Lego Batman voice actor Shai Matheson on finding his own voice for Legacy of the Dark Knight
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Austin Manchester
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Shai Matheson, the voice actor for Batman in the mobile game Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, discusses how he approached the iconic role without simply copying Will Arnett's popular Lego Batman movie portrayal. Matheson explains his process of finding a unique voice that balances the character's brooding nature with Lego's playful tone, drawing from various Batman interpretations while adding his own spin. The article explores the challenges of voicing a well-known character in a new medium and the creative decisions behind the performance.
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· 3 pulledI didn't want to just do an impression of Will Arnett. That would have been the easy route, but it wouldn't have been true to what we were trying to build with this game.
There's a certain weight to playing Batman. You have to capture that gravitas, but also remember it's Lego — there's a playfulness that has to come through.
I went back and studied a lot of the different Batman voices over the years — from Kevin Conroy to Christian Bale — and tried to find something that felt like my own take.
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