''Batman vs. Two-Face'' is a 2017 American

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produced by

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and distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and a direct sequel to '' Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders''. It premiered at the

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on October 8, 2017, was released digitally on October 10,Batman vs. Two-Face Release Date Announced - Cosmic Book News
/ref> and on DVD and Blu-ray on October 17. Based on the 1960s ''

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

'' television series, the film stars Adam West,

Burt Ward Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. , July 6, 1945) is an American actor, animal welfare activist and businessman. He played Dick Grayson's Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series ''Batman'' (1966–1968), ...

and

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reprising their roles of

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and

Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...

from the series. It was West's final performance as Batman and was released posthumously.

Plot

and

meet Gotham District Attorney

Harvey Dent Two-Face is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character was created by Bob Kane and first appeared in '' Detective Comics'' #66 (August 1942). As one of Batma ...

at a top-secret demonstration hosted by Professor

Hugo Strange Hugo Strange is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character is one of Batman's first recurring villains and is also one of the first Batman villains to discover t ...

. Strange operates a machine called the "Evil Extractor" designed to siphon evil from criminals and store it in a vat. The containment vat explodes, drenching Dent with liquefied evil, which scars half his face and changes his personality, turning him into the Supercriminal "Two-Face". After being thwarted by Batman and Robin a number of times, Harvey is eventually given reconstructive surgery and allowed to resume crimefighting as the assistant to the Assistant District Attorney. Six months later, the Dynamic Duo capture

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and his henchmen for stealing a biplane. Batman, Robin,

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and Chief O'Hara interrogate King Tut's alter ego, Prof. McElroy, with O'Hara constantly hitting the professor on the head with his truncheon to switch his personality. At trial, McElroy's lawyer Lucilee Diamond implies that the concussion is no threat to a mild-mannered man. McElroy admits his guilt, ready to suffer the minimum penalty of being rehabilitated in prison. After the sentencing, Dent and Bruce Wayne share a highball just before Dent leaves to attend a charity for underprivileged twins at the Winning Pair casino. A package arrives at Commissioner Gordon's office, a World Atlas book marked for Batman, with its pages eaten away in three holes. After investigating

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as a suspect, Batman and Robin deduce that the stolen books were all about duality and their suspicions turn to Two-Face. They head to an abandoned sign factory, with Two-Face and his henchmen waiting for them. After defeating the goons, Two-Face pins them with a large number two and the flip of his coin landing on the right side spares their lives. Once they have left, Batman theorizes that the Rogues' Gallery are uniting against Dent for foiling their criminal schemes. Following Dent back to the lab, Robin is ambushed by Two-Face. Professor Strange corrupts him with some of the liquid evil and Batman is forced to fight and subdue Robin. Robin is cured him back at the Batcave and they follow Two-Face to the Winning Pair Casino, where he is revealed to be Dent. Once the Dynamic Duo are strapped to a large silver dollar, Two-Face unmasks Batman and deduces Robin's true identity. He invites several other villains to bid for the knowledge of Batman and Robin's identities. With Catwoman's help, Batman and Robin defeat the villains, but Two-Face gets away on the biplane stolen by King Tut, intending to use the evil gas to remake Gotham City in his image. The Dynamic Duo shoot him down and with Batman's help, Dent regains self-control, defeating Two-Face for good as they escape the factory. The next morning, Batman and Robin use the Batwing to cure the infected Gothamites. Months later, Dent holds a bachelor auction at Wayne Manor with the Caped Crusader himself as the first bachelor. The first bid comes from Catwoman.

Voice cast

* Adam West as Bruce Wayne / Batman *

as Dick Grayson / Robin *

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as Harvey Dent / Two-Face *

Steven Weber Steven Robert Weber (born March 4, 1961) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Brian Hackett on the television series ''Wings'' which aired from April 1990 to May 1997 on NBC, as Sam Blue in '' Once and Again'', and ...

Alfred Pennyworth Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Pennyworth is depicted as Bruce Wayne's loyal and tireless butler, ...

* Jim Ward as

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Chief Miles O'Hara The following is an overview of the characters who appeared in the 1966–1968 live-action ''Batman'' television series. Recurring cast and characters Main characters File:Batman and Robin 1966.JPG, Burt Ward as Robin (''left'') and Adam We ...

, Warden Crichton *

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Aunt Harriet Cooper Cain Calamity King Calamity King (E. Davis Ester) is a superhero from the 30th century in the DC Universe. He first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #342 (March 1966), and was created by Edmond Hamilton and Curt Swan. Within the context of the ...

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as Joker,

, Desmond Dumas *

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as Dr. Harleen Quinzel *

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as Lucilee Diamond

Production

Development

The film is a sequel to '' Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders'' and was announced as featuring

voicing the main antagonist,

Two-Face Two-Face is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character was created by Bob Kane and first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #66 (August 1942). As one of Batman's ...

. Despite the death of

actor Adam West from leukemia on June 9, 2017, West and Shatner recorded their lines separately with West finishing his lines by October 2016.

and

reprised their roles as Robin and Catwoman.

plays a role that sees her character wear the iconic Catwoman costume as a reference to her performance as Catwoman in the 1966 ''

'' feature film. The film included a tribute to the late West after the end credits ("In Loving Memory of Adam West (1928–2017). Rest well, Bright Knight").

Music

The score by Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion & Kristopher Carter was released on October 6, on CD by WaterTower Records as an exclusive with FYE.

Release

''Batman vs. Two-Face'' premiered at the

on October 8, 2017 and was later released digitally on October 10Batman vs. Two-Face Release Date Announced - Cosmic Book News
/ref> and on DVD and Blu-ray on October 17.

Reception

''Batman vs. Two-Face'' holds rating on

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based on reviews.

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awarded the film a score of 8.4 out of 10: "''Batman vs. Two-Face'' is a worthy entry in the 1966 canon and a fine send-off for the late Adam West". Writing for

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, Nick Blackshaw awarded the film a score of 8 out of 10, saying "''Batman Vs. Two-Face'' is a very entertaining piece of animation". ''Batman vs. Two-Face'' earned $300,488 from domestic DVD sales and $823,442 from domestic Blu-ray sales, bringing its total domestic home video earnings to $1,123,930.

References

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