The upcoming second season of DC’s animated series Batman: Caped Crusader has officially found its Joker! While there has been speculation about who would join the voice cast to voice the DC Universe’s famous villain, the Joker, the role is no longer up for grabs. Read on to learn more about the famous actor who landed the role.
Matthew Needham Served as the voice actor of the Joker in the second season of “Batman: Caped Crusader”
After the success of House of the Dragon, Matthew Needham is ready to embark on another project. Deadline recently reported that the actor has been officially tapped to voice the Joker character in the upcoming second season of the DC animated series. The production team confirmed the casting during a presentation at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday.Not only that, the Season 2 premiere episode was also screened to a select audience at the event. The panel was attended by producers James Tucker and Jeffrey Thorne, voice stars Hamish Linklater and Jamie Chung, and Matthew Needham himself, who also confirmed that he will appear on the show. In addition to the first episode of the series, the production company also unveiled the first official trailer for the video game version of the series, titled Batman: The Caped Crusader Chronicles.The game and TV anime series will be released on July 31st. The second season of the animated series will be available for fans to watch on Prime Video.
About “Batman: Caped Crusader”
Batman: Caped Crusader is a noir-themed animated series that centers on Bruce Wayne’s youth and chronicles his journey as Gotham’s masked vigilante. While Needham is one of the new cast members, many voiceover artists will return to the cast. These include Eric Morgan Stewart, Christopher Joy Brown, Gary Anthony Williams, Jason Watkins, Umi Mossaku, Gray Dreyer, John DiMaggio and Tom Kenny.As for Matthew Needham, he most recently played Larry Strong in the hit series House of the Dragon. Some of his other famous works include The Rider, The Stutterer, and Great Expectations.
