A sneak peek into the upcoming animated film,Babylon 5: The Road Homehas been released. Posting to Twitter, writerJ. Michael Straczynskishared some first-look images of the reboot following the earlier-released image of the Babylon 5 space station. Straczynski shared four images of the new animated movie, having already revealed them at the Phoenix Fan Fusion convention.“Folks have been asking what style would be used for the #B5animatedmovie,” Straczynski wrote. “During the Phoenix Fan Fusion convention, with Warner’s permission, I showed the first images from the movie seen anywhere. They have now kindly given the go-ahead to post them online as well, so here we go!” One of the images gives a first look at Zathras — who will be voiced byPaul Guyet(League of Legends) in place of the lateTim Choate, who also voices Jeffrey Sinclair in place ofMichael O’Hare—the beloved caretaker of the Great Machine, wearing his trademark brown and white fur coat, whilst the second gives a detailed look at another crew member. A third image shows more of the crew, including Delenn as voiced byRebecca Riedy(Love, Death, and Robots), who will be replacing the lateMira Furlan,and John Sheridan (voiced byBruce Boxleitner). The final image shows the new logo for the film.The new images forBabylon 5come after the release of the first image in May. The animated image depicts the series’ titular space station orbiting what appears to be the moon. It was released byWarner Bros., with no explanation as to how the station survived its destruction in theBabylon 5seriesfinale entitled, “Sleeping in Light.” According to the logline released at the time, it is likely that the movie will see the crew in an alternate reality or timeline: “Travel across the galaxy with John Sheridan as he unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple timelines and alternate realities in a quest to find his way back home. Along the way, he reunites with some familiar faces, while discovering cosmic new revelations about the history, purpose, and meaning of the Universe.”
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Babylon 5: The Road Homeis a reboot of the originalBabylon 5sci-fi dramawhich aired from January 1994 for five seasons. The animated film will see the return of several of the series' original cast members, who will lend their voices to their animated counterparts. Apart from Boxleitner, these includeClaudia Christianas Susan Ivanova,Peter Juraskias Londo Mollari,Bill Mumyas Lennier,Tracy Scogginsas Elizabeth Lochley, andPatricia Tallmanas Lyta Alexander.
Unfortunately, since the series finale in November 1998, several of the original cast members have passed away and will see new voice actors take on their roles. These includePhil LaMarrreplacingRichard Biggsas Dr. Stephen Franklin andAndre MorgadoreplacingAndreas Katsulasas G’Kar. New characters will also appear in the film, includingMara Junotas a reporter andPiotr Michaelas David Sheridan (John Sheridan’s son). The film is written and executive-produced by Straczynski, withMatt Peters(Baby Shark’s Big Show,Green Lantern: Beware My Power) serving as director.Rick Morales(Teen Titans GO!to the Movies) is supervising producer andSam Registeris an executive producer.
Babylon 5: The Road Homewill be released this summer. In the meantime, check out this clip from the original series:
