Warner Bros. has revealed its stunning, all-star voice cast who will be tackling Batman: The Long Halloween later this year. It was previously confirmed that the animated adaptation will be split in to two-movie, with the first set to debut in the summer.
Alongside a first-look still (above) it was confirmed that Supernatural star and former Red Hood Jensen Ackles will be voicing Bruce Wayne/Batman. A piece of casting which will no doubt excite fans.
Joining Ackles will be the late Naya Rivera (Glee) who will be voicing Selina Kyle/Catwoman. Rivera was able to complete recording sessions for both parts of the film prior to her death in July of last year.
Fans of the comics will know that Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale’s 13-issue series features a huge cast of characters. So it’s no surprise that WB’s cast list includes some incredibly big names. Also on the cast are:
- Josh Duhamel as Harvey Dent
- Billy Burke as James Gordon
- Titus Welliver as Carmine Falcone
- David Dastmalchian as Calendar Man
- Troy Baker as Joker
- Amy Landecker as Barbara Gordon
- Julie Nathanson as Gilda Dent
- Jack Quaid as Alberto
- Fred Tatasciore as Solomon Grundy
Additional voice work is provided by Frances Callier, Greg Chun, Gary Leroi Gray and Jim Pirri.
Batman: The Long Halloween is being directed by Chris Palmer, known for Superman: Man of Tomorrow, is directing from a script that reteams him with Man of Tomorrow screenwriter Tim Sheridan. Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Moreau are producing. Butch Lukic is the supervising producer, with Michael Uslan and Sam Register serving as executive producers.
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