One of the best qualities about Chicago's C2E2 convention is the candid manner in which studio personalities speak about the properties they've been involved with. The three-day con packs a big punch, without the pomp and circumstance that goes along with the big kahuna that takes place in San Diego.
A great example of this took place during Kevin Conroy's panel yesterday. If you consider yourself a Batman fan, you already know who Conroy is. The man has portrayed the Dark Knight longer than anyone else; be it animated series, film or video games. He is considered by many to be the true voice of Batman.
For those who
don't know who he is, or what Batman projects he has worked on, here's a synopsis of his time with the character:
- Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
- The New Batman Adventures (1997-1999)
- Batman Beyond (1999-2001)
- Justice League (2001-2004)
- Justice League Unlimited (2004-2006)
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
- Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998)
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
- Superman: The Animated Series
- Static Shock
- The Zeta Project
- Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
- Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
- Batman: Arkham Asylum (game)
- Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 (game - release date TBD)
Now, onto the fun part.
We all know the controversy behind Christian Bale's 'throat cancer' Batman voice. It is considered by many to be one of the weak points in Chris Nolan's Batman films (
Batman Begins, The Dark Knight). Though we've heard comic writers and actors discuss this issue over and over again, there is no one better to give an expert opinion on the matter than Kevin Conroy. During a panel at C2E2 yesterday, Conroy weighed in on the debacle. Most notably, he said that someone should have told Bale just how
bad he sounded.
Pay attention to the first few seconds of the video; Conroy gives fans a treat by dishing out
his version of
The Dark Knight 'hockey pads' line:
Many thanks to Screenrant for the video and information