History Trivia / DCTheNewFrontier

* RealitySubtext: The SuperheroRegistrationAct subplot reflects not only the general paranoia of the [=McCarthy=] era, but also the fact that superheroes really were under government investigation at the time the story takes place - In 1954 several comics publishers were investigated by the Us Senate's Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency as part of a larger moral panic that lead to the creation of [[UsefulNotes/TheComicsCode the Comics Code Authority]].

*** From the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse: Emmanuel Jacomy as Superman/Clark Kent and Creator/VeroniqueAugereau as Lois Lane.

** In the French dub[[note]]which was done MANY years after the movie was made, unlike the majority of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies[[/note]], several voice actors from other adaptations reprised their roles here:
*** From the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse: Emmanuel Jacomy as Superman/Clark Kent and Véronique Augereau as Lois Lane.

*** From ''Film/{{Green Lantern|2011}}'': Pierre Tessier as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan.

*** From ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'': Creator/AdrienAntoine as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Alexis Tomassian as Robin/Dick Grayson, and Creator/ChristopheLemoine as the Flash/Barry Allen.

*** From ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'': In addition to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, and Captain Cold, Vincent Ropion as Ray Palmer, and Michel Vigné as King Faraday.

** In the French dub[[note]]which was done MANY years after the movie was made, unlike the majority of the DC Universe Original Animated Movies[[/note]], several voice actors from other adaptations reprised their roles here:

*** From ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'': Creator/AdrienAntoine as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Alexis Tomassian as Robin/Dick Grayson, and Christophe Lemoine as the Flash/Barry Allen.

*** From ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': In addition to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Lois, and Robin, Creator/PhilippePeythieu as Martian Manhunter/J’onn J’onzz, Michel Vigné as Aquaman and Captain Cold, and Nicolas Marié as Dr. Magnus.
*** From ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': In addition to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, and Captain Cold, Vincent Ropion as Ray Palmer, and Michel Vigné as King Faraday.
*** From ''Film/GreenLantern2011'': Pierre Tessier as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan.

*** From ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'': Adrien Antoine as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Alexis Tomassian as Robin/Dick Grayson, and Christophe Lemoine as the Flash/Barry Allen.

** The story was meant to originally end more introspectively. Superman would've been revealed to be recovering on some island with Aquaman as his only friend there, and the two would discuss the pros and cons of humanity. Darwyn Cooke opted to remove this because it was too low-key...[[HoYay and gay]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: At one point, Wonder Woman and Lois Lane’s roles were going to be cut out due to time constraints. Darwyn Cooke personally intervened to keep them in, insisting that they played pivotal parts that shouldn’t be cut. He even joked that the movie might as well have been renamed “White Guys in the 50s” had they been removed.

*** From ''Film/GreenLantern'': Pierre Tessier as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan.

** Aquaman is voiced by Alan Ritchson, reprising his role from ''Series/{{Smallville}}''. In addition to that, Bugs Bunny is voiced by Joe Alaskey, reprising his role from various Looney Tunes projects, most notably ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction''.

* RoleReprisal: Aquaman is voiced by Alan Ritchson, reprising his role from ''Series/{{Smallville}}''. In addition to that, Bugs Bunny is voiced by Joe Alaskey, reprising his role from various Looney Tunes projects, most notably ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction''.

** From the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse: Emmanuel Jacomy as Superman/Clark Kent and Véronique Augereau as Lois Lane.
** From ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'': Adrien Antoine as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Alexis Tomassian as Robin/Dick Grayson, and Christophe Lemoine as the Flash/Barry Allen.
** From ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternFirstFlight'': Marc Perez as Abin Sur.
** From ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanApocalypse'': In addition to Superman and Batman, Delphine Braillon as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince.
** From ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': In addition to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Lois, and Robin, Creator/PhilippePeythieu as Martian Manhunter/J’onn J’onzz, Michel Vigné as Aquaman and Captain Cold, and Nicolas Marié as Dr. Magnus.
** From ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': In addition to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, and Captain Cold, Vincent Ropion as Ray Palmer, and Michel Vigné as King Faraday.
** From ''Film/GreenLantern'': Pierre Tessier as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan.
** From ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'': In addition to Green Lantern, Céline Melloul as Carol Ferris.

!Animated Film

* RoleReprisal: Aquaman is voiced by Alan Ritchson, reprising his role from ''Series/{{Smallville}}''. In addition to that, Bugs Bunny is voiced by Joe Alaskey, reprising his role from various Looney Tunes projects, most notably ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction''.
** In the French dub[[note]]which was done MANY years after the movie was made, unlike the majority of the DC Universe Original Animated Movies[[/note]], several voice actors from other adaptations reprised their roles here:
** From the WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedUniverse: Emmanuel Jacomy as Superman/Clark Kent and Véronique Augereau as Lois Lane.
** From ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'': Adrien Antoine as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Alexis Tomassian as Robin/Dick Grayson, and Christophe Lemoine as the Flash/Barry Allen.
** From ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternFirstFlight'': Marc Perez as Abin Sur.
** From ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanApocalypse'': In addition to Superman and Batman, Delphine Braillon as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince.
** From ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': In addition to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Lois, and Robin, Philippe Peythieu as Martian Manhunter/J’onn J’onzz, Michel Vigné as Aquaman and Captain Cold, and Nicolas Marié as Dr. Magnus.
** From ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': In addition to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, and Captain Cold, Vincent Ropion as Ray Palmer, and Michel Vigné as King Faraday.
** From ''Film/GreenLantern'': Pierre Tessier as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan.
** From ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'': In addition to Green Lantern, Céline Melloul as Carol Ferris.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: At one point, the story was going to feature an entirely original superhero named Cobalt, a woman abducted by aliens in the Forties and returned years later with superpowers in order to help fight off the Centre.

* ActorAllusion: Jeremy Sisto voices Superman, who is regarded by some as an Expy of Jesus. Sisto played Jesus in the 1999 TV movie.

** From ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'': In addition to Green Lantern, Céline Melloul as Carol Ferris.