Simon Pegg on Batman's voice!

[Morne555]

cookie monster pmsl

[Ninety9Soulz]

"The infamous growl performed by Christian Bale was much rougher in this film than Batman Begins and has been parodied countless times due to its extreme nature, however the common misconception is that Christian Bale was fully responsible for this voice. The real voice during filming was more toned down and then heightened to a rougher, grittier vibe during post-production under the decision of director Christopher Nolan."

IMDB - The Dark Knight (2008) - Trivia

[OmegaQuave]

I was not expecting the voiceover at the end. Pissed myself laughing.

[pwilliams360]

Christian Bale is the best Bruce Wayne

Micheal Keaton is the best Batman

but Kevin Conroy will ALWAYS be the true voice of Batman!....imo

[MrHEC381991]

@pwilliams360 THANK YOU!

[yamisupersaiyan]

@pwilliams360

How the fuck is Keaton the best Batman, HE KILLS. Bale is best Batman also

[pwilliams360]

@yamisupersaiyan

Your right. Bale is an awesome Batman. I love BB, TDK & I can't wait to see TDKR! But Keaton is still favorite Batman; even though he mercs a few thugs every so often...

[yamisupersaiyan]

@pwilliams360

I, personally, think people only like Keaton because of nostalgia. The guy is dull and boring. His Batman is no different from his Wayne (they're both 1 dimensional). Batmans supposed to be 1 dimensional, not Wayne. Its appealing Batmans badass being 1D but not Wayne. Ehh thats the why I see it. Bale is actually really entertaining, pulling off three sides of Wayne and being able to portray emotion (angry, charm, boyish look, man, fearsome, happy)

[STARWARSFAN921]

Christian bale is the perfect batman and perfect as Bruce Wayne! His voice adds realism to the film, if your masked and don't want your real identity known, you'll put a voice on. Bruce wayne's voice is recognisable, therefore the reason he uses that voice!

[HeroicZombie120]

I knew i wasn't the only one who HATES Christian Bale's voice as Batman.

[tommystockley]

@chailizard Ya, a lot of people use the word "Pronounced" when they forget the word "Prominent".

[midnightbluenoz]

dark knight and batman bigins are shit, the original first film was much better with the joker which had jack nicleson in it

[thetrueparadisecity]

before simon said the voice sounded like cookie monster, that noise he made sounded more like Yoda lol

[tigemata]

I love the Batman voice.. Arrgghhhh....

[tigemata]

Well..........only Bale can do this That good :)

[tigemata]

What He's saying?

"I think it was more........in The Dark Knight. More what?? I dont understand, my english is not good enough.

[chailizard]

@tigemata "I think it was more pronounced in the Dark Knight" I'm English and that sounds like a strange use of the word pronounced to me I think he just means his voice was even less normal.

[0BatGirl0]

Megatron sounds more natural.

[Snake18Plissken]

i think bale's voice for batman is awesome and intimedating for the criminals out there

[TheMetalMilitia144]

I love bales voice its just got this power with in it thats so terrifying to the scum of gothom but i guess some people just love to bitch about everything and im not like that so i dont see there way of thinking and i dont want to.

[Genesis01973]

I think simon Pegg can be an exelent growler seriously he need to form a metal band with Nick frost and Christian Balelol

[HatOfWisdom]

Batman Begins was superior in every way to the Dark Knight in terms that Gotham was its own world, Crime certainly seemed like it needed someone who could operate outside of the confines of the legal system, Katie Holms was a much better actress than the dumb bitch from Nanny McPhee 2, The editing was better, Batman's change from a man tired of crime to an empowered hero was a lot more satisfying than killing a girl that didn't want him anyways.

kill your lead actor, let scene queens do the rest

[swirledelixir1]

: Cookie Monster! LMAO!

[TaskMaster619]

the voice in Batman Begins was excellent, TDK wasn't that bad in terms of voice really

[wolfman8796]

I hope christian bale doesnt change his batman voice for the dark knight rises now since some people keep bitching about it...so now all you guys can whack off to kevin conroy your all mighty batman voice actor who is godly....stupid motherfuckers

[TardisAdventures]

@wolfman8796 Simon did say he didn't mean it and thought he was a well respected actor, but other people do take the joke to far

[MrSinkbaek]

Christine Bell?

[Migzter05]

I don't have any problems with Bale's voice in both of his Bat movies. I just think he slightly exaggerated his voice in TDK too much for it to be nitpicked by moviegoers.

[DrNaviii]

@MmmScruplez I think if your going to give batman a voice like that then you need him to talk less, part of the reason I preferred begins to TDK is because he talks less when in costume. worst scene with the voice is when he's trying to talk harvey down from killing gordons son, at that moment he needs to stop doing the voice or tone it down because he's trying to be persuasive not scary

[Whoizcasper]

I love how he is making bale look stupid while his poster for how to lose friends is in the background ahaha

[scaryninja1693]

Adam West was worth more for comedy value. And on top of that he plays an altered version of himself in Family Guy, win win!

[Fagottron]

Couldn't agree more with Mr. Pegg. Hollywood is kinda dumb.

[TheBrothersInShit]

@Fagottron I find this rather an ironic statement to make seen as your passion is remixing Hollywood films, and also they can't be THAT dumb seen as "The Dark Knight" in it's self as an incredible movie.

[Fagottron]

@TheBrothersInShit Hollywood has changed a lot in the last 50 years. ;)

[JakariHanma]

@TheBrothersInShit You realize you can talk to the guy without referancing his music every time you say something to him right? just saying... he remixes all sorts for the record..

[kazigi]

LEAVE BATMAN ALOOOONE

[thedraven82]

Cookie Monster!!! Pegg, you brilliant bastard!

[Flubly]

@playfulpaul1985 Yeah, and this isn't one of those times.

[playfulpaul1985]

its not othen you see a fellow actor taking the piss out of another

[Unknown21714]

Just get Kevin Conroy to do Batman's voice and we'll all be right as rain.

[havehope]

@Unknown21714 No. Keaton

[manz92]

the voice is brilliant, just like the jokers, stop complaining, on screen you laugh at him, il bet youl shit your pants if he ever interragates you in that voice...so shut up!!!!!

[Deavi783]

Cookie-Monster as Batman?

[GrayWoIf]

Ok then if everyone is so smart in the DC universe then why cant anyone but 2+2 together and find out that the man with no mask (superman) is the man with glasses (Clark Kent)

[J666H]

@GrayWoIf The whole idea behind Superman not wearing a mask is that Clark Kent deliberately wanted to create for himself an image that would persuade people to trust him on a subconscious level. The fact of the matter is, most people would never suspect that Superman has an alter ego, because if people are able to see his face, they would, for the most part, automatically assume that he's got nothing to hide from them.

[J666H]

@J666H To continue, the more recent Superman stories suggest that Clark Kent's personality before he became Superman was, in fact, a lot closer to what Superman's personality is. As Clark Kent, he needed to divert as much attention away from himself as possible. Therefore he not only uses glasses to conceal the unnatural blue color of his eyes (that fact's been mentioned a lot recently), but he also changes his physical appearence (a trait atributed to the late great Chris Reeve's performance).

[J666H]

@J666H During the Blackest Night event, if my memory serves me correctly, Barry Allen/Flash makes a remark that Hal Jordan's face is easy to recognize and that he should adopt the type of mask Kyle Rayner uses to hide his features as Green Lantern. Hal dismisses the proposal, saying that Clark is hiding behind a mere pair of glasses. Flash's response is something like "Clark slouches, wears clothes two sizes too big and raises his voice an octave."

[J666H]

@J666H You see, Clark Kent has previosly stated that he needs to have a normal life and that he couldn't stand to be Superman all the time. That's why he's adopted the bumbling Clark Kent persona, when in reality and in his private life he doesn't bother with keeping the act. Said bumbling Clark is the "mask", if you will, and the intent behind the whole disguise is to make Clark Kent as ordinary and unimpressing to his co-workers as possible (siad co-workers are, after all, reporters).

[J666H]

@J666H In short, I could present a lot more examples that would prove, at least in the DCU, why nobody would make a connection between Clark Kent and Superman, sans, of course, the people who are aware of the whole secret identity thing. Still, as I feel that I've said more than enough to make my point, I won't delve into the whole Clark Kent/Superman/Kal-El psyche, for I think there are many sides to that thesis and I wouldn't want to upset anyone with a different opinion than mine.

[J666H]

@J666H One should keep in mind, though, that, as with any fictional character, there is a certain degree of suspension of disbelief to the case of Superman's secret identity problem. I, personally, have chosen not to think that much about it, save for my not-quite-so-short analysis, and I try in general to simply enjoy the dynamic of Clark Kent's interactions with colleages and friends without constantly asking myself why can't any of them realize that he is Superman.

[123DTRAY123]

He NEEDS to diguise his voice or else people would know Batman was BRUCE WAYNE damn it !

[sparkyinbath]

@123DTRAY123 It's sounds stupid though so it was a bad idea.

[itsmenaughty2]

the bat growl rocks!

[BraunMachine05]

Pegg's awesome, I really wish he was in Inglorious Basterds, he would've been great.

[SaulMeyersz]

@BraunMachine05 dude im angry he passed it up.

i would love to have seen him in it..

curious how he would have done it

[PkmnTrainerElite]

@l2izwan Dude, Conroy was the man. He's still voicing Batman to this day, luckily.

[meattrademark]

Great! If you liked this bit you should the guys at RiffTrax rip TDK a new one. "WHERE IS KEVIN?!" "WHERE AM I?!"

[lordrandal90]

I think is not bruce muffling the voice, but something inside the cowl. if you watch the movies, you'll see he nerver uses his normal voice while batman, and viceversa

[PkmnTrainerElite]

@lordrandal90 He disguises his entire body from the "Bruce Wayne" image, so why not the voice as well? Not to mention, Wayne is a made man, and all of the D.C. Universe knows who he is [hence, his voice as well], and Joker.. he's insane, but he' isn't stupid. Anyone'd connect the two.

[mhirtes12]

Batman took voice lessons from the Rorschach School of Elocution.

[coolr77]

personally, i kinda like the "batman voice."

Christain Bale said himself, that his voice was supposed to be dark, as a part of his character.

And it shows that Bruce Wayne has a hard time fighting against his dark side.

So im fine with the whole thing.

:)

[kraizer40k]

lol end

[HeatVisionPaolo]

WHEREISSHE?!

[Radculas]

cookie monster, that's a nice description haha

[RagdollDude]

Ahaha bit at the end was great.

[georgekostaras]

Stop I have a throat infection.

[ikillzuded]

i love simon pegg XD

[Mattfletch001]

simon pegg is a legend

[realcuteguyyayiyayi]

haha, love Simon, but he man, u sound more like Master Yoda than the Batman, haha

[darkface405]

First I thought it was sound effects.

But when Christian used the voice in Terminator, that blew it.

[robburnsred]

i thought it was brilliant that Christian Bale changed his voice for Batman. What a lot of people don't really notice is that Batman and Bruce Wayne are 2 completely different people. Bruce wayne is more of a peaceful, trying have a good time, playboy while Batman is much more darker, you can see the rage in him everytime he puts on the suit, it's notcieable on the comics. Christian Bale understood this concept and brought his own mix to the table. Which in my own opinion was a fantastic idea

[Hollenthon2468]

I don't think anyone is arguing that Bruce/Batman have to be different from one another, including changing the voices to sound distinct. What some people are saying is that Christian Bale's version of his voice transformation sounds a little bit silly. Inotherwords, not everyone agrees that Christian Bale pulled off the Batman voice.

[sarkasmi83]

Well I actually remember watching Batman Begins and especially in the scene where he sneaks in gordon's room, I think he really nailed the voice. I thought it "sounded alot like batman" should..

But in the dark knight he went too far with it. I mean, I didn't even notice anything wrong with his voice in Batman Begins, but the contrast of Bruce Wayne's and Batman's voice was waaay too big in Dark Knight. Way too growly and loud. Not that it actually bothers me much.. Great movie anyway.

[heroman711]

also, since nolan made bale keep the voice in both movies, im assuming nolan likes the idea and finds nothing wrong with it. nolan is a genius

[heroman711]

noooo. batman has two sides to him. bruce wayne and batman. bruce wayne is his good peaceful side and batman is the side in which he lets all his anger and rage out. chrisitian bale understood this and stated that in one of his interviews. that's y he talks like that. i think its perfect. I see all t these ppl complaining about how the voice was terrible but if someone can do a better voice, id like to see it. i hate all these critics that take his voice out of proportion

[is0l0veD0ct0rWh0]

I thought the voice thing was well done by Chirstian^^ You can't get everything right so people should stop concentrating on one little thing cos he did play great^^ P.S. Simon Pegg is awesome too^^

[Nearlyprescient]

mmm, my friends and I rip on Bale's Batman voice so often.

we like to scare each other, so every so often, drunk or sober, one of us will grab another quickly/roughly and yell in their face with The Voice, 'WHERE IS SHE?'

I started doing it after I saw the Dark Knight for the first time and got a little drunk, and now everyone does it.

give it a shot, it's surprisingly fun.

[sarkasmi83]

:D :D

I can imagine.

"HWHY DO YOU WANNA KILL ME!?"

I can actually do the spoof voice pretty much perfectly... Couldn't do a better batman voice though.

[SpellsLikeTeenSpirit]

0:34 lmao

[wolfgar45]

batman says: oomnomnomnomonnomnomnmnomnomno­m

lol

[pwnageprata]

LOL 1:00

deep scratchy-throat man strikes again

[luciengrey24]

I thought the voice thing in TDK was a bit wierd too,thought i was the only one . Thye should have at least invented a voice modulator of some sort instead of the the wierd laryngitis whisper he had to do.Sounded kinda camp.

But is was a good movie though, a lil bit too long but good all the same.

[BrownBearProduct]

Batman's suit has a voice modulator that deepens his voice. It's mentioned in the behind the scenes footage but never mentioned in the film.

[DevSingh1359]

Bale's voice was much, much better in Batman Begins than in The Dark Knight. I have no idea what happened in between the two movies but he totally screwed up Batman's voice for TDK.

[BigBoss7777777]

The voice was just cringeworthy and cheesy, he sounded like a Hulk Hogan wannabe.

TDK would've sucked dirty ass without Heath Ledger.

[KeshK123]

I don't know why people bash the voice. I mean he is the Dark Knight not the Dude Knight so you would expect him to have a dark voice. It doesn't even sound THAT bad in my opinion but there were some moments it was odd like when he was talking to Joker upside down after saving him. The voice sounds awesome in Batman Begins and it's shame people only think of Dark Knight when they think of Bales Batman voice.

[stathamfan44]

thats true, i mean you have to disguise your voice so you dont get recognized, bruce wayne is the richest man in gotham, i think people know him and recognize his voice.

[xXAZN407Xx]

oh yeah most of the time he was like whispering i dnever noticed it till i watched it the third time........lol

[KrytenMark]

Simon should turn around and look at that stinker of a movie he is supposed to be promoting.

[ERoBB1]

dont be bitter, lol, its not one of his better films

[KrytenMark]

Sorry! My brother said that! He keeps forgetting he's logged onto my channel! But still, I agree!

[jonnyscratch]

maybe, but he didn't have to put on a cookie monster voice to act in it ...

[PEDROOLOGY]

not as much as 18yr old is arguing with a A 13yr

[woollybully100]

i hate that voice, it ruined the end scene of dark knight. i couldn't stop laughing at a moment that is suppose to be taken seriously.

michael keaton made his voice deeper and tougher but not silly like this, bale's is just too over the top.

[PEDROOLOGY]

nope your mam tour wrong

[woollybully100]

what?

[PEDROOLOGY]

i was in a hurry i meant to say that your wrong i like his voice its what i expected batmans voice to be.

[woollybully100]

u expected him to sound horse?

[PEDROOLOGY]

What

[woollybully100]

u expected him to sound like cookie monster?

[PEDROOLOGY]

wow yeah that burned me wow! where in the world did you get that from? why dont' you come up with some good stuff i like his voice and i met people who like him and his voice so yeah FUCK OFF

[woollybully100]

Goodness come down its just a movie, you have your opinion and I have mine. It wasn't meant as a burn to you, I just can't imagen how anyone could hear that voice when they read batman comics, but it seems you do and thats ok.

[PEDROOLOGY]

now you see

[woollybully100]

see what?

[PEDROOLOGY]

that Im the dick and your the pussy so fuck you

[woollybully100]

your a true vulgarian, aren't you.

[PEDROOLOGY]

and your lackin in judgement

[woollybully100]

what makes u think ur judgement is the correct one?

[PEDROOLOGY]

because eric i dind't judge you judged me

[woollybully100]

i only stated judging u when u started cursing

[PEDROOLOGY]

the whole curses and com'on thiz youtube

[woollybully100]

just remember ur the one who started all of this.

[PEDROOLOGY]

well then why don't you just shut the fuck up

[woollybully100]

u no a 36 yr old arguing w/ an 18 yr old about batman is really pathetic, i'd say that u have something more important to do but as the last couple of days hav shown thats not the case.

[LolMolz16]

BATMAN IS CONSTIPATED :)