Batman: The Long Halloween Part One

Batman: The Long Halloween Part One is first in the two-part animated feature film adaptation of the classic mid-1990s comic book story.

Jensen Ackles (Supernatural, My Bloody Valentine 2009) leads the cast as Batman/Bruce Wayne, along with Naya Rivera, the late Glee star who died in July of 2020 after already completing her voice work as Catwoman/Selina Kyle.

The voice cast also includes Josh Duhamel as Harvey Dent, Billy Burke as James Gordon, Titus Welliver as Carmine Falcone, David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad) as Calendar Man, Troy Baker as Joker, Amy Landecker as Barbara Gordon, Julie Nathanson as Gilda Dent, Jack Quaid (Scream) as Alberto, Fred Tatasciore as Solomon Grundy, and Alastair Duncan as Alfred.

Chris Palmer (Superman: Man of Tomorrow) is directing from a script that reteams him with Man of Tomorrow screenwriter Tim Sheridan.

Originally published in 1996-1997, the original 13-issue comic book story The Long Halloween, by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, follows a killer named Holiday who murders people on every holiday for a year, from Halloween to the next Halloween, and it also features many of Batman’s iconic villains as he investigates the murders over the course of a year.

The Motion Picture Association has rated Batman: The Long Halloween Part One PG-13 for “violence, bloody images, language, and some smoking,” and Batman: The Long Halloween Part Two has officially been rated R for “some violence and bloody images.”

Batman: The Long Halloween Part One will be released in the summer of 2021, followed by Part Two in the fall of 2021, from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.