Merry Little Batman (2023) on Netflix
NR20231h 37mAnimationComedyFamily
On Christmas Eve, Damian Wayne is on his own at Wayne Manor. Wanting to follow in his father's footsteps, he becomes Little Batman and uncovers a plot to steal Christmas.
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- Netflix4.0/5
- IMDb6.4/104,908 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes97%
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Plot summary
On Christmas Eve, Damian Wayne wants to be just like his father, Batman. While Batman is away handling Gotham's most dangerous villains, Damian is left on his own in Wayne Manor. Determined to prove himself, he puts together a superhero identity as Little Batman. Almost immediately, he discovers that someone is planning to steal Christmas from Gotham City. Without his father there to handle the threat, Damian decides that he must act. He sets out to protect his home and the city, taking on the villains who are behind the scheme. The boy refuses to simply wait for Batman to return, because he believes this is his chance to show that he can be a hero too.
Cast
- Dolph Adomianas Mr. Freeze / Annoyed Man (voice)
- Therese McLaughlinas Poison Ivy / Hostage Woman / Concerned Citizen (voice)
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- Carmine Infantinoas Carmen Infantino (voice)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Merry Little Batman (2023)
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- Late Batman comics artist Carmine Infantino, who drew the character in the 1960s and '70s, appears in Merry Little Batman as a cameo built from archive audio; director Mike Roth assembled it from interviews given to him by a nephew of Infantino's and a longtime friend.
- HBO Max dropped Merry Little Batman in August 2022 along with six other projects including Batman: Caped Crusader, but Warner Bros. allowed production to continue after positive internal response to its animatic, and Amazon Prime Video took it on in April 2023.
- Merry Little Batman was first conceived as a film about Batman as a kid, but the writers moved the focus to Damian Wayne instead because of the film's Christmas setting.
- In early drafts Damian chased a stolen toy, but co-writer Jase Ricci made the stolen item a safety utility belt, which he felt symbolized the character's wish to follow in Batman's footsteps.
- The filmmakers named Home Alone as an inspiration for the film, and early versions of Merry Little Batman were much more similar to it.
