Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
# Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics

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.

## 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. The film premiered at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. 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. Geoff Johns, Kevin Shinick, Andrea Romano, JM Kinney, and Scott Devine promoted the film at a panel at Comic-Con.

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 25, 2013. Interviewees appearing in the film include Guillermo del Toro, Zack Snyder and Richard Donner.

## 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
