The Return of the Burke-Man is a 2022 American/British animated action adventure crossover film produced by 20th Century Studios, Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment. The story centers on the return of an old foe Allias faced. The film features Allias Salmon, Jack Black, Grey Griffin, Nicole Sullivan, Tara Strong, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kelly Sheridan, Seth MacFarlane and Kimberley Brooks.
The film was released in select theaters on 2 July, 2022. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast, visual effects, animation, score, action and storyline. It was a box office success.
Plot[]
Cast[]
- Allias Salmon as himself
- Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin and Brian Griffin
- Jack Black as Ryan Burke
- Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson
- Grey Griffin as Giganta/Doris Zeul and Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
- Tara Strong as Batgirl/Barbara Gordon
- Kari Wahlgren as Zee Zatara/Zatanna
- Nicole Sullivan as Kara Danvers/Supergirl
- Kimberley Brooks as Karen Beecher/Bumblebee
- Myrna Velasco as Jessica Cruz/Green Lantern
- Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent
- Diedrich Bader as Batman/Bruce Wayne
- Jason Momoa as Aquaman/Arthur Curry
- Ray Romano as Manny
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Trivia[]
- This marks the first appearance of Ryan since Charlton Park : The Movie. It is also his last appearance.
- However, the role is reversed as Allias is the main protagonist and Ryan is turned into the main antagonist as he wants to get revenge on Allias for sending him to space.
- Jason Momoa, Henry Cavill and Diedrich Bader reprise their roles as Aquaman, Superman and Batman respectively.
- It is revealed that Ryan still has the panda power crystal as his other animal crystals were destroyed, though he has the new Allosaurus crystal.
- The new power animal crystal Allias found was a yeti, one of the strongest of the power-crystals as it gives him great-strength.
- The first time that Jack Black played a villain since Ice Age. This is also the third time Black played a villain in the film, the others were Ice Age and Goosebumps.