The late, great Kevin Conroy's work as Batman has made him nothing short of iconic in the eyes of many DC fans. As well as lending his voice to the Dark Knight in Batman: The Animated Series, many of you will surely remember his standout work in Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham video games as well.
That studio recently released Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and, in case it wasn't obvious, the story revolves around Task Force X, well, killing the League. Batman is among their victims and, for fans of Conroy, that's not gone down well.
Earlier this week, it was reported that the controversial game won't be his final appearance as Batman after all; instead, it was claimed we'll also get to hear his voice in the third Crisis on Infinite Earths animated movie and Prime Video's Batman: Caped Crusader animated series.
When it came to the latter, it's been unclear for a while whether Conroy would be voicing the title character but executive producer Bruce Timm has now confirmed the actor never got a chance to record his mystery part in the show.
"I have no idea if the [Crisis] part of IGN’s supposed scoop is true or not, but Kevin Conroy did not record a voice for [Caped Crusader]," he revealed. "We were hoping to have him do a voice for the new show (and he was eager to do it) but sadly he passed away before we could make it happen."
"As I have to do every so often, I will remind you all once again to take all un-sourced 'news' items in the sci-fi/comics/entertainment cybersphere with a huge grain of salt," Timm added. "Occasionally these 'leaks' actually turn out to be true, but often as not they’re just cynical clickbait."
As a result, there's now a pretty good chance that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is Conroy's final turn as Batman after all. He clearly wasn't being lined up to play Bruce Wayne in Batman: Caped Crusader, anyway, and it's unclear whether there was time for him to record any lines for Crisis or if that was simply planned once upon a time.
It was back in 2022 when the news broke that Max would no longer stream the Batman: Caped Crusader animated series, leading to Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves taking the show on the road to pitch it to rival streamers.
For a time, Timm's long-awaited return to the DC Animated Universe ran the risk of never gracing our screens, but Prime Video later picked the show up for at least two seasons along with last December's Merry Little Batman movie.
The series doesn't currently have a confirmed premiere date.