BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES Voice Director Recalls How Mark Hamill Was Cast As The Joker (Exclusive)

BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES Voice Director Recalls How Mark Hamill Was Cast As The Joker (Exclusive)

Mark Hamill's take on The Joker is nothing short of iconic, and legendary voice/casting director Andrea Romano has recalled how the Star Wars legend was cast as The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series.

By JoshWilding - Nov 02, 2021 01:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Batman (Animated)

Superman: The Animated Series is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and the show was recently released on Blu-ray for the first time. We were recently fortunate enough to catch up with legendary voice and casting director Andrea Romano to discuss her work on the series.

Among those she was responsible for enlisting to the DC Animated Universe was Mark Hamill. His take on The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series is nothing short of iconic, and it's a role that's followed him throughout his career as closely as Star Wars hero Luke Skywalker.

Asked what led to Hamill being enlisted to play the Clown Prince of Crime, Romano reflected on how all the right pieces fell into place. "It was a series of circumstances that came one upon the other that created this whirlwind that then became Mark Hamill’s Joker," she explained. "A new producer came on to the series, didn’t care for The Joker we had cast, and asked us to re-cast it."

"The problem was, we’d already made six or seven episodes which meant that whoever was going to get the job as the replacement voice was going to have to ADR and match the timing of the previous actor. Simultaneously, just before this, Mark’s agent had reached out and said, ‘Mark is an enormous comic book fans, a huge fan of Batman, and would love to be part of the series,'" Romano continued. "So, I brought him in as a guest and he did a great job, telling all sorts of fabulous stories to everybody in the room and was wonderful in the role. He pulled me aside after the session and said, ‘Thank you for this gig, Andrea, but I really want to be a part of Batman.’"

"The auditions for The Joker replacement came up, we gave him a shot, and he was stunning! Absolutely remarkable. His timing was right on, he came up with this terrifying voice and an iconic laugh and I think that’s the voice everybody hears when they think of The Joker. Even when they’re seeing on camera performances, they can’t help but reference Mark Hamill in their minds."

Romano also hired Kevin Conroy (Batman) and Tim Daly (Superman), and her incredible career left us with an awful lot to be grateful for. We'll be sharing the full interview tomorrow, but it's fascinating to learn what led to Hamill becoming what many consider to be the definitive Joker.
 

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McMurdo
McMurdo - 11/2/2021, 1:35 PM
We love Mark Hamill.
dracula
dracula - 11/2/2021, 1:43 PM
@Waddles - too bad the sequels wasted him
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 11/2/2021, 1:37 PM
We love Andrea Romano.
dracula
dracula - 11/2/2021, 1:42 PM
@TheManWithoutFear - crazy how many hits she worked on
McMurdo
McMurdo - 11/3/2021, 10:23 AM
@TheManWithoutFear - facts
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 11/2/2021, 1:37 PM
We love lamp.
Origame
Origame - 11/2/2021, 2:03 PM
@Reeds2Much -
dracula
dracula - 11/2/2021, 1:41 PM
Nothin beats hamil but would be cool to hear tim curry’s recordings
Odin
Odin - 11/2/2021, 2:31 PM
@dracula - Curry's laugh at the end of this scene could be close what his Joker would've sounded like.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 11/2/2021, 2:00 PM
Mark Hamill will always be my definitive Joker, simply because I grew up with Batman the Animated series and his voice was always what I heard in my head while reading the comics.
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 11/2/2021, 2:12 PM
The best Joker ever to grace the screen
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 11/2/2021, 2:21 PM
It's Conroy and Hamill when I read a comic book.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 11/2/2021, 2:35 PM
I recently watched Body Bags for Halloween, he's in one of the stories and I was caught off guard lol he's the best Joker!
micvalpro
micvalpro - 11/2/2021, 2:53 PM
I need to see those episodes with Curry. I’m so curious what he did.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 11/2/2021, 3:39 PM
''A new producer came on to the series, didn’t care for The Joker we had cast, and asked us to re-cast it.''

Normally I'd say that producer is a massive dick, but this time around I'll give him a pass because it lead to the most iconic Joker voice
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 11/2/2021, 5:51 PM
Man I really have to do a rewatch of both BTAS and STAS... I've been meaning to since I got HBO Max and havent had the time
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/2/2021, 6:05 PM
What a f*cking legend.

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