Kevin Conroy Talks Up ‘The Killing Joke’ In New Featurette

In this video taken straight from DC Entertainment’s Youtube page, Kevin Conroy on how movie expands the novel and working with Mark Hamill.

“Well, I like to think I never left the voice of Batman. I’ve been doing it for 24 years. What’s wonderful about it is getting back in the booth with Mark Hamill, because that Batman-Joker relationship, it’s almost like Joker defines Batman and Batman defines Joker, it’s the dark and the light, and sometimes it feels like either of us wouldn’t exist completely without the other, and Mark and I work so well together.”

The storyline will follow the events of the original comic pretty faithfully, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be some updates, which Conroy referred to briefly.

“They’ve actually expanded it a bit, they’ve expanded some of the story a bit. There’s much more of Batgirl in this, um, so that plot line is more developed, and the struggle, the internal struggle that Batman has, that Bruce Wayne has in wrestling with the demons in the Joker is much more explored. There are a couple of really wonderful scenes that I have with Mark that I’m really proud of.”

Having Conroy and Hamill together again on a Batman project is a dream come true for most fans, and the two seem to have a great relationship. When Conroy was asked if he had his own take on the Joker, he gave us a brief impression but went on to say “No, I could never do what Mark does, because Mark becomes Joker. I wish the audience could see him in a booth. His face is like rubber, and um, he’s just like Jim Carrey you know, he just becomes the character, he’s like devouring the microphone and when I’m doing Batman I get dark and broody you know. It’s weird how we both inhabit the characters when we’re in the room. It’s kind of fun.”Batman: The Killing Joke is available for pre-order on Amazon now. The movie hits Digital HD on July 26th, and Blu-ray/DVD on August 2nd.