Mark Hamill Has His Fingers Crossed About Voicing Joker In The Killing Joke Animated Film

If you're hoping that Mark Hamill will come out of his retirement as Joker to voice the [...]

If you're hoping that Mark Hamill will come out of his retirement as Joker to voice the character in the forthcoming, animated Batman: The Killing Joke movie, you aren't the only one.

Hamill hopes so, too, although he apparently isn't sure yet that he'll be offered the gig.

Due out in 2016, the story will be an adaptation of the controversial and acclaimed original graphic novel by Alan Moore and BrianBolland. In the comics, The Joker escapes Arkham, shoots and paralyzes Barbara Gordon in order to terrorize her father,Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon. Shortly afterHamill retired from playing The Joker, Hamill said that he would un-retire the character for an adaptation of The Killing Joke.

A few months ago, ComicBook.com heard that a Batman animated feature, which was Joker-heavy, was being cast but that sides for The Joker himself was not being distributed. Assuming it might be The Killing Joke and that Hamill was already cast, we asked around but couldn't find anything publishable at the time. Word of a Killing Joke adaptation was announced at Comic-Con, along with two other animated films in 2016: Batman: Bad Blood featuring Batwoman, and Justice League vs Titans.

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