Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’s new Batman is feeling the weight of joining the cast list to take on the role of the caped crusader.
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is a strange hybrid adventure. Rather than telling the story of Batman over the course of the films, it takes elements of Batman’s story – such as the pursuit of the Penguin in The Batman or Heath Ledger’s Joker – to create an original story told in an open-world Gotham similar to the Arkham series. And for this reason, rather than using film clips, TT Games tapped Final Fantasy 16 and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 actor Shai Matheson to take on the role.
“I’ve been a Batman fan my whole life, so I feel like it’s all in my blood. I’ve been watching the movies since I was probably too young. Batman Returns is my favorite movie of all time, aside from Batman,” Matheson explained, speaking to GamesRadar+.
Matheson, who says, “Michael Keaton was always my favorite Batman,” explains, “I think it was kind of in me from the beginning.” Despite having a lifelong Batman fandom, Matheson studied the scrolls. “I watched everything before I did it – I rewatched all the movies, I watched a lot of YouTube clips of different things, different Arkham clips, I just tried to immerse myself.”
When asked how he feels about joining the list of iconic names who have played this role, Matheson responds: “First of all, in terms of voice, Kevin Conroy is the gold standard, the greatest of all time. So, it’s very scary.” He adds that he is “petrified to join this list of people who have brought their voice and acting talent to this game and this character.”
But despite the fears, Matheson is “incredibly honored to do it. I feel like a competition winner just being involved.”
James Gunn says Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will allow players to experience the character “perhaps as fully as ever.”
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