In an indepth interview with Entertainment Weekly The Lego Movie BATMAN voice actor Will Arnett had a lot of things to say about the upcoming film based on his iteration of The Dark Knight.
First up, Arnett states that he knew during the weekend release of The Lego Movie that he would be voicing Batman in his own solo feature from Warner Bros., revealing: The returns kept coming back bigger and bigger, and we felt really good about the movie and were all out celebrating — everybody that was part of the team, the studio, the producers, the cast — and it was kind of tipped that night. ‘Alright, next up is Batman. And I was like, ‘What?! Really?’ They’re like, ‘Yeah man, let’s do it.’ That’s literally how it happened.’ He then went on to talk about how his take on the voice of Batman was influenced by past iterations of the character from feature films and comics alike, while trying to put his own spin on the character: When we were first finding the Batman voice and finding what was making us laugh the first time around, it took us a beat to wade through the different things we liked and found funny about each Batman. I tried to look at all of the Batmen. Now, I feel like I’m in a zone where I’m just really lucky that I’ve got all of these great guys who played Batman before me, and the comics before that, and I get to draw on this deep well and just mix and match.
Finally, Arnett spoke on the different dynamic between his Batman and Galifiankis' Joker stating: Zach and I had a really fun session a little while back. I’ve known Zach forever. The dynamic we landed on for Batman and the Joker that really works for us, I would describe as… refreshing. It’s a little bit surprising. It’s not what people are accustomed to with regards to these two characters.
It looks as though we're in for a new spin on how the Joker and Batman interact with one another, which should make for an interesting interpertation on the Clown Prince of Crime.
The LEGO Batman Movie is scheduled to be released on February 10, 2017 and will also star Ralph Fiennes as LEGO Alfred Pennyworth, Rosario Dawson as LEGO Batgirl, Michael Cera as LEGO Robin and Mariah Carey as Mayor of Gotham City.