Mark Hamill is the Joker in Batman: The Killing Joke

Only moments after expressing strong desire to voice the Joker in the coming Batman: The Killing Joke animated adaptation, its has been announced Mark Hamill is set to be the voice of the clown.

Yep, it is official. Well what’d you expect. He’s shown interest in playing the Joker since 2011, now it looks like he’s got his chance.

The Batman: The Killing Joke graphic novel synopsis reads:

According to the grinning engine of madness and mayhem known as The Joker, that’s all that separates the sane from the psychotic. Freed once again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, he’s out to prove his deranged point. And he¿s going to use Gotham City’s top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and his brilliant and beautiful daughter Barbara to do it.

Now Batman must race to stop his arch-nemesis before his reign of terror claims two of the Dark Knight’s closest friends. Can he finally put an end to the cycle of bloodlust and lunacy that links these two iconic foes before it leads to its fatal conclusion? And as the horrifying origin of the Clown Prince of Crime is finally revealed, will the thin line that separates Batman’s nobility and The Joker’s insanity snap once and for all?

Batman: The Killing Joke animated feature is slated for release in 2016