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Carol Kane and Kyle Massey Cast in Gotham

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Great casting news for Gotham as Carol Kane is cast as Gertrud Kapelput, the mother of Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor), in a recurring role for the upcoming Gotham TV series. The Oscar nominated actress, for Hester Street (1975), will make her debut in episode two of Gotham this Autumn and is currently filming her role in New York with other members of the cast.

The character, Gertrud Kapelput, is described as being “proud” with a “faded beauty” and holding “delusions of grandeur.” This interesting addition to the cast of Gotham should provide some fascinating context and interactions to the back story of her son, Oswald Cobblepot (aka The Penguin). Certainly, we’re excited to see what Carol Kane does in this role. Not only has she performed alongside another Oswald Cobblepot (Danny Devito) in the TV series Taxi; but she has been in some great films including perennial Christmas favourite Scrooged with Bill Murray and one of our favourites, The Princess Bride, where she played Valerie and wife to Billy Crystal’s Miracle Max.

Another cast member was also announced in quick succession with Kyle Massey being hired in a recurring role. Kyle Massey may be known to younger audiences for his Disney Channel credits in “That’s So Raven” and “Cory in the House”. Massey will play a neglected kid called Macky who lives on the streets of Gotham. This description makes us think that he could be involved with the orphaned street cat Selina Kyle. It’s interesting that Massey was a runner up in the reality US dancing show “Dancing with the Stars”, which adds another dancer to the cast of Gotham alongside Camren Bicondova.

What do you think about these two new casting announcements and the characters that they will play? Could there be a dance off in the future of Gotham? Let us know your thoughts on this casting.

John & Derek

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Gotham Premiere Date Announced for the USA

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Gotham will premiere this Fall on Monday 22nd September in the USA and we are understandably excited. Episode one of Gotham will air at 8pm on the Fox Network just before the return of Sleepy Hollow. We have nothing more to add other than, in the tradition of Dr Strangelove, we can’t wait for the countdown to zero.

Derek and John

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Gotham Trailers, Clips and Videos

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Since the start of May fans of the upcoming TV series Gotham have, in addition to interviews with the cast and characters, been treated to a host of video releases, including trailers and clips that are beginning to tease out the tone, direction and characters of the show scheduled for this Autumn.

The release of the official extended trailer for Gotham started it all off in early May and started a buzz about the show with fans enjoying and scrutinising the trailers, including ourselves with our “Gotham First Full Trailer Breakdown” episode of Gotham TV Podcast. This was soon followed by a “First Look” from the official Gotham website and trailers from other TV networks as screenings of the pilot episode of Gotham began to gather more excitement and generate momentum around the show. We then got to see a short but tantalising villains snap-shot from Fox Networks which was awesome and got ourselves even more excited about the show and now we’ve seen the companion video to Villains entitled Heroes, there’s no new footage present but seeing Jim and the young Bruce Wayne together as the city closes around them is worth watching.

Whilst most of the footage is from the pilot episode, there are some great shots of the City of Gotham and some iconic glimpses laid bare in the current releases for the Gotham TV show. We are certainly expecting new footage from the series soon, as the big comic cons are on the horizon and filming for the show is continuing apace in New York (aka Gotham). So, Gothamites, we have pulled together the current trailers, clips, snap-shots and other videos below and on our new YouTube Channel for you all to enjoy. We will of course add to this as more trailers and clips are released.

Gotham | Exclusive Preview (Warner Bros. UK, Channel 5 UK)

Official Extended Trailer | Gotham | Fox Broadcasting

First Look | Gotham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REoELMS5tXc

Villains | Gotham

Heroes | Gotham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlsuG1paO04

Bruno Heller introduces the Worlds of Gotham

https://youtu.be/6chG-0bIxe8

One Crime Will Unite Two Partners | Gotham

https://youtu.be/9iy6dQ769oI

Ben McKenzie and the Cast Talk Gotham | DC Entertainment | DC All Access

Gotham Trailer Pilot | CTV Broadcasting

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“The Dark Knight Rises Review” – Zero Year Episode 9

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“The Dark Knight Rises Review” – Zero Year Episode 9

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Season: ZeroYear [S00.1]
Episode: E09

Show Notes

Derek and John return for Zero Year, Episode 9 of Gotham TV Podcast, with a full detailed discussion of The Dark Knight Rises, the third and final installment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy. Starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Tom Hardy as Bane, Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle aka Catwoman and Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon. The Dark Knight Rises charts the rise of a terrorist threat to Gotham and its inhabitants. Bane, backed by a darker and more secretive organisation, seeks to destroy Gotham and the Batman. In order to prevent the annihilation of Gotham, the Batman must overcome his own demons about the death of Harvey Dent/Two Face and be reborn as Gotham’s protector for one final time.

News

⦁ Many of the cast have confirmed on Twitter that they are returning to work to begin recording the rest of the series for Fox. With Donal Logue (Harvey Bullock), Victoria Cartagena (Renee Montoya), Andrew Stewart-Jones (Crispus Allen) and Robin Lord Taylor (Oswald Cobblepot) all confirming they’re in New York this week 20th June 2014. This is a bit earlier than expected so hopefully it means some new footage in time for San Diego Comic Con.

⦁ Victoria Catagena has confirmed that she’s reading up on Gotham Central in order to prep for her role in Gotham. Following Ben McKenzie and Bruno Heller she’s the third member of the team to confirm the show is taking from the highly acclaimed series we talked about in Episode 4 and Episode 5. We will be returning to cover the rest of the arc from our next show.

⦁ In an interview with Hitfix Danny Cannon (Not Bruno Heller as Derek says in the Podcast) has said that he’d love to incorporate the Origins of Mr. Freeze into Gotham. Given how they use the character in Gotham Central and the numerous origins for him over the years we’re sure it would be a great fit.

⦁ Rumours appeared on the internet this week claiming to be from Fox that Gotham has been canceled. The original report came from a “Create your own headline” Site on the internet called Sunday Times Daily or STD. It seems to have gained some traction but given all the positive feedback on the the pilot from people who’ve seen the show it had no basis in fact.

⦁ Two slightly different Pilot trailers were released one by Canadian Broadcaster CTV who will broadcast the show this Fall. Not much new footage and the original Fox cut was better. A short teaser was released of the villains showing Selina, Oswald and Fish Mooney’s parts and saying they only got this way because of the city their from.

⦁ Australian Broadcaster Nine Network were confirmed to have bought broadcast rights for Gotham. So great news for our Aussie listeners. We’re still waiting on a broadcast confirmed for Europe.

⦁ *Breaking News* Former Angel, Firefly and Supernatural alum Ben Edlund has joined the team of Gotham for the first season.

⦁ *Breaking News* TV Director TJ Scott is set to direct episodes 4 and 6 of Season 1 of Gotham. Mr. Scott most recently worked on Orphan Black but his work can also be seen on Spartacus and Black Sails

Other DC Connected Universe News

⦁ Established former Deadline.com founder, Nikki Finke, released a schedule of upcoming DC movies and a projected timeline for when they could appear:

1.   May 2016 – Batman v Superman
2.   July 2016 – Shazam
3.   Xmas 2016 – Sandman
4.   May 2017 – Justice League
5.   July 2017 – Wonder Woman
6.   Xmas 2017 – Flash and Green Lantern team-up
7.   May 2018 – Man Of Steel 2 – See more at:

⦁ Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, Woman in Black was asked in a Rapid fire interview with Buzzfeed.com what other franchise he’d like to join, he quickly answered Batman and said he’d be perfect for Robin.

⦁ A Batman Standalone film with Ben Affleck starring and directing is expected by 2019. Could this be The Dark Knight Returns story arc with an older Batman and maybe Daniel Radcliffe as Robin. Although in that story Robin was Sarah Essen Gordon the child of two of the main characters in the Gotham TV series.

⦁ Constantine has teased Doctor Fate, a character in the extended DC Universe, in a new trailer. Showing that Constantine won’t stand alone and apart from the DC Universe.

⦁ *BREAKING NEWS* The Arrow Season 3 and The Flash Season 1 have announced their premiere dates for October. The Flash will air on the 7th followed by Arrow on the 8th. They will lead in with the two Arrow episodes that Barry Allen The Flash first appeared on October 1st.
Thanks as always for listening. We hope you enjoyed our coverage of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Next up Gotham TV Podcast will return to continue its look at the Gotham Central comic series from Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucca and Michael Lark in a few weeks time.

Derek & John
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Date recorded: 24 & 25/06/2014
Date published: 29/06/2014
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Gotham Cast and Creator Interviews

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The anticipation surrounding Fox’s upcoming 16-episode series Gotham is seriously on the up and the excitement is certainly building for the TV series.

Over April and May this year a rake of different promotional events have taken place from release of the Gotham pilot trailer to the TV Upfronts for Fox and the Canadian broadcaster CTV. Only a couple of weeks in to June and pilot screenings have begun to take place in New York and L.A. for international buyers who have had some great initial impressions and high hopes for the show.

There have also been some insightful and thoughtful interviews with a number of the cast. Below we’ve pulled together some of the interviews with members of the Gotham cast and creators for you, Gothamites, to check out.

Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Robin Lord Taylor and Corey Michael Smith chat about Gotham’s premiere at San Diego Comic Con 2014 prior to the event with Marissa Roffman at givememyremote.com.

Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Robin Lord Taylor, and Cory Michael Smith on the Show’s Comic-Con Premiere – See more at: https://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2014/07/22/gotham-ben-mckenzie-donal-logue-robin-lord-taylor-and-cory-michael-smith-on-the-shows-comic-con-premiere/#sthash.A84yZriJ.dpuf

Robin Lord Taylor discusses his role in Gotham as Oswald Cobblepot (aka the Penguin) with James Hibberd from Entertainment Weekly

Cory Michael Smith riddles away about Gotham in this interview with Craig Byrne of KSiteTV

Ben McKenzie talks Gotham with James Hibberd from Entertainment Weekly.

Bruno Heller chats with James Hibberd from Entertainment Weekly answering questions on the Batman prequel and claiming that the “Show will surpass the films”.

Camren Bicondova and David Mazouz talk with Eric Goldman from IGN on how it was for these two youngsters to play the younger versions of Selina Kyle and Bruce Wayne.

Donal Logue discusses his character Harvey Bullock with Brent Hankins from Nerd Repository and about the upcoming conflict in Gotham.

Director Danny Cannon discusses his involvement in Gotham with Daniel Fienberg from HitFix giving an insight in to Gotham without the Batman and hinting at the introduction of a further villain.

Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon discuss their unique take on the world of Batman with Eric Goldman of IGN and delve further in to their version of a young Bruce Wayne and his journey to becoming the Batman.

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New Constantine Trailer teases Doctor Fate

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In Constantine TV news a second trailer has been released this week, check it out below. Whilst much of the footage is from the first official trailer there are a few additional little snippets to whet the appetite and increase the excitement for this series. We do learn that you should never go demon hunting on an empty stomach! But more notable is the glimpse and tease of the helmet of Nabu.

https://youtu.be/A8YAlnMVELw

The helmet of Nabu is a powerful mystical talisman (along with the amulet and mantle of Nabu) bequeathed to Kent Nelson, who later becomes the great DC comics sorcerer Doctor Fate. Alternatively, the helmet, along with the other talismans, could be entrusted to Hector Hall, Inza Cramer Nelson or Jared Stevens who have also gone on to become Doctor Fate throughout the character’s history.

This is also not the first time Doctor Fate has appeared on the small screen in a DC TV property. The great sorcerer also showed up as Kent Nelson/Doctor Fate (Brent Stait) as part of the Justice Society of America (JSA) in season nine of Smallville “Absolute Justice” (episode eleven).

The tease of the helmet of Nabu in this second trailer is exciting as it hints at the integration of other characters from the wider DC universe in to the Constantine series. This is a great development for the show as it may suggest some epic mysteries and story arcs. We hope that Doctor Fate will be a season regular to the Constantine series, but Doctor Fate may simply be in a guest star role to drive elements of the story. Or maybe the helmet is simply a plot point or passing reference and all we will see is the helmet of Nabu. In any case this new addition for the TV show has ramped up our interest in the possibilities of the upcoming Constantine series this Autumn.

The presence of Doctor Fate’s helmet in the trailer also got us wondering which other potential DC characters could make an appearance in the Constantine TV series and we came around to Doctor Occult as a possibility. Despite being an old character in the DC canon (his first appearance was in 1935 in New Fun Comics #6) he is part of the “Trenchcoat Brigade” and has worked alongside John Constantine before. We think that this would be a nice little nod to other mystical members of the DC universe in the same way that Doctor Fate would be. Let us know your thoughts on any DC characters you would like to see in the Constantine TV series.

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Finally, given the developments with the Doctor Strange phase 3 movie project at Marvel, with the appointment of a Director Scott Derrickson; does this tease of Doctor Fate in the Constantine TV series represent a challenge to Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange? Or is Doctor Fate simply a good fit with the Constantine TV show and its mystical and occult themes? We would love to hear your thoughts.

Maybe the Constantine and Doctor Strange mash-up that I (John) wanted in Episode 7 of Gotham TV Podcast is no longer required? But I can always console myself with the awesome Ron Marz and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez Doctor StrangeFate from the DC/Marvel cross-over Amalgam Comic series.

D&J

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“The Dark Knight Review” – Zero Year Episode 8

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Derek and John return for Zero Year, Episode 8 of Gotham TV Podcast, with a full detailed discussion of The Dark Knight, the second installment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy. Starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Heath Ledger as the Joker, Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon and Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two Face. The Dark Knight looks at the escalation of the criminal element in Gotham now that Batman has become it’s protector and the toll taken on three heroes who band together to try to break the criminals hold on the city.

News

⦁ Warner Bros. Worldwide Distribution showed off the pilot for Gotham in L.A. to TV buyers who represented a number of International TV stations. The feedback on the pilot has been reported as generating huge buzz. Great news for us hopeful international viewers. Among the representatives at the event was Sarah Wright head of acquisition for BSkyB. She called Gotham “A smart origins story, beautifully produced with a strong cast”.
⦁ Ahead of the E3 games conference in Los Angeles, WB games announced the October release of Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. As avid fans of the other Lego games we can’t wait to see this one. Watch the fun announcement trailer here:
Thanks as always for listening. We hope you are enjoying our coverage of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Next up “Let the games begin” in our Dark Knight Rises review in a few weeks time.

D&J
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Date recorded: 02 & 03/06/2014
Date published: 08/06/2014
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Game Review – Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition PS3

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Overview

Set three months after the events of the Batman: Arkham Origins game by WB Montreal, Batman Origins Blackgate sees Batman get drawn to Blackgate prison while chasing Catwoman. Commisioner Gordan tells him that three of Gotham’s biggest criminals, Joker, The Penguin and Black Mask have taken over three seperate areas of the prison and need to be taken down. With the help of Catwoman, Batman enters the prison to stop the criminals one by one.

Graphics

I’ve played all three Batman: Arkham games to date and enjoyed each one. The graphics have been amazing and the feeling of “Being Batman” is like no other I’d experienced before. I must admit I was hesitant to play the game as almost everything I’d seen showed a more cartoony style for this. The developers Armature Studios describe it as being a 2.5HD reboot of the PlayStation Vita and Nitendo DS game of the same name. I was pleasantly surprised with the implementation of this transfer. There are some sections of the game that are totally on rails. You can’t explore the corners of every room and the camera moves around with you as you move through various areas but this really is a great looking downloadable game. Scenes like the fight with Killer Croc really stand out as beautiful. The majority of the cut scenes look like motion comics with voice over from the actors but it’s a nice style and doesn’t take away from the game once you get used to them.

Gameplay

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Once you are in the main game you can choose to go after the three protaganists in any order you wish. Penguin has taken up quarters in the Cell Blocks, Joker has taken the Administration wing and Black Mask has taken the Industrial section of Blackgate prison. While I don’t really understand why Blackgate has an Industrial section I love that you get to choose in which order you play the game. With the added bonus of collectables for each of the bad guys (Penguin – 20 Bird cages, Joker – 20 sets of chattering teeth, Black Mask – 20 porcelin masks) it keeps you coming back for more and more.

Batman himself has an array of gadgets available to aid him in his mission. He starts out with the Batarang, Bat-Scanner, (Bat?)Grappel Gun and Cryptographic Sequencer (a decoder for the electronic key pads of locked doors). Each of these items is hugely useful but I found myself relying on the Scanner most often. You can scan every corner of every room. When I got lost or couldn’t find where to go on the less than helpful map, all that was required was a scan of a dead end to find a breakable wall or a vent that I could break open. More gadgets are unlocked and upgraded throughout the games running time but are generally provided in the area where you’ll use them most. These include a Line-Launcher for crossing areas you couldn’t cross before, a Bat Claw for grabbing on to objects or people and pulling them down or towards you and a Gel Launcher for sending explosive charges at breakable areas and setting them off at will.

Also present if you’ve played the previous Batman: Arkham games is the free flow fighting system. This is a system built on pressing one or two buttons in a timed order to pull off moves that only batman can achieve. You chain your combat in order to knockout your enemies as quickly and efficiently as possible. Batman doesn’t kill. While I was never great at this process in the Batman: Arkham games I’m terrible at it in these games but luckily the difficulty is not that hard so while I can’t pull off a 30 times combo I can dispatch enemies with some Batman style.

Watch the Official Trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate

Value

With three full campaigns and loads of collectables, trophies and secrets to be found this game is well worth the price tag. I paid €19.00 for this on the Playstation and spent more time playing this than the majority of games I’ve paid full price for.

Overall impression

I was taken aback by how much I enjoyed this game. When I originally heard that it was a transfer of a game from the PlayStation Vita to the PS3 I was expecting a two to three hour sub-par experience that I’d give an afternoon to and then not come back to again. The fact that the voice actors from Batman: Arkham Origins are involved and that the story takes place over three sizable playgrounds means it doesn’t get tiresome. It’s definitely different from the fuller console versions but it really is an enjoyable diversion while we’re waiting for the next generation PlayStation 4, PC and XBox One exclusive Batman: Arkham Knight, recently delayed to 2015. I’m going back to solve more cases.

Derek

“Batman Begins Review” – Zero Year Episode 7

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Derek and John return for Zero Year, Episode 7 of Gotham TV Podcast, with a full and detailed discussion of Batman Begins, the first installment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy. Starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman and set against the backdrop of an organised menace with plans for the City of Gotham; Batman Begins looks at the origins of Batman and the reasons why Bruce Wayne takes up the mantle of Batman to defend Gotham and his family’s legacy. This our most detailed discussion yet for one of the most influential Superhero franchise films of all time.

News

We begin by discussing some of the news that has come out since the last episode and discuss some of the great feedback and comments we have received from you wonderful listeners this week.

⦁ From Zack Snyder’s Twitter feed we saw our first official image of Batman V Superman : Dawn of Justice in the form of Ben Affleck as Batman with the Bat-mobile was released. The new Batman really looks like Frank Millers version of the Dark Knight in the Dark Knight Returns Graphic Novel and we talk ALL about it.
⦁ With confirmation of the Gotham TV Series Pick up and broadcast day a full cast photo was also released. The Gotham TV show will air on Mondays at 8pm on Fox in the USA, We also have confirmation of at least 16 episodes for Season One of Gotham with rumours of up to 22 episodes.
⦁ We also received excellent news that Victoria Cartagena as Renee Montoya, Cory-Michael Smith as Edward Nygma and Anthony Stewart Jones as Crispus Allen will be series regulars for Season one. If you’ve heard our Gotham Central reviews you know how delighted we are about Renee and Crispus being added to the regular cast and Edward Nygma is one of the most interesting characters in the DC universe.
⦁ In the Gotham TV series “First Look” Bruno Heller, Danny Cannon and member s of the cast provide insights in to the show and state “You won’t want to miss an episode because it might be the introduction to the Joker”. “We may show you why the Scarecrow becomes the Scarecrow”. We also discuss the Entertainment Weekly interview by James Hibberd with Gotham show runner Bruno Heller.
⦁ Another DC property Constantine also got a season pick up last week. Read John’s review of the Constantine Trailer here – it will be shown on Fridays at 10PM after Grimm on NBC in the U.S.
⦁ From the makers of Arrow the CW Network have released a trailer for the Flash TV show it will be shown on Tuesday at 8PM as a lead in to Supernatural. Arrow will stay on the CW at 8PM on Wednesday nights.

Thanks so much for listening. This show is for you so let us know what you think.

Next time we’ll explore the second film of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy – The Dark Knight – in a few weeks time.

D&J
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Date recorded: 18&19/05/2014
Date published: 22/05/2014
MP3, 2 hrs. 38 mins, 128kbps, 151 MB

Batman V Superman has an official title

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The Batman V Superman twitter account released a new logo for the highly anticipated superhero movie today. They also revealed to the world that the previously unnamed movie has been titled Dawn of Justice.

So what can we tell from these three little words. We’re only speculating but after a huge amount of criticism of Superman’s actions at the end of Man of Steel is Bruce Wayne in Metropolis to show Kal-El the true meaning of Justice? This would make a battle between Batman and Superman inevitable wouldn’t it?

The official Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice website has also been launched today

Only 100 weeks left to wait.

Meanwhile feast your eyes on the new logo. There’s a lot of darkness overtaking the Superman symbol which, as we learned in Man of Steel, means hope. Does this mean that Clark is losing hope in the human race?

We can’t wait to see how these two behemoths go head to head on the big screen for the first time on 6th of May 2016.

For good measure and in anticipation of the film here are the photo’s again of Ben Affleck’s sad Batman with his Batmobile that Zack Snyder released last week via his twitter account.

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Batfleck and Batmobile

Fox Upfronts – Gotham Insights

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With the teaser and extended trailers released in the last few weeks some further information came from the producers of Fox’s Gotham TV series with the “Inside Look” that was created for the Fox Upfronts last week. There are some great interviews and insights into what we are likely to see in the Gotham TV Show this fall.

https://youtu.be/REoELMS5tXc

Bruno Heller certainly teases us about villains to come with snippets such as “What made the Joker, the Joker?” and “How did the Scarecrow become the Scarecrow?”. The director, Danny Cannon, also gives us a nice perspective about the show adding “Why did the City get in to such a state that it needed a vigilante?”. There is much of what we saw in the trailer but there are also some nice viewpoints from the cast, a bit of new footage and we hope you enjoy this additional glimpse in to GOTHAM.

D&J

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Dublin Comic Con

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Dublin Comic Con (DCC) 2014 is returning on 9th and 10th August at the National Show Centre in Swords. A current list of guests attending is available here with more to be added shortly.

We’re really looking forward to the event, in particular for fans of Gotham and the wider Batman and DC universe the Batman himself is attending! Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman, will attend during the weekend. It is difficult to express the level of involvement and influence that Kevin Conroy has had over the last 14 years or more voicing Batman. He is much beloved by fans of the many classic animated Batman features and series and of course the Rocksteady Arkham games that he has been involved in. To name a few Kevin Conroy has been in such classics as Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero and Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.

Tickets are now on sale online and can be purchased here. The VIP tickets seem to sold out already. Other than the ‘General entry’ tickets, there are also “Family entry” and “Weekend entry” tickets available to buy online and it is free entry to children 3 years of age or under.

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New Cast of Gotham Photo – Secrets Revealed

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Earlier today a brand new Gotham cast photo was released by Ben McKenzie via Twitter showing all the main characters of the upcoming TV series scheduled for Autumn this year.

What a great photo it is with the G.C.P.D. partnership of Jim Gordon and Harvey Bullock front and centre of the shot. Either side are the two other main partnerships of the series to the right the young Bruce Wayne and his loyal and trusted butler Alfred Pennyworth and to the left the more dubious and villainous pairing of Fish Mooney and Oswald Cobblepot. Peering from above the alleyway is the agile Selina Kyle looking ready to pounce. Whilst towards the back of the picture are an awkward looking Edward Nygma and a young Ivy with what appears to be a rose in hand. All-in-all a great set of characters and cast in this photo and we can’t wait to see them come to life in the TV show.

We also took a deeper look at the image and found a few hidden elements in the picture that we’ve highlighted in the annotated version of the picture below. These little extras in the picture sign-post what some of these characters will obviously become and maybe (just maybe) gives a whisper of another character for the show. Check out our thoughts below.

1. The Penguin – The poster fixed to the wall above Oswald Cobblepot contains a rotund penguin. Is the Penguin in the poster eating a Fish?

2. The Cat – The nimble and agile alley cat slinking in the background always lands on all four paws…a sign of the future Catwoman.

3. The Riddler ? – Graffiti, graffiti everywhere down this seedy alley way but one piece of graffiti poses a question…is the Riddler alive and well and operating in Gotham?

4. The Poison Ivy – Directly above Ivy Pepper the tendrils of ivy creep up the buildings, beginning to spread, and taking the first footholds ready to consume Gotham…in this kid there is the warning of Poison Ivy.

5. Calling Cards – @SuperheroReport on Twitter pointed out these playing cards and the connection to a certain Batman character. Now maybe they are or maybe they aren’t, but does this sign show the calling card of a familiar character or is it just a joke?

Finally, the arrow which points at the cheeky spotlight in the background of the photo and which could just be the Bat Signal, hinting at what the young Bruce Wayne is destined to become.

“Gotham First Full Trailer Breakdown” – Zero Year E06

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In a surprise release on May the 5th Fox TV announced that Gotham had been officially picked up for a 13 episode season. We had suspected this in the past but it’s great to have it confirmed. But following on from this great news a teaser trailer was posted on the Fox YouTube channel showing our first 30 seconds of Gotham. Even more surprisingly a full 2 minute trailer was released which you can see here.

In this episode we discuss everything we can see in the trailer, all the character reveals from the Commissioner and Mayor of Gotham to Butch Gilzean, Fish Mooney, Edward Nygma and Poison Ivy.

Full spoilers and guess work abound.

We also recommended that you go check out foxgothamfans.wordpress.com and shawnlunn2002.blogspot.ie who have been discussing some great Gotham stuff over on their sites.

We’ll return with our next episode on the first in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy Batman Begins in a few weeks time.

Meanwhile let us know your thoughts and you could be in with a chance to win that great signed Penguin print by Matthew J. Fletcher the details are here.

Intro music for the show is Crime Scene Part 1 by The Afghan Whigs

Thanks as always for listening.

D&J
Gotham TV Podcast
Genres: TV, Comics, Fantasy, Crime, Batman, Drama, Operatic Soap, DC

Date recorded: 06/05/2014
Date published: 07/05/2014
MP3, 33 mins, 128kbps, 30 MB

The Official GOTHAM Trailer

6 May, 2014 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com Comments Off

Before Batman…there was GOTHAM.

The first look of the now confirmed TV series Gotham came via the release of the first official teaser and extended trailers last night (5th May 2014) during ’24’.

A moody and intense official trailer gives us a first glimpse in to the chaos and corruption that hangs heavy over the City of Gotham in the aftermath of Thomas and Martha Wayne’s murders. It shows a power battle developing for the dark heart and soul of Gotham with our first official look at Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith) and confirms the presence of other notable characters Edward Nygma (Corey Michael Smith) and a young Ivy Pepper (Clare Foley). The Gotham City Police Department portrayed here through Jim Gordon (Ben Mckenzie) and Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue) look to be many shades of grey between black and white with a great little sequence of Jim Gordon “questioning” Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Taylor). The trailer exposes a lovely big melting pot that looks both exciting and enticing.

Roll on Autumn/Fall 2014…we can’t wait for this show.

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