Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics | |
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Directed by | Scott Devine J.M. Kenny |
Written by | Scott Devine Jack Mulligan |
Produced by | Scott Devine J.M. Kenny |
Narrated by | Christopher Lee |
Cinematography | Adam Biggs |
Edited by | Ryan Halferty Shay Thompson |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics is a 2013 documentary film about DC Comics super villains. It is produced and directed by Scott Devine and J.M. Kenny.
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics explores the roles that DC villains have had in shaping the stories that they appear in. [1]
The film was announced in March 2013, with production on the film beginning on March 30 and Christopher Lee narrating the film. [2] The film premiered at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con. [3] 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. [4] Geoff Johns, Kevin Shinick, Andrea Romano, JM Kinney, and Scott Devine promoted the film at a panel at Comic-Con. [3]
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 25 of the same year. [5] Interviewees appearing in the film include Guillermo del Toro, Zack Snyder and Richard Donner. [1]