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*CASTS, FILMMAKERS SET FOR PANELS OVER JULY 19-23 WEEKEND
BURBANK, CA (July 5, 2023) – Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment returns to San Diego Comic-Con 2023 with four panels showcasing the highly anticipated original animated films, Adult Swim’s The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart and Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar, DC’s Justice League: Warworld, and Babylon 5: The Road Home during the July 19-23 weekend.
The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart will have its World Premiere on Thursday, June 20 at 8:30pm in Room 6BCF. Be among the first fans to experience this all-new original animated R-rated movie with the world premiere screening! Afterwards, join filmmakers Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer along with key cast for a panel discussion and audience Q&A.
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar panel will take place on Friday, July 21 at 1:00pm in the Indigo Ballroom. Join series co-creator Brendon Small and guests as they talk all things Metalocalypse, preview some clips from the upcoming R-rated film, and discuss the forthcoming album Dethalbum IV.
Justice League: Warworld will have its World Premiere on Friday, July 21 at 9:00pm in Ballroom 20. Be among the first fans to see Warner Bros. Animation’s all-new, feature-length R-rated film “Justice League: Warworld” at this World Premiere screening! In addition to the screening filmmakers and cast will be on hand for a panel discussion and audience Q&A.
Babylon 5: The Road Home will have its World Premiere on Saturday, July 22 at 6:30pm in Room 6BCF. Babylon 5 celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year and following the world premiere screening of Babylon 5: The Road Home series creator J. Michael Straczynski, along with returning original series actors Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Tracy Scoggins and Patricia Tallman, will host a panel discussion and audience Q&A about the all-new original movie in this beloved sci-fi saga.
*Talent is subject to change. Additional talent will be announced as confirmed.
About The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart:
In The Venture Bros: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart, Doc’s latest invention will either bankrupt Team Venture or launch them to new heights, Hank searches for himself, Dean searches for Hank, The Monarch searches for answers, and a mysterious woman from their pasts threatens to bring their entire world crashing down on them. From Adult Swim, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment and Titmouse, The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart will be available to purchase Digitally on July 22, 2023 and on Blu-rayTM on July 25, 2023
About Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
Picking up after the heroic rescue of Toki Wartooth, Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar finds DETHKLOK frontman Nathan Explosion traumatized in a BRUTAL professional and romantic flat-spin all while he is tasked with fulfilling the prophecy and confronting the ultimate songwriting challenge: write the SONG OF SALVATION and save the planet. Can Nathan Explosion look beyond his brutally damaged ego to save his band, stop the Metalocalypse, and finally face the ultimate evil: Salacia? From Adult Swim, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment and Titmouse, Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar will be available to purchase Digitally and on Blu-ray on August 22, 2023.
About Justice League: Warworld
Until now, DC’s Justice League has been a loose association of super-powered individuals. But when they are swept away to Warworld, a place of unending brutal gladiatorial combat, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the others must somehow unite to form an unbeatable resistance able to lead an entire planet to freedom. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, Justice League: Warworld will be available to purchase Digitally and on 4K Ultra HDTM and Blu-ray on July 25, 2023.
About Babylon 5; The Road Home
Return to Babylon 5 as the epic interstellar saga continues with Babylon 5: The Road Home. Travel across the galaxy with John Sheridan as he unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple timelines and alternate realities in a quest to find his way back home. Along the way he reunites with some familiar faces, while discovering cosmic new revelations about the history, purpose, and meaning of the Universe. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, Babylon 5: The Road Home will be available to purchase Digitally and on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on August 15, 2023
About Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (WBDHE) distributes the award-winning movies, television, animation, and digital content produced by Warner Bros. Discovery to the homes and screens of millions through physical Blu-ray Disc and DVD retail sales and digital transactions on major streaming, video-on-demand cable, satellite, digital, and mobile channels. WBDHE is part of Warner Bros. Discovery Content Sales, one of the world’s largest distributors of entertainment programming.
About DC
DC, part of Warner Bros. Discovery, creates iconic characters and enduring stories and is one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels. DC’s creative work entertains audiences of every generation around the world with DC’s stories and characters integrated across Warner Bros. Discovery’s film, television, animation, consumer products, home entertainment, games, and themed experiences divisions, and on the DC Universe Infinite digital comic subscription service. Learn more at DC.com
About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA’s current series include Batman: Caped Crusader, Bat- Family, Batwheels, Bugs Bunny Builders, Creature Commandos, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Harley Quinn, Jellystone!, Looney Tunes Cartoons, Merry Little Batman, My Adventures with Superman, Noonan’s, Teen Titans Go!, Tiny Toons Looniversity, and Velma. The studio is currently in production with New Line Cinema on the upcoming original anime feature film, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. WBA’s full-length theatrical film, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies, was released in summer 2018. As home to the iconic animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films — including the DC Universe Movies — for DVD, Blu-ray® and digital media. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards®, 40 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, a BAFTA Children’s Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 21 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).
About Adult Swim
Adult Swim is the leader in adult animation and #1 destination for young adults for over fifteen years, offering critically acclaimed, award-winning original and acquired series such as Rick and Morty, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, The Eric Andre Show, SMILING FRIENDS, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal and My Adventures with Superman. Fan favorite anime block, Toonami, airs on Saturday nights and has expanded beyond acquisitions, producing original series including Housing Complex C, Uzumaki, and new seasons of FLCL. The annual Adult Swim Festival reaches a global audience, and features performances by top musicians and comedians. Adult Swim airs nightly from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET/PT) on its linear channel and reaches fans via HBO Max. Connect with Adult Swim on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tik Tok. Subscribe to Adult Swim on YouTube.
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