Actor Josh Keaton has confirmed that he was going to voice Damien Wayne in the canceled Project Sabbath Batman game.
Back in 2021, details regarding a Batman game featuring Damien Wayne called Project Sabbath had emerged via ‘s ArtStation profile. Two years later, actor Josh Keaton confirmed during a recent stream that he was going to voice Wayne in the game.
Keaton mentioned that there was a canceled Batman game he was going to be a part of. He added that everything about the game had got leaked online, and the publisher ended up shutting down the project soon after. He said that he had done three or four voice over sessions before the plug was pulled on the project.
Later in the stream, Keaton confirmed that the game was to feature Damien Wayne as the protagonist. He mentioned that the leaks gave away everything that was different about the game, including the plot, the enemies, the villains, the rogues gallery, and the concept art. He said with certainty that the leaks “killed” project, though Bloomberg’s investigative journalist Jason Schreier believes this was not the case. The game was said to have been different from the Batman Arkham series, with a different timeline.
Based on rumored details regarding Project Sabbath, the story was set to begin at Bruces funeral, with Damien Wayne being just a teenager at the time. He meets Dick Greyson, who shows him the Bell Tower, the base Damien would later return to between missions. There is a time jump of 3 years, and after which Harvey Dent is shown as a big kingpin running Gotham. Damien becomes Batman and takes on Harvey and his team.
The next game to feature Batman is Warner Bros Games and Rocksteady Studios’ Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The game is set for release for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on February 2, 2024.