Two of his title characters have been voiced by Batman actors in the English language adaptations of his films. Michael Keaton, who played Batman/Bruce Wayne in Tim Burton's first two films based on the DC character, provided the voice of Porco Rosso in Kurenai no buta (1992) (1992) while Christian Bale, who played Batman in the Christopher Nolan Batman films, provided the voice of Howl in Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) (2004). Both actors later portrayed villains set in films set in The Marvel Cinematic Universe. Bale portrayed Gorr in Thor Love And Thunder and Keaton portrayed Vulture in Spiderman Homecoming.
