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Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics is a 2013 documentary film about DC Comics super villains.
Synopsis
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics explores the roles that DC villains have had in shaping the stories that they appear in.
Development
The film was announced in March 2013, with production on the film beginning on March 30 and Christopher Lee narrating the film. The film premiered at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con. Lee recorded a message about the film that was presented at Comic-Con. He was chosen to narrate the film because of his experience of playing villains. Geoff Johns, Kevin Shinick, Andrea Romano, JM Kinney, and Scott Devine promoted the film at a panel at Comic-Con.
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 25 of the same year. Interviewees appearing in the film include Guillermo del Toro, Zack Snyder and Richard Donner.
Cast
- Christopher Lee – narrator (voice only)
- Clancy Brown
- Claudia Black
- Kevin Conroy
- Guillermo del Toro
- Richard Donner
- Geoff Johns
- Dr. Travis Langley
- Jim Lee
- Dr. Andrea Letamendi
- Andrea Romano
- Scott Snyder
- Zack Snyder
- Michael Uslan
- Len Wein
- CM Punk
- Marv Wolfman
- Paul Dini
- Bobbie Chase
- Bob Harras
- Scott Porter
- Peter Tomasi
- Dan Didio
- Brian Azzarello
- Marc Guggenheim
- Phil Morris
- Andrew Kreisberg
- Doug Mahnke
- Neal Adams
- James Robinson
- Paul Levitz
- Kevin Shinick
- Glen Murakami
- Tony Daniel
- Ames Kirshen
- Alan Burnett
- Brian Buccellato
- Mike Carlin
- Michael Shannon
- Ed Boon
- Geoff Boucher
References
- ^ "Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- Jim Vejvoda (26 March 2013). "New Documentary on DC Supervillains Announced: Necessary Evil to be narrated by Christopher Lee". Ign.com. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ^ "SDCC: DC Comics Brings "Necessary Evil" to Comic-Con". Comic Book Resources. 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- "SDCC 2013: Christopher Lee Introduces Necessary Evil. In a video that debuted during San Diego Comic-Con 2013, Christoper Lee introduces Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics, the upcoming new documentary - SMASHPIPE Magazine - Entertainment articles and up-to-the-minute entertainment videos". Entertainment.smashpipe.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- "SDCC 2013: Christopher Lee Introduces Necessary Evil". DC Comics. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
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