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In celebration of the film's 30th anniversary, the animated movie Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is getting a new remaster coming to 4K Ultra HD on September 12, 2023. Check out the trailer for the film, starring Kevin Conroy as the voice of Batman, alongside Dana Delany (Desperate Housewives, China Beach) as Bruce Wayne’s love interest, Andrea Beaumont, Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise) as the Joker, Stacy Keach (Nebraska, Prison Break, Mike Hammer) as Phantasm/Carl Beaumont, Abe Vigoda (Barney Miller, The Godfather) as Salvatore Valestra, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (The F.B.I.) as Alfred, Hart Bochner (Die Hard) as Arthur Reeves, Bob Hastings (McHale’s Navy, The Poseidon Adventure) as Commissioner Gordon, Robert Costanzo (Forget Paris, City Slickers) as Detective Bullock, Dick Miller (Gremlins, The Terminator) as Chuckie Sol, and John P. Ryan (The Right Stuff) as Buzz Bronski. Additional voices included Pat Musick, Marilu Henner, Neil Ross, Ed Gilbert, Jeff Bennett, Jane Downs, Vernee Watson, Charles Howerton, Thom Pinto and Peter Renaday.

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm opens with the city's most feared gangsters being systematically eliminated, and assumed blame falling on the Caped Crusader. But prowling the Gotham night is a shadowy new villain, the Phantasm, a sinister figure with some link to Batman's past. Can the Dark Knight elude the police, capture the Phantasm and clear his own name? Unmasking the Phantasm is just one of the twists in this dazzling animated feature, which provides new revelations about Batman's past, his archrival the Joker, and Batman's most grueling battle ever - the choice between his love for a beautiful woman and his vow to be the defender of right.

The release will also include an all-new featurette Kevin Conroy: I Am The Knight, which takes a look at the legacy of Kevin Conroy, who voiced Batman for 30 years in film, television, video games, and more.

The 4K HDR/SDR remaster of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm was sourced from the 1993 Original Cut Camera Negative and was scanned at 4K resolution. Digital restoration was applied to the 4K scans to remove dirt, scratches and additional anomalies, but special care was given to not touch the film grain or the animation cel dirt that was part of the original artwork. This is the first time since its theatrical release that it is presented in its 1.85 aspect ratio. The original 2.0 mix and the 5.1 tracks were remastered to remove or improve defects such as pops, ticks, dropouts, and distortion.

The Batman: Mask of the Phantasm filmmaking team is composed of the award-winning core group behind Batman: The Animated Series. Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm directed the film from a screenplay by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Martin Pasko and Michael Reaves, based on a story by Burnett.
Transcript
00:00 (explosion)
00:02 - Jackie Saw.
00:07 - You ain't a bat.
00:09 Who are you?
00:10 What do you want?
00:11 - Your angel of death awaits.
00:13 (screaming)
00:16 - It's vigilantism at its deadliest.
00:18 How many times are we gonna let Batman cross the line?
00:22 - He didn't do it.
00:23 Batman does not kill, period.
00:25 You want him, you get him.
00:29 - Time to pay for your sins, Mr. Bronski.
00:32 (screaming)
00:34 - You're gonna pay one way or another.
00:37 - No, please.
00:39 - Give me one more day.
00:39 I swear I'll get the money.
00:41 - This time tomorrow, we'll have the money
00:44 or I'll have your heart.
00:46 - Pack a suitcase.
00:47 We've got to get to the airport now.
00:49 - Your father, he was the one element
00:51 that tied these gangsters together.
00:53 - Daddy doesn't matter anymore.
00:55 - Alpha three to ground, we have him.
00:57 (gunshots)
00:59 - Is it true?
01:00 Is the Batman hitting our people?
01:02 - Wrong.
01:05 - I've seen the guy.
01:06 It ain't the Bat.
01:07 - This isn't a joke.
01:10 How long 'til he gets you?
01:11 - What do you want?
01:17 - To find out who's iced the old gang.
01:20 - Don't wait up.
01:27 - Stay away.
01:27 This is not your fight.
01:29 - There are 20 miles of tunnels under this place
01:34 and they're all filled with high explosives.
01:37 - This madness ends now.
01:40 (dramatic music)
01:44 (gunshots)
01:47 (explosion)
01:50 (explosion)
01:52 (explosion)
01:54 (dramatic music)
01:57 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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