The hilarious and multi-talented Diedrich Bader has an extremely extensive resume in front and behind the camera. In addition to his roles on The Drew Carey Show, Napoleon Dynamite, and Office Space, Bader has done a plethora of voice acting. including numerous DC Comics incarnations including the Batman himself in Batman: Brave and the Bold and Guy Gardner in Green Lantern: The Animated Series.
We got to chat it up with Diedrich Bader at Comic-Con 2016 to discuss his next DC Comics animated project Justice League Action where he’ll voice fan favorite Booster Gold alongside the legendary voice of Batman, Kevin Conroy. The action heavy series will debut on Cartoon Network later this year and will feature over 150 characters from the DC Universe.
You can check out our interview with Diedrich Bader, the new Booster Gold, in Justice League Action below via our YouTube page:
Want to see what Justice League Action is all about? You can check out the first look preview that debuted at Comic-Con 2016 right here:
Justice League Action looks like all of the fun of some DC Comics goodness with none of the fat. Here’s the official logline from Cartoon Network:
There’s a new DC Animated Series on the way… and this one’s all about the action. Justice League Action is a brand new, quarter-hour series from Warner Bros. Animation that will be coming soon to Cartoon Network.
Featuring the return of Kevin Conroy as Batman, the Dark Knight will join with Superman and Wonder Woman and the rest of DC’s iconic team of heroes in a series that promises to put the action back in heroics. Whether defending the Earth, facing invaders from space, or battling the bizarre forces of magic, the always-rotating team of Justice League heroes, are up to any challenge. Episodes will be eleven minutes in length, meaning that the action will be tightly-paced and exciting. And awesome!
Along with Conroy, Cartoon Network have announced that several other beloved DC Animated voice actors will be contributing to the series, including Mark Hamill as the Joker (!!!), James Woods as Lex Luthor, Diedrich Bader as Booster Gold and much more. Sam Register (Teen Titans Go!) will serve as executive producer with Butch Lukic (Justice League, Batman Beyond), Alan Burnett (Batman: The Animated Series) and Jim Krieg (Green Lantern: The Animated Series) serving as producers.
Justice League Action will join the popular Teen Titans Go! as the second ongoing DC Animated Series on Cartoon Network. No word yet on when it will be debuting, so be sure to follow DC Comics on Twitter for the premiere date as well as further news on Justice League Action as soon as its announced.
Justice League Action is coming soon to Cartoon Network.
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