“I only wanted to do characters who existed in 1966,” Batman vs. Scarecrow, Two-Face, and Poison Ivy were all around during the era of the Batman TV series, but never made the jump to live action as “special guest batvillains.” And while we’ve had our own fevered dreams about which great actors could have played some of our favorite Bat Rogues, the creative team behind these new Batman ’66 animated movies had some rules to follow when it came to choosing which villains to include. There are a handful of iconic Batman villains of the era who never joined the ranks of Joker, Riddler, Catwoman, Penguin, or Mr. Not only that, they got the legendary William Shatner to voice the dual role of Harvey Dent and Two-Face. After first reuniting Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar for Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, they immediately revealed the news that they’d be bringing one of the greatest Batman villains to never appear on the original TV series to the screen, with this year’s Batman vs.

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