Summer Glau (Firefly, Serenity, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Dollhouse) is lending her voice to Supergirl in Warner Premiere’s Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, due for release September 28.
Fanboys will be happy to know that Tim Daly and Kevin Conroy will continue their long-standing roles as Superman and Batman, as they did in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. “I thought in the comic that Jeph Loeb had done a really good job of sticking to the basics of the origin story, but putting enough twists on it to give it a fresh feel,” stated producer Bruce Timm. “Early on in the story she just wants to fit in,” Timm says. “Unlike most people who suddenly attain superpowers, she’s terrified of them. She doesn’t want to shoot lasers out of her eyes and be able to lift buildings with her pinky.” This will be Glau’s first venture into animation, but she is said to be acclimating very well. “It was a fun part for her to play because it wasn’t one-note,” Timm says. “She could be young and bratty, like a typical teenager, and then show a little bit more maturity, then get feisty, then scared. She’s got quite a gamut of emotions to act out”. Fans of Bruce Timm’s widely popular animated DC sitcoms and films know that he has tapped into Joss Whedon’s Firefly cast before, using Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Gina Torres and Morena Baccarin.

In other random news, Mark Hamill has stated that his role in Arkham Asylum 2 will be much darker, comparing it in tone to Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker, and will also mark the end of his career as the clown prince of crime. Sigh. Let’s hope Conroy doesn’t follow suit.
In different Batman related matters, Robin Williams has stated his interest in playing the Riddler in the next film. In an interview he went on to say that he was the original choice for both the Joker in Tim Burton’s Batman(which was iconically played by Jack Nicholson) and the Riddler in Joel Shumacher’s Batman Forever(which was annoyingly played by Jim Carrey–seemingly channeling a more flamboyant Caesar Romero). He voiced the let-down of losing both roles, and that if someone’s going to offer him one again it better be for real. Perhaps he feels that since he has worked for Christopher Nolan previously in Insomnia that his is a shoe-in for the role. Ok, I for one have some news…You Are Too Old! Secondly, there are far bigger, better, more challenging characters to give creedance to before revisiting that old standby. I could see him as a copycat, or a thorn in Batman’s side as he attempts to deal with more pressing issues, but. that’s. it! Unless, we are making a Hush movie, then by all means, let the green clad buffoon have a ball; but for God’s sake put someone younger at bat…a dark horse. We need Daniel Day Lewis as a seriously chilling Victor Fries working with cryo and weather weapons, and if Nolan’s ending his saga, the return of Ra’s to take the city without questions (not before a meaningless love affair between Bruce and Talia). Don’t worry, I’m penning the story (laughs). Until next time.–ExSleepyInk

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