The Hollywood Reporter confirms that HBO Max has plans for a new Batman podcast titled Batman: The Audio Adventures. This comedic take on the property will see The Batman star Jeffrey Wright star as the Caped Crusader, while the rest of the cast will include some big names from the comedy world.
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 Dennis McNicholas are all also in the audio series.
Plot details are scarce, but the trade reiterates that it will be a comedic version of the DC icon.
McNicholas, a longtime writer for Saturday Night Live, penned and directed the series. Batman: The Audio Adventures is separate to DC's Spotify deal which The Dark Knight scribe David Goyer serving as creator and executive producer on Batman Unburied.
Jon Berg, Geoff Johns' producing partner on Joss Whedon's Justice League, is executive producer.
We don't know who is playing who in this audio series, but that's one impressive ensemble, and another big voiceover role for Wright after Marvel's upcoming What If? series on Disney+.
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