Exclusive 'Batman: Arkham City' Making-Of Clip Features Batman, Joker Voice Actors
by Sean ComerIf you grew up with FOX's legendary "Batman: The Animated Series" from 1992 onward, this video might be the equal to a cake-lovin' kid getting to visit the Duncan Hines kitchen.
In the grand tradition of convincing gamers to put down bucks on downloadable content and pre-order bonuses before releasing a regular-priced edition with everything included six months later, Rocksteady drops the "Batman: Arkham City" Game of the Year Edition onto store shelves May 29. For those keeping score, that's also the same day that the storyline finale "Harley Quinn's Revenge" also becomes available both for download on the PlayStation Network Store and Xbox LIVE Marketplace, and packaged with the game on shelves.
To mark the occasion, some lucky such-and-such at Entertainment Weekly got his or her hands on this exclusive making-of video focused heavily on Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill recording their dialogue as Batman and Joker respectively.
"Most people, when they read the comics, this is the voices they hear of Batman and The Joker," said Rocksteady game director Sefton Hill.
It's kind of a special moment, actually: after working together in those roles in various media from TV to films to video games since 1992, Hamill has hinted that this would be the final time he would voice Joker. It's not much of a stretch to say he's arguably as well-known by this point for his work as Joker as for playing Luke Skywalker in the original three "Star Wars" movies.
What's more enjoyable still is just how immersed in his performance he becomes. While Conroy remains fairly stately and focused the entire time, even Hamill's mannerisms while recording just scream "garden-fresh crazy."
"There's something about scary clowns that just creeps people out," Hamill says. "His whole purpose in Batman's orderly world is just to mess him up, big-time."
Give the clip a look, then just for fun, share with us your favorite Hamill moments voicing the Clown Prince of Crime, from his "B:TAS" debut up to his last laughs in "Arkham City."