Editing Batman: The Animated Series (section)

===Casting===
The series is also notable for its supporting cast. Numerous known actors provided voices for a variety of recognizable villains. Most notable was [[Mark Hamill]], previously famous for his role as [[Luke Skywalker]] in the original ''[[Star Wars]]'' trilogy, whose prominence as a voice actor was heightened through his "cheerfully deranged" portrayal of the [[Joker (character)|Joker]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kubin |first=Jacquie |date=April 1997 |title=An Interview With Mark Hamill |url=http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.1/articles/kubin2.1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012221837/http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.1/articles/kubin2.1.html |archive-date=October 12, 2007 |access-date=October 14, 2007 |website=Animation World Magazine}}</ref> The role was originally given to [[Tim Curry]], but he developed [[bronchitis]] during the initial recording sessions.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lis |first=Martin |date=September 2, 2017 |title=Exclusive: Tim Curry Reveals Why Mark Hamill Replaced Him as JOKER |url=http://www.screengeek.net/2017/09/02/tim-curry-reveals-why-mark-hamill-replaced-him-as-joker/ |access-date=September 6, 2017 |publisher=ScreenGeek}}</ref> [[John Glover (actor)|John Glover]], who later voiced the Riddler, also auditioned for the Joker role. Hamill, who found himself to be the biggest fan of the Batman comics among the cast, credited the laughs he had honed on stage in ''[[Amadeus (play)|Amadeus]]'' with landing him the role. The recording sessions, under the supervision of voice director [[Andrea Romano (voice director)|Andrea Romano]], were recorded with the actors together in one studio instead of taking separate recordings, as is typical. This method would later be employed for all subsequent series in the [[DC Animated Universe]]. [[Al Pacino]] was considered to voice [[Two-Face]] in the series, but he declined the offer;<ref>{{cite web |last=About_faces |date=January 24, 2012 |title=The Origins of (the Origins of) Harvey Dent in "Batman: The Animated Series" |url=http://about-faces.livejournal.com/68401.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108121935/http://about-faces.livejournal.com/68401.html |archive-date=January 8, 2015}}</ref> [[Richard Moll]] was instead cast in the role. Other actors included [[Ron Perlman]] as [[Clayface]], [[Roddy McDowall]] as the [[Mad Hatter (DC Comics)|Mad Hatter]], [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]] as [[Ra's al Ghul]], [[Michael York]] as [[Count Vertigo]], [[Kate Mulgrew]] as Red Claw, [[George Murdock (actor)|George Murdock]] as [[List of DC Comics characters: B|Boss Biggis]], [[Ed Asner]] as Roland Daggett and [[George Dzundza]] as the [[Ventriloquist (comics)|Ventriloquist]]. Romano initially wanted [[Christopher Lee]] to voice Ra's al Ghul, but he couldn't work out his schedule to voice the character, Warner was cast instead.<ref>https://bleedingcool.com/tv/batman-beyond-andrea-romano-working-with-kevin-conroy-mark-hamill-finding-that-right-voice-interview/</ref>