Bruce Timm recently told ThinkMcFlyThink.com that a number of such projects have been canceled due to the under-performance of GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT and the WONDER WOMAN movie. The latter’s performance was so underwhelming, in fact, that DC Animated has sworn off doing any superheroine features for the foreseeable future. They were actually planning to do an adaptation of BATGIRL: YEAR ONE, but that project’s been canceled, now. The DVDs proved to be successful eventually, matching the sales of NEW FRONTIER, but they took so long to reach those levels that WB’s corporate people don’t believe that sequels are warranted. Timm still hopes that the potential blockbuster performance of the GREEN LANTERN movie might call for more toon adventures of the Ring Slinger.

Another project that’s been canceled is the adaptation of the “ Judas Contract” storyline from TEEN TITANS. It was one of the first of these projects to be announced, a couple years ago now, and I believe it was to have Marv Wolfman and George Perez involved in some capacity. I don’t remember when or if an AQUAMAN feature was announced, but Timm has said that’s been canceled, as well. He also said that the DC animated staff isn’t interested in doing adaptations of Jeph Loeb’s HUSH and THE LONG HALLOWEEN storylines because they’re far too complex to boil down into shorter features.

I’d interject that fans have already gotten a feature-length, live-action adaptation of THE LONG HALLOWEEN with THE DARK KNIGHT, which cherry picked plot elements from that series along with the KILLING JOKE.

So that’s seven possible projects shot down. The only one Timm thinks might be a possibility, right now, is a return to BATMAN BEYOND. However, he stresses that such a project is a long way off if it’ll ever happen.

-- Tom Pinchuk is the writer of UNIMAGINABLE for Arcana Comics and HYBRID BASTARDS! for Archaia. Pre-order the HYBRID BASTARDS! hardcover now on Amazon.com.

WHAT!!! The Judas Contract would have made a great movie!

Hush would be a great animated feature. Just imagine Jim Lee's art...in motion! Add Kevin Conroy's voice and a few other from BTAS! I would probably OD on awesomeness

No I really wanted to see the Judas Contract.

this is bad news, I'v been waiting ages for the judas contract. at least their is a liitle hope for batman beyond

I'm really disappointed, I really enjoy the direct to DVD movies that DC and Marvel were producing, I can't wait until Under the Red hood is released 

Wait does this mean that Batman: Under The Red Hood is cancelled too, cause that would suck...GL First Flight was awesome they should totally do a sequel

That...sucks. So the best i can do is buy the Red Hood movie n hope it helps...but i dnt wanna. (I mean i own the others...but...) We shall see. 

<-Disappointed

a sad day for comic book fans :(

This is SO UPSETTING. That WW film was INCREDIBLE.

I can't believe this. The animated films  were amazing!

TITANS! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
 balls. we all need to buy 2 copies of Under The Hood when it comes out, then maybe they'll reconsider.
...and what where they expecting exactly? they didnt hype them nearly enough, and its not like theres some bug hype around ww right now that would make people interested. Stupid. I hate business people sometimes...

So basically we're down to Batman, Superman or ensemble movies only?  Lame.  This is the perfect place to make smaller characters shine.  If Marvel is looking to make live action movies of some of their smaller characters, you'd think it actually be cheaper to do an animated movie of some of DC's up and comers. 
 
Perhaps these don't do very well is that everyone just Netflixes them and don't buy them.  I can't even remember the last DVD\BR i bought. 

WOW this sucks :(

Very disappointing.

WTF????????!!!!!!!!

no Batgirl: Year One??!?!?!?!  THAT SUCKS!!!!!
 
Green Lantern and Wonder Woman were both 2 of the best animated films that DC has released...this news is insane and where's my Flash animated movie???
 
also wasn't there news of a CGI Green Lantern cartoon made for tv???

Really? Batgirl : Year One? awww now I'm seriously sad now :( no Flash no more GL no more WW this is horrible

I just don't get it. I was under the impression that they were doing well.

Well, that sucks. It's probably all my fault. Thanks for the guilt tripBruce Timm! As much as I like Wonder Woman, it's just not enough to get me to pick up her regular title; the box-sets for the live action series, or the animated movie. The animated movie is on my Netflix list. 
 
I did buy the Green Lantern movie. I have a feeling that a GL animated sequel will happen after next June 17th. That'll probably be a given. 
 
I thought there was definitely going to be a Public Enemies sequel...Does this mean that all DC Animated movies have been scrapped, or just the ones deemed "Lindsay Lohan - unbankable"? 

NOOOOOOO

Isn't the point of releasing them to DVD that they have a long lifetime to make a profit?  Why does it matter that it took a little longer to meet expectations as long as it does so and continues to make money for the company?

NOOOOOO!!!! GL and WW were both so awesome! How could they "underperform" next to New Frontier? Comparing WW and GL to New Frontier, Bats/Supes and Doomsday I would take the WW and GL any day. 
 
UGHHHHH! This is crap!

Christ on a Cracker. I can't believe no one has picked up on this line yet. 
 
".... in fact, that DC Animated has sworn off doing any superheroine features for the foreseeable future"
 
Wonder Woman movie didn't make millions it's first week out, so now NO female super-hero movies? Yeah. That's the answer. Because it's not at all possible for other female supers to do as well, or BETTER than WW. Sheesh.

This f*  upped my day

they should do the much longer stories like Hush and Long Halloween in 2 parters.  I wouldn't mind a longer movie anyway. 

Kinda sexist, really.
 
And Batgirl Year One was awesome and not just because I effing love Firefly.

no Batgirl?  - that sucks.

Wonder Woman was one of, if not the, best of the animated DC movies. This stinks. I've been a good boy and bought them all so far. So I waited a few months on a couple of them? So what?
 
I hate the way business is done anymore. If the proper margins aren't met quickly enough, then clearly it's bad business and must never be repeated. Nobody has patience anymore.

I am choked.  I loved these releases.  And I thought that Wonder Woman one was one of the best of them.

aww man!! :(
 
i loved GL:FF

I liked those films, but I didn't think they were so great to buy. Rent definitely. But I didn't think they were all worth owning. They were too short, and the inconsistency between each film in art style and voice cast bothered me the most. I get what they were going for, I'd seen the behind the scenes features, I knew they couldn't get the same voice cast because of the very people that just shut them down, but it still bothered me. Never the less, this bit of news does come as a surprise, and a bit of a disappointment. I'm wondering if this is the first of many DC Entertainment decisions that disappoints its fan base and inevitably flushes itself down the toilet, or if this is just another separate stupid decision from another stupid idiot suit.

Maybe someone should start a petition because I for one really wanna see Batgirl: year one!

This is a terrible move of Warner Bros. part. They can't just rely on two characters for animated feature films. Pretty soon all the stories will become tiresome and repetitive. I would've liked to have seen what Bruce Timm wanted to do with Aquaman and other lesser known characters. That's why I like what Marvel Animation has been doing. I mean they had a Dr. Strange Movie for crying out loud. They have plans on several other characters too. Not to mention created entirely new characters in the Next Avengers movie. Oh well, hopefully Warner Bros. is just having a fit or something and take back this decision.

This is actually really sad to me...  I knew they shouldn't have made that Crisis on Two Earths.  Everyone is sick of having evil doppelgangers.  I really wanted some more Batman work and I'll be disappointed that it'll just be the red hood movie to be the DCAU's swan song.  WAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

So dissapointed

i think if they were willing to do a 2 hour animated movie, HUSH would work out just fine.  they keep making these BARELY 90 minute things and it always feels rushed and kinda "meh" to me.

I just died a little inside!!!!:-(