Trivia / DC Showcase – Batman: Death in the Family

• Acting for Two:
  • Gary Cole voices both Jim Gordon and Two-Face.
  • John DiMaggio voices both the Joker and Thomas Wayne.
  • Nick Carson voiced young Bruce and Tim Drake.
• Approval of God: Mark Hamill spoke greatly about John DiMaggio voicing the Joker here.
• Milestone Celebration: This is coming out ten years after Batman: Under the Red Hood and is set in a version of its universe.
• The Other Darrin:
  • Vincent Martella voices Jason as Red Hood as well this time (as he played a young Jason in the Red Hood film), instead of Jensen Ackles coming back (for new scenes).
  • In the French dub, none of the characters are voiced by their Under the Red Hood voice actors, as a result of Death in the Family being dubbed at a different dubbing studio and with a different dubbing director.
• Role Reprise:
  • Bruce Greenwood, John DiMaggio, Vincent Martella and Gary Cole all reprise their roles from the original Under the Red Hood movie as Batman, Joker, Jason Todd and Commissioner Gordon, respectively.
  • It's revealed that in the "Under the Red Hood" route, Bruce is narrating the story to Clark Kent/Superman, with Nolan North reprising the role from Young Justice .
• Time-Shifted Actor:
  • Nick Carson voices the young Bruce Wayne in flashbacks instead of Bruce Greenwood.
  • Some of Jensen Ackles' vocals for Jason are reused, but only grunts or shouts in the "Under the Red Hood" route (since in all other routes Jason is younger so they have Vincent Martella voicing him) and he is uncredited.
• Uncredited Role:
  • While animation from Under the Red Hood is used throughout the film, The Answer Studio gets no credit for them, with only Studio Mir (responsible for the new animation) being credited.
  • This is also true with the other shorts, with Digital eMation being uncredited for the Adam Strange and The Phantom Stranger Showcases.
• What Could Have Been: In 2016, at the San Diego Comic-Con, Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill floated the idea that they could act in the respective roles of Batman and the Joker in an Animated Adaptation of Death in the Family, as well as Hush. Much like Batman: Hush, being set in the DC Animated Movie Universe, had Jason O'Mara and Jason Spisak instead in the respective roles, this, being a follow-up to Batman: Under the Red Hood, sees Bruce Greenwood and John DiMaggio, also respectively.
• You Sound Familiar: In the French dub, Clark Kent is voiced by Adrien Antoine, who voiced Batman in Under the Red Hood. The Dark Knight himself is instead voiced by Emmanuel Jacomy in Death in the Family.

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