[Movies] New Clip and Pics from The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 09.24.2012
Hitting stores tomorrow...
411mania has been provided with a new clip and images from The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1, which hits on DVD & Blu-Ray tomorrow. In addition, Ariel Winter (Modern Family) spoke about voicing Carrie Kelly, aka the new Robin from the story. Check out the highlights:
On Carrie's place in the story: "Carrie is sort of a street kind of gangster girl who lives in this shady part of Gotham City. She's always dreamed to meet her hero, Batman. One day she's walking with her friend Michelle, and they get mugged by the Mutants – but Batman saves her. So she then sets out to be Batman's partner in crime, er, crime-fighting. And eventually, she succeeds and becomes Robin."
On Carrie's sense of Batman: "I think Carrie feels super ecstatic when Batman includes her in his little facade of Batman and Robin. She feels so honored – it's a really big deal for her. I think she's not really not just a crime fighter, though – she's kind of like his daughter. She really cares for him, and he really cares for her. They're like family."
On getting into character: "Carrie and I share a lot of characteristics. We both like crime fighting. We both like Batman...It wasn't really hard getting into Carrie's mindset because I've always wanted to play the sort of Tomb Raider, Kick-Ass role where the girl is really the brains behind the power. So I was excited when I got to do it. I just devoured the script. I was surprised. It was pretty violent. I read it and I saw some of the things and I was like, "Woah! That is so cool." I'm a big fan of that action, thriller sort of thing, so it was exciting for me to read.""
On playing the first female animated Robin: "It's really cool to be the first female animated Robin. There's been so many amazing boys, but I think I can just bring something new that the fans have never experienced. So I'm really honored to be part of such a fantastic project. Female empowerment really is important to me. I'm a big nerd of the books from the 15th Century and 16th Century, when the men had all the power and the women had none of it. So to have Robin be a girl is cool because it gives girls a chance to know that they can do everything boys can do, and even better. No offense (laughs), but it's true."
On if she's a comic book fan: "I'm an avid reader, so anything I can read is awesome. I go into comics stores and I can be in there for hours. It's truly amazing when you open a comic book, because you're immediately sucked in from the first line. The writing, the graphics, the artwork – it makes you feel like you're inside the story."
