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[Zinix]

 

After tapping Ben McKenzie to play a young Commissioner Gordon, Fox continues to bulk up its “Gotham” cast, announcing classic roles including the Penguin and Alfred Pennyworth for the much-anticipated “Batman” origin series.

Robin Lord Taylor will play Oswald Cobblepot, or the man better known as DC Comics villain the Penguin. With the brains of a chess grandmaster and the morals of a jackal, Cobblepot is a low-level psychopath for gangster Fish Mooney, and hides his sadistic lust for power behind an exquisitely polite demeanor.

Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne’s butler, will be played by Sean Pertwee. A tough-as-nails ex-marine from East London, Pennyworth has loyally served the Wayne family. Now, in the wake of their tragic deaths, he’s fiercely protective of the young Bruce Wayne — the boy who will eventually become Batman.

Additionally, Zabryna Guevara has been cast as Captain Essen, Detective Gordon’s boss at the Gotham City Police Department Homicide Squad. Essen balances the two worlds of police and politics with a Machiavellian skill that’s as much corporate litigator as cop. Erin Richards will play Barbara Kean, the fiance of Detective Gordon (McKenzie). A sophisticated emergency doctor, Kean stands by her husband amid the corrupt world of Gotham. Richards is repped by WME, Magnolia Entertainment and Curtis Brown in the UK.

Bruno Heller penned the pilot script for “Gotham,” which explores the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon and the villains that made Gotham famous. A young Bruce Wayne has yet to be cast, though Fox topper Kevin Reilly hinted that he will be featured in the drama. Project currently has a series commitment at Fox.

 

 

http://variety.com/2...rth-1201097899/

 

Seems like it'll be good. 

Edited by U Mirin' Brah?, 19 February 2014 - 09:33 AM.

[KeptMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

It's weird. The actors they picked actually look almost like young versions of the comic representations

[Hunter]

Hopefully this turns out better than Agents of SHIELD. That was a huge disappointment.

[KeptMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

Hopefully this turns out better than Agents of SHIELD. That was a huge disappointment.

Was it? I heard hype after episode one, but didn't hear much else.

[Hunter]

Was it? I heard hype after episode one, but didn't hear much else.

 

I only watched to episode 5. It was too cheesy and stupid for me.

[Lord Pickleton]

Hopefully this turns out better than Agents of SHIELD. That was a huge disappointment.

Have you watched Arrow(Green Arrow) on CW? It's much better than Agents of SHIELD.

[Nollog]

Fox are making a new tv show on batman using the rainbowty new movies as the basis?
Or is it a movie?
I don't feel like clicking links or reading.

[Raiden]

Green Arrow is pretty good but needs a little work. I never even heard of this til now but all that comes to mind is Birds of Prey....ewww.

[Auzzie Wingman]

I really enjoy watching Arrow. One of the few TV shows I didn't mind turning the TV on late at night for. I hope that whatever this is can follow similarly. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D kinda sucks for the most part with the direction of the show.

[Hunter]

Have you watched Arrow(Green Arrow) on CW? It's much better than Agents of SHIELD.

 

Yeah, Arrow is great. By far the best superhero tv show of all time.

[KeptMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

I heard it wasn't very accurate though...

Oh well, either way I guess I'll add it to my watch later list...

[Auzzie Wingman]

I heard it wasn't very accurate though...

 

Slap yourself.

 

When you retell something, you don't need to be 100%.

[KeptMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

Slap yourself.

 

When you retell something, you don't need to be 100%.

 

Yeah I know.

But DC usually takes it to the extreme and goes for about 1%. And I'm a big fan of comics, so i can't help but think "wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong wrong" every time I watch a comic movie/show.