Mark Hamill Reads Donald Trump’s Meryl Streep Tweets as the Joker
By Buckie Wells
Mark Hamill channels his inner Joker once again to read Donald Trump’s Twitter rant against Meryl Streep after her unapologetic speech at the Golden Globes.
In addition to playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga films, Mark Hamill has expertly voiced the Joker since Batman: The Animated Series began in 1992. While he’s not the only guy who’s voiced the Clown Prince of Crime, he’s certainly one of the best. Most recently, he returned to voice the Joker in The Killing Joke animated film.
Some of Hamill’s best Joker work actually has nothing to with Batman, though. When the new year began, Hamill used Twitter to spread Trump’s own new year message. In the voice of the Joker, Hamill read Trump’s tweet about wishing a Happy New Year to his “many enemies”.
Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don't know what to do. Love!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2016
After Hamill’s tweet spread like wildfire, Hamill entertained the idea of creating an app to transform all of Trump’s tweets into Joker audio.
As soon as I figure out how to tweet soundbites, I'd LOVE to. Nobody writes better super-villain dialogue than #Trumputin! #KremlinCandidate https://t.co/jjVyRzWl7v
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) January 7, 2017
With a little help (@chelseahamill @MarilouHamill) Got the app to send out my 1st soundbite- Stay Tuned...for I am #TheTrumpster! #NoJoke pic.twitter.com/RGejAJRKjn
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) January 7, 2017
And though we haven’t gotten an app yet, Hamill’s at it again. This week, he reads Trump’s tweets aimed at Meryl Streep. In case you missed it, the Golden Globes awarded Meryl Streep the Lifetime Achievement Award. She used her acceptance speech as a chance to lay in on Trump and give him a piece of her mind. She spoke of the performance that moved her most in 2016 for being so effective in making “its intended audience laugh and show its teeth”. Referring to the time Trump imitated a disabled reporter, she delivered a compelling speech.
Of course, Trump fired back the next day.
Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a.....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017
Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never "mocked" a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him.......
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017
"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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017
You really don’t even have to read those, because Mark Hamill has prepared to do it for you. In character as the Joker. He tweeted out another audio clip accompanied by an incredible Joker photo, which you can listen to below!
Am I the ONLY one man enough to confront this #OverratedFlunkyLoser without resorting to an ad hominem assault? https://t.co/ac2j2KGryn pic.twitter.com/iH1XnPgOzm
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) January 14, 2017
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I think it’s pretty fascinating that Donald Trump hasn’t responded to this yet. But then again, does he really want to incur the wrath of Mark Hamill, or rather, Mark Hamill as the Joker? It would probably be hilarious, though.