Jeffery Wright Voicing Batman in Upcoming Batman HBO Max Podcast

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Per THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, Jeffery Wright — who is playing GCPD’s Jim Gordon in THE BATMAN live-action film from director Matt Reeves and Warner Bros. — will provide the voice of Batman in an upcoming podcast on HBO Max.

According to the trade, the title of the podcast/show will be BATMAN: THE AUDIO ADVENTURES and will be a comedic take on the character and Batman mythos.

Dennis McNicholas, a longtime writer on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, wrote and directed the multi-episode series that comes from Warner Bros.’ Blue Ribbon Content division and will debut on HBO Max sometime in 2021.

Jeffery Wright as Jim Gordon in THE BATMAN

Cast members include includes Chris Parnell, Melissa Villaseñor, Seth Meyers, Brent Spiner, John Leguizamo, Ike Barinholtz, Bobby Moynihan, Kenan Thompson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Sudeikis, Alan Tudyk, Heidi Gardner, Brooke Shields, Paul Scheer, Tim Meadows, Fred Armisen, Ray Wise, Ben Rodgers, Katie Rich, Pete Schultz, Paula Pell, Toby Huss, and the aforementioned McNicholas.  THR did not know yet who each would be voicing in the series.

For more details, hit the links provided. – Bill “Jett” Ramey

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Bill "Jett" Ramey
Bill “Jett” Ramey isn’t just a Batman fan — he’s one of the founding fathers of the online Batman community. As the creator and Editor-in-Chief of Batman-On-Film.com, the original and longest-running Batman news and commentary site, Jett helped carve the very bedrock of modern fan internet press. If there is a Mount Rushmore of this stuff, his face is already up there — sunglasses on, arms crossed, probably telling someone to calm down. A lifelong Dark Knight disciple, Jett has spent decades championing filmmaker‑driven Batman stories, cutting through fanboy noise with a Texas‑sized dose of honesty, and keeping the conversation smart, civil, and drama‑free. He’s the BOF Godfather — the guy who was here before the hashtags, before the clickbait, before the algorithms… and he’s still here, still talking Batman, still calling it straight. When he steps out of Gotham, Jett is pure Texas. He bleeds Dallas Cowboys blue, blasts Elvis and rock ’n’ roll, and has a deep appreciation for cold beer, dive bars, and Texas Longhorns football. He works out, he cooks, and he can grill like a man who’s earned the right to say “don’t assume” when he tells you he lives in the great state of Texas. He shares that home with his wife — “Announcer Rachel” — and their dogs: Gracelin the Labradoodle and Presley, a rescue pup named after the King himself.