For a sizable number of DC fans in the world, there is no better adaptation of Batman in any medium thanBatman: The Animated Series. The show is beloved to this day even though it went off the air 25 years ago. However, Kevin Conroy, the voice actor who played the Caped Crusader in the series, is interested in bringing back the show with the original creators, as well as Mark Hamill as the Joker.
Kevin Conroyhas played Batman in various projects over the years and has even earned the nickname “the one true Batman” in some circles. That speaks volumes about how impactfulBatman: The Animated Seriesproved to be. Recently, a fan asked Conroy on Twitter if he would be game for a reboot, assuming co-creators Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, as well asMark Hamill, were all on board. Conroy didn’t mince words in his response.
“I would love that.”
Now the question becomes, is this something that could truly happen? Theoretically, yes. DC hascontinued the adventures of BTASin several comics over the years, but no true revival or reboot ever came about. During the show’s run, there was a theatrically released animated movie in the form of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, but that’s it outside of the show itself.
When the Blu-ray release ofBatman: The Animated Seriesarrived in 2018, it instantly became a best-seller. With nostalgia being what it is, there is almost no question demand would be there. Mark Hamill has returned to voice the Joker a number of times over the years, so he would certainly sign on. As for Paul Dini and Bruce Timm? That’s unknown, but it’s hard to imagine they would pass up on the opportunity, assuming they had stories to tell. And that could be the sticking point, Kevin Conroy, speaking at MCM Comic Con in London in 2018, had this to say.
“They didn’t stop making the shows because the audience wasn’t there or the actors weren’t there. They stopped, really, because the creators ran out of ideas for stories. And they didn’t want to compromise on the quality of what they had and start creating kind of silly stories… All the actors would love to have done more of them. You could get all those actors back today, in a booth, to do more animated series shows because everyone loved it that much.”
