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Trailer for “Caped Crusader” reveals the Dark Knight’s new voice

Trailer for “Caped Crusader” reveals the Dark Knight’s new voice

midnight fair star Hamish Linklater is the new Dark Knight in the upcoming animated series Batman: The Masked CrusaderThe show, described as a spiritual successor to Batman: The Animated Serieshas revealed Linklater’s Batman voice in a new teaser trailer.



The trailer was posted on social media by Prime Video, the streaming platform where the series will be available. Linklater uses his Batman voice to introduce the rest of the voice cast. He also speaks as Batman would to give fans a better idea of ​​what he will sound like in the series. He says the line: “In Gotham, a mask can have the power to hide who you are, or create who you are, but the time has come take off our masks and reveal the heroes and villains Batman: The Masked Crusader.”


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The full voice cast was revealed in the trailer, including Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: The Frozen Empire), Toby Stephens (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Reid Scott (Veep), Dan Donohue (For all humanity), Gary Anthony Williams (The Boondocks), Jason Watkins (The crown), John DiMaggio (Futurama), Krystal Joy Brown (Power Book III: Raising Kanan), Michelle C. Bonilla (9-1-1: Lone Star), Eric Morgan Stuart (Life is strange), Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Minnie Driver (Princess Mononoke), Diedrich Bader (HarleyQuinn), Jamie Chung (Dexter – New Blood) as Harley Quinn and Christina Ricci (The Addams Family).



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“Many more” names have also been teased for the cast, which have yet to be announced. While not all of the actors have been revealed in their specific roles, a few have. Vanity Fair has confirmed that Ricci will voice Catwoman and her alter ego Selina Kyle. Also announced were the casting of Bader as Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, and Chung as Harley Quinn, aka Harleen Quinzel.

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“I never imagined in a million years that I would actually get the role,” Linklater said of being cast in the lead role of the iconic superhero. “Not only had I never been cast in a voice role before, but – it’s Batman! You don’t go from zero to Olympus. Then I got the call and screamed So loudly. I just ran and got my kids and just thought: ‘Dad’s Batman!’”

Batman: The Masked CrusaderDeveloped by Bruce Timm, JJ Abrams, and Matt Reeves, will be available to stream on Prime Video on August 1, 2024.

Source: Prime Video