Clinical Psychologist Drea Letamendi, Ph.D., who is renowned for her insights into fictional characters, discusses the common threads between several of the characters -- heroes and villains -- in Batman: The Long Halloween in this clip from an engrossing featurette entitled Batman: The Long Halloween -- The Evolution of Evil. The bonus feature is included with Batman: The Long Halloween -- Deluxe Edition, an R-rated, feature-length animated film, available now on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, as well as Blu-ray+Digital and Digital.
Batman: The Long Halloween Part One is the DC Universe animated feature film serializing the comic book series of the same name written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale.
Jensen Ackles is cast as the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The late Naya Rivera has recorded the voice of Catwoman. Other cast members include Josh Duhamel as Harvey Dent, Billy Burke as James Gordon, Titus Welliver as Carmine Falcone, David Dastmalchian as Calendar Man, Troy Baker as Joker, Amy Landecker as Barbara Gordon, Julie Nathanson as Gilda Dent, Jack Quaid as Alberto, Fred Tatasciore as Solomon Grundy and Alastair Duncan As Alfred.
Chris Palmer is directing from a script by Tim Sheridan. The two previously paired on Superman: Man Of Tomorrow.
The story presents a Batman early in his career working to track down a revenge who claims his victims monthly, on holidays. The story also features Catwoman and Harvey Dent and presents an origin of sorts for Two-Face.
Batman: The Long Halloween Part Two is the animated feature film sequel.
The story continues as the Holiday Killer is still at large and, with Bruce Wayne under the spell of the venomous Poison Ivy, Batman is nowhere to be found. Liberated by an unlikely ally, Bruce quickly uncovers the real culprit: Poison Ivy's employer Carmine Falcone. The Roman, his ranks decimated by Holiday and his business spinning out of control, has been forced to bring on less desirable partners -- Gotham City's rogues' gallery. In the meantime, Harvey Dent is confronting battles on two fronts: attempting to end the mob war while also dealing with a strained marriage. And, after an attack that leaves Harvey hideously disfigured, the District Attorney unleashes the duality of his psyche that he's strived his entire life to suppress. Now, as Two-Face, Dent decides to take the law into his own hands and deliver judgment to those who've wronged him, his family and all of Gotham. Ultimately, the Dark Knight must put together the tragic pieces that converged to create Two-Face, the Holiday Killer, Batman and Gotham City itself.
