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| Directed by | Lauren Montgomery |
| Written by | Tab Murphy |
| Based on | Superman/Batman: "The Supergirl from Krypton" byJeph Loeb andMichael Turner |
| Produced by | Bruce Timm Alan Burnett Bobbi Page Lauren Montgomery Sam Register Benjamin Melniker Michael Uslan |
| Starring | Andre Braugher Kevin Conroy Tim Daly Summer Glau Edward Asner Susan Eisenberg Julianne Grossman |
| Music by | John Paesano |
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| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse is a 2010 American animatedsuperhero film based on theSuperman/Batman comic book storyline "The Supergirl from Krypton" and is a standalone sequel toSuperman/Batman: Public Enemies. The art style is partly based on that ofMichael Turner, who penciled theSuperman/Batman comic book arc. Directed byLauren Montgomery. it is the ninth film of theDC Universe Animated Original Movies. The film starsAndre Braugher,Kevin Conroy,Tim Daly, andSummer Glau. Despite the title, the film focuses primarily onSupergirl and Superman, with Batman playing a supporting role.
The film was released on September 28, 2010, byWarner Premiere andWarner Bros. Animation. The two-disc special edition andBlu-ray also includes an animated shortfeaturing Green Arrow.[1]
Weeks after theevents that led toLex Luthor's arrest, theimpeachment of hispresidency, andSuperman andBatman's success in saving the world from akryptonite meteor, a spaceship crash-lands inGotham City Harbor, from which a young girl emerges. She inadvertently wreaks havoc with her powers until Superman arrives to correct the damage, allowing Batman to eventually expose her toKryptonite which weakens and injures her mentally.
With Superman's help, they discover the girl isKara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, who has been in suspended animation for decades. While Superman welcomes Kara, teaches her English, and helps her adjust to Earth society, Batman remains suspicious, even considering the possibility of Kara being an enemy. Tipped off by Batman,Wonder Woman andLyla ambush Kara and Clark Kent, Superman's alter ego, in a park and suggest they train Kara atThemyscira. Superman reluctantly agrees, but Batman and Wonder Woman advise Superman to steer clear of Kara, criticizing his care of her.
On the desolate planetApokolips,Darkseid learns of Kara's presence on Earth and ordersGranny Goodness to have her brought to Apokolips as a possible leader for theFemale Furies. Two months later, Batman and Superman are checking on Kara on Themyscira during a sparring match againstArtemis. When Kara and Lyla sneak away for a swim, a horde ofDoomsday clones arrives from Apokolips. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Amazons fight them until Superman vaporizes them with his heat vision. Batman, however, discovers Kara missing and Lyla dead, with Darkseid ordering the attack as a diversion to allow time for Granny to kidnap Kara. On Apokolips, Darkseid brainwashes her into becoming the captain of the Furies.
Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman askBig Barda to help them to Apokolips, to which she reluctantly agrees. There, Superman infiltrates Darkseid's palace while Wonder Woman and Barda enter the fighting arena, fighting Granny Goodness and the Female Furies. After a fight with Barda killingStompa to save Wonder Woman, Granny and the other Furies are subdued. Separating himself from the others, Batman finds Darkseid's supply of Hell Spores, the source of the fire pits on Apokolips. Superman encounters Darkseid and is forced to battle the brainwashed Kara. Darkseid watches them fight until Batman confronts Darkseid and informs him that he has activated the Hell Spores, which will destroy Apokolips. He issues Darkseid an ultimatum: free Kara and promise to leave her alone, and Batman will deactivate the Spores. Superman defeats Kara, and Barda and Wonder Woman present Darkseid with the subdued Granny, whereupon Darkseid finally releases Kara, and the heroes leave Apokolips, bringing Kara back to Themyscira.
Back on Earth, with their lives apparently normal again, Clark takes Kara to meet hisadoptive parents inSmallville, but they are ambushed by Darkseid; he had promised to leave Kara alone, but not Superman or Earth. After Darkseid launches Superman into space, Kara engages Darkseid in a lengthy battle and manages to hold her own, but he eventually gains the upper hand and knocks her unconscious. Before Darkseid can leave, Superman returns to Earth and reengages him, but Darkseid still does not relent and again overwhelms Superman with his Omega Beams. Kara recovers and uses Darkseid'sMother Box to send him into space. While Superman anticipates Darkseid's eventual return, Kara informs him that she changed the coordinates, leaving him frozen in space.
Having saved her cousin's life and found her place on Earth, Kara decides to use her powers to fight foraltruism; under the alias ofSupergirl, and she is met with applause by Wonder Woman, the Amazons, and finally Batman. Superman and Supergirl fly toMetropolis together.
Notably, Daly, Conroy, Eisenberg and Asner all reprise their respective roles of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Granny Goodness from theDC Animated Universe.
The World's Finest said that it was "not something I'll be coming back to any time soon," and specifically targeted Andre Braugher's performance of Darkseid as lacking in any presence.[2]Batman-on-Film gave the film a D, the lowest grade they have given to a DC animated film.[3]
IGN gave the film a positive review with a score of 8 out of 10. The reviewer states the title is misleading as the film is all about "Supergirl of Krypton" but praised the story and Glau's performance for giving depth to the character.[4]
The film earned $6,370,838 from domestic DVD sales and $1,883,591 from domestic Blu-ray sales, bringing its total domestic home video earnings to $8,254,429.[5]
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