New ‘Batman’ voice actor to follow in Kevin Conroy’s footsteps
nme.comBatman has been revealed, following the death of Kevin Conroy in 2022.Conroy first voiced Batman as part of the ‘90s animated TV series and went on to star in over 20 different projects including Rocksteady’s Arkham franchise.It was confirmed in late 2022 that Conroy had died after a short battle with intestinal cancer, but has posthumously starred in Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League and MultiVersus.
Earlier this year, it was reported that Conroy’s Batman would also feature in upcoming DC movie Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three and the voice actor would also feature in Amazon Prime Video’s new animated series Batman: Caped Crusader in some capacity.Now the new voice actor for Batman has been revealed.
According to Vanity Fair, Hamish Linklater will voice Batman in Batman: Caped Crusader.“I never in a million bajillion years imagined that I would actually get the part.
Not only had I never been cast to do voiceover work before this, but also—it’s Batman! You don’t go from zero to Mount Olympus,” Linklater said in an interview. “Then I got the call and I screamed so loud.
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