Mark Hamill Talks About Voicing The Joker In Batman: Arkham City, The Killing Joke And More!

Mark Hamill Talks About Voicing The Joker In Batman: Arkham City, The Killing Joke And More!

The Star Wars actor talks about voicing The Joker in Batman: Arkham City, as well as the possibility of voicing his favorite Joker storyline, in the rumored adaptation of Alan Moore's The Killing Joke...

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By JoshWilding - Aug 02, 2011 11:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman: Arkham
Source: The Flickcast
These days, Mark Hamill equally as well known for providing the voice of the villainous Joker in everything from Batman: The Animated Series to Batman: Arkham Asylum as he is for playing Luke Skywalker in the classic Star Wars movies. Talking to The Flickcast at Comic Con last week, here's what the actor had to say about his work on the upcoming video game sequel as well as his interest in voicing the character in the rumored animated adaptation of classic story, The Killing Joke.



Batman: Arkham City is set to be released on all major video game platforms on October 18th, later this year.



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GreenHalJordan
GreenHalJordan - 8/2/2011, 12:10 PM
Hamil is the man!
Triptheorist
Triptheorist - 8/2/2011, 12:11 PM
To me, Mark Hamill will always be the definitive Joker.
CaptainTall
CaptainTall - 8/2/2011, 12:13 PM
Exciting, but I actually liked DiMaggio's Joker more.
ColonelKilgore
ColonelKilgore - 8/2/2011, 12:15 PM
I thought he said Arkham City was the last time he would voice the Joker?

He should keep doing the Joker though, he's amazing at it.
Joker08
Joker08 - 8/2/2011, 12:17 PM
Hamill's Joker is overrated... I really want to see this adaptation but I'd prefer someone else. I never hear Hamill's Joker whenever I read TKJ.
CaptainTall
CaptainTall - 8/2/2011, 12:19 PM
Although I have no idea why I'd find this exciting, I didn't find The Killing Joke to be all that good.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/2/2011, 12:20 PM
Didn't this guy say like last year that Batman: Arkham City would be his last Joker gig?
Shaman
Shaman - 8/2/2011, 12:21 PM
He singlehandedly made Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back actually entertaining.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/2/2011, 12:21 PM
Yeah, I also was never a huge fan of Hamill's Joker, I find him a bit annoying at times.
cable23
cable23 - 8/2/2011, 12:22 PM
@CaptainKilgore Someone took it out of context during an interview.
cable23
cable23 - 8/2/2011, 12:23 PM
Whenever I read a Batman comic, I always keep Kevin Conroy's Batman and Mark Hamills Joker in mind.
Zarog
Zarog - 8/2/2011, 12:24 PM
Great math dude. 2011-1992 equals, uh, let's see here, ummmmm, almost 30. Yeah, good job. 20 years, which is still plenty epic.
jonedc
jonedc - 8/2/2011, 12:26 PM
He will always be the joker to me. It's a shame Hamill's and Harrison Ford's career went in two different directions...
jonedc
jonedc - 8/2/2011, 12:26 PM
He will always be the joker to me. It's a shame Hamill's and Harrison Ford's career went in two different directions...
JR
JR - 8/2/2011, 12:41 PM
@yossarian It seems everyone here think the amount of years between 1992-2011 = 30...... did Mark Hamill noticed that? and he is been polite?... will never know ;)
JR
JR - 8/2/2011, 12:42 PM
1992 - 2011 = 19 almost 20 not 30..... he was probably nervous..is Luke Skywalker you're talking right?
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 8/2/2011, 12:46 PM
Kevin Conroy is the voice I hear when I read the Batman in Batman comics. Mark Hamill is the voice I hear when I read the Joker in Batman comics. It doesn't preclude me from loving other versions. I love Nicholson's Joker. I love Ledger's Joker. But Hamill's voice is the best, in my opinion.

And Dimaggio fans... I'm sorry, but he sounded like Bender to me and that's his definitive character.
YakeTheSnake
YakeTheSnake - 8/2/2011, 12:49 PM
Apparently math is not his strong point
sbdc1939
sbdc1939 - 8/2/2011, 12:49 PM
im sorry but conroy and hamil are batman and joker to me. The only other people i would wanna hear do theses voices would be dimaggio and greenwood. Thats it!!!
BatSlam
BatSlam - 8/2/2011, 12:58 PM
I do want to hear hamill's joker in a much more sadistic and homicidal way. when I read joker, I hear hamill's voice, but it is always the lower pitch voice he does and not the high pitch part.
GinGuilt
GinGuilt - 8/2/2011, 1:01 PM
I love how he is concern about Alan Moore's reaction...but Moore really liked Bruce Timm's adaptation of "For The Man Who Has Everything" in Justice League Unlimited,and that was not word by word...and I read Timm will be involved with a Killing Joke adaptation. That would be REALLY good,it is such a beautiful and disturbing story,Timm is the right guy to adapt it,and Hammill is the guy for the Joker! Just search in youtube,you can listen to him reading Joker bits of the Killing Joke,it is AWESOME
GinGuilt
GinGuilt - 8/2/2011, 1:04 PM
I did your job for you,now YOU GO AND LISTEN! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10U67DfHr8I
skidz
skidz - 8/2/2011, 1:10 PM
The Killing Joke. F@#$ Alan Moore. Bring it on!!! Never liked the guy anyway!
ColonelKilgore
ColonelKilgore - 8/2/2011, 1:10 PM
Cable23- awesome. I do the same thing with their voices too. I did like the Dimaggio's in the Red Hood though but Hamills is the best. Especially that manic laugh
AC1
AC1 - 8/2/2011, 1:10 PM
obviously the interviewer can't count, 1992 was 19 years ago, not nearly 30 years ago. perhaps he was nervous, i mean Hamill is a living legend who has portrayed 2 iconic characters (Luke Skywalker and Joker)
skidz
skidz - 8/2/2011, 1:13 PM
There could be a way around annoying him, though. Do a mash up like Batman Begins. i.e. Year one + Jeph Loeb's work.
skidz
skidz - 8/2/2011, 1:14 PM
CaptainKilore: Easily the best sadistic laugh ever!
spiderneil
spiderneil - 8/2/2011, 1:35 PM
'92 - 2012 = 30 years

I think someone missed math class
superbatspiderman
superbatspiderman - 8/2/2011, 1:50 PM
Mark Hamill really is the greatest voice actor of all time. His voice is the most iconic voice in all of cartoons even non Batman fans could distinguish his voice as the Joker. I would absolutely love him to play the Joker in Killing Joke which is one of my favorite books ever. If you have Hamill you have to have Conroy as well those two go hand in hand.
Chillrazor
Chillrazor - 8/2/2011, 2:22 PM
Mark's doing great!!

"Welcome to my ha-ha-haciënda!!"
StephenJ
StephenJ - 8/2/2011, 2:23 PM
since 92... its 2011.. I know its been said, but thats only 19 years lol SOMEONE needs to go back to school!

Mark Hamill is Awwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeesooooooooooommmmmmeeeeeeee though. Best Joker ever!
ironpool007
ironpool007 - 8/2/2011, 2:39 PM
[frick] Alan Moore. The man is great writer but is also a major tool and a class A asshole. Dont worry about waht he says he says or thinks Mark. Even if you do it on as recoreded voice only story, Moore will still bitch about and never listen to it.
Jib7z
Jib7z - 8/2/2011, 3:02 PM
Please God let The Killing Joke come out as an animated release...It'd instantly make my top movies list, which btw, Under the Red Hood is already on.
Ryden
Ryden - 8/2/2011, 3:04 PM
This guy needs to work on his math, 20 not 30!
Forilaz
Forilaz - 8/2/2011, 3:19 PM
Hamill is one of those guys I wish I could know in real life.
SwedishSkinJer
SwedishSkinJer - 8/2/2011, 4:04 PM
Hands down, Hamill is my favorite Joker, even above Heath Ledger's interpretation. He can go from menacing to sickly sweet effortlessly - and his vocal work in Mask of Phantasm and Arkham Asylum are masterclasses.
fwg22392
fwg22392 - 8/2/2011, 4:41 PM
why is alan moore such a douche about adaptations? i mean i get kive action ones but animation?? cmon due...
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