History WesternAnimation / BatmanTheKillingJoke

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Batgirl gives one to a thug in the prologue.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: Perry Francesco ("[[FailOSuckyName Parris France]]") the son of mob boss Don Francesco is the villain for the first 30 minutes before Joker arrives.

* ShoutOut: The numerous photos of the Joker on the Bat Computer allude to previous incarnations of the, including his time with Harley Quinn, a replication of [[http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/benjam_labonog/D25A01FA-BF37-4DDE-BB31-E8472449D5AC-2944-000001F2A6C2F591_zps3c2aac26.jpg~original this famous comic book cover]] and an exact replication of the famous shot of [[http://cdni.condenast.co.uk/1280x1920/k_n/ledger_GL_darkknight_8jan08_rex_b.jpg Heath Ledger's Joker sitting calmly in a jail cell]] in ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.

* ShoutOut: The numerous photos of the Joker on the Bat Computer allude to the character in other versions, including the death of Jason Todd, his time with Harley Quinn, a replication of [[https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--YMqm2Wko--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/1227717687531724067.png this famous comic book cover]] and an exact replication of the famous shot of [[http://cdni.condenast.co.uk/1280x1920/k_n/ledger_GL_darkknight_8jan08_rex_b.jpg Heath Ledger's Joker sitting calmly in a jail cell]] in ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Possibly, [[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/14/batman-killing-joke-animated-rated-r as it will be the first "R"-rated movie in the line]].

Voice actors include ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' co-stars Creator/KevinConroy, Creator/MarkHamill, and Creator/TaraStrong reprising their respective roles as Batman, the Joker, and Barbara Gordon. Other voice actors include Ray Wise (''Series/TwinPeaks'') as Commissioner Gordon. See the trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnTSqgJPVl8 here]].

* AdaptationExpansion: It's been confirmed that the film will have a prologue added to it to help fill the runtime. This prologue will deal heavily with Batgirl and a bit of time before her crippling.

* RoleReprisal: Creator/KevinConroy, Creator/MarkHamill, and Creator/TaraStrong reprise their respective roles as Batman, the Joker, and Barbara Gordon, from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' as well as ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'', which had her be crippled just like in the comics and featured a flashback to the Joker shooting Barbara.

* RoleReprisal: Creator/KevinConroy, Creator/MarkHamill, and Creator/TaraStrong reprise their respective ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' roles as Batman, the Joker, and Barbara Gordon.

SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker believes that [[StrawNihilist life is nothing but a sick joke]] [[MotiveRant and all it takes is one bad day to make]] [[StartOfDarkness someone as bad as himself]]--and to prove this, he has targeted Commissioner Gordon, while at the same time, Batman wonders if there will be an end to their feud. What follows is a twisted night as Batman wonders if the only way his feud with the Joker will end is with one killing the other.

SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker believes that [[StrawNihilist life is nothing but a sick joke]] [[MotiveRant and it all takes is one bad day to make]] [[StartOfDarkness someone as bad as himself]]--and to prove this, he has targeted Commissioner Gordon, while at the same time, Batman wonders if there will be an end to their feud. What follows is a twisted night as Batman wonders if the only way his feud with the Joker will end is with one killing the other.

* VillainousBreakdown: You can hear the Joker's voice straining in confusion and frustration when he cries out "Why aren't you ''laughing''?!"

Voice actors include ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' co-stars Creator/KevinConroy, Creator/MarkHamill, and Creator/TaraStrong reprising their respective roles as Batman, the Joker, and Barbara Gordon. Other voice actors include Ray Wise (''Series/TwinPeaks'') as Commissioner Gordon.

* RoleReprisal: Creator/KevinConroy, Creator/MarkHamill, and Creator/TaraStrong reprise their respective ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' roles as Batman, the Joker, and Barbara Gordon.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Possibly, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Killing_Joke#cite_note-49 as Warner Brothers has given the crew the okay to make it "R"-rated]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: Possibly, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Killing_Joke#cite_note-49 as Warner Brothers has given the crew the okay to make it "R"-rated]]. However, the creators have stated that an adaptation like this may not even ''get'' an R-rating and could just push the boundaries of PG-13, since the times have changed so much from the original publication date and such material is no longer as shocking as it once was.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Possibly, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Killing_Joke#cite_note-49 as Warner Brothers has given the crew the okay to make it "R"-rated]]. However, even the creators have stated that an adaptation like this probably doesn't even ''need'' the R-rating and could push the boundaries of PG-13.

'''''Batman: The Killing Joke''''' is a 2016 animated movie in the WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies, based on the famous [[ComicBook/TheKillingJoke comic of the same name]], written by Creator/AlanMoore and drawn by Brian Bolland.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Possibly, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Killing_Joke#cite_note-49 as Warner Brothers has given the crew the okay to make it "R"-rated]]. However, even the creators have stated that an adaptation like this probably doesn't even ''need'' the R-rating and could push the boundaries of PG-13

* AdaptationExpansion: It's been confirmed that the film will have a prologue added to it to help fill the runtime.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Possibly, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Killing_Joke#cite_note-49 as Warner Brothers has given the crew the okay to make it "R"-rated]].

'''''Batman: The Killing Joke''''' is a 2016 animated movie in the WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies, based on the comic [[ComicBook/TheKillingJoke comic of the same name]], written by Creator/AlanMoore and drawn by Brian Bolland.

SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker believes that [[StrawNihilist life is nothing bad a sick joke]] [[MotiveRant and it all takes is one bad day to make]] [[StartOfDarkness someone as bad as himself]]--and to prove this, he has targeted Commissioner Gordon, while at the same time, Batman wonders if there will be an end to their feud. What follows is a twisted night as Batman wonders if the only way his feud with the Joker will end is with one killing the other.

SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker believes that [[StrawNihilist life is nothing bad a sick joke]] [[MotiveRant and it all takes is one bad day to make]] [[StartOfDarkness someone as bad as himself]]--and to prove this, he has targets Commissioner Gordon, while at the same time, Batman wonders if there will be an end to their feud. What follows is a twisted night as Batman wonders if the only way his feud with the Joker will end is with one killing the other.

* RoleReprisal: Creator/KevinConroy, Creator/MarkHamill, and Creator/TaraStrong reprise their respective 'WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' roles as Batman, the Joker, and Barbara Gordon.

SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker believes that [[StrawNihilist life is nothing bad a sick joke]] [[MotiveRant and it all takes is one bad day to make]] [[StartOfDarkness someone as bad as himself]]--and to prove this, he has targets Commissioner Gordon, while at the same time, Batman wonders if there will be an end to their feud. What follows is a twisted night as Batman wonder if the only way his feud with the Joker will end with one killing the other.