With tomorrow's release of Justice League vs. Teen Titans, here's a second dish of interviews, this time with some of the voice cast. Jason O'Mara has been the voice of Batman/Bruce Wayne since 2014's Justice League: War. His list of credits include Band of Brothers, Grey's Anatomy, and One for the Money. Christopher Gorham also took on the voice of his character for the first time in 2014 with JL: War. He's been nominated for three awards, winning one of them. He's starred in Ugly Betty, Felicity, and over three dozen other films and TV shows.

Eat Your Comics: So what do you feel your depiction of Batman brings to the table that other depictions of Batman don’t?

Jason O'Mara: I don’t know if I’m the best person to answer that. That’s probably a question for the audience.

Whenever I stand in front of the microphone, I try to just honor the character as best I can. I think one thing that this version of Batman brings that others don’t is that he’s a father, not just a father figure, not just a mentor, but an actual father to a kid who he should have really completely lost at this point. He so very nearly lost Damian forever and Damian is always in danger of getting lost and going off by himself and doing something that endangers his life. It’s a constant compromise for Batman. Whenever you see standalone Batman movies, he tends to want to work alone. And now he’s in a situation where he’s forced to work with his son, which is the worst case scenario. I think he’d rather work with Nightwing than Damian, and that’s saying a quite a bit at this stage of their relationship.

As far as the Justice League goes, I feel like after [Justice League:] Throne of Atlantis and after [Justice League:] War, Batman’s basically brought this team together, finally starting to fight together as a unit. And now we got Damian who’s basically threatening to break it all apart again because he just doesn’t understand how to work as a team. That’s why Damian gets sent off to Teen Titans.

What I like about this movie and about this version of Batman is, it’s their relationship which sets up the whole film. It’s the Batman–Damian dynamic that is the first story point. I think that’s really clever.

I don’t think it’s a performance thing as much as a story thing. At the same time, I think Batman’s voice does change when Damian’s around. Not just Bruce Wayne, actual Batman. He is a little more Bruce Wayne than Batman when Damian’s around.

EYC: How would you say your portrayal of Flash differs from the previous incarnations or even live action incarnations?

Christopher Gorham: I would say it’s probably the best one.

I don’t know. I’m so close to it it’s impossible to say. The only one I’m familiar with currently is Grant [Gustin], on the TV show, and he does a great job. I think the animated version is an older version of Flash. He’s an older guy than they do on the TV show, but I think we have a lot of the same qualities. There’s an everyman quality to him. Like you said, Flash has a great sense of humor.

It’s easier to be the animated version because I don’t have to go to the gym at all!

EYC: How much of your own voice do you bring to the character?

CG: It’s pretty close to my own voice. One of the fun parts about doing this film in particular is once he gets possessed, the voice changes dramatically, so I was able to do something very different.

EYC: There’ve been so many different voice actors who’ve taken on the character. You’ve been doing it a while now. Do you feel you’ve stepped into the character and made it your own?

JO: I never take it for granted. Every time I get a chance to do it I feel it’s very special. It might not go on forever, so I try to relish every single opportunity.

I try to bring as much humanity as I can. In particular, I’m a father to a 12-year-old boy. I feel he’s growing up too fast sometimes. I feel like sometimes he’s—not in the same type of dangerous situations, but growing up can be just dangerous generally. That sense of trying to protect your child but also allowing them to make mistakes and experience what they need to experience to grow up, it’s a tricky balance. So that’s happening to me as a real-life dad, and I feel like it’s happening to Batman at the same time in real time. It’s kind of interesting. Look, there’ve other actors who’ve played Batman before who are fathers, but the character hasn’t called for that, so I suppose I can take this opportunity to take that to bear a little bit.

EYC: How do you get into the character? What’s your process?

CG: I don’t know. It’s a hard thing to explain, really. I think you have an idea in your head of how you see the character going, and then once you get into the recording studio and start working with the director, it becomes a collaborative effort and you kind of find the middle ground between what you had in your head and what the director has in his or hers.

EYC: Flash is such a fun character, one of the funniest characters in the DC universe. Does that make it more fun to play, or would you prefer a darker character?

CG: Oh, no! I love the humor. I love it. It’s a blast. And the fact that someone thinks I’m funny enough to play that part makes me happy.

EYC: Would you be interested in playing a live action version of flash?

CG: Oh yeah, sure. I’d be blessed!

EYC: How do you get into Batman’s headspace? He’s in some ways a little psychotic. He sees his parents killed before his eyes and he grows up to become a vigilante. That’s a weird place to go into.

JO: I think what’s more important is that because of that experience, he really does want to be there for his son. He didn’t have what his son is getting at that age. He was alone in a big, dark, empty house with his butler, so he’s really trying hard to show up for Damian. Unfortunately, Damian has experienced traumatic events because he was raised as a member of the League of Assassins long before he should have been.

There are a couple of moments in this movie quite touchingly where they talk about Damian and not really understanding what that kid has seen, what he’s gone through, he’s exposed to that level of violence and assassin/ninja training. That’ll affect that kid forever. I think that’s a really interesting take on this.

In terms of what I try to bring into it, my take is always that you can’t let the darkness overwhelm Batman; you can’t let the levity overwhelm either. You have to try to have some sense of balance. I think the best thing is that Batman is so deadpan. He definitely has wit in there, but it’s a little dark. He’s funny, but it’s not Adam West funny.

EYC: If you could choose to play any superhero in any film, what would it be?

CG: I don’t know. Now that I’ve seen Deadpool, Deadpool seems like so much fun. So maybe Deadpool.

EYC: What’s your whole take on this Batman versus Superman thing?

CG: Listen, I think this whole Batman versus Superman thing is ridiculous. The idea that Batman could ever defeat Superman just makes absolutely no sense. Batman could never even touch Superman if Superman didn’t want to be touched by Batman. Am I right? He could shoot him with laser eyes from space. I don’t understand it. I never understood it. It makes me very upset; it makes no sense. But I love both of those characters very much.

EYC: What’s exciting you about this movie?

JO: I think this film’s a lot of fun, and it think it appeals to a slightly younger audience, which I always get excited about because I think if there’s a slim chance that a 12-year-old or 14-year-old hasn’t seen Batman, they can come across him in this version.

CG: My kids and I watch the Teen Titans cartoon on TV, which are a very different group of Teen Titans than you see in this movie. I love the dynamics of the Titans, and as a fan it’s always fun to see a mashup of two great teams, so I just think seeing those two great teams interact is the most exciting.