Hamish Linklater’s ‘Batman’ voice revealed for ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’

Based on DC characters, the series comes from executive producers J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves and Bruce Timm.

Once a priest of the sinister ‘Midnight Mass,’ now a dark knight.

Such is the excitement to see Hamish Linklater voice the iconic character of Batman in a new animated series for Prime Video. Linklater will voice both Bruce and Batman. The series also stars Christina Ricci as Catwoman/Selina Kyle, Jamie Chung as Harley Quinn/Dr. Harleen Quinzel, and Diedrich Bader as Harvey Dent/Two-Face. The ensemble cast also includes Minnie Driver and Mckenna Grace.

Hamish Linklater’s voice for Batman in ‘BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER’ has been revealed.

Also starring Christina Ricci, Jamie Chung, Diedrich Bader, McKenna Grace, David Krumholtz, Haley Joel Osment and Minnie Driver. pic.twitter.com/NgK9YhK9MQ — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) June 20, 2024

In the series from Warner Bros. Animation, Bad Robot Productions and 6th & Idaho, the criminals run rampant and law abiding citizens stay in fear in Gotham City. Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human — the Batman. His one-man crusade for justice attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications.

Based on DC characters, the series comes from executive producers J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves and Bruce Timm.

Read the official character descriptions below:

A cold, remorseless avenger of evil, seemingly more machine than man. Forged in the fire of tragedy, every fiber of his being is dedicated to the eradication of crime.

To the public at large, Bruce Wayne is a shallow dilettante, apparently wasting his parents’ vast fortune on frivolous pursuits and hedonistic pleasures. In fact, he’s an elaborate facade, carefully constructed to divert attention from his activities as Batman.

Selena Kyle is a blithe and pampered heiress whose family lost their fortune after her father was imprisoned for embezzlement. Despite having the silver spoon yanked from her mouth, Selina refuses to quit living in the lap of luxury and becomes Catwoman as a “fun” way to maintain her lavish lifestyle.

Despite a personable and bubbly demeanour, Dr. Harleen Quinzel is a brilliant psychiatrist who treats some of Gotham’s elite. However, as Harley Quinn, she is a different person, entirely. A creepy, quiet, calculating menace who secretly dispenses her twisted justice to the truly despicable among her elite clientele.

Talented, great-looking, and charismatic, D.A. Harvey Dent is also ruthlessly ambitious, arrogant, short-tempered and a dangerous person to cross. After a vengeful criminal disfigures half his face with acid, the two sides of his nature are separated… and exaggerated. The scarred half of his face comes to represent his compassion, sorrow and decency, while the handsome half now represents his rage and sense of entitlement.

‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ releases on Prime Video on 1 August.