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Running time  | 90 minutes | 
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics is a 2013 feature-length documentary about DC Comics super villains.
Synopsis
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics explores the roles that DC villains have had in shaping the stories that they appear in.[1]
Development
The film was first announced on March 26, 2013, with production on the film beginning on March 30 and Christopher Lee narrating the film.[2] The film premiered at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con.[3] Lee recorded a message about the film that was presented at Comic-Con. He was chosen to narrate the film because of his experience of playing villains.[4] Geoff Johns, Kevin Shinick, Andrea Romano, JM Kinney, and Scott Devine promoted the film at a panel at Comic-Con.[3]
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 25, 2013.[5] Interviewees appearing in the film include Guillermo del Toro, Zack Snyder and Richard Donner.[1]
Cast
- Christopher Lee – narrator (voice only)
 - Clancy Brown
 - Claudia Black
 - Kevin Conroy
 - Guillermo del Toro
 - Richard Donner
 - Geoff Johns
 - Dr. Travis Langley
 - Jim Lee
 - Dr. Andrea Letamendi
 - Andrea Romano
 - Scott Snyder
 - Zack Snyder
 - Michael Uslan
 - Len Wein
 - CM Punk
 - Marv Wolfman
 - Paul Dini
 - Bobbie Chase
 - Bob Harras
 - Scott Porter
 - Peter Tomasi
 - Dan Didio
 - Brian Azzarello
 - Marc Guggenheim
 - Phil Morris
 - Andrew Kreisberg
 - Doug Mahnke
 - Richard Donner
 - Neal Adams
 - James Robinson
 - Paul Levitz
 - Kevin Shinick
 - Glen Murakami
 - Tony Daniel
 - Ames Kirshen
 - Alan Burnett
 - Brian Buccellato
 - Mike Carlin
 - Michael Shannon
 - Ed Boon
 - Geoff Boucher
 
References
- 1 2 "Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
 - ↑ Jim Vejvoda (26 March 2013). "New Documentary on DC Supervillains Announced: Necessary Evil to be narrated by Christopher Lee". Ign.com. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
 - 1 2 "SDCC: DC Comics Brings "Necessary Evil" to Comic-Con". Comic Book Resources. 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
 - ↑ "SDCC 2013: Christopher Lee Introduces Necessary Evil. In a video that debuted during San Diego Comic-Con 2013, Christoper Lee introduces Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics, the upcoming new documentary - SMASHPIPE Magazine - Entertainment articles and up-to-the-minute entertainment videos". Entertainment.smashpipe.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
 - ↑ "SDCC 2013: Christopher Lee Introduces Necessary Evil". DC Comics. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
 
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