There is a new image displaying what Barbara Gordon’s alter ego Batgirl looks like in the upcoming animated adaptation of The Killing Joke.
It has been revealed in order to give Batgirl more backstory and explore her career more for the movie, there will be a prologue set years before the actual events of The Killing Joke. Barbara Gordon/Batgirl is voiced by Tara Strong, who started voicing the character in The New Adventures of Batman animated series back in the 90s.
Here is the official synopsis of the film:
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 Killing Joke arrives on HD digital download on July 26 and Blu-Ray and DVD on August 2.