A newly released clip from Batman: Soul of the Dragon puts the focus on Ben Turner/Bronze Tiger's fighting skills.
Batman: Soul of the Dragon's clip was released by Warner Bros. and shows Turner spying on criminals. Although the criminals try to put up a fight, Turner defeats them easily.
Turner will be voiced by Michael Jai White in Soul of the Dragon. White previously portrayed Turner in Arrow, and also starred in Spawn as the titular Image Comics anti-hero.
"I looked at Three the Hard Way, Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Jim Kelly; there's a lot of Jim Kelly in there, those movies. It's kind of like those blaxploitation characters move into this James Bond-ish kind of setting," White previously told CBR in an interview.
In DC Comics, Bronze Tiger is an incredibly skilled martial artist. He's served as a villain, an antihero and as a major part of the Suicide Squad. Bronze Tiger is one of the only characters who has beaten Batman in hand-to-hand combat.
Batman: Soul of the Dragon features the Dark Knight uniting with martial artists from his past, including Turner and Lady Shiva. Batman: The Animated Series co-creator Bruce Timm serves as executive producer on the project, which is meant to serve as a homage to '70s-era martial arts films.
Directed by Sam Liu and executive produced by Bruce Timm, Batman: Soul of the Dragon stars David Giuntoli as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Mark Dacascos as Richard Dragon, Kelly Hu as Lady Shiva, Michael Jai White as Ben Turner/Bronze Tiger, James Hong as O-Sensei and Josh Keaton as Jeffrey Burr. The film arrives on Jan. 12, 2021 on digital HD and on Jan. 26 on Blu-ray and 4K UHD.
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