![]() ![]() According to series developer Bruce Timm, who was not involved with the film, he stated he would not have brought Nora back to life, considering her dead since going under cryonic stasis. Boyd Kirkland and Randy Rogel produced and wrote the film, both of whom had previously worked on numerous episodes of Batman: The Animated Series. Its release date, however, was pushed back to 1998 after the poor reception of Schumacher's film. Freeze as the main villain and Batgirl as one of the protagonists). The film was completed in 1997 as a tie-in to Joel Schumacher's Batman & Robin (which also featured Mr. Townsend Coleman, Brian George, Ed Gilbert, Carl Lumbly, Tress MacNeille, Neil Ross, Randy Thompson as Additional Voices.Liane Schirmer as Lieutenant Renee Montoya.Mary Kay Bergman as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl.Bob Hastings as Commissioner James Gordon.Robert Costanzo as Detective Harvey Bullock.Sometime later, Fries has returned to the Arctic, and sees on a television in a research station that while the world believes him dead, Nora has been revived after an organ transplant funded by Wayne Enterprises, moving him to tears of joy. Fries, however, is revealed to have survived, and swims to safety with the bears. Batman makes it back to the Batwing and they fly away just as the rig finally explodes. Despite his efforts, Batman is unable to save Fries, who plummets to his apparent death. He begs them to save Nora and Koonak first, who Barbara helps get on the Batwing. Fries survives with a broken leg, while Belson is crushed by the falling helipad while escaping in a speedboat.īatman and Robin escape and free Fries with Barbara's help. Fries traps Batman and Robin and orders Belson to perform the operation despite the fire spreading rapidly across the rig, but Belson pushes Fries under some falling debris and attempts to escape. Batman and Robin arrive in the Batwing and they confront Fries and Belson, who accidentally starts a fire by shooting at the fuel tanks. As they head for the oil rig, Barbara realizes Fries and Belson have been lying to her and escapes with the help of Koonak, who Fries had falsely promised that Barbara would not be harmed. They also deduce Fries's plan from a list of supplies used for an organ transplant that Belson left behind. In the process, Belson calls Arbagast from the oil platform and a passing ship sounds its horn, leading them to learn where Fries has taken Belson and Barbara. They investigate Belson's home and track Belson's broker, Dean Arbagast, who explains Belson's debts to them. ![]() Barbara reluctantly agrees to help.īack in Gotham, Bruce Wayne (Batman) and Dick investigate Barbara's kidnapping, which leads them on the trail of Belson, whose wrecked car Bruce had discovered earlier in a deep puddle on the night of his disappearance despite no rain. Barbara is taken to an abandoned oil platform, where Fries and Belson falsely tell her they need her for a blood transfusion to save Nora. After learning that Barbara Gordon ( Batgirl) is a perfect match, Fries kidnaps her while she is on a date with Dick Grayson ( Robin). Fries declares they will use a live donor, even if it means killing an innocent person, and bribes a reluctant Belson into compliance with a promise of gold that will end his financial problems. Gregory Belson to help find a cure.īelson determines that Nora's only chance at survival is an organ transplant, but due to her rare blood type there are no suitable donors. Fries freezes the submarine crew and returns to Gotham City, enlisting his old colleague Dr. A research submarine surfaces through the frozen floor of the cave, shattering Nora's containment vessel and causing her to rapidly deteriorate. His wife, Nora, remains in her cryogenic chamber while he seeks a cure for her illness. Since his last encounter against Batman, Victor Fries has made a home for himself in an Arctic cave with a newly adopted Inuit son, Koonak, and polar bears Notchka and Shaka. The film won the Annie Award for Best Home Video Animation. Animation as a marketing tie-in with Batman & Robin and was animated overseas by Koko Enterprises and Dong Yang Animation in South Korea. Kevin Conroy and Michael Ansara, reprise their respective roles from the series as the two title characters. Freeze: SubZero is a 1998 direct-to-video animated superhero film, the second film based on Batman: The Animated Series, and because of this also a sequel to the film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm taking place between the end of the show and the start of The New Batman Adventures. ![]()
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