'Batman: Arkham Asylum 2' Game Locks Up Two-Face, Mister Freeze, And Talia Al Ghul!

Posted 4/20/10 10:29 am ET by Josh Wigler in DC Comics, News

Arkham AsylumWhen Batman returns to "Arkham Asylum," he'll have at least three new villains to contend with, as various voice actors from the upcoming video game sequel have confirmed that Mister Freeze, Talia al Ghul and Two-Face are on the loose in Gotham City.

According to Kotaku, "The Spirit" actress Stana Katic revealed on Twitter that she had recently "recorded a character voice on the next Batman video game," confirming the character as Talia, daughter of Ra's al Ghul. Katic later removed the tweets from her account.

Additionally, "Futurama" voice actor Maurice LaMarche told Geekcastradio (via Kotaku) that he'll be playing Mister Freeze in the game.

"I'm about to go in and do Mr. Freeze for Arkham Asylum 2," he said. "He's out for blood right now because, err... I can't tell you the situation, but he's actually somewhat a sympathetic character within the framework of the game."

Finally, at the C2E2 convention in Chicago this weekend, Batman himself spilled the beans on Two-Face. A fan lured voice actor Kevin Conroy into revealing that Harvey Dent would have a role in the second "Arkham Asylum" game, causing Conroy to laugh at his own mistake.

"There's a very complicated cast," he said according to Comic Book Resources. "A lot of villains are in it. I'll just leave it at that!"

Conroy went on to compare the tone of the "Arkham Asylum" sequel to "Batman Beyond: The Return of the Joker," a rather grim Batman tale.

"It's really, really dark," he said of the game. "It involves a lot of the villains and it goes to that area — it's that dark."

'Batman: Arkham Asylum 2' To Be Mark Hamill's Last Joker Role

Posted 5/27/10 3:15 pm ET by Brian Warmoth in PS3, Xbox 360

Mark Hamill has a long history with video games, as well as a rich career portraying The Joker. He got his start during the '90s in "Batman: The Animated Series" and went to reprise the role in numerous DC Comics animated productions and eventually once more in 2009's "Batman: Arkham Asylum." Well, he's officially on to do it again in "Arkham Asylum 2," but the actor who made Luke Skywalker a household face says the sequel will be his last time playing the most famous clown in comics.

"This will be my last, there's no question about that," Hamill told IGN. "But it's the last hurrah."

Hamill spoke fondly of his time playing Mr. J from 1992 through 2004, and he had nothing but nice things to say about everyone at Rocksteady, but the chance to collaborate again with some old friends was what finally convinced him to do the part one more time for their games.

"When they said, 'We want you to come back [to the role of The Joker] and do 'Arkham,'' I said the same; 'I left on a high note, I don't think we could ever top that.' But they said, 'We got Paul Dini,' who was my favourite ever Joker writer, 'and Kevin Conroy,' who I love," the actor explained. "This was a real reunion and a very pleasant experience. So of course I relented, but I had no idea it would have the impact it did."

When it comes down to it, Hamill's voice as The Joker is about as recognizable to fans as Heath Ledger's scarred face or Caesar Romero's giddy frolicking from the old Adam West TV series, so "Arkham 2" would be hard pressed to find someone better. If it's anything like its predecessor, Hamill definitely made the right decision this time, too.