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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 Josh Wilding - 8/2/2011
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 - 8/2/2011, 12:10 PM
Hamil is the man!
Triptheorist - 8/2/2011, 12:11 PM
To me, Mark Hamill will always be the definitive Joker.
CaptainTall - 8/2/2011, 12:13 PM
Exciting, but I actually liked DiMaggio's Joker more.
CaptainKilgore - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/2/2011, 12:21 PM
He singlehandedly made Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back actually entertaining.
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 - 8/2/2011, 12:22 PM
@CaptainKilgore Someone took it out of context during an interview.
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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.
TheHierophant - 8/2/2011, 12:49 PM
Apparently math is not his strong point
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/2/2011, 1:10 PM
The Killing Joke. F@#$ Alan Moore. Bring it on!!! Never liked the guy anyway!
CaptainKilgore - 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
ACira - 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 - 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 - 8/2/2011, 1:14 PM
CaptainKilore: Easily the best sadistic laugh ever!
spiderneil - 8/2/2011, 1:35 PM
'92 - 2012 = 30 years

I think someone missed math class
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 - 8/2/2011, 2:22 PM
Mark's doing great!!

"Welcome to my ha-ha-haciënda!!"
THABATMAN - 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/2/2011, 3:04 PM
This guy needs to work on his math, 20 not 30!
Forilaz - 8/2/2011, 3:19 PM
Hamill is one of those guys I wish I could know in real life.
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 - 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...
fwg22392 - 8/2/2011, 4:42 PM
*live action
PirateOpossum - 8/2/2011, 6:00 PM
>> Best Jokers in order (IMO) <<
1 - Mark Hamill
2 - Kevin Michael Richardson
3 - John Di Maggio
4 - Jeff Bennett
5 - Cesar Romero
6 - Jack Nicholson

That is right, I did not put Heath Ledger on the list because ... his version was NOT the Joker... at all.
FightmasterNoel - 8/2/2011, 6:03 PM
I cant wait if Alan Moore allows the adaptatian of it i SO want hamil to voice him
Mikeg1965 - 8/2/2011, 7:13 PM
I know for a Guy that said he didn't want to do the Joker anymore after the first Batman Arkham Game, he sure does alot of Joker!

Ummmm'...Yeeeaaahhh'...$$$...

Mike
Vital - 8/2/2011, 8:01 PM
Okay people, the whole 'I thought he said he'd quit after asylum' thing is getting REALLY [frick]ing old. Where the hell have you been the last year? He even explained it in a interview why he said what he said and it came out wrong, this isn't new news. Seriously, pick a new thing to bitch about or stfu. *In a goofy voice*- "I thought he said he was gonna be done with Joker though?" *moron drool coming out of your mouth as you say it again*
Ryguy88 - 8/2/2011, 8:22 PM
Who loves Mark Hammill? This guy^^^^^^^^^^^
Aaesir - 8/2/2011, 8:33 PM
I've no idea what school of though this guy went to, but if Hamill has been voicing Joker since 1992, 2011 would make that 19 approaching 20. "Gee, and I though MY jokes were bad."
Aaesir - 8/2/2011, 8:33 PM
*Thought - sorry typo :)
thesymbiote - 8/2/2011, 9:17 PM
The interviewer guy can't do BASIC math???? 30 years?? Really??? 1992 till now is 30 years?? WTF?
JigJRod55 - 8/2/2011, 10:22 PM
Mark was still doing Star Wars 30 years ago...
JigJRod55 - 8/2/2011, 10:22 PM
Mark was still doing Star Wars 30 years ago...
JigJRod55 - 8/2/2011, 10:22 PM
Mark was still doing Star Wars 30 years ago...
JigJRod55 - 8/2/2011, 10:25 PM
[frick] you too website.
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