Details

Release year: 2016

Storyline

As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.

Top credits

Directors

Sam Liu

Writers

Cast

Kevin Conroy — Batman
Mark Hamill — The Joker
Tara Strong — Barbara Gordon, Batgirl
Ray Wise — Commissioner Gordon

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Did you know

• After the release of Batman: Arkham Knight (2015), Mark Hamill stated that due to the strain it put on his vocal cords, he would never voice the Joker again unless "Batman: The Killing Joke" was adapted into a film.

• Mark Hamill had originally stated that this would be his last time voicing the Joker. Kevin Conroy personally contemplated on retiring his performance as Batman as well. However, they both changed their minds after they agreed to reprise their roles in the Cartoon Network animated series Justice League Action (2016). Hamill has since said that he'll continue to voice the Joker for as long as Conroy continues to voice Batman. After Conroy's untimely passing in 2022, Hamill announced that he would never voice the Joker ever again.

• Mark Hamill had previously announced his retirement from portraying the Joker after completing work on the "Arkham" video game series. He had stated the only way he would come out of retirement was if "The Killing Joke" was adapted to film. After the revival of the Star Wars franchise, starting with Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), thus reviving Hamill's popularity, Warner Bros. Animation immediately green-lit a "Killing Joke" adaptation to capitalize upon Hamill's resurgence.