New Batgirl Footage From Batman: The Killing Joke

Veteran voice-actor Tara Strong sits down with DC All Access' Tiffany Smith and discusses returning to the role of Barbara Gordon/Batgirl for the upcoming R-rated, animated adaptation of Batman: The Killing Joke. During the interview, new footage of Batgirl is shown throughout.

"I can tell you that in The Killing Joke, Barbara Gordon will not disappoint the fans who have been waiting to see this story," Strong says in the video above. "It's completely dark, and she does stuff that she's never done on any series I've ever worked on. So, she's strong and she's older and wiser, but ... dark. It's really, really a cool place for her to be."

What does it take for a person to snap? How much despair for a mind to fracture? These are the twisted questions that The Joker has set out to answer, to show Gotham that even an ordinary man like Commissioner Gordon is only one bad day away from sheer insanity. Based on the acclaimed DC Comics graphic novel, witness a journey into the dark psyche of the Clown Prince of Crime. Follow his humble beginnings as a struggling comic to his fateful encounter with the Dark Knight that changed everything. Fueled by the return of Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as The Joker, witness the birth of a super villain, the fortitude of a hero and the punch line that will leave you speechless.

The voice cast features Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong, Ray Wise, John DiMaggio, Robin Atkin Downes, Brian George, JP Karliak, Andrew Kishino, Nolan North, Maury Sterling, Fred Tatasciore, Bruce Timm, Anna Vocino, Kari Wahlgren, and Rick Wasserman. It was directed by Sam Liu and executive produced by Bruce Timm, based on a script written by Brian Azzarello.

Batman: The Killing Joke will officially come home on Digital HD on July 26, 2016, and Blu-ray and DVD on August 2, 2016. A special Deluxe Edition of the Blu-Ray combo pack will run $29.96, and includes a limited edition figurine of The Joker. The regular pack runs $24.98, and DVD runs $19.98.