Batman meets“ Home Alone” in “Merry Little Batman ”first look
Damian Wayne has to do his best Kevin McCallister impression to stop supervillains from ruining the holidays in this upcoming animated holiday film.
Damian Wayne is ready to try his hand at being Kevin McCallister. Merry Little Batman, a new animated holiday film coming to Amazon Prime Video next month just in time for the Christmas season, sees the young sidekick (voiced by Jonas Kibreab) in a similar position as the Home Alone protagonist when he finds himself alone in Wayne Manor on Christmas Eve.
Though Damian is better known for his role as Robin in DC comics and TV shows, in this movie he dons his own "Little Batman" costume to prevent supervillains like the Joker from ruining the holidays in Gotham City. This Damian is also younger than he's usually depicted. But Christmas is most magical to children, after all.
"Because it's a Christmas story, telling it through the eyes of a child seemed apropos," the film's director and producer, Mike Roth (Regular Show), tells EW. "Typically, Damian is a teenager who struggles with good and evil. While this was an interesting idea that was initially explored, we landed on a younger Damian. We decided to turn the clock back on Damian's petulant nature to a time when he was more innocent and wide-eyed. The idea of a teeny, tiny, little kid in this huge city aspiring to become Batman like his dad was such a fun starting point. It gave us the heart and comedy we were looking for and opened the window to a Gotham City Christmas like we've never seen before."
Batman famously has one of the greatest groups of villains in all pop culture, which means Damian is in for tougher adversaries than the hapless Home Alone burglars. Top of that list, obviously, is the Joker (David Hornsby), though the Riddler is also along for the ride.
Some might say that a Batman story is only as good as its Joker. Roth and his collaborators (including screenwriters Morgan Evans and Jase Ricci) certainly worked hard to put their own unique spin on the Clown Prince of Crime.
"He is heavily inspired by Bob Fosse's portrayal of the Snake in the 1974 version of The Little Prince," Roth says. "Our Joker is a perfect foe to a little kid because he is basically like a big, peevish child himself — coaxing, cunning, and apt to rapid and irrational tantrums. His temperament swings from merry to murderous faster than you can say, 'Holy nightmare, Batman.'"
Merry Little Batman swings onto Prime Video on Dec. 8. Check out exclusive preview images below.
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