Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy will star posthumously in Netflix’s Devil May Cry anime series.
He will voice a new character in the Devil May Cry series, known as VP Baines. Conroy’s vocals can be heard at the beginning of the latest teaser for the upcoming Netflix show, which you can see below.
Conroy – who along with his animated and film work is also beloved for his role as Batman in Rocksteady’s Arkham games and NetherRealm’s superhero fighter Injustice – passed away in 2022 aged 66 following a battle with cancer.
Sharing the news of Conroy’s inclusion in Devil May Cry, series showrunner Adi Shankar said that the actor’s lines were “recorded before he passed”, and no AI was used.
“Mr Conroy gave it [an] amazingly nuanced performance,” Shankar wrote on social media. “It was both a pleasure and an honour to work with him.”
Actor Johnny Yong Bosch – who will voice Dante in the Netflix series – added it was an “honour” to work with Conroy on Devil May Cry, calling his castmate a “true legend”.
“Batman: The Animated Series redefined cartoons for me. For those wondering, our recording sessions took place a few years ago – animation takes quite some time to complete.”
Netflix’s animated adaption of Devil May Cry premieres on 3rd April.
“Sinister forces are at play at the portal between the human and demon realms. In the middle of it all is Dante, an orphaned demon hunter for hire, unaware that the fate of both worlds hangs around his neck,” reads the official Netflix synopsis.