Zach Galifianakis will be the next actor to take on one of the most iconic comic book villains.
For the upcoming animated film Lego Batman, Galifianakis is currently in final negotiations with Warner Bros. to voice the Joker. Will Arnett will once again voice Batman as he did for The Lego Movie and Michael Cera has been cast to voice Robin.
Chris McKay, who served as the animation supervisor for The Lego Movie, is directing the film and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies writer Seth Grahame-Smith penned the screenplay. Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are producing the project.
Galifianakis is no stranger to doing voice work. The actor has previously voiced characters for American Dad, Puss in Boots, and Bob’s Burgers.
Lego Batman is slated to hit theaters February 10, 2017.
Watch BackstageOL‘s interview with Galifianakis for Birdman, along with Amy Ryan and Michael Keaton below.
