The finer details of the project remain undisclosed, but the premise dealt with Batman and Dick Grayson's Robin tracking down several escaped criminals from Arkham. Unfortunately, the film was aborted during pre-production in favor of another film, instead connected to the sequel series Batman Beyond (1999-2001). Titled Batman: Arkham, many of the show’s voice performers had signed on to return, while Angie Harmon was cast as a new love interest for the Caped Crusader. Numerous villains were seen incarcerated in Arkham Asylum throughout Batman: The Animated Series, but the psychiatric institute and its inhabitants were supposed to receive greater focus in the canceled animated movie.
Related: Everything Revealed About Ben Affleck's Batman Movie Story The show's first spinoff film, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), was released theatrically to critical acclaim. The show was heavily influenced by the Gothic world of Tim Burton's live-action Batman films and is commended for its empathetic approach to its villains and the creation of Harley Quinn. Kevin Conroy starred as Batman and Mark Hamill as the Joker, both of whom have since voiced the characters in numerous animated shows, films, and video games. The Emmy-winning Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995) is commonly regarded as one of the finest depictions of the Dark Knight. Although the project was abandoned, concept art teases the story and characters involved. Freeze: SubZero (1998), the film would have been the third chronologically in the DC Animated Universe. Intended as a follow-up to Batman and Mr. In the late 1990s, there were originally plans for a feature-length spinoff film of Batman: The Animated Series set around Arkham Asylum – here’s what is known about the project and why it was never made.