{"id":1622369,"date":"2022-08-26T07:24:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T11:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1622369"},"modified":"2022-08-26T07:25:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T11:25:11","slug":"j-j-abrams-produced-batman-caped-crusader-animated-series-no-longer-going-forward-at-hbo-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-j-abrams-produced-batman-caped-crusader-animated-series-no-longer-going-forward-at-hbo-max\/","title":{"rendered":"J.J. Abrams-Produced &#8220;Batman Caped Crusader&#8221; Animated Series No Longer Going Forward At HBO Max"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fj-j-abrams-produced-batman-caped-crusader-animated-series-no-longer-going-forward-at-hbo-max%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1622369&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The animated Batman revival Caped Crusader is no longer a go at HBO Max and is one of the animated projects being shown the door as Warner Bros. Discovery continues to clean house.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_120687\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-120687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Batman: Caped Crusader<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/08\/19\/rumor-warner-bros-discovery-ceo-david-zaslav-going-with-the-snyderverse-timeline-for-the-dceu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rumor: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Going With The \u201cSnyderverse\u201d Timeline For The DCEU<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tvline.com\/lists\/batman-caped-crusader-hbo-max-not-moving-forward-animated-urkel-holiday\/\"><span>TVLine, who was the first site to cover<\/span><\/a> this update, reported <em>Batman: Caped Crusader<\/em> is \u201cno longer being produced for HBO Max\u201d despite receiving a series order from the streaming outlet and Cartoon Network.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is, if you were looking forward to this one, it is still being made by Warner Bros. Animation and will have another chance to find a new streaming home or network.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_177768\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177768\" class=\"size-large wp-image-177768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.23-04.52-boundingintocomics-630505c52309f-1340x754-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.23-04.52-boundingintocomics-630505c52309f-1340x754-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.23-04.52-boundingintocomics-630505c52309f-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.23-04.52-boundingintocomics-630505c52309f-768x432-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.23-04.52-boundingintocomics-630505c52309f.png 1600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-177768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016), Warner Bros. Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>TVLine also notes this development comes whilst several programs are either being canceled or removed from the Max. Several episodes of <em>Sesame Street<\/em> are gone and Warner Bros. also nixed two holiday specials, one starring Batman and another with 90s pop culture icon Steve Urkel called \u201cDid I Do That To The Holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t just animated projects on the chopping block but they are being particularly walloped. There won\u2019t be a fifth season of <em>Young Justice<\/em>, for instance, and Warner said no to <em>Scoob\u2019s Holiday Haunt<\/em> mid-production mere weeks ago.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_172769\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172769\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.19-04.17-boundingintocomics-62d6d9232a8af.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.19-04.17-boundingintocomics-62d6d9232a8af.jpg 750w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.19-04.17-boundingintocomics-62d6d9232a8af-300x160.jpg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-172769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Warner Bros.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/08\/23\/california-sheriffs-conduct-unauthorized-raid-of-indiana-based-batmobile-replica-builder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Sheriffs Conduct Unauthorized Raid Of Indiana-Based Batmobile Replica Builder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And this little movie called <em>Batgirl<\/em> you may have heard of also got shelved. Explanations and theories of why are rampant but the official story is there was a tax window to take advantage of and something was wrong with the quality.<\/p>\n<p><em>Caped Crusader<\/em> is intended as a reinvention of the Batman animated-verse for the Matt Reeves era and, as such, is produced by Reeves and his frequent collaborator JJ Abrams. <em>Batman: The Animated Series<\/em> creator Bruce Timm and Ed Brubaker are also on board as executive producers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_135203\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135203\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2021.10.21-07.59-boundingintocomics-61711dfbf11f7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2021.10.21-07.59-boundingintocomics-61711dfbf11f7.jpg 750w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021.10.21-07.59-boundingintocomics-61711dfbf11f7-300x166.jpg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-135203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Batman \u2014 Caped Crusader proof of concept short<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cUtilizing state-of-the-art animation techniques and technologies available, this powerful creative partnership will once again reinvent Batman and his iconic rogue\u2019s gallery with sophisticated storytelling, nuanced characters and intense action sequences all set in a visually striking world,\u2019\u201d says a press release from WarnerMedia from back in 2021 when the series was initially announced.<\/p>\n<p>It was said to be a prequel to Batman TAS of sorts which Timm touted as being more modern and inclusive at DC FanDome last year. Many, naturally, took that to mean the series would be woke.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That said, Abrams still has a first-look contract with Warner and, though he is sitting on a handful of IPs, his Justice League Dark and Constantine projects remain in development as of this writing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/08\/23\/hbo-max-cancels-ellen-degeneres-woke-sexuality-animated-series-aimed-at-preschoolers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HBO Max Cancels Ellen DeGeneres Woke Animated Series Aimed At Preschoolers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The animated Batman revival Caped Crusader is no longer a go at HBO Max and is one of the animated projects being shown the door as Warner Bros. 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