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| Directed by | Shinsuke Terasawa |
| Written by | Greg Weisman |
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| Edited by | Robert Ehrenreich |
| Music by | Yutaka Yamada |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Catwoman: Hunted is a 2022 Americananimatedsuperhero film based on theDC Comics characterCatwoman byBill Finger andBob Kane, and produced byWarner Bros. Animation forDC Entertainment. It was released on February 8, 2022, byWarner Bros. Home Entertainment. It is the 48th installment in theDC Universe Animated Original Movies line. The film is directed by Shinsuke Terasawa from a script byGreg Weisman. It stars the voices ofElizabeth Gillies andStephanie Beatriz.OLM, a Japanese studio behind thePokémon anime series, provided their animation services for the film with their Team Inoue. The film followsCatwoman as she attempts to steal a priceless jewel, only to get caught in the crosshairs of a powerful consortium of criminals and villains, the Interpol, andBatwoman.
Catwoman infiltrates a criminal costume party hosted byBarbara Minerva, the perceived head ofLeviathan, to steal a gem called the Cat's Eye Emerald fromGotham City mobster and prospective Leviathan memberBlack Mask. Catwoman evades many pursuing gangsters, but is stopped and knocked out byBatwoman, during which Minerva's aideTobias Whale recovers the emerald. In retaliation, Minerva marks Catwoman for murder.
Catwoman awakens aboard a plane bound forShanghai in the custody of Batwoman andInterpol agentsJulia Pennyworth andKing Faraday. The trio explain they are using the emerald as a tracking beacon to locate and apprehend Leviathan's leaders. In exchange for her cooperation, they offer Catwoman complete amnesty for her past crimes. Catwoman agrees before secretly making contact with her friendHolly to check in with several girls under her care. Once they find Leviathan's hideout, Catwoman and Batwoman infiltrate it, but are attacked by hired assassinsCheshire andNosferata and several high-ranking Leviathan members. The Leviathan members are defeated and arrested, though Minerva escapes. Catwoman receives her pardon and leaves, seemingly shrugging off the threat Minerva still poses to her life.
Sometime later, Catwoman is attacked by members of theLeague of Assassins sent byTalia al Ghul, Leviathan's true leader. Catwoman receives help from Batwoman in defeating the assassins, but they are ambushed bySolomon Grundy. Though he knocks out Batwoman, Catwoman defeats him. Angered by this, Minerva transforms into herwerecheetah form and attacks Catwoman. Despite receiving grievous injuries, the latter taunts Minerva, revealing she recently dismantled one of Leviathan'shuman trafficking rings and rescued the captives. Minerva lunges for her, but Catwoman dodges and strangles her before they are separated by a lightning strike, with Batwoman rescuing Catwoman while Minerva is incapacitated.
As Interpol takes Minerva and Grundy into custody, Catwoman warns Faraday that Leviathan is still active before retrieving the emerald and leaving to rob theTower of London.
The film was announced on August 17, 2021, alongside its voice cast. The film had ananime-style production with Shinsuke Terasawa directing and written byGreg Weisman whileEthan Spaulding is attached as producer, along with Colin A.B.V. Lewis, who worked onThe Simpsons, andSam Register, who produced multiple DC Animated projects, as executive producers.[1] An exclusive sneak peek was released during theDC FanDome's 2021 Warner Bros. Animation panel.
It was stated by Weisman to be "adjacent" to his animated seriesYoung Justice, meaning that some version of the film's events occurred in the universe of the cartoon but not necessarily with all details exactly the same.
Catwoman: Hunted was released onUltra HD Blu-ray,Blu-ray andDVD in the US and Canada on February 8, 2022.
Thereview aggregatorRotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 78% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10.[2]
Jesse Schedeen ofIGN gave the film 9 out of 10 stars, saying "Catwoman: Hunted is a fun, anime-flavored superhero adventure that ranks among the best of the DC Universe Movies line".[3]
Dillon Gonzales, writing forGeek Vibes Nation, gave the film a positive review, saying "Catwoman: Hunted marks a very welcome step from the DCAU towards putting a spotlight on women who are not called Wonder Woman. The effort is not the most vital, but it is one that embraces its sleek sense of fun that makes it very transfixing. The vocal performances capture the allure of these characters quite deftly".[4]
The film earned $407,286 from domestic Blu-ray sales.[5]
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