you might hear a tease of Linklaters performance in the below video.
I wanted to do this emotionally messed-up version of Batman, whos extremely aloof and almost inhuman.
[Bruce Wayne is] a persona that Batman himself has cultivated to throw people off of his scent.
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Deep down inside, hes not a fun guy.
Hes not charming, hes not sexy, or anything like that.
Hes devoted to warring on crime 24/7.
Hamish was really the only one who nailed exactly what we were going for.
In Linklaters words, Bruce Wayne is the mask.
Hes the secret identity.
Batman is the actual character, the actual guy.
I think I just tried to swing and swing and swing until I made contact with something.
We wanted her to be…not ditzy, but just not serious.
We thought, well, what if he starts off as kind of a schnook?, Timm said.
Its driving her crazy.
She hears all this stuff, but because of psychiatrist-client privilege, she cant do anything about it.
She cant tell anybody.
Well find out whos who when Batman: Caped Crusader premieres this August 1 on Max.
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