'Batman: Caped Crusader' Cast Share Their Love for 'Batman' and Working With Bruce Timm | THR Video - video Dailymotion

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'Batman: Caped Crusader' stars Hamish Linklater, Jamie Chung and Minnie Driver sat down with THR at San Diego Comic-Con to talk all about their new animated series. The cast reveal what drew them to joining the 'Batman' universe, working with Bruce Timm and more.

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00:00I think there are some universes that need to remain un-trespassed upon.

00:06Mm. Beautifully put.

00:10That's it. I love how I just threatened an entire audience.

00:12I straight down allowed.

00:14Okay.

00:15There's all these development execs there going,

00:17Dang it! We wasted all that time!

00:20Cancel Mini Driver quick!

00:25Hi, we're the cast of Batman Caped Crusader

00:29here talking to the Hollywood Reporter at Comic-Con 2024.

00:34What was your relationship with Batman?

00:37Did you like him as a kid?

00:40What did he mean to you?

00:41And go through, Jamie, your character,

00:43Harley, and Minnie's mystery villain as well.

00:47What did these characters mean to you?

00:49I have a two-part answer for you.

00:51Uh, look.

00:54Batman was sort of, you know, my dad, my god, my hero.

01:01And Kevin Conroy was the voice of all three of those.

01:04That's the Holy Trinity right there.

01:06He was all of those things to me.

01:08I had the part two answer is,

01:11I had this lady who lived next to us for a little while,

01:17and she was a colorist for Marvel.

01:19And every month, she got every comic book

01:23that Marvel put out that month and gave me the box.

01:27So I had all the Mar-

01:28And I still, I was like,

01:31I never need to read another co-

01:33But I paid out of pocket for Batman.

01:35He was my one DC guy.

01:37I needed him.

01:39Harley was, uh, you know,

01:40originated in the animated series Bruce Timm created her.

01:44So yeah, when did you become aware of Harley?

01:46Did you grow up with her?

01:47It was in 1992.

01:48Oh, yeah, thank you.

01:49I'm sorry.

01:49It was 1992 when Bruce Timm's Batman the animated series came out.

01:53I mean, every Saturday, I would pray that it wasn't a different,

01:56it wasn't like the same episode rerun, you know?

01:59And I would stay back from Korean school just so I can watch it.

02:02But, you know, Arlene Sorkin was, is a legend.

02:07And she really brought this character to life.

02:09And it's, it means a lot.

02:10Because I think in this version, Harley Quinn is her own person.

02:15She doesn't have an association with the Joker.

02:17She's an independent, working woman.

02:21Villain.

02:22Yeah.

02:22She's a working, independent, working villain.

02:27And Minnie, getting to play a villain,

02:31which we're not saying right now,

02:32but maybe you could say what that character meant to you.

02:36I mean, it's a cool character.

02:38You know, look, all of the villains in the Batman universe,

02:45all of the villains that visit upon Gotham

02:48are extraordinary and strange and beautiful

02:50and part of this extraordinarily imaginative world.

02:55And yeah, I play a pretty iconic villain.

03:00And I loved it.

03:02I love, just say it.

03:04I'm not going to say it.

03:06It's, it was a, it was a profound pleasure.

03:10They are really evil.

03:12Dark, noirish, like the show.

03:16So when you go into the booth, who are you playing against?

03:19Right?

03:19I mean, did you have a producer who would read against you?

03:24Were you listening to audio of your co-stars?

03:27Who laid down the most stuff that you were playing against?

03:29Or was it just solo?

03:30I didn't hear anything.

03:32I didn't hear anything.

03:34So, oh, go ahead.

03:36I just felt Bruce Tim's eyes.

03:38Oh, I just felt Bruce Tim's eyes.

03:41Like not judging.

03:42He's very supportive, but I was just terrified.

03:45Terrified that I was in the session with the legend.

03:50I think that Bruce Tim, you know, defined the character.

03:54You know, obviously we had, in terms of for the screen, right?

03:56We had Tim Burton, but then it was Bruce Tim.

03:58So did his, when you end up meeting somebody who you've probably heard about before,

04:03did he kind of, how was he different?

04:05How was he the same of what, to what you expected somebody like Bruce Tim to be?

04:10I think, yeah, the expectation was, oh my gosh, he's got these lines in his head, these scenes.

04:20He knows exactly how they should look and sound.

04:23But then it was actually quite relaxed.

04:25And he would be like, yeah, I liked A and C.

04:31And I also liked the B take as well.

04:33We'll keep all of those.

04:34That's good.

04:35Or he would be like, just A.

04:37And because you do like three, or at least that's what I would do.

04:42You did three.

04:44I usually did it in the, I'm only kidding.

04:46I've called it multiple.

04:50But actually, yeah, it was surprisingly chill.

04:56And, you know, I love, you mentioned Kevin Conroy, Arlene Sorkin, who were great.

05:02I think that you, you didn't really go back to Kevin.

05:07He was in your head, the back of your head.

05:09But you didn't necessarily study because you needed to do your own thing.

05:12What about Arlene?

05:13How did you find your voice for it?

05:15I mean, they gave me zero description of how they wanted this character to go.

05:20They made a lovely offer.

05:21And I was like, wait, are you sure?

05:22They know how I look like, and they know how I sound.

05:25So I watched, you know, I watched Arlene's work.

05:30And I studied that.

05:30And I was like, well, if they want it as energetic or with a New York, you know, vibe like Arlene did.

05:37But I went in and I tried to imitate Arlene.

05:42He was like, no, absolutely not.

05:43That's not the direction that we want to go.

05:45And we kind of went from there.

05:47So.

05:49Yeah.

05:50And what about you?

05:52Because like, I think I read that you were thinking of Kevin, but you didn't necessarily

05:56need to study him because you needed to do, make it your own, right?

05:59Well, I just, I loved Kevin's Batman so much.

06:04And I mean, I didn't even know there was a Kevin.

06:08I just knew there was a Batman.

06:09And he sounded like that, which it turns out was Kevin.

06:12So I just wanted to, you know, have there be more of this content in the world.

06:19Like, I just loved the show so much.

06:21And I wanted as an audience member to have more of this and to not bump on it.

06:29Sometimes there's like a new Kermit the Frog voice.

06:32And I'm like, where are you, Jim Henson?

06:37I'm sure the new Kermit is really good too.

06:41But I wanted to, you know, I don't want there to be a bump on Kermit.

06:48I don't want there to be a bump on Batman.

06:49I want, you know, as an audience member to have this.

06:53And I think it's like, I'm one of those.

06:56I mean, maybe not Adam Driver level self-loathing actor, but like he doesn't like watching himself.

07:06And I don't care to watch myself either.

07:09I mean, I like myself, but sometimes I have an idea that's a little bit.

07:12You know what?

07:13Batman's a vibe.

07:14And you were that vibe in the way that Christian Bale is that vibe.

07:18Michael Keaton was that vibe.

07:21Val Kilmer was that vibe.

07:23Ben Affleck was that vibe.

07:25You know, you catch it.

07:27You catch the vibe.

07:28It's Batman.

07:29You can't like, there's always going to be that.

07:31This is also the, what's iconic about this role is that many, many people have played it.

07:37And there's an essence to him.

07:38And I think you have that.

07:39And it's in the depth of his voice and in the depth of his, dare I say it, tragedy.

07:45You're saying I'm tragic?

07:49Yeah.

07:50I like it.

07:51Well, we're going to get to the popcorn bucket now.

07:54If you could take question, reach in and answer the question.

08:01What is this?

08:02So there's secret questions in there.

08:05Oh, do you know what this is?

08:06That's Wolverine's mouth.

08:08Oh, just joking.

08:10Do you know that's how you catch a raccoon?

08:13You put a thing and they grab the treat and then they can't get their fists out because

08:18they won't let go.

08:19Okay.

08:24And I ask a friend this question?

08:26You answer that.

08:27Oh, I answer this?

08:28Yeah, yeah.

08:29What would your superhero name be?

08:32Well, my stripper name was Fluffy Kiki Root 7.

08:36And my superhero name would be Captain Humility.

08:45Okay, Jamie.

08:50Would you mind holding it for me?

08:53Come on, Hugh.

08:54If you could cosplay as one character, who would it be?

08:59I mean, I'm so infatuated with Jean Grey, but like as the Phoenix.

09:04And I said that yesterday.

09:05But today I will go with...

09:09I think it'd be nice to have like a female Deadpool, but without the mask, you know?

09:15Yeah.

09:16Kind of like disfigured and fat ass and funny.

09:20Oh, God, I'm dreading this now.

09:23Oh, it's actually disgusting putting your hand through that rubber thing.

09:28I don't have a problem with it.

09:31Right.

09:34Oh, what is your all-time favorite cinematic universe?

09:39Oh.

09:40You guys.

09:42I mean, it's Star Wars.

09:44It's Star Wars.

09:46It really is.

09:47I was very little when the first movie came out, which was...

09:52What number was the first movie actually?

09:54Whatever it was.

09:55Four.

09:56Very well.

09:57That's how obsessed I am with the universe.

10:02Yeah, it's part of my whole imagination as a kid.

10:09I even like Jar Jar Binks.

10:11But like, with all lowercase.

10:14Yeah.

10:15What about like The Princess Bride?

10:17Couldn't that...

10:18Shouldn't that be a universe?

10:19If anyone touches The Princess Bride...

10:21Let me look into the camera here.

10:23If anyone decides to make a remake of that film, I will find you and I will stop you.

10:28No one.

10:30No one can remake that movie.

10:32No?

10:33No.

10:36I just feel like we've still got Mandy Patinkin.

10:38We've still got Wally Shawn with us.

10:40Shouldn't we take advantage of them?

10:42I just don't...

10:42And Carrie Elwes and Robin Wright.

10:44I mean, I still...

10:47No, I think there are some universes that need to remain untrespassed upon.

10:56Beautifully put.

10:58That's it.

10:58I love I just threatened an entire audience.

11:03There's all these development execs there going,

11:05Dang it!

11:06We wasted all that time!

11:07Cancel Mini Driver, quick!

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