Star Wars icon Mark Hamill is signed on to play The Joker of DC Comics animation adaptation of "Batman: The Killing Joke."
Mark Hamill who starred as Luke Skywalker in the cult movie series Star Wars, is set to play The Joker again; this time in the upcoming animated direct-to-video version of Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's The Killing Joke. Hamill previously voiced The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series and for the Batman: Arkham video games.
Hamill, who earlier said he won't be voicing The Joker after doing it for 18 years in various DC animated TV shows, movies, and video games, agreed to voice the villain in the film. He , had said that an animated take on 'The Killing Joke' might be one of the projects that might make him return to the role.
Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's 1988 graphic novel is one of the most influential Batman stories ever made-famous not just for its depiction of The Joker's origin, but also a now-infamous scene where then-Batgirl Barbara Gordon was shot, paralyzed, and sexually abused by the Joker. Although the storyline went on to have a major influence on Batman in all media, this will be the first time it has been directly adapted into DC's animated universe.
The 63-year-old actor is best known for portraying the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy in 1977. Hamill also appeared in the Star Wars Holiday Special in 1978 and later starred in the successful sequels The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. For both of the sequels, Hamill was honored with the Saturn Award for Best Actor given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.
He will be reprising his role of Luke Skywalker in the upcoming "Star Wars Episode 7". The actor will be seen returning to his famous character, Luke, in Star Wars: The Force Awakens which is anticipated to hit theatres by the end of 2015.
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