Warner Bros. Games Montreal’s secretBatmangame was finally revealed at DC FanDome to beGotham Knights, a new take on the DC universefeaturing a playable Bat Family. The game features four new playable characters with Red Hood, Batgirl, Robin and Nightwing taking center stage in the wake of Batman’s death, but the voice cast for these famous characters was a mystery until now.
Video games are known for attracting some big voice talent these days, and fans have been wondering who will be attached to the new high profileBatmangame. The previousBatman Arkhamgames managed to attract huge voice actors with Mark Hamill appearing in all three games as the Joker, and longtime Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy voicing the Dark Knight himself. WB Montreal also worked onArkham Originswhich starredThe Last of Us 2’sTroy Bakerand Laura Bailey, as well asUncharted’sNolan North. But it seems WB Montreal will be establishing a range of new voice artists for its main cast in theGotham Knightsuniverse.
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It was revealed recently that Stephen Oyoung, ofMarvel’s Spider-Man,would be voicing Jason Todd/Red Hood, but now the rest of the voice cast have been revealed thanks to theGotham KnightsTwitter page. America Young (Saints Row IV) will be voicing Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, Christopher Sean (Fallout 76) voices Dick Grayson/Nightwing and Sloane Morgan Siegel rounds out the Bat Family as Tim Drake/Robin.
There was much speculation around who voicedBruce Wayne as seen in theGotham Knightstrailer, with online reports pointing to it being Troy Baker. However, theGotham KnightsTwitter cleared up the confusion by announcing that Michael Antonakos, aka Alexios fromAssassin’s Creed Odyssey, is voicing the departed Batman/Bruce Wayne in the game. The voice actor for Alfred Pennyworth was also revealed to be Gildart Jackson (Star Wars: The Old Republic).
Unlike theBatman Arkhamgames from sister studio Rocksteady, WB Montreal’sGotham Knightssteps away from the Arkham-verseto establish its own narrative in the DC world. The game will also be available entirely in co-op, meaning players can join a team with friends or switch between the Bat Family characters whenever they choose. Big villains such as Mr. Freeze and the long rumored Court of Owls are set to appear, but who will be voicing these characters is currently unknown but could potentially feature some other big stars if WB Montreal pulls on its previous roster of voice talent.
Gotham Knightswill release in 2021 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
