Prime Video finally announced the main voice cast for the upcoming new DC animated series, Batman: Caped Crusader, including the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman. Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) will lead an all-star voice cast of talent for the new series, voicing The Dark Knight himself, Batman, aka Bruce Wayne.
Other announced notable cast members include Christina Ricci as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Jamie Chung as Harley Quinn/Harleen Quinzel, and Diedrich Bader as Harvey Dent/Two-Face. Diedrich Bader himself is no stranger to Batman animated shows, voicing The Dark Knight in both Batman: The Brave and the Bold and also the Harley Quinn animated series.
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Caped Crusader is currently in the works from Warner Bros. Animation. It will stream exclusively on Prime Video later this August. You can check out the newly revealed video announcing the main voice-over cast below:
BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER VOICE-OVER CAST REVEALED
Today’s video clip featured Linklater announcing the voice cast, likely offering a bit of a sample of his possible Batman voice. It’s quite an impressive list of thespians. The main voice cast is as follows:
- Mckenna Grace
- Toby Stephens
- Reid Scott
- Dan Donohue
- Gary Anthony Williams
- Jason Watkins
- John DiMaggio
- Krystal Joy Brown
- Michelle C. Bonilla
- Eric Morgan Stuart
- Tom Kenny
- Minnie Driver
- Diedrich Bader
- Jamie Chung
- Christina Ricci
- Hamish Linklater
Besides Linklater, Ricci, Chung, and Bader, we will have to wait and find out who the other actors are playing. Otherwise, it’s an impressive cast list. The new animated series is described as “a reiminaging of the Batman mythology” through the lens of executive producers J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves (writer and director of The Batman), and Bruce Timm.
Batman will face an interesting coterie of supervillains throughout the series, such as The Penguin, Firebug, Harley Quinn, Clayface, Natalia Knight (also known to comic fans as Nocturna), Two-Face, and Gentleman Ghost. Based on the images that have been released for the series so far, it looks like the series is going back to the early roots of the characters, taking inspiration from Batman’s earliest appearances in the pages of Detective Comics in the 1930s.
It will be interesting to see who portrays the other characters confirmed to appear in the series, such as Jim Gordon, Nocturna, Clayface, Gentleman Ghost, and others. Minnie Driver is an Academy Award-nominated actress, so her working on the show is pretty exciting.
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The new animated series is being produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, and Reeves’ 6th & Idaho production banner. Other executive producers for the series include Ed Brubaker, James Tucker, Daniel Pipski, Rachel Rusch Rich, and Sam Register. Batman: Caped Crusader debuts on Prime Video on August 1.
About Batman: Captured Crusader
Release Date:Â August 1, 2024
Based On The Comic Books By:Â DC Comics
Executive Producers:Â J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, Bruce Timm, Ed Brubaker, James Tucker, Daniel Pipski, Rachel Rusch Rich, and Sam Register
Production: Warner Bros. Animation, Bad Robot Productions, and 6th & Idaho
Network: Prime Video
Cast:Â Hamish Linklater, Christina Ricci, Jamie Chung, Diedrich Bader, Mckenna Grace, Toby Stephens, Minnie Driver, Reid Scott, Dan Donohue, Gary Anthony Williams, Jason Watkins, John DiMaggio, Krystal Joy Brown, Michelle C. Bonilla, Eric Morgan Stuart, and Tom Kenny
Synopsis: Welcome to Gotham City, where the corrupt outnumber the good, criminals run rampant, and law-abiding citizens live in a constant state of fear. 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.
What do you think of the news? Do you like the way the cast is shaping up for Batman: Caped Crusader? What do you think of Hamish Linklater voicing the Dark Knight? Did you like how he narrated the cast reveal in the clip? Who is your favorite voice actor to portray the Dark Knight? Let us know your thoughts about the news on The Illuminerdi’s social media.
SOURCE: Prime Video
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