DC's Injustice Animated Movie Arrives This October - IGN

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DC's feature-length animated Injustice movie officially has a release date of October 19, 2021. It will launch on Blu-ray and Digital formats.

The movie is based on the fighting video game series of the same name, which includes 2013's Injustice: Gods Among Us and 2017's Injustice 2. Developed by Mortal Kombat studio NetherRealm, the series is set in an alternate universe where Joker tricks Superman into killing Lois Lane, sending him down a dark path.

The movie is set to be based on the first game, as well as the best-selling graphic novel based on the series, titled Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year One.

The Injustice movie cast features Justin Hartley as Superman, who is no stranger to the DC universe. Hartley is known for playing Green Arrow in Smallville. Anson Mount, who plays Captain Christopher Pike in Star Trek: Discovery, will star alongside Hartley as Batman. Other members of the cast include Laura Bailey, Yuri Lowenthal, and Steven Universe's Zach Callison.

The Twisted History of DC's Injustice Universe

Click through for a quick breakdown of the Injustice universe and how the games connect to the many spinoff comics.The Injustice universe mostly follows the same path as the traditional DCU, until one fateful day that changes everything. This world's Superman is tricked by the Joker into killing a pregnant Lois Lane and destroying Metropolis. In retaliation, Superman kills Joker and begins his walk down the path of villainy.View 10 Images2013's Injustice: Gods Among Us is set five years after that tragedy. With Superman's One World Regime controlling the entire planet, Batman and his Insurgency have no choice but to recruit the Justice League of another universe for help. Together, they manage to overthrow this evil Superman and restore freedom to the world.2017's Injustice 2 continues the storyline five years after the events of the first game. The sequel pits Batman's team against Brainiac and The Society, forcing the Dark Knight to enlist the aid of Superman to stop humanity from being bottled up. The game presents two possible endings, one in which Brainaic is killed and Superman reclaims his throne, and one in which Brainiac lives and Superman is permanently banished to the Phantom Zone.While the storylines of both Injustice games focus on DC characters, a number of other pop culture icons are available as DLC characters. That includes familiar faces from the Mortal Kombat games, Hellboy and even the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.DC Comics has significantly fleshed out the Injustice universe through a series of prequel comics. The original Injustice: Gods Among Us comic is split into five volumes, each of which chronicles one year of the timeline leading up to the original game.

The film features a script by the writer of Batman: Hush, Ernie Altbacker, and is directed by Matt Peters, who directed Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.

While you're waiting for the Injustice movie, check out IGN's review of Batman: The Long Halloween Part One and Part Two. And, if you need to get caught up on the Injustice hype, take a look at IGN's Injustice: Gods Among Us explainer.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

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