Vicki Vale.
The first hipster I ever had a crush on.
Batman and Robin, in the Style of Disney and Pixar’s Up
You guys, this is SO good. It’s on Netflix Instant and is a must-watch if you like Batman, animation, or just awesomeness in general. Another animated feature that totally gets why Robin can be a great character when he’s handled properly (and not played by Chris O’Donnell).
Unlike so many Batman fans, I actually like Robin when the character is handled properly.
And I like Tim Drake, but Carrie Kelly is my favorite Robin ever.
Wanna see why? Watch/read The Dark Knight Returns (part 1 is available now on dvd/blu-ray and part 2 comes out soon).
I doodled some chaos…
My mom sent me birthday cookies in the mail. This is what they were shaped like. I turned 27. #Batman #coolmom (at The Burrow)
My doodle version of Jim Gordon. #whatIdoatworkallday #Batman (Taken with Instagram)
Michael Emerson’s latest gig is no joke. The man best known as LOST’s über-manipulator Ben Linus and Person of Interest’s calculating Harold Finch is taking on one of pop culture’s most iconic villains, the Joker, in the upcoming animated DVD-movie Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2. In the film, a harrowing adaptation of Frank Miller’s seminal 1986 DC Comics series, the depraved Clown Prince of Crime renews his rivalry with an aging Batman, who has just reemerged in Gotham City after a decade. (Part 2 comes out in early 2013; Part 1 is available Sept. 25 on DVD, Blu-ray, digital download and on demand.)
“He’s one of those great villains that an actor like me likes to play because he has layers — he has a face for the world and a face for himself,” the Emmy-winning Emerson says of the Joker. “He is, in a way, a villain who is a natural actor. All of that is that is delightful and confounding at the same time.”
Playing the unbridled fervor of the Joker was a switch from some of the more emotionally controlled roles on Emerson’s resumé. “It’s freeing because of the largeness of it,” he says. “When he laughs, there’s nothing subdued about it. When he screams in rage, there’s nothing controlled about it. The amp is turned to 11 at all times.” (x)
WOW. I LOVE THIS NEWS. Granted, the Joker’s voice will always belong to Mark Hamill in my head, but Michael Emerson seems like a worthy successor.
