Last week,Mark Hamilldecided to reprise his iconic role as The Joker fromBatman: The Animated Seriesin order to get a little political. He decided to take some of president-electDonald Trump’s tweetsand read them as theClown Prince of Crimeand the internet absolutely loved it, even if many found it unsettling how well it worked. NowMark Hamillhas done the same forTrump’s rant against Oscar winner and Hollywood legendMeryl Streep.
For those who maybe missed it,Meryl Streep went after Donald Trumpduring her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes after being awarded the Cecil B. DeMille award. The new POTUS didn’t take very kindly to that and went on a pretty aggressiveTwitterrant against here. Just in case you need a refresher, here is whatDonald Trumphad to say aboutMeryl Streep.
“Meryl Streep, one of the mostover-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn’t know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never “mocked” a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him “groveling” when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad. Just more very dishonest media!”
So, yeah. Pretty easy to say,Donald Trumpdidn’t loveMeryl Streep’s six-minute speech speaking out against him.Mark Hamillfelt that this particular rant would work very well done in the style of The Joker, so he decided to make it the next in a series he seems to be calling “The Trumpster.” Here is whatMark Hamillhad to say about the new clip on Twitter when he released it.
“Am I the ONLY one man enough to confront this #OverratedFlunkyLoser without resorting to an ad hominem assault?”
The first edition ofThe Trumpsterwas a viral sensation, completely dominating the online conversation and getting shared millions of times all across social media. AsMark Hamillpointed out after his firstDonald TrumpJoker recording, voice actorBilly Westalso did someDonald Trumpquotes as hisFuturamacharacter Zapp Brannigan, which helped inspire him to do what he’s doing now. After this latest edition of “The Trumpster,“Billy Westsuggested that the two combine forces in the future. Here is whatBilly Westhad to say on Twitter.
“Hey I may be only 5'4” and I’m not shaving yet, but I’m tryin'! We need to join forces @HamillHimself”
Mark Hamillgot his start as The Joker duringBatman: The Animated Series, which many consider to be one of the most definitive versions of the legendary DC Comics villain. He has since gone on to reprise his role in several other animated shows, theBatman: Arkhamvideo game series and most recently, the animated adaptation ofBatman: The Killing Joke.It looks like we may be getting quite a bit more Joker action over the next four years, assumingDonald Trumpkeeps givingMark Hamillstuff to work with. You can check out his new Trump quote as The Joker for yourself below.
