A new video for Batman: Caped Crusader previews Hamish Linklater’s Dark Knight voice.
On X, Prime Video released a video that sees Linklater, who is voicing the Dark Knight in the upcoming DC series, reveal the cast for the forthcoming animated series.
The list of names includes McKenna Grace, Toby Stephens, Reid Scott, Dan Donohue, Gary Anthony Williams, Jason Watkins, John DiMaggio, Krystal Joy Brown, Michelle C. Bonilla, Eric Morgan Stewart, Tom Kenny, Minnie Driver, Diedrich Bader, Jamie Chung, and Christina Ricci.
Watch to video below:
According to Vanity Fair, Harley Quinn will be voiced by Jamie Chung, while Christina Ricci is voicing Catwoman/Selina Kyle and Diedrich Bader is voicing Two-Face/Harvey Dent.
It is not yet known who the rest of the cast will play; however, the end of the video reveals that The Penguin, Clayface, Firebug, Natalia Knight, and Gentleman Ghost will also be part of the series.
What is Batman: Caped Crusader about?
“In the series, the corrupt outnumber the good as criminals run rampant and law-abiding citizens live in a constant state of fear in Gotham City,” the description of the series reads. “Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human—the Batman. His one-man crusade for justice attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications.”
Originally announced in 2021 as an HBO Max series before it was acquired by Amazon Prime Video in 2023, Batman: Caped Crusader is executive produced by Batman: The Animated Series co-creator Bruce Timm. J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, Ed Brubaker, James Tucker, Daniel Pipski, Rachel Rusch Rich, and Sam Register serve as executive producers alongside Timm.
“Bruce Wayne is the mask. He’s the secret identity. He’s the invention. Batman is the actual character, the actual guy,” Linklater said of Batman: Caped Crusader. “It’s set in the ’40s, [so I just thought of] how Batman would try to play himself off as a playboy socialite. I think I just tried to swing and swing and swing until I made contact with something.”
Batman: Caped Crusader premieres on Prime Video on August 1, 2024.
