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FOX’s Gotham Gets a September Premiere Date

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Fox’s Gotham Gets a September Premiere Date

FOX has officially revealed their fall schedule and they’ve announced the Batman-inspired series “Gotham” will premiere on Monday, September 22. You can read the full announcement from Fox by clicking here.

Before there was Batman, there was “Gotham.” Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world’s greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon’s story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world’s most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?

The cast includes Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, Jada Pinkett Smith as Fish Mooney, Sean Pertwee as Alfred, Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman, and Zabryna Guevara as Captain Sarah Essen.

Arrow Targets Brandon Routh to Play Major DC Comics Superhero in Season 3

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Brandon Routh is set to play another DC Comics super man — this time on Arrow.

The erstwhile Man of Steel is joining the CW hit’s third season in the recurring role of Ray Palmer, aka DC superhero The Atom, TVLine has learned exclusively.

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An unparalleled scientist and inventor, Ray will play an unexpected role in the lives of Oliver and (rumored love interest) Felicity as the new owner of Queen Consolidated. Palmer’s plans for Queen Consolidated’s Applied Sciences Division will be shrouded in mystery.

In addition to his myriad comic book appearances, Ray/The Atom — who can alter the size of his body as well as Brandon Routh Arrow The Atomother objects — has turned up in numerous animated series, including, most recently, Cartoon Network’s Young Justice. Arrow marks one of the character’s rare live-action incarnations.

Déjà vu watch: Although The Atom isn’t able to fly like Superman, he can simulate flight a la Wonder Woman.

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Also joining Arrow this fall — as previously reported by TVLine — are Sin City‘s Devon Aoki (as DC Comics superheroine “Katana”), Karl Yune (as Oliver’s Hong Kong handler/Katana’s husband Maseo Yamashiro), and Peter Stormare (as Count Vertigo).

Routh’s TV credits include NBC’s late, much-missed Chuck, CBS’ short-lived Partners and, more recently, Crackle’s Chosen and Fox’s Enlisted.

Arrow premieres its third season on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

Is the walking dead to disturbing for tv?

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Warning: Spoilers for The Walking Dead TV show and comic below.

Everything we’ve heard about The Walking Dead Season 5 suggests it’s going to push the boundaries of what’s acceptable to show on TV, but the latest news coming out of UnDead HQ sounds like they may have pushed it a little too far.

Talking about the Season 5 premiere, which will probably see Rick and the gang launch an assault on the Termites of Terminus, Lauren Cohan – who plays Maggie – revealed:

This episode is so disturbing. Some of the the stuff they shot yesterday, I don’t know if it’ll make it to TV.

Say what! How is it possible for the show to be more extreme than it already is? Last season alone saw the cold-blooded execution of a child, Rick rip out somebody’s throat with his teeth and the Governor behead Hershel.

My guess is the first episode of the new season will be based on the Hunters storyline in the comics, where Rick and a couple of guys track down the human-flesh-eaters and brutally murder them, showing no mercy.

It begins when Rick and his hit-squad get the drop on them:

They show no mercy and are unforgiving in their brutality:

They don’t kill them quickly:

This is the aftermath of the horror:

If this is indeed the path the show walks down, then there will be blood. Lots and lots of blood.

Teaser for History Channel’s HOUDINI Miniseries with Adrien Brody

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The History Channel has released the first promo teaser spot for their upcoming new miniseries Houdini, which is based on the life of the legendary magician. Adrien Brody plays the title role, and the spot shows the character in the middle of performing one of his classic suspenseful escape tricks.

The four hour long series will trace the arc of Houdini’s life from his desperate poverty to worldwide fame. The network has created some incredibly well made historical series like this in the past, and I imagine this one will be just as awesome. I love magic and the history behind it, so this is something that I’m extremely exited about. One thing is for sure… Houdini has never looked so muscular.

Here’s a synopsis that was provided:

Before David Blaine and David Copperfield, there was one man whose name was synonymous with being the master of illusion and escape – Harry Houdini. HOUDINI follows the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin. The drama will chronicle the life of a man who can defy death through his stunts, his visions and his mastery of illusion.

The series is set to premiere on September 1st.

Sin City’s Devon Aoki Joins Arrow: Season 3 in Recurring Role

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Aoki will play Tatsu Yamashiro in Season 3

By Amy RatcliffeThe CW’s Arrow has added a recurring guest role for Season 3. Deadline reports that Devon Aoki (2 Fast 2 Furious, Sin City) will join the Warner Bros. television show as Tatsu Yamashiro. The character also has another name familiar to DC Comics fans: Katana. She’s described as “a Japanese martial arts expert who wields a deadly sword, a blade from which her codename Katana is derived.”

Devon Aoki in Sin City

 

Devon Aoki in Sin City

Deadline states that Yamashiro will play a role in Oliver Queen’s (Stephen Amell) flashbacks. At the end of Season 2, he left the island and ended up on Hong Kong. Yamashiro will be one of his mentors and a “critical influence on his journey to eventually become The Arrow of present day.”