A huge update on Gotham, the Fox television series about the origin of the early days of police officer Jim Gordon and the villains of Gotham City.
Fox President Kevin Reilly says a young Bruce Wayne will be part of the story and classic Batman villains Riddler, Penguin and Catwoman according Deadline.
“The show will track Bruce from a child (around 12 years old) until he puts on a cape (in the finale),” he said.
As for those classic Bat-villains:
“We will see how they get to become what they are as Gotham is teetering on the edge,” Reilly continued about the rogues. “It is an operatic soap with a larger than life quality.”
Even the Joker was mentioned in a story from The Hollywood Reporter saying that Fox paid a to draw from the entire Batman catalog but the main focus is Jim Gordon.
More details: Danny Cannon is directing. A writers room in mid-February with the full intention to go to series from Warner Bros TV and The Mentalist creator Bruno Heller.
In the current Batman comic book, Scott Snyder is exploring Bruce Wayne’s first year as the Dark Knight in Zero Year. This is the 75th Anniversary of Batman’s first appearance in Detective Comics – a huge celebration issue is in comic book shops now.
By Editor