# Babylon 5 Animated Movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** cartoons-animation\ **Created:** [May 5, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605 "2023-05-05T11:39:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605/1 "2023-05-05T11:39:00Z")
> **[Babylon 5 Animated Movie Announced: 'A Love Letter to the Fans' - IGN](https://www.ign.com/articles/babylon-5-animated-movie-announced-a-love-letter-to-the-fans)** > > Babylon 5 is officially getting a new animated movie that's "a love letter to the fans," series creator J. Michael Straczynski has announced. Vague info from JMS, but says is 100% done and in the can Brian ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605/2 "2023-05-05T12:28:42Z")
I wonder if the re-boot/remake version of the show is still going to happen. I think there is a lot of room to update the show and still make a great version of it. I love the original, but I would not object to it being done again if they could nail it. ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605/3 "2023-05-07T04:25:53Z")
The animated movie (and maybe followups) and the reboot are two different projects. The first animated movie is in the can. The reboot may or may not happen, but, right now, is dead in the water due to the strike. More information about the animated movie is forthcoming in an official WB announcement next Wednesday. ---
**Author:** ![Mars\_Horizon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mars_horizon/32/2804_2.png) [@Mars\_Horizon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mars_Horizon)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605/4 "2023-05-11T01:50:40Z")
The cast has been released and it’s fantastic. I can’t wait! “ Returning _Babylon 5_ castmembers include Bruce Boxleitner as John Sheridan, Claudia Christian as Susan Ivanova, Peter Jurasik as Londo Mollari, Bill Mumy as Lennier, Tracy Scoggins as Elizabeth Lochley and Patricia Tallman as Lyta Alexander.” > **[‘Babylon 5: The Road Home’ Voice Cast Unveiled (Exclusive)](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/babylon-5-the-road-home-voice-cast-unveiled-1235483312/)** > > J. Michael Straczynski's project brings back the original stars as well as new additions. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605/5 "2023-05-11T01:53:53Z")
> [@](#): > > The voice cast also includes Paul Guyet as Zathras Hooray for more Zathras! ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605/6 "2023-05-11T01:58:58Z")
Zathras is finite, but we are not all out of him. And in some timelines the ending surely is not bad for Zathras. _That thing_ however is still the wrong tool. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605/7 "2023-05-11T01:59:59Z")
I’d say it was more than the strike for the reboot. The CW was acquired, and the new company shows no interest in doing B5. That leaves HBO Max, and a B5 remake is almost directly the opposite of how David Zaslav wants to handle things, which is reality programming (the bread and butter of the Discovery side), the occasional prestige TV show (Succession/GoT spinoffs/etc), and big budget blockbusters. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605/8 "2023-05-11T04:47:50Z")
> [@Mars\_Horizon](#): > > “ Returning _Babylon 5_ castmembers include Bruce Boxleitner as John Sheridan, Claudia Christian as Susan Ivanova, Peter Jurasik as Londo Mollari, Bill Mumy as Lennier, Tracy Scoggins as Elizabeth Lochley and Patricia Tallman as Lyta Alexander.” > > [Babylon 5: The Road Home Voice Cast Unveiled – The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/babylon-5-the-road-home-voice-cast-unveiled-1235483312/) Wow - I had no idea so many of them were still alive. ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605/9 "2023-05-14T02:38:31Z")
Negotiations on the reboot were still in progress. Those negotiations have been put on hold now because of the strike. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605/10 "2023-05-14T15:00:14Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I wonder if the re-boot/remake version of the show is still going to happen. I think there is a lot of room to update the show and still make a great version of it. > > I love the original, but I would not object to it being done again if they could nail it. Agreed. They did remarkably well with the budget and technology of the day. I would love to see it with a decent budget. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605/11 "2023-06-15T17:18:52Z")
Trailer released: > **[Babylon 5: The Road Home | Official Trailer | Warner Bros. Entertainment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z54XNJivHOs%2F)** > > Return to BABYLON 5 as the epic interstellar saga continues with THE ROAD HOME. Travel across the galaxy with John Sheridan as he unexpectedly finds himself... Brian ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605/12 "2023-06-15T17:35:50Z")
Interesting. I’ll be curious. How long is the movie? ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605/13 "2023-06-17T03:49:43Z")
How disappointing! I was hoping this would be awesome animation, but it mostly looks like cheap, low frame rate, Saturday morning cartoon stuff.