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Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman is finally revealed

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As the internet exploded all around the Warner Bros. Pictures panel delivered. To introduce their panel a short and sweet (the film is 2-years away) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice tease on a number of fronts was given to Hall H at SDCC 2014. As Zack Snyder walked on to stage he revealed concept artwork for the movie and a short piece of footage depicting Batman as he reveals the Bat Signal. The footage also reveals an angry looking Superman looking on as he flies overhead his eyes begin to glow red with heat vision…ready for a Batman Superman showdown. Snyder was then joined by the reunited team of Batman (Ben Affleck), Superman (Henry Cavill) and for the first time Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) to huge excitement and much applause. What a way to kick off a panel. Check out the Silver Lasso on her left hip.

San Diego Comic Con Day 2 Roundup

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While we wait for the big day of Comic Con to begin here’s a recap of all the DC Connected Universe news from Day 2 of San Diego Comic Con.

Arrow Season 3 Panel and Trailer

The Comic Con panel featured a plethera of guests from the show including Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, John Barrowman, Willa Holland, Paul Blackthorne, Colton Haynes and executive producers Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kriesberg and Greg Berlanti. Stephen Amell discusses the promise he made to the fans that “they’d all work hard to ensure the show doesn’t suck” to which an audience member responded “Mission accomplished”. Willa Holland chats about the transformation of her character Thea from Season One’s spoiled little rich girl to her kick ass turn at the end of Season Two. John Barrowman discusses his character Malcolm Merlyn’s return to the show. The set up for Season 3 was decided upon before writing began for Season 2. This season will be all about “At what price is victory?” Kriesberg also compared the casting of Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/The Atom to the introduction of fan favourite Faith in season 3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, saying it’s a game changer.

Andrew Kriesberg also confirmed that Flash Episode 8 and Arrow Episode 8 will feature the first two hour cross over on the TV shows but there will be another cross over earlier in the series when Felicity pops over to visit the Flash in Central City for episode 4.

Watch the trailer for Season 3 below including a big spoiler for our favourite geeky computer hacker…

iZombie panel discuss the premise of the show

CW’s mid-season series iZombie also debuted at SDCC 2014 (unfortunately iZombie will not be included in the Saturday WB/DC TV event), with details from executive producers Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright (both of Veronica Mars) on the premise of the show that sees Olivia “Liv” Moore (Rose McIver) turn into a zombie. Her Zombie status is not known to everyone and she only eats the brains (with hot sauce) of people who are already dead. To satisfy her lust for brains she gets a job at the city morgue where she can dine on the brains of those people admitted. Liv’s new diet allows her to experience “visions” of the corpse’s memories and clues as to how they were killed.This take on zombies from the Vertigo imprint will be lighter in tone and looks set to draw out the funnier and comedic moments of zombies over the series whilst set against other procedural elements from the morgue.

Scott Snyder wins an Eisner award

Current Batman writer Scott Snyder won the Eisner award for Best Limited series for another of his books The Wake. Sean Murphy also won Best Penciler for the excellent comic series.

Cannot thank you all enough. Truly pic.twitter.com/MlhPARIuWg

— Scott Snyder (@Ssnyder1835) July 26, 2014

Next up it’s the big one the Warner Bros. Pictures panel and the WB TV and DC Entertainment three hour extravaganza. This features Stephen Amell on presenting duties and the first public premiere of the Gotham Pilot the cast are on their way.

Jada Pinkett Smith

We’ll be recording a podcast on all the news out of the panels and San Diego Comic Con 2014 for release next week.

San Diego Comic Con Day 1 Roundup

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The first day of San Diego Comic Con has ended. A relatively quiet day for Gotham related news but there was a loads of Batman news on show throughout the day. We expect lots of DC connected universe news over the rest of the weekend.

New Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham trailer and Demo

As we shared yesterday there was a new trailer for the brilliant looking Lego Batman 3. IGN also had a play-though with the developers TT Games of the Batman 66 themed level featuring voice over from Adam West, the original music from the show and all the crazy 60s gadgets that you know and love. See the play-through below.

Batman ’66 on Blu-Ray

Speaking of Adam West. He joined Julie Newmar (Catwoman) and Burt Ward were to discuss details of the first release of the complete Batman ’66 series on DVD and Blu-Ray. Coming on the 11th of November to the US the full box set contains all 120 episodes of the genre defining 60s show with a Batmobile replica hot wheels car and tonnes of special features. We’ll be pre-ordering this one.

Spotlight on Scott Snyder

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Given his current work on Batman: The New52! series, Scott Snyder writer of Batman Zero Year, Superman Unchained and American Vampire (and the upcoming title Wytches for Image Comics) is an important figure right now for DC and for the Batman universe. In this panel Scott Snyder provides a great insight in to his work and the craft of comic writing. The “Spotlight” panel explores topics such as why he chose the Riddler as the principal villain for “Batman: Zero Year” and what it was like and how prepared he was to write Batman after landing the job with DC. Scott Snyder also talks about his experiences pitching his writing, such as American Vampire, to publishers and the upcoming projects Wytches and Batman: Endgame. The panel transcript can be found in full via Newsarama.

Spotlight on Bill Finger

Featuring members of Bill Finger’s family this panel dealt with the legacy left behind by Bill’s contribution to the creation of Gotham city and The Bat-Man in 1959. It’s unlikely the Dark Knight we know and love today would have existed without Mr. Finger’s contribution, so it was great to see his name highlighted on this weeks free reprint of Detective Comics #27. You can read a recap of the panel via comicsbeat.com

Gotham Zip-Lining, Trams and Taxis disguised as G.C.P.D. cars.

Opened by Kevin Faulconer, the Mayor of San Diego, the Gotham Zip-Line allows fans to glide past a backdrop of Gotham City. Looks like great fun there’s a video of the Gotham Zip-line below. There are also Gotham Trams operating on the route to the convention center and if you want to use a taxi to get around and order through the Uber app you can get picked up by a Gotham City Police Department car.

New Ben Affleck Batman image

At the DC entertainment both they had created a rather large surprise for fans in the Batman 75 montage wall. In amongst a vast number of images of batman throughout the years they had included a head shot of Ben Affleck in the cowl from the upcoming movie Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. He looks a little like most of the attendees at comic con will look after a weekend of camping out for Hall H but still very cool.

With three more days of fun in San Diego, including panels for Gotham, Arrow, Flash, Constantine and Warner Bros. Pictures we’ll have loads more to discuss and share. We’ll do a full recap at the end of SDCC 2014 on our podcast.

Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham…SDCC 2014 Trailer

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San Diego Comic-Con begins with Batman…LEGO Batman to be precise and amongst other LEGO announcements was the brand new trailer for TT Games latest LEGO inspired game – LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. IGN revealed the all-new LEGO Batman 3 Comic-Con trailer and it certainly has a lot of new footage. Are Superman and Wonder Woman on a date? We certainly enjoyed the crispy duck moment from the trailer and of course LEGO Batman’s continuing tongue-in-cheek jealousy of Superman and his powers.You can check it out below.

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham will be available this Autumn on PS4, XBox One and all other major consoles and handhelds this Autumn. This should be great fun for all fans of LEGO, Batman and for all the family.

Gotham TV Podcast Meets Gotham Addicts – Zero Year Episode 11

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Derek and John return for Zero Year, Episode 11 of Gotham TV Podcast, we discuss all the Gotham news from the Television Critics association Summer tour 2014. We also invite some very special guests to the show this episode. We’re joined by Candace and Sophia of Gotham Addicts to talk all about how they started out developing their fan community with Sons of Anarchy, also starring Donal Logue (Harvey Bullock on Gotham), some of the fun times they’ve experienced, they’re initial impressions of Gotham and why they started Gotham Addicts.

We hope you enjoy this chat with other fans as much as we did.

News

Gotham News discussed on this episode

⦁ Bruno Heller talked about Ivy Pepper’s character on the show and how she may develop into Poison Ivy over time.
⦁ The introduction of Arkham Asylum and psychiatrist Doctor Hugo Strange.
⦁ Other assorted news from the Television Critics Association (TCA) summer tour 2014.
⦁ Shawn Lunn gives a great overview of the Gotham news from the TCA’s in his blog.

As always thanks for listening. Later this week we will be talking about all the news and details of Gotham surrounding San Diego Comic Con.

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Date recorded: 22/07/2014
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San Diego Comic Con 2014…Six DC (and Gotham) events we can’t wait to catch

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In preparation for San Diego Comic Con 2014 (SDCC 2014) Gotham seems to be making a mark in the city as it ramps up to the start next Wednesday (23rd July) when a preview night will kick-off four days (24th – 27th July) of all things comic related. Not only are the San Diego trolleys receiving a Gotham style makeover (Pictured Below), but there is also a Gotham-themed 130-foot zipline between the Convention Center and the Hilton Bayfront Hotel and Gotham City Police cars will cruise around town for Uber users and of course stake-out SDCC for the Penguin and Fish Mooney.

SDCC 2014 is the “big-one” of the comic conventions and it puts on a show (both inside and outside the convention center) for all those who are interested in comics from the big headline film and TV events through to guest appearances, comic artists and writers and there is of course the amazing cosplay and fun fringe events and socialising. We of course will bring you as much of the Gotham, Batman and DC news and stories as we can from SDCC 2014 next week, so for all the latest from SDCC 2014 watch this space and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google+. We will also be helping out our friends over at TheEffect.Net with all the other SDCC 2014 news and stories.

The schedule for SDCC 2014 has already been released and is packed with panels, talks, competitions, appearances, events and screenings. Amongst these are the TV, film and comic panels taking place over the four days that will include celebrating 25 years of the Simpson with co-creator Matt Groening, an exploration of Hannibal (the Menu will include David Slade – Executive Producer), the new Star Wars animation, Rebels, and a look at Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season two and the new mid-season series Marvel’s Agent Carter. With this in mind we thought we would share our six big TV, film and comic events related to Gotham Batman and other DC properties scheduled for SDCC 2014.

1. Warner Bros Television and DC Entertainment event (8pm) and Warner Bros. Pictures Panel (10 am) – Saturday 26th July (8pm)

From 8pm on Saturday 26 July Warner Bros. TV with DC Entertainment will host a three hour extravaganza in Hall H to be hosted by Stephen Amell of the hit TV show Arrow. This is the big TV event of SDCC 2014, one that has never been tried before, and is exclusively a superhero themed event for fans of DC and will include loads of exclusives for the upcoming TV shows from Warner Bros and DC. Not only will the event feature appearances from cast and crew from Arrow, it will also showcase footage of the new upcoming TV series’ Gotham, The Flash and Constantine. The world premiere screening of the Gotham TV series pilot, starring Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Jada Pinkett Smith and Robin Lord Taylor will be shown at the event. To ramp up the excitement for the event a new teaser trailer has been released focusing on the relationship between Jim Gordon (Ben Mckenzie) and Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue) you can watch it here: “One Crime Will Unite Two Partners”.

To wrap things off at the Warner Bros. DC Entertainment event the complete screening of The Flash pilot will be shown along with exclusive footage of episode one of the new Constantine TV series, starring Matt Ryan, and exclusive footage of Arrow season three. We think this is going to be a very special event and panel indeed for Gotham and is certainly set to raise the roof on all the small screen heroes from DC that will be on offer this Autumn.

If you have any questions for the Arrow and The Flash panels you can use #AskArrow and #AskTheFlash for a chance to have them answered at SDCC 2014. Simply tweet the Arrow and The Flash CW Twitter accounts with your questions for Stephen Amell and Grant Gustin.

If you’re looking forward to Constantine, then earlier in the day at 5.15pm there will be the full pilot screening and Q&A session that will include stars from the show Matt Ryan and Harold Perrineau as well as executive producers and creators of the show Daniel Cerone (Dexter) and David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight trilogy). For all you fans of Constantine then at 4pm on 26th July head over to the Constantine Dome in Gaslamp Square, come in your finest cosplay for a “Constantine Meet Up” and commemorate the day with a group photo with the man himself, Constantine (Matt Ryan). This sounds a sweet little event just before the screening and Q&A session.

The Warner Bros. Pictures panel is also scheduled for Saturday 26th July at 10am in Hall H and they are bringing three upcoming films to SDCC 2014, including Mad Max: Fury Road and Jupiter Ascending, and Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies. Whilst there is no indication of any sneak peaks of footage from the 2016 Batman v Superman film or that the cast will attend, it is likely that the Batmobile will make an appearance. DC is also planning to announce their future DC movie road map, with the tease that the Justice League cast will make an appearance.

2.Spotlight on Bill Finger, the Co-Creator of Batman – Thursday 24th July

The issue of who, when and why in the creation process of comics that meshes both writing, artwork as well as colouring and stenciling has provided some of the more controversial discussion topics around comics and graphic novels. None more so than the Batman’s uncredited co-creator – Bill Finger. Not only did Bill Finger breathe life into Batman, Robin, Gotham City, and one fantastic villain after another, he co-created bat-free icons such as Green Lantern. With 2014 being the 75th Anniversary of the Batman and the 100th anniversary since the birth of Bill Finger it is fitting that such a distinguished and high-level panel comes together at SDCC 2014 to discuss his huge influence and contribution to the DC universe. On the panel, moderated by Dr. Travis Langley (Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight), will be amongst others Bill Finger’s only living descendants Athena Finger (The Cape Creator: A Tribute to Bill Finger) and her son Benjamin, plus Bob Kane’s biographer Tom Andrae (Batman and Me), writer Mark Evanier (Bill Finger Awards) and Michael Uslan (Batman, The Dark Knight film trilogy). What is great to see is that the very special reprinting of Detective Comics #27 by DC also includes new material and the first-ever cover credit to the co-creator Bill Finger.

3. Batman ’66 Panel – Thursday 24th July

Biff! Bam! Pow! …This panel should be a great trip down memory lane for a good number of people, bask in its sense of kitsch and let in your excitable inner child. With moderator Ralph Garman in Hall H Warner Bros. reunites pop icons Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar for a Bat-tastic look at Batman: The Complete TV Series. The actors behind Batman, Robin and Catwoman talk about their roles in the landmark series and provide an insight in to all the exclusive content within the forthcoming blockbuster home entertainment release of the much-loved TV series. The panel will also exhibit some of the holy dazzling HD remastered Batman footage of the series prior to its release in November 2014. Remember fans to bring your shades it’s gonna be bright and colourful.

4. iZombie Pilot Screening – Friday 25th July

From 11.30am on Friday we will get a glimpse of CW’s mid-season series iZombie as it debuts at SDCC 2014 (unfortunately iZombie will not be included in the Saturday WB/DC TV event). We can’t wait to get some more details of this show and hear the reaction to the pilot screening of iZombie. Olivia “Liv” Moore is a 25-year-old medical resident with high hopes of a long and successful life…until she’s turned into a zombie. Now not only is she stuck between half-alive and undead, but she is stuck in the morgue as the only way to satisfy her lust for brains. Liv’s new diet allows her to experience “visions”-flashes of the corpse’s memories-including, in some cases, clues as to how they were killed. The special video presentation will be followed by a Q&A with series stars Rose McIver (Once Upon a Time) and Malcolm Goodwin (Breakout Kings), as well as executive producers Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright (both of Veronica Mars).

5. DC Comics Batman- Friday 25th July

The DC comic Batman panel brings together some of the most creative writers, artists of the medium. With storylines that are deep, complex, sometime vicious and brutal but always compelling and with artwork that lifts from the page to feed your imagination the Bat-family of comics couldn’t be in better hands during Batman’s 75th anniversary. This panel will provide an exclusive look and insight at what is to come for the Batman and his allies from the amazing talent behind those comic pages that we’re enjoying so much. The panel includes Marc Andreyko (Batwoman), Brian Buccellato (Detective Comics), Greg Capullo (Batman), Pat Gleason (Batman and Robin), Greg Pak (Batman/Superman, Doctor Strange:Season One), Scott Snyder (Batman, Batman Eternal), Peter Tomasi (Batman and Robin) and others. Enjoy this panel it should be epic!

6. DC Collectibles – Thursday 24th July

For all those kleptomaniacs out there (such as ourselves) rejoice as DC Collectibles showcase the action figures, busts, statues and much more for all the fans of DC. The panel, which includes amongst others Kevin Kiniry (DVP for Creative Services), artist Greg Capullo (Batman) and sculptor Jon Matthews, will let you in to the creative process of making these figures and statues and they will give some insight about what is coming up from the DC Collectibles range. Get your wallets ready and prepare to spend as DC Collectibles offer loads of Comic-Con Exclusives to be sold at Diamond retailer booths during the convention.

We are looking forward to all the events next week at SDCC 2014 from the big to the small and whilst Warner Bros. Pictures DC cinematic events are limited this year at SDCC 2014, DC will be more than catered for by the Warner Bros TV event with a look at the exciting new Autumn DC releases on the small screen. But, in the best tradition of SDCC, we hope there will also be plenty of big surprises and unexpected guests to come at San Diego Comic Con 2014 next week. We hope you’ll join us.

John and Derek

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“Gotham Central – Unresolved” – Zero Year Episode 10

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Derek and John return for Zero Year, Episode 10 of Gotham TV Podcast, with a review of the “Unresolved” story arc in the comic series “Gotham Central” by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka and Michael Lark and covers issues #19-22. Unresolved sees a divisive former member of the M.C.U. with a large reputation assist colleagues with an old cold case, “the locker room bombing”. This draws out a dangerous and persuasive trickster from down the rabbit hole of Arkham Asylum and his unknown and unexpected accomplice.

The review is full of spoilers so if you haven’t read the comics, grab a copy from your local comic book shop or you can read it digitally at Comixology and join us. Let us know your opinion on the story and we’ll discuss any feedback on the next episode.

News

We begin by discussing some of the news that has come out since the last episode.

Gotham News

⦁ BREAKING NEWS Gotham’s premiere and launch date this Fall was announced. Gotham episode one will air in the USA on 22nd September 2014. We are beyond excited by this news and can’t wait until the broadcasters and other premiere dates will be announced for other regions…fingers crossed this will be very soon!

⦁ In Gotham casting news, Carol Kane was cast as Gertrud Kapelput, the mother of Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor), in a recurring role for Gotham. Kyle Massey has also been hired in a recurring role. Massey will play a neglected kid called Macky who lives on the streets of Gotham.

⦁ The World Premiere screening of the Gotham pilot will take place at San Diego Comic Con on Saturday 26th of July from 8 to 11pm. As part of the gigantic international event, it will include loads of exclusives for the upcoming slate of the a Warner Bros. Television and DC Entertainment shows and will be hosted by Stephen Amell who stars as Oliver Queen on Arrow. Along with the full premiere of Gotham, the complete screening of The Flash pilot, exclusive footage from Episode 1 of Constantine and Season 3 of Arrow, it will also feature appearances from various cast and producers from the TV shows.

⦁ Alan Brennert, the creator of the character Barbara Kean, has said he will boycott the TV show Gotham over a despute over equity for the use of the character on the TV Show. We hope all involved are able to resolve the situation soon.

DC Connected Universe News

⦁ Writer, director and podcaster Kevin Smith took to twitter to take the opportunity to deny the rumours which stated that he was the writer of a leaked draft ghost script for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, supposedly written at the request of Warner Bros. Pictures to put fake spoilers online. Understandably, Kevin Smith also took the opportunity to promote his actual work with the 5 completed scripts he has produced in the last 12 months and his upcoming movie TUSK out in October.

⦁ Brandon Routh will return to the DC universe as The Atom in season 3 of Arrow it was announced. After his stint as Superman/Clark Kent in Brian Singer’s Superman Returns, Brandon Routh now has the opportunity to play Ray/The Atom who can alter the size of his body as well as other objects.

As always thanks for listening. Next time we will be talking about the big one – San Diego Comic Con 2014 – with some special guests.

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Date recorded: 10 & 11/07/2014
Date published: 13/07/2014
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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

Villains | Gotham

Heroes | Gotham

Bruno Heller introduces the Worlds of Gotham

One Crime Will Unite Two Partners | Gotham

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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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.

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
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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

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