Batman is one character that’s universally known and loved by fans around the world. While the face of the vigilante keeps changing, be it live-action or animation, the thrill and mystery remain the same, which makes him the most intriguing and important character in the comic book genre. Every generation has a Dark Knight, be it Michael Keaton, Christian Bale or Robert Pattinson, and in cases where one grew up on the animated series, it’s Kevin Conroy’s voice that defines their experience. Interestingly, a Batman movie is climbing the streaming charts which features none of the aforementioned talents.
Per FlixPatrol, Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, a sequel to 2018’s Batman Ninja, is steadily climbing the HBO Max worldwide streaming charts. The anime superhero film directed by Junpei Mizusaki and Shinji Takagi is currently at #3, standing tall behind Sinners and A Minecraft Movie. Written by Kazuki Nakashima, the movie follows Batman and his allies as they fight to protect Gotham City from an invasion of yakuza-style criminals, led by an alternate version of the Justice League. So far, it has a 70% Rotten Tomatoes rating from the audience. Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League has both a Japanese and English voice cast, the latter including Joe Daniels as Batman, Houston Hayes as Nightwing, David Matranga as Red Hood, Nathan Wilson as Red Robin, Bryson Baugus as Robin, David Harbold as Alfred, and John Gremillion as James Gordon.
What’s Happening With ‘The Batman II’?
It has been a while since we’ve seen Pattinson’s version of vengeance on the big screen, and fans are quite eager to see The Batman II. There were even rumors that the movie had been cancelled, but DC head James Gunn put them all to rest by revealing that Matt Reeves just hasn’t finished the script yet. “People should get off Matt’s nuts because it’s like, let the guy write the screenplay in the amount of time he needs to write it. That’s just the way it is. He doesn’t owe you something because you like his movie. I mean, you like his movie because of Matt. So let Matt do things the way he does,” Gunn said in an interview.
The Batman was a big commercial hit, garnering $770 million worldwide on a $185 million budget and earning both critical and audience acclaim. The film scored 85% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and an 87% audience score. While we wait for The Batman II, Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League is streaming on HBO Max. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Source: FlixPatrol