Friday, September 9, 2016

Conroy And Hamill Not Quite Done Voicing Batman And Joker

I've always talked about how DC and Warner Bros. create the best animated movies when it comes to their comic book characters.  One of the reasons their animation is in such high demand is mainly because most of us grew up watching Batman: The Animated Series which featured the voice work of Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as The Joker.  These two have become two of the most iconic and recognizable voices ever to play their parts.  Others have voiced the role, but none have had the same impact as Conroy and Hamill.  It was assumed that when Batman: The Killing Joke was released, it would be the last time we would hear these two together again.  Hamill had retired from the role, and said he would only come back if The Killing Joke was made into an animated feature.  It was, he did, so that should be it for the two of them, right?


Maybe not.  This past weekend both Conroy and Hamill sat in on a panel at Canada's 2016 Fan Expo.  During the question and answer part of the panel, a fan asked them if they were done voicing Batman and The Joker, and what kind of projects they wanted to work on next.  They both answered "no" to the first question, but in answering the second, Conroy turned to Hamill and asked, "What do you think about doing Hush?"  To which Hamill replied, "What do you think about doing A Death In The Family?"  The audience erupted in applause and cheers.


So is this confirmation that these two projects are in the works, and that Conroy and Hamill would be returning to do the voices for them?  I don't know, it could have just been the two teasing the crowd, but if they were to make these storylines into animated features, it would be incredible.  A Death In The Family is probably one of the most famous stories that DC ever created...well, Jim Starlin created.  He was the writer for DC for this story.  It led to the "death" of Jason Todd, who replaced Dick Grayson as Batman's sidekick Robin.  Hush, written buy Jeph Loeb, is a more modern story that follows the villain Hush, who "manipulated most of Batman's most notorious enemies against him in an elaborate conspiracy, including The Joker."  (quote taken from Adam Holmes)


So what do you think?  Would you be interested in seeing either of these storylines turned into an animated feature?  If they could only do one, which one would you want to see more?  Let me know your thoughts on this in the comments section down below.

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