Aaron Schoenke | |
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 Schoenke at the 2023 WonderCon | |
| Born | Fountain Valley, California, U.S. |
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Aaron Schoenke is an American film and television actor, screenwriter, film director, film editor, film producer, and cinematographer. He is known for the films Super Power Beat Down, Ninjak vs The Valiant Universe and Power Rangers: Legacy Wars: Street Fighter Showdown .
Schoenke left high school early to enroll at The Art Institute of California in Los Angeles, majoring in film production. [1] It was during this period that he began making films. [2]
Schoenke is co-founder along with his father Sean, of 'Bat in the Sun Productions'. [3] [4] His work as a screenwriter and director of comic and sci-fi genre films has received a positive response from fans, as well as comic book and film studios. In 2018, Schoenke directed a mini-series for Valiant Digital Studios, as well as a short film for Lionsgate and Hasbro.
Schoenke has also worked as the director of the web show Super Power Beat Down, which pits fictional characters against each other and has the fans vote on who wins. [5]
Schoenke's YouTube channel for Bat in the Sun Productions [6] has over 2.5 million subscribers, 444 million views, [7] and a large, passionate fan community across social media platforms.
Super Power Beat Down won Best Reality Web Series at the 2015 and 2019 Geekie Awards. It has been nominated for several Streamy Awards including Stunt Choreography, [8] Action or Sci-Fi Show, [9] and Visual Special Effects. [10]
Nightwing is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The most prominent is Dick Grayson, who takes the name when he leaves his role as Batman's partner and sidekick Robin in his adulthood.
Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman, Teen Titans and Justice League. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, he first appeared in Detective Comics #38 in April 1940 as the original and most popular incarnation of Robin, Batman's crime-fighting partner. In Tales of the Teen Titans #44, the character, after becoming a young adult, retires his role as Robin and assumes the superhero persona of Nightwing. Grayson has donned the cape and cowl to replace Bruce Wayne as Batman. His most notable spell as Batman follows Bruce Wayne's supposed death in Final Crisis, and sees Grayson adopt Damian Wayne as his Robin.
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Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Gotham City Breakout is a 2016 American computer-animated superhero comedy film based on the Lego and DC Comics brands, which was released on June 21, 2016 in Digital HD and on July 12, 2016 on Blu-ray and DVD. It is the sixth Lego DC Comics film following Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite, Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered, Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League, Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Attack of the Legion of Doom and Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Cosmic Clash. Some actors from various DC properties reprise their respective roles, including Nolan North as Superman, Grey DeLisle as Wonder Woman and Troy Baker as Batman. The film received positive reviews, with praise for the action, although the consumerism was criticized.
Batman: Arkham VR is a virtual reality adventure video game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 4 and Windows. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is part of the Batman: Arkham series and the first installment to use virtual reality headsets, allowing players to experience the game world from Batman's perspective. Arkham VR was released worldwide on October 11, 2016, for PlayStation 4 and on April 25, 2017, for Windows for VR headsets.
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