Mark Hamill har et interview udtrykt sin overraskelse over at skulle spille Jokeren i fantomsuccesen Batman: Arkham Asylum sidste år.

Efter at have lagt stemme til den sindsforvirrede klovn i den animerede Batman-serie fra 1992-2004 forventede skuespilleren ikke, at han ville vende tilbage til samme rolle senere hen.

Hamill blev dog overtalt, da han hørte, at Kevin Conroy skulle spille Batman og Arleen Sorkin var valgt som Harley Quinn i videospillet.

"I played Joker from 1992-2004 in all the animated versions, including the feature films," fortæller Hamill. "I stopped in 2004 and didn't expect to return to him, so when they asked me to come back I was curious. I thought this will be one last chance to play Joker, and it was so much fun to play a character who is clearly insane.

"Joker is endearing because he's so committed to what he considers his own genius. There's a real symbiotic relationship with Batman. I don't know if there are two fictional characters more perfectly suited to one another. Maybe Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty. He takes such glee in what he does. It's absurd on its face – you can't bring too much real-life logic to it, but within the comic book world, he towers above so many other run-of-the mill villains."

I december blev en efterfølger til Arkham Asylum annonceret ved Spikes årlige show, VGA.