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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jan 13, 2014 14:19:21 GMT -6
In the original announcement, Fox‘s drama Gotham was described as the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon and the villains who made Gotham City famous. Fox chairman Kevin Reilly today announced that the series will include all of the classic Batman villains as well as heroes, including young Bruce Wayne. “The show will track Bruce from a child (around 12 years old) until he puts on a cape (in the finale),” he said. Also on tap are the Riddler, Catwoman, the Penguin. “We will see how they get to become what they are as Gotham is teetering on the edge,” Reilly said. “It is an operatic soap with a larger than life quality.” Reilly also confirmed that Gotham, originally bought with a series commitment, has a greenlighted pilot (Danny Cannon is directing), and is setting up a writers room in mid-February with the full intention to go to series. The series hails from Warner Bros. TV and The Mentalist creator Bruno Heller.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jan 15, 2014 7:57:33 GMT -6
Shortly after the rumor Donal Logue has been offered the lead role in "Gotham" first surfaced, the actor denied it on Twitter -- and stated that producers may be looking for a different age range of actor. Responding to an inquiry from the website "Nerd Bastards," Logue wrote, "not true! I wish-would be awesome (but who could top Gary Oldman?) From what I heard, Gotham catches Gordon in his late 20's" It's already been a busy 2014 for casting rumors surrounding comic book-based movies and TV shows, and on Tuesday night Latino Review offered up an unsourced report stating TV veteran Donal Logue has been offered the lead role on currently in-development Fox series "Gotham." Logue would play long-running DC Comics supporting character James Gordon, with the series starting in his pre-commissioner days. Fox has not yet made any official casting announcements for the show. Latino Review's article also says "Gotham" "has been ordered to series" -- the project was originally picked up in September by Fox with a "series commitment" (described at the time by Variety as "not quite an on-air order but a hefty down payment"), and Deadline reported on Monday that Fox has "full intention to go to series." Gordon, like Batman, first appeared in 1939's "Detective Comics" #27. The character has been portrayed multiple times in live action, most recently by Gary Oldman in Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy. Logue has a number of past TV credits, including the lead of "Terriers" and recent major roles in "Sons of Anarchy," "Copper" and "Vikings." He also has comic book movie experience, appearing in 1998's "Blade," 2003's "American Splendor" and 2007's "Ghost Rider." "Gotham" is set to focus on James Gordon as a detective in the Gotham City Police Department, with the show also including 12-year-old Bruce Wayne as a character, plus appearances from high-profile Bat-villains including The Joker, Catwoman, Penguin and Riddler. Attachments:
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jan 17, 2014 16:25:12 GMT -6
Earlier this week, Latino Review ran a story claiming, mistakenly, that Donal Logue had been offered the role of Commissioner Gordon in Gotham.
There’s some clarification tonight, though, as Latino Review have edited their story and noted that Logue was instead offered the role of Gotham PD’s Harvey Bullock, a donut-loving mentor to James Gordon.
Now, Logue may not take the role, but this whole thing is worth mentioning for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, so that I can plug Terriers, the short lived detective show that Logue starred in and is available on Netflix in the US now.
And secondly, because it reveals that Bullock is a character in the show.
Sometimes in the comics Bullock is a bad guy, other times he’s essentially good but a bit of a rule-bender. We don’t yet know if the role will go beyond Gotham’s pilot episode let alone whether or not he’ll be revealed to be on Gordon’s side or not.
Anyway. Sit tight and expect to hear about the casting of Jim Gordon soon.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 8, 2014 16:43:14 GMT -6
Fox's Batman prequel has found its star: Ben McKenzie.
The Southland and The O.C. alum has been tapped to topline the network's Gotham, playing James Gordon, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Seven years after Fox's The O.C. helped to launch McKenzie's career, the actor will play the man who will go on to become the commissioner of the city and work hand-in-hand to restore the community with the eventual Caped Crusader. Gotham is described as an origin tale centering on DC Comics fixture Commissioner James Gordon and the villains that made Gotham famous.
The Warner Bros. Television drama pilot, which has series commitment attached, is being written and executive produced by The Mentalist showrunner Bruno Heller. Danny Cannon (CSI, Nikita) will direct and executive produce the pilot. Gotham's Gordon is a rookie detective for Gotham City Open Police Department's Homicide Squad. A college football star,
and a war hero, Gordon was fast-tracked through the GCPD
ranks. He's brave, energetic and honest. Driven to live up to the classical virtues of a father he barely knew, he's an idealistic soul, to the point of naiveté. That virtue is tempered by analytical intelligence and an ambitious alpha male ego -- he'll back up his naive ideals with action. The casting also marks a reunion for Heller with McKenzie, who starred in The Mentalist boss' passed-over 2013 CBS drama pilot Advocates opposite Mandy Moore. That casting was in second position to TNT's critical darling but ratings underperformer Southland, which was canceled last year. Worth noting: McKenzie also voiced Bruce Wayne/Batman in 2011's DC animated movie adaptation of Frank Miller's Batman: Year One, which like Gotham was an origin story centering on the comics hero. And McKenzie's former Southland co-star Michael Cudlitz also signed on to another comic-themed series: playing pivotal comics character Abraham in AMC's zombie drama The Walking Dead.
McKenzie becomes the latest actor to play Gordon. The role was played by Neil Hamilton on ABC's 1960s series Batman; Pat Hingle had the role in Tim Burton's 1989 feature; and Gary Oldman most recently portrayed the dogged detective who became the commissioner in Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise. Speaking to reporters last month at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour, Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly said the series will explore other characters from DC's massive Batman cannon. "This is not one of the things where you bought a franchise and then none of characters people know," Reilly said. "We will follow Bruce Wayne right up until the point where he gets interesting." Reilly confirmed that Gotham will be as much of an origin story for Batman as for Gordon. "It's Gotham teetering on the edge," he said. "This is all of the classic Batman characters."
The Joker, Riddler, Penguin and Catwoman are also expected to be part of the project, with the plan for the series is to ultimately end with Bruce Wayne putting on the cape and becoming Batman -- much as Smallville did with Superman. Following the session, Reilly told reporters that the series will be very serialized and not an "adjunct companion" show. "This is the Batman franchise just backing it up," he said. "It gives a real focus as to what this show is about and what stories we're telling." McKenzie is repped by CAA, Management 360 and Ziffren Brittenham.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 11, 2014 18:02:40 GMT -6
From: variety.com/2014/tv/news/foxs-gotham-casts-classic-batman-characters-the-penguin-alfred-pennyworth-1201097899/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.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 12, 2014 16:32:02 GMT -6
From: www.deadline.com/2014/02/donal-logue-gotham-series-batman-fox/After weeks of speculation, the worst-kept Gotham casting secret is finally out, with Donal Logue closing a deal to co-star opposite Ben McKenzie in Fox‘s Batman prequel drama, which has a series commitment. Based on DC characters from the Batman universe, Gotham explores the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon (McKenzie) as an idealistic rookie detective in Gotham City, Bruce Wayne, and the villains that made Gotham City famous. Logue plays Detective Harvey Bullock, Gordon’s rough-around-the-edges partner and mentor who plays loose with police procedure, but he gets results … and he does it with old-school, forceful panache. Once a sitcom star, Logue reinvented himself as a drama actor with dark turns on BBC America’s Copper and FX’s Sons Of Anarchy. He is with UTA, Kipperman Management and attorney Shep Rosenman.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 19, 2014 15:00:12 GMT -6
From: www.deadline.com/2014/02/jada-pinkett-smith-fox-gotham-villain/The Matrix’s Jada Pinkett Smith will co-star opposite Ben McKenzie and Donal Logue in Fox‘s Batman prequel drama Gotham, which has a series commitment. Based on DC characters from the Batman universe, Gotham explores the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon (McKenzie) as an idealistic rookie detective in Gotham City, along with Bruce Wayne and the villains who made Gotham City famous. Smith will play Fish Mooney, an imposing, hotheaded and notoriously sadistic gangster boss and nightclub owner with street smarts and almost extra-sensory abilities to read people like an open book who is not one to be crossed. Pinkett Smith, who started in television on the NBC comedy A Different World, also toplined and executive produced the TNT drama Hawthorne. Repped by Paradigm and attorney Jason Sloane, she is executive producing The Queen Latifah Show and works as an activist against human trafficking.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Mar 3, 2014 18:42:58 GMT -6
From: www.deadline.com/2014/03/rob-brown-to-co-star-in-nbcs-salvation-foxs-gotham-adds-drew-powell/Drew Powell has been cast in a guest starring/recurring role in Fox‘s Batman prequel drama Gotham, which has a series commitment. Based on DC characters from the Batman universe, Gotham explores the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) as an idealistic rookie detective in Gotham City, along with Bruce Wayne and the villains who made Gotham City famous. Powell, repped by Stone Manners Salners and Billy Miller Management, will play Butch Gilzean, the deceptively clever and ambitious second-in-command to sadistic gangster boss Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith).
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Mar 4, 2014 16:49:56 GMT -6
From: www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bruce-wayne-catwoman-cast-foxs-677210Fox has found its young Bruce Wayne (and eventual Batman) and Selina Kyle (aka Catwoman) for its Batman prequel, Gotham. Touch alum David Mazouz has been tapped to play the boy who will grow up to become th Caped Crusader, while newcomer Camren Bicondova will play Selina, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Gotham is described as an origin tale centering on DC Comics fixture Commissioner Jim Gordon and the villains that made Gotham famous. The Warner Bros. Television drama pilot, which has series commitment attached, is being written and executive produced by The Mentalist showrunner Bruno Heller. Mazouz's young Bruce Wayne is the son of Thomas and Martha Wayne. The preteen character is sentenced to a solitary life after the tragic slayings of his wealthy parents. Young Bruce is described as serious and soulful, and relies on the guidance and protection of Alfred Pennyworth (Sean Pertwee) and James Gordon (Southland's Ben McKenzie). Newcomer Bicondova's Selina Kyle is a teenage orphan who is suspicious and wholly unpredictable. She's a street thief and skilled pickpocket who is dangerous when cornered. The role was most recently played by Anne Hathaway in 2012's The Dark Knight Rises. Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, Lee Meriwether, Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry, among others, also have played Catwoman/Selina. Mazouz and Bicondova are the last regulars to board Gotham. They join a cast that includes Sons of Anarchy's Donal Logue as Gordon's mentor, Harvey Bullock; Robin Lord Taylor as the Penguin; Zabryna Guevara as Capt. Essen; Erin Richards as Gordon's love interest; and Jada Pinkett Smith as the Penguin's boss. Mazouz is the latest actor to step into the role of Bruce Wayne. Lewis Wilson was the first actor to star as the Caped Crusader; Adam West had the role in the '60s; Michael Keaton played the role in Tim Burton's Batman movies; Val Kilmer starred in Batman Forever; George Clooney starred in 1997's Batman and Robin; Christian Bale had the lead in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy; and Ben Affleck will play the hero in the Man of Steel sequel due next year, among others. The casting continues Mazouz's relationship with Fox, where he starred for two seasons as Kiefer Suthlerland's young and mute son Jake on Touch. His credits include episodes of Major Crimes, Criminal Minds, The Office, Private Practice and Mike & Molly. He is repped by Paradigm, Intellectual Artists Management and Jackoway Tyerman. Bicondova's credits include Girlhouse and Battlefield America. She is repped by LB Talent Agency, Williams Unlimited and Stone Meyer. Speaking to reporters in January at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour, Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly said the series will explore other characters from DC's massive Batman cannon. "This is not one of the things where you bought a franchise and then none of the characters people know," Reilly said. "We will follow Bruce Wayne right up until the point where he gets interesting." Reilly confirmed that Gotham will be as much of an origin story for Batman as for Gordon. "It's Gotham teetering on the edge. This is all of the classic Batman characters," he said, noting the plan was for the series to ultimately end with Bruce Wayne putting on the cape and becoming Batman -- much as Smallville did with Superman. Following the session, Reilly told reporters that the series will be very serialized and not an "adjunct companion" show. "This is the Batman franchise just backing it up," he said. "It gives a real focus as to what this show is about and what stories we're telling."
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on May 5, 2014 16:28:43 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/tv/news/gotham-batman-fox-1201172226/Fox has officially given a series order to “Gotham,” the WBTV-produced drama about a young James Gordon — the police official whom “Batman” fans know as an eventual ally to the Caped Crusader. Ben McKenzie plays Gordon in the series, which previously had a series commitment at the network. The cast also includes Donal Logue, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Mazouz, Robin Lord Taylor, Camren Bicondova, Erin Richards, Sean Pertwee, Zabryna Guevara and Cory Michael Smith. Executive producer Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist”) wrote the pilot, which was directed and executive-produced by Danny Cannon (the “CSI” franchise, “Nikita”). John Stephens (“Gossip Girl,” “The O.C.”) will also serve as executive producer on the series, which is based on the DC Entertainment characters. “Gotham” is one of what will be a slew of series pickups, renewals and cancellations announcements to come in the next few days as the broadcast nets prepare for next week’s upfront presentations in New York. Fox might see some added attention this year, as chairman Kevin Reilly famously stated at January’s Television Critics Association that he plans to reinvent the development process wheel this year. On the studio side, this announcement is an important one for WBTV, as it emphasizes its broader strategy of doing more with DC Comics properties.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on May 12, 2014 7:02:08 GMT -6
www.deadline.com/2014/05/cory-michael-smith-victoria-cartagena-andrew-stewart-jones-gotham-batman-prequel-fox/After guest-starring in the pilot, Cory Michael Smith, Victoria Cartagena and Andrew Stewart-Jones have been promoted to regulars on Fox’s Batman prequel Gotham. Based on DC characters from the Batmanandrewstewartjones3 universe, the hourlong drama series explores the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) as an idealistic rookie detective in Gotham City, along with Bruce Wayne and the villains who made Gotham City famous. Smith plays Edward Nygma,the DC Comics character destined to become future supervillain The Riddler. Nygma is a brilliant but socially awkward forensic scientist who’s eccentric and outgoing and desperate to be liked. Cartagena, repped by Gersh and Sweet 180, and Stewart-Jones, both play detectives in the major crimes unit of the Gotham Police Department, Renee Montoya and Crispus Allen, respectively. Donal Logue, Jada Pinkett Smith, Zabryna Guevara, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor, Erin Richards, David Mazouz, and Camren Bicondova also star.
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