The future of justice in The CW’s shared superhero universe.
The CW announced Legends of Tomorrow will premiere on January 21, 2016 along with a new trailer that leaves fans with exciting prospects and burning questions.
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is the third live action series set in the Arrow and Flash universe with actors, heroes and villains from both series including Firestorm (Victor Garber and Franz Drameh), the reborn White Canary (Caity Lotz), Ray Pamer/The Atom (Brandon Routh), Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller), Heatwave (Dominic Purcell) and Hawkgirl (Ciara Renee). The unique cabal of characters will join new ones including Hawkman (Falk Hentschel), Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill) and super villain Vandal Savage (Casper Crump). Watch for some of these new characters to debut in next week’s Flash/Arrow crossover event: Heroes Join Forces.
Rip Hunter is from London 2166 where immortal villain Vandal Savage rules over a war-torn planet. Hunter seizes a time machine to assemble a team to travel in time to prevent the horrific future ruled by Savage. Arthur Darvill (former Doctor Who companion Rory) has left the Tardis. Darvill’s new time travel machine may or may not be an upgrade. It looks pretty battle worn on the outside but high-tech and cool on the inside – even though it’s the proportionate side. Hunter’s tastes include the a dash of Steampunk touches among the cool futuristic interior. The team will travel to the 1970’s on their quest to stop the Savage rise.
Our big burning questions:
Captain Cold and Heat Wave are the elemental muscle powering through bad guys with their guns but can they really be trusted? Cold is eyeing what might be the Maximilian Emerald (once a thief) or is that Kryptonite since Superman was name dropped or a hint of an Emerald warrior like a Green Lantern?
Hawkman and Hawkgirl in action really steal the trailer. The warriors taking flight is a cool effect. The reincarnating lovers get a ton of screen time including an intense brawl. Kendra was dating Cisco when we first met her on The Flash. How will Hawkman and Hawkgirl be reunited…with passion or fury? Will Carter and Kendra’s be lovers or warriors when they first meet?
Funeral for Friends? Some of the team members were standing over two graves. Could it be Carter and Kendra will die in action and reincarnate during season one?
Batman and Superman dead? Vandal name drops the two biggest DC heroes saying he’s seen “Men of Steel die and Dark Knights fall” but did Savage kill off the icons?
White Canary asks “we have the power to change the world, do you think we have the power to change our own fate?” Will one or more of the “elite team” go go rogue to change their timeline and cause a ripple into the CW shared universe?
See the trailer again here.
What was your favorite moment?
By Editor