{"id":1768,"date":"2017-08-06T18:03:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T18:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/08\/06\/batman-voice-actor-kevin-conroy-recites-the-dark-knight-monologue-watch\/"},"modified":"2017-08-06T18:03:34","modified_gmt":"2017-08-06T18:03:34","slug":"batman-voice-actor-kevin-conroy-recites-the-dark-knight-monologue-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/08\/06\/batman-voice-actor-kevin-conroy-recites-the-dark-knight-monologue-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Batman\u2019 Voice Actor Kevin Conroy Recites \u2018The Dark Knight\u2019 Monologue \u2014 Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For many &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/batman\/\" id=\"auto-tag_batman\">Batman<\/a>&#8221; fans, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/kevin-conroy\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kevin-conroy\">Kevin Conroy<\/a> will always be the true Caped Crusader. The actor voiced the scowling superhero on &#8220;Batman: The Animated Series,&#8221; the &#8220;Batman: Arkham&#8221; games, and several other cartoons, animated films, and games; to the delight of many, he&#8217;s now recited the famous monologue that Christian Bale delivers at the end of &#8220;The Dark Knight.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2017\/07\/ben-affleck-batman-justice-league-1201858974\/\" title=\"Ben Affleck Still Really Wants to Be Batman: \u2018If the Batphone Rings, I Will Answer\u2019\">Ben Affleck Still Really Wants to Be Batman: \u2018If the Batphone Rings, I Will Answer\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The table reading came as part of Nerdist&#8217;s &#8220;Talkin Toons&#8221; alongside Rob Paulsen of &#8220;Animaniacs&#8221; and &#8220;Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,&#8221; who voiced Commissioner Gordon (played by Gary Oldman in Christopher Nolan&#8217;s three films). Bale\u2019s raspy delivery while wearing the cape and cowl in that trilogy was a source of both praise and mockery; watching Conroy\u2019s take on such iconic lines as \u201cYou either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain\u201d certainly provides an interesting alternative.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2017\/07\/justice-league-trailer-comic-con-1201858449\/\" title=\"\u2018Justice League\u2019 Trailer: Wonder Woman, Batman, and the Rest of the Squad Team Up in New Comic-Con Preview \u2014 Watch\">\u2018Justice League\u2019 Trailer: Wonder Woman, Batman, and the Rest of the Squad Team Up in New Comic-Con Preview \u2014 Watch<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s Conroy\u2019s tradition in two forms: the table read itself and a version in which his delivery is synced to footage from \u201cThe Dark Knight\u201d itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealKevinConroy\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@RealKevinConroy<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Batman?src=hash\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">#Batman<\/a> + Nolan&#8217;s Dark Knight collide it equals an epic read with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yakkopinky\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@Yakkopinky<\/a> on Talkin&#8217; Toons! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dKF4jbcUAg\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/dKF4jbcUAg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Darknight Archivist (@HistoftheBatman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HistoftheBatman\/status\/893977701358252032\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">August 5, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-related-link sign-up\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Sign Up<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/indiewire.com\/email\" title=\"Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.\">Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Source: IndieWire film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many &#8220;Batman&#8221; fans, Kevin Conroy will always be the true Caped Crusader. 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