Superman/Batman Set To Get Animated in 'Public Enemies'

DC's animated movie branch recently released "Wonder Woman" on DVD and has "Green Lantern" on the launching pad, and now Harry Knowles of Aint It Cool News has discovered the next movie they will make.

"Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" is slated for release in fall 2009 by Warner Bros. animation.

The movie will be based on a story arc of the comic book "Superman/Batman," as written by Jeff Loeb and drawn by Ed McGuinness.

According to a release, "United States President Lex Luthor uses the oncoming trajectory of a kryptonite asteroid to frame Superman and declare a $1 billion bounty on the heads of the Man of Steel and his 'partner in crime' Batman. Super heroes and super villains alike launch a relentless pursuit of Superman and Batman, who must unite – and recruit super help – to stave off the action-packed onslaught, stop the asteroid, and uncover Luthor’s devious plot to take command of far more than North America."

Knowles wrote that Bruce Timm is executive producer of the film, which currently is in production.

"Teen Titans: The Judas Contract" had been rumored as the next DC animated movie, but the project --based on the stories by Marv Wolfman and George Perez -- remains on hold.