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Sneak Peek at "Superman: Red Son" Animated Movie
by Neil ColeWarner Bros. Animation has released the following promotional trailer for the upcoming animated feature film, "Superman: Red Son" which features a sneak peek at footage from the film:
The cast will feature Jason Isaacs as Superman; Diedrich Bader as Lex Luthor; Amy Acker as Lois Lane; Vanessa Marshall as Wonder Woman; Phil Morris as James Olsen; Paul Williams as Brainiac; Sash Roiz as Hal Jordan; Phil LaMarr as Jon Stewart; and Roger Graig Smith (Arkham Origins) as Batman.
The film will also feature Cold War-era figures which will be voiced by Travis Willingham as President John F. Kennedy and Superior Man; William Sayers as Joseph Stalin; and Ave Zoli as Svetlana Alliluyeva, the youngest daughter of Stalin.
"Superman: Red Son" will be based on the 2003 Elseworlds comic book mini-series by author Mark Millar which posed the question of, "What if Superman had been raised in the Soviet Union?".
The story mixes alternate versions of DC super-heroes with alternate-reality versions of real political figures such as Joseph Stalin and John F. Kennedy. The series spans approximately 1953-2001, save for a futuristic epilogue.
In Red Son, Superman's rocket ship lands on a Ukrainian collective farm rather than in Kansas, an implied reason being a small time difference (a handful of hours) from the original timeline, meaning Earth's rotation placed Ukraine in the ship's path instead of Kansas. Instead of fighting for "... truth, justice, and the American Way", Superman is described in Soviet radio broadcasts "... as the Champion of the common worker who fights a never-ending battle for Stalin, socialism, and the international expansion of the Warsaw Pact." His secret identity is a closely guarded state secret.
The animated film is scheduled to release in 2020.
