What does it take to be a great Batman? One of the easiest answers to that question is that the actor behind the mask has to have a great voice. While Kevin Conroy’s work as Batman in Batman: The Animated Series is legendary, other great voice actors have become Batman, including Peter Weller in The Dark Knight Returns, and more recently, Hamish Linklater in the excellent throwback series Batman: Caped Crusader. Now, with the announcement of a new series of animated Knightfall films, another voice actor will play Batman/Bruce Wayne — none other than Captain Pike himself, Anson Mount.
Mount is a great choice to play Batman in this seminal story. But, here’s what’s interesting: Not only is that the second time Mount is playing Batman, it’s also the second time an actor who previously played Captain Pike in Star Trek is playing Batman. That’s right, did you forget that Bruce Greenwood — Captain Pike from the Kelvin Universe — also voiced Batman in 2010’s Batman: Under the Hood? Why do Captain Pikes make such great Batmans?
