After announcing the Merry Little Batman animated Christmas special found a new home on Prime Video, today Prime Video not only revealed the all-star voice cast but also announced a December 8th release date.
Voices will include Yonas Kibreab, Luke Wilson, James Cromwell, and David Hornsby. Though the characters weren’t mentioned in the official press release, it seems safe to assume Kibreab will be voicing Damian Wayne while Wilson and Cromwell will be playing Bruce Wayne/Batman and Alfred respectively.
As previously revealed, the special will lead into a spinoff series entitled Bat-Family. Also on the horizon and set to arrive on Prime Video is the much-anticipated Batman: Caped Crusader animated series from from executive producers Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves. With any luck, it won’t be long until release details for Caped Crusader are finally announced.
Check out the official press release below:
Today, it was announced that Merry Little Batman will be available to stream on Prime Video beginning December 8 in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Merry Little Batman is an animated family action comedy destined to join the rogue’s gallery of classic holiday movies. When young Damian Wayne finds himself alone in Wayne Manor on Christmas Eve, he must transform into “Little Batman” in order to defend his home and Gotham City from the crooks and supervillains intent on destroying the holidays.
Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and based on characters from DC, Merry Little Batman features the voices of Yonas Kibreab, Luke Wilson, James Cromwell, and David Hornsby, and is directed by Mike Roth (Regular Show) from a screenplay by Morgan Evans (Teen Titans Go!) and Jase Ricci (Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham). Roth also serves as executive producer, alongside Sam Register (Looney Tunes cartoons).
Voice records and writing concluded prior to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
