Via THE DIRECT, BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER showrunner James Tucker was asked about The Joker appearing in season 2 of the animated series after being teased at the end of the season 2 finale. Here’s what he had to say:
I think it’ll be a new take on The Joker for people who only know of [the Mark Hamill and Jack Nicholson versions of the character]; this take on The Joker will be very different for them. But for people who’ve read comics for a long, long, long, long time, it won’t be. I think some people will recognize it and go, ‘Oh, I see what they’re doing.’ And other people will go, ‘Wow, this is different.’ But, I think it’s all Joker.
Tucker also said that even though THE BATMAN EPIC CRIME SAGA guru Matt Reeves is an executive producer on BCC, Tucker and company are doing their own thing:
Well, it’s funny, we weren’t given a mandate to match what he was doing. He’s been very accommodating in that he understands our show is separate from what he’s doing in the movies and he gets where our influences are coming from and he understands it.
The only thing we may have directly in common is that our Batman is coming from a more detective angle and so is his, and the tone of the series, you know, there’s a general dark tone. But other than that, you know, the settings are different, it’s all different. We’re basically coming from the same source material, just slightly verging away from stepping on each other’s toes.
Gotta say that I agree with Mr. Tucker, even though I do see those similarities and others as well. Like Batman and Bruce Wayne being younger and Bruce being emotionally detached from, well, just about everything.
No specific release date was given, but JT said that they are putting the “final touches” on season 2, and it will debut sometime in 2026.
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(Thanks to BOF’er “Alex S.” for the heads up!)
