Batman: The Killing Joke

Thanks to leaks coming out of San Diego Comic Con, we now know more than we wanted to know about the upcoming The Killing Joke animated movie. The movie was much discussed when it was first announced due to its planned R rating. Everyone assumed this rating was to allow for the level of violence found in the original comic, and specifically the Joker's sexual assault of Barbara Gordon. But now we've learned that the movie has made considerable changes from the comic that may also contribute to that rating. Spoilers follow.

Can you believe there are already nine original animated films from Warner Bros.' DC Universe line, with at least an additional three in production? With such memorable DC Comics stories like "DC: The New Frontier" and "The Death of Superman" adapted for feature-length animation, it seems only a matter of time before producers announce a film based on "Batman: The Killing