Upcoming DC Movie Featuring Kevin Conroy as Batman Reportedly Untrue, Confirms Batman: The Animated Series Creator
Kevin Conroy’s iconic voice for Batman has been a blessing for decades. However, since the artist passed away, there have been several rumors claiming that Conroy is a part of the upcoming movie, Batman: Caped Crusader.
Recently, the creator of Batman: The Animated Series Bruce Timm has clarified that Kevin Conroy has no involvement in the upcoming Batman: Caped Crusader, and his voice will be incredibly missed. The actor’s impactful voice gave the superhero more significance and weight in the animated series, which began in 1992. And now that enthusiasts won’t be able to hear Conroy’s bold words, the untrue rumors have turned into a bitter pill to swallow.
Kevin Conroy Isn’t Part of Batman: Caped Crusader; Co-Creator Clarifies Rumors
When it comes to the animated superhero series, Batman’s projects have been highly successful. Thanks to Kevin Conroy, who contributed to the most complex figure of DC through his powerful voice. But since the actor is no more, rumors have been quick to circulate, claiming that Conroy played Batman in the upcoming Batman: Caped Crusader and fans will be able to witness his work again.
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However, the creator of Batman: The Animated Series Bruce Timm recently shared that there were plans to involve Conroy to voice a character in the new show, but his unfortunate death didn’t allow that to happen. So, as revealed by Timm, Kevin Conroy did not voice any character for Batman: Caped Crusader. This revelation comes from the AnimeSuperhero.com forum, where Timm has clarified the rumors:
“I have no idea if the CRISIS part of IGN’s supposed scoop is true or not, but Kevin Conroy did not record a voice for CAPED CRUSADER,” Timm said. “We were hoping to have him do a voice for the new show (and he was eager to do it) but sadly he passed away before we could make it happen.
The co-creator and producer of the upcoming project also reminded fans not to take these rumors with seriousness and added:
“As I have to do every so often, I will remind you all once again to take all un-sourced ‘news’ items in the sci-fi/comics/entertainment cybersphere with a huge grain of salt. Occasionally these ‘leaks‘ actually turn out to be true, but often as not they’re just cynical clickbait.”
Since Kevin Conroy is the name best known for voicing Batman, fans couldn’t resist believing the rumors. The upcoming Batman: Caped Crusader comes as a successor of Batman: The Animated Series, but will depict more dark narrative and complexities of the atypical superhero. Not only did Conroy voice for animated series, but he also contributed to video games.
Which DC Project Will Mark Kevin Conroy’s Last Performance as Batman?
Now that the creator of Batman: The Animated Series has confirmed that we won’t witness Kevin Conroy in the upcoming Batman: Caped Crusader, many might wonder about the actor’s last performance. There were rumors also about Conroy voicing a character for the upcoming animated crossover movie, Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earth – Part 3, but since it hasn’t been officially confirmed by DC, this could also turn out to be untrue.
Fans are now speculating if Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is Kevin Conroy’s final performance as the iconic hero, but since the makers haven’t verified it, fans should believe the words of Bruce Timm. Another element that made the Batman animated series successful was the chemistry between Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy as the Clown Prince of Crime and Batman. Now that Hamill’s beloved friend has passed away, he expressed no desire to return as Joker.
Watch Batman: The Animated Series on Prime Video.
