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Wed Mar 19, 2008 — by Van Jensen
Full Cast Revealed for 'Batman: Gotham Knight'
'Ugly Betty' and 'CSI' actors join Kevin Conroy
Warner Brothers just sent out a press release announcing that the rest of the cast has been finalized for this summer's Batman: Gotham Knight direct-to-DVD animated film.
Earlier, fans collectively breathed a great sigh of relief upon hearing that Batman: The Animated Series alum Kevin Conroy had signed on to voice the Dark Knight. Instead of filling the ranks with big-name stars (see Justice League: The New Frontier and Superman/Doomsday), WB picked up some lesser knowns to round out the voice talent.
Read the release carefully and you can pick up a few hints about the plot:
Gary Dourdan (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) and Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty) are heard in multiple segments of the six-story film as police detectives Crispus Allen and Anna Ramirez, key members of a special unit who learn to trust the Dark Knight’s motives. Parminder Nagra (ER, Bend It Like Beckham) supplies the voice of Cassandra, a mystical Indian woman who teaches Bruce Wayne to endure and manage his pain. David McCallum (Navy NCIS, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Great Escape) takes on the role of loyal servant Alfred. George Newbern (Father of the Bride) and Alanna Ubach (Legally Blonde) also join the cast.
The cast also features popular voice over artists Corey Burton, Rob Paulsen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Will Friedle, Jason Marsden, Jim Meskimen, Pat Musick, Scott Menville, Hynden Walch, Corey Padnos and Crystal Scales.
The bonus features on the double-disc release include a documentary on Bob Kane, a documentary about Batman's villains, some of Bruce Timm's favorite episodes from Batman: TAS and a sneak peak at the upcoming Wonder Woman animated film.
Batman: Gotham Knight hits shelves on July 8.
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Comments (4)
Mike Gold (8:39 PM on Wed Mar 19, 2008)
Kevin Conroy has done a great job in the role for about 20 years -- I'm really glad to see him back at it. As for the documentary on Bob Kane, well, it would be nice if they'd do one on Bill Finger as well.
Then again, it would also be nice if tigers could actually fly.
Esbat (5:36 PM on Sat Mar 22, 2008)
As long as sharks don't fly I'm good...
Van Jensen (9:55 PM on Wed Mar 19, 2008)
I'm reading The Ten-Cent Plague right now, and there's a surprising amount of material discrediting Kane.
Vinnie Bartilucci (9:13 AM on Thu Mar 20, 2008)
Someone else commented recently, either here or at Newsarama that DC would like to give more credit to Bill Finger for Batman, but the Kane estate is adamant against it, for obvious reasons.