Batman: The Animated Series
Summary
Batman : The Animated Seriesstar Mark Hamill addresses his Joker time to come after Kevin Conroy ’s departure . The duo appeared in several projects together as the Joker and Batman , which includedall season ofBatman : The Animated Series , the Arkham game , Justice League , and many more . unhappily , Conroy died in November 2022 after a conflict with intestinal cancer .
speak atFAN EXPOSan Francisco , Hamill revealed that he will no longer take on the Joker without Conroy as Batman .
The actor also referenced one of his most iconic lines as the DC villain , saying , " Without Batman , crime has no punchline . " Before the Batman worker ’s last , Conroy and Hamill had been outspoken about their love for one another and how inspirational their body of work moral force as Batman and the Joker was for them , which excuse why Hamill has decided to step away from anyanimated Batman serial , movies , and games after Conroy ’s passing play .
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Why Mark Hamill Being Done With The Joker Is For The Best
Hamill has revealed that whenever he was asked to reprize his theatrical role of the Joker in a new DC project — be it a movie , a series , or a television secret plan — his first head was always , " Is Kevin Batman ? " The duo add the best out of each other , so it would be unvoiced to hear Hamill as the Clown Prince of Crime with another actor vocalize Batman . Conroy ’s Batman and Hamill ’s Joker became the definitive versions of the characters for generation of fans throughBatman : The Animated Seriesand their other collaborationism , and that sustained partnership over around 30 years made it especial .
Adding to that is the start of James Gunn ’s raw DC Universe . accord to Gunn , the DCU will lie of movies , series , aliveness , and video games . base on that , the scope of what Hamill could do as the Joker would be very special , as most DC labor going forward will be lay out within the new DCU , with only a few taking place outside the DCU ’s canon through the new Elseworlds banner .
At 72 , Hamill is too old to play a springy - action Joker , which would be need if he were to vocalize the character in the DCU , as all actors throw away in the DC Universe will play their character across different medium . With Conroy ’s passing and the DCU limiting what projects Hamill could appear as the Joker , it seems like the good fourth dimension for Hamill to call it a day . The worker already has an established legacy as the Joker over several alive movies , series , and video games , and if anyone feel the need to revisit his take on the persona , excellent projects likeBatman : The Animated Serieswill always be there .
