The World’s Greatest Detective is getting a new vehicle to strut his stuff, with Amazon Prime Video set to usher in a fresh take on Gotham City with Batman: Caped Crusader. The animated series will star Hamish Linklater, who audiences might have seen in Netflix’s Midnight Mass previously, as Batman, and Amazon has given fans a taste of how Bruce Wayne will sound in a new teaser.
As important is the supporting cast, which Linklater reveals as part of the tease. Christina Ricci (The Addams Family, Casper) plays Catwoman/Selina Kyle, Jamie Chung (Sucker Punch, The Hangover II) takes on the role of Harley Quinn/Dr. Harleen Quinzel, and Diedrich Bader (Batman: The Brave and the Bold) will be Harvey Dent/Two-Face.
The official character descriptions for Batman: Caped Crusader are as follows:
- Batman: 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.
- Bruce Wayne: 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.
- Selina Kyle/Catwoman: 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.
- Dr. Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn – 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.
- Harvey Dent/Two-Face: 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.
In addition, Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire), Toby Stephens (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Reid Scott (Veep), Dan Donohue (For All Mankind), Gary Anthony Williams (The Boondocks), Jason Watkins (The Crown), John DiMaggio (Futurama), Krystal Joy Brown (Power Book III: Raising Kanan), Michelle C. Bonilla (9-1-1: Lone Star), Eric Morgan Stuart (Life Is Strange), Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), and Minnie Driver (Princess Mononoke), will be part of the fun in Batman: Caped Crusader.
The star power isn’t just in the cast, with notable producers on board as well. J.J. Abrams (Star Trek), Matt Reeves (The Batman), and Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series) will be familiar names to fans, and bring a certain level of mastery to the proceedings. The animated adventure is set to debut on August 1, with 10 episodes for the first season.
