Brainiac attacks is a pretty weak showing and seems to be an attempt at cashing in on the imminent release of superman returns. The animated series, whilst tim daly, dana delany, george dzundza, david kaufman, mike farrell, and shelley fabares reprised their roles from the series. Embittered by supermans heroic successes and soaring popularity, lex luthor forms a dangerous. Brainiac makes an appearance as a support card in the mobile version of injustice. Unbound tells the story of brainiac, a planet absorbing entity who strives to gain all the knowledge in. Jun 20, 2006 embittered by superman s heroic successes and soaring popularity, lex luthor forms a dangerous alliance with the powerful computervillain brainiac.
The film is based on the 2003 comic book miniseries of the same name written by mark millar and pencilled by dave johnson, andrew robinson, walden wong and killian plunkett. Red son is a 2020 american directtovideo animated superhero film focusing on the dc comics character superman, and the 37th installment in the dc universe animated original movies series. Brainiac, sometimes also known as milton fine or as the brain interactive construct to kryptonians, is a roboticcomputerized supervillain, who is one of superman s main nemeses aside from lex luthor. Brainiac is a fictional supervillain in dc comics, most often appearing as an opponent of superman. Superman, luthor and brainiac which occurred in justice league and justice. Brainiac attacks was a present surprise for the old dc animated universe. In the ultimate showdown, batman has to do whatever it takes to take down brainiac superman and bring back his friend. Henry cavill wants brainiac for man of steel 2 villain. As dc fans will remember, donner was famously replaced midway through superman ii, leading to richard lester finishing out the project.
Oct 21, 2014 6 actors who could play brainiac in the justice league movie. Using advanced weaponry and a special strain of kryptonite harvested from the far reaches of outer space, luthor specifically redesigns brainiac to defeat the man of steel. Red son is an upcoming 2020 american directtovideo animated superhero film focusing on the dc comics character superman. I imagine terrio is working closely with snyder while the two are on the batman v superman set.
According to daniel r at superbromovies, the plan for now is for brainiac to step into the villain role for the supergirl movie. A good portrayal of superman placed on the backdrop of a neofuturist metropolis, superman. In comics, two characters having the same name usually means a fist fight, but dc found an alternative solution. This flick feels like a monster of the daystory for a television. How batman v superman might set up brainiac for future dc. Using the free movies anywhere app and website, consumers can. Brainiac attacks is a 2006 directtovideo animated film with production designs based on superman. After supergirl informed superman of brainiacs true nature, superman tracked brainiac down, intending to retrieve kandor.
Brainiac was the planetarywide supercomputer of krypton until it left shortly before the planets destruction. Brainiac, sometimes also known as milton fine or as the brain interactive construct to kryptonians, is a roboticcomputerized supervillain, who is one of supermans main nemeses aside from lex luthor. As far as animated dc films go its pretty poor compared to the batman animated films, but kids will enjoy it, but its cheesy tone and boring. He is regularly portrayed as one of superman s archnemesis a trait he shares with lex luthor and general zod as well as supergirl due to his actions on the planet krypton and has gone on to become one of dc s most dangerous and formidable foes since his debut. Man of steel 2 rise of brainiac is just a fan concept trailer and all the. Brainiac is a superintelligent alien being from the planet colu who has fought superman many times. The film will be based on the comic book miniseries of the same name written by mark millar and pencilled by dave johnson, andrew robinson, walden wong and killian plunkett. Brainiac is superman s seconddeadliest archenemy after lex luthor, and also a frequent enemy of the justice league brainiac is typically depicted as an extraterrestrial cyborg or android. Mar 10, 2016 how batman v superman might set up brainiac for future dc movies. It was released in 2006 as a marketing tiein with the movie, superman returns. An independent studio, lippert pictures, released the first superman feature film, superman and the mole men.
Unbound was probably well aware of its quality and pulled unbound from the box of titles for bad movie sequels after the first two tries turned up returns and lives. He is responsible for shrinking and stealing kandor, the capital city of. Using advanced weaponry and a special strain of kryptonite harvested from the far reaches of outer space, luthor specifically. The dc universe animated original movies also known as dc universe original movies or dc universe movies are directtovideo film projects being created by warner premiere, warner bros. Unless youre absolutely a superman fan or are over the age of 12, you could let this easily pass up. Brainiac is superman s seconddeadliest archenemy after lex luthor, and also a frequent enemy of the justice league. Using advanced weaponry and a special strain of kryptonite harvested from the far reaches of outer space, luthor specifically redesigns brainiac to defeat the man.
It is the 16th film in the dc universe animated original movies series. He is regularly portrayed as one of supermans archnemesis a trait he shares with lex luthor and general zod as well as supergirl due to his. Brainiac attacks is a 2006 animated film directed by curt geda. However, there were plenty of other factors which did make this a bad movie. Released on june 20, 2006, the film features superman battling the forces of lex luthor and brainiac, and his relationship with lois lane. He debuted in cinemas in a series of animated shorts beginning in 1941, and then starred in two movie serials in 1948 and 1950. Make sure to write your suggestions in the comments below. After supergirl informed superman of brainiac s true nature, superman tracked brainiac down, intending to retrieve kandor. This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the film superman.
Lex luthor and brainiac have a long history together in the dc comics universe, so it would be fitting if the seeds of their relationship ended up being planted in batman v superman, a year and a half or so before justice league part 1 is scheduled to arrive on the scene. Vril dox is an alien android appearing as one of the main antagonists in dc comics. Henry cavill wants to see superman fight brainiac in man of steel 2. How batman v superman might set up brainiac for future dc movies. Extremely advanced mental abilities that have allowed him to work through numerous robotic and even human proxies make him a dangerously formidable opponent. Unbound is a 20 animated direct to video superhero film based on the 2008 comic book story arc superman. A look at how much animated and liveaction brainiac has changed since 1966. Brainiac is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, usually as an adversary of superman. So while donner might not have gotten to carry out the rest. Despite the films visual style being the same as superman. While superman is the protector of earth and human in every way that counts, the kryptonians are still his people and what brainiac did holding them like zoo animals is barbaric in the extreme to the man of steel.
Aug 08, 20 brainiac crash lands on earth and hijacks lex labs to collect earths data and amass the power of its weapons systems. Brainiac attacks is a 2006 directtovideo animated film with. Nevertheless, brainiac is an obvious choice for man of steel 2 given the villains role in the larger dc universe and diverse set of potential powers, not to mention that warner bros. Sep 16, 2015 lex luthor and brainiac have a long history together in the dc comics universe, so it would be fitting if the seeds of their relationship ended up being planted in batman v superman, a year and a half or so before justice league part 1 is scheduled to arrive on the scene. Brainiac may be the justice league villain, plus suicide squad lineup revealed. Aug 21, 2018 in the ultimate showdown, batman has to do whatever it takes to take down brainiac superman and bring back his friend.
Brainiac beat the man of steel down, though, and then headed his ship towards earth. In action comics, leviathan just revealed that one superman villain is a ticking bomb. If you plan binging the dc animated universe, feel free to skip this film. Brainiac crash lands on earth and hijacks lex labs to collect earths data and amass the power of its weapons systems.
With tim daly, powers boothe, dana delany, lance henriksen. Apokolips war an advanced look at the next animated film in the popular dc universe movies. Superman was the first hero to get a solo movie in what is now known unofficially as the dc extended universe. A sneak peek at the next dc universe movie, justice league dark. This makes the rivalry between superman and brainiac intensely personal. Superman unbound 20 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. These more recent movie projects have also included many of the voice actors who worked on previous dc animated series and films. Easily the best animated superman movie to date, it had a good story that is easy to follow and it has some good action scenes too, a little more humour helped too, it was nice to see brainiac. Unbound was released as part of the dc universe animated original movies. Embittered by supermans heroic successes and soaring popularity, lex luthor forms a dangerous alliance with the powerful computervillain brainiac. The fictional character superman, an american comic book superhero in dc comics publications, has appeared in various films almost since his inception.
Afterwards, brainiac traveled the galaxy in pursuit of knowledge and destroyed the sources of the knowledge to increase its value and sought to apply this to the entire universe to complete what it perceived as its function and purpose, making it a nemesis of superman. Justice league, and jlu, brainiac attacks uses the original models and designs. Im so excited to be a part of the dc family, not to mention helping superman fight crime, quinn told tv guide magazine. It quickly became apparent that this represented the first meeting of luthor and brainiac, thus thrusting it outside the dc animated series continuity. Supergirl fought his drones fiercely, but they managed to capture her and. His most wellknown crime was the shrinking of the city of kandor prior to kryptons destruction, and preserving it amongst a host of other cities from various planets aboard his spaceship. This flick feels like a monster of the daystory for a television series. It is difficult to tell whether youre dealing with the original brainiac, or one of his drones.
The original character was created by mark millar and first appeared in superman. Dc animated movie, based on the superman brainiac comics. Fine just because it doesnt follow that continuity doesnt mean its a bad movie. Embittered by supermans heroic successes and soaring. Here is a fan tribute trailer to the upcoming dceu movie man of steel second part. Written by geoff johns and featuring art by gary frank and jon sibal, this is the hardhitting story that revitalized one of supermans greatest foes and brought the bottle city of kandor to earth, setting the stage for the storyline new krypton. Is the justice league movie villain brainiac after all. Embittered by superman s heroic successes and soaring popularity, lex luthor forms a dangerous alliance with the powerful computervillain brainiac.
Dckids is home to all your favorite dc characters, videos, comics, games, and. Lego justice league cosmic clash batman vs brainiac. As far as animated dc films go its pretty poor compared to the batman animated films, but kids will. A legion of doom member is a ticking bomb that could save the dc universe. This rumor builds on another rumor that supergirl will take place in the 1970s, long before cavills superman is around. Man of steel debuted back in 20 and fans of the film.
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