Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. have confirmed the voice cast for their upcoming animated adaptation of Frank Miller's Batman: Year One. Heat Vision reports that Bryan Cranston, Ben McKenzie, Eliza Dushku and Katee Sackhoff will voice the main roles in the upcoming release. Co-directors Lauren Montgomery and Sam Liu are sharing the duties behind the camera, based on a script by Tab Murphy.
The 12th entry in the successful series of DC universe animated original features adapts the landmark four-issue story written by Miller and drawn by David Mazzucchelli that first appeared in 1987 on the heels of Miller's seminal work, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.
Plot Concept: In Year One, a young Bruce Wayne is first starting out as a costumed vigilante. He creates an early bond with Lieutenant James Gordon, whose importance in the tale makes it as much as Gordon's story as Wayne's. Cranston is playing Gordon, while McKenzie is Wayne/Batman. Dushku voices Catwoman, while Sackhoff is Detective Sarah Essen, a Gordon love interest.
