The upcomingBatman Unburiedpodcast found its Bruce Wayne inWinston Duke, the star who played Black Panther’s frenemy M’Baku in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The podcast, scripted byThe Dark Knighttrilogy screenwriterDavid S. Goyer, will also starHarry Potter’sJason Isaacsas the voice of Bruce Wayne’s faithful butler Alfred.
Duke’s and Isaacs’ casting is the first news we got fromBatman Unburiedever sincethe project was first announcedback in 2020. The podcast is set to explore the darker aspects of Bruce Wayne’s psychology, with iconic villains expected to make an appearance. According to the logline released by Spotify, the upcoming podcast will also feature an original villain named The Harvester, a serial killer who will test Bruce Wayne’s mental endurance.
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Batman Unburiedis the first podcast project born from a partnership between DC and Spotify. There’s still no release date for the podcast, but the cast announcement is an excellent signal that the production ofBatman Unburiedis gaining traction, and it shouldn’t be long before we get to listen to Batman’s newest adventure. Directed byAlex Kemp,Batman Unburiedis executive produced by Goyer,Keith Levine, andGracie Wheelanfor Phantom Four;Liz GateleyandElena Blekhterfor Spotify; andPeter GirardiandShaleen Desaifor Blue Ribbon Content.
Duke broke out as M’Baku on 2018’sBlack Panther, showing up as the character forAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgame. Duke also starred inJordan Peele’sUs. Isaacs played Lucius Malfoy in theHarry Potterfilms, but his career in voice acting already includes DC’s animated filmJustice League: Gods and Monsters, in which he voiced Lex Luthor.
While Spotify already announcedBatman Unburiedas a single season, the streaming platform gave no details concerning the number of episodes or duration of each episode. We also don’t know how the podcast will be released — if the whole season will be available at once or with episodes dropped every week. As more details forBatman Unburiedemerge, you can expect to read all about it here at Collider.
Here’s Spotify’s logline forBatman Unburied.
When audiences meet Bruce Wayne he is a forensic pathologist, working in the bowels of Gotham Hospital and tasked with examining the victims of The Harvester, a gruesome serial killer preying on Gotham’s citizens. Not only will the superhero be forced to face his own mental demons, but he will also have to overcome them in order to save the citizens of Gotham as his alter-ego Batman.
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