Mark Hamill doubles down on his Joker retirement – for a heartbreaking reason

Nov. 27, 2023

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Mark Hamill has doubled down on his retirement from voicing the Joker – and it’s for a personal, pretty heartbreaking reason.

Hamill has voiced the Clown Prince of Crime alongside Conroy’s Bruce Wayne since 1992, appearing in projects from Batman: The Animated Series, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, and Superman: The Animated Series. He’s previously spoken about retiring in the wake of Conroy’s death, so this comment all but confirms that we’ve seen the last of his Joker.

Next up for Hamill is The Life of Chuck, a new movie based on a Stephen King novella fromThe Fall of the House of Usher’s Mike Flanagan. The film will tell three stories from the life of Charles ‘Chuck’ Krantz (played by Tom Hiddleston), starting with his death and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, and Jacob Tremblay will also star.

While we wait for The Life of Chuck to arrive on our screens, check out our guide to the rest of this year’s most excitingmovie release dates.

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