are in bold):
- Veterans: Cosmic Boy, Dawnstar, Ferro Lad, Karate Kid(?), Lightning Lad, Lightning Lass(?), Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Sensor Girl, Shadow Lass, Timber Wolf, Tyroc(?), Wildfire
- Rookies: Arm-Fall-Off Boy, Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Dream Girl, Invisible Kid, Monster Boy, Phantom Girl, Quislet, Supergirl, Triplicate Girl
- Unknown: Chemical King
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