Thanksgiving came a little early as the CW has released twenty new promotional stills from the eagerly-awaited three-part "Elseworlds" crossover which is set to air December 9-11, and will bring together the worlds of The Flash, Arrow, and Supergirl with a number of major guest stars, including the Man of Steel (Tyler Hoechlin) himself.
In addition to the long-awaited return of Superman, fans will also be introduced to the latest incarnation of his lady love, Lois Lane (Bitsie Tulloch), as well as a pair of formidable new villains in The Monitor (LaMonica Garrett) and Dr. John Deegan (Jeremy Davies). Plus, as if that wasn't enough, the original Scarlet Speedster (John Wesley Shipp) is also back and it looks like we're in for some identity-switching shenanigans as not only do Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) swap places, it looks like alternate versions of Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes) and James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks) are also on the way.
On another note, with our heroes traveling to Gotham City, it's only natural to wonder whether the Berlantiverse will finally address the big elephant in the room: Where is Batman?
Well, we have some good news as Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that the crossover will indeed address the storied legend of the Dark Knight, who has mysteriously been missing for several years. His lengthy absence has essentially turned Gotham into a crime-infested wasteland, which should make for an interesting change of scenery for our three heroes.
Caroline Dries, who will serve as the executive producer and showrunner of Batwoman if it goes to series, explains, “Our approach is: What does Gotham look like after the Batman has been gone for three years? So if you have the law and order, protector, and hope gone, what happens as a result? Some people are thriving in his absence because now they can start to do their own thing without the oversight. A lot of other people are suffering and they’re losing hope, and the city itself and infrastructure is falling apart. So it’s not a happy place. Our guys walk into a grimy, scary Gotham.” Former Arrow showrunner Marc Guggenheim adds, “It’s a dead city. The way I sort of described it to Stephen is, it’s there but for the grace of God goes Star City. It’s the worst case scenario. The reason no one talks about Gotham is the city might as well be dead. It’s practically a ghost town.”
As compelling as that sounds, don't expect it to be all gloom and doom as once Kara (Melissa Benoist), Barry, and Oliver set foot in the city, things are going to a take a temporary turn for the better and should give fans a laugh or two when the crime-fighting trio begins debating whether or not the Dark Knight actually exists or if he's just an elaborate myth.
Gustin teases Barry's enthusiastic reaction, “Oliver is like, ‘He’s not real! They’ve made him up! It’s a hoax just to scare the citizens.’ Barry is flabbergasted by that and all he wants to do in Gotham is meet Batman. It’s a pretty funny scene.," while Amell lets us know what Oliver's thinking, "Oliver is not enthused about the idea that there might be some other vigilante out there.”
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The Flash -- "Elseworlds, Part 1" -- Image Number: FLA509a_0458b2.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent and Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl -- Photo: Shane Harvey/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "Elseworlds, Part 1" -- Image Number: FLA509a_0504b2.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl, Bitsie Tulloch as Lois Lane and Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent -- Photo: Shane Harvey/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "Elseworlds, Part 1" -- Image Number: FLA509a_0090b2b.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent, Bitsie Tulloch as Lois Lane, Grant Gustin as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, Stephen Amell as Barry Allen/The Flash, Carlos Valdez as Cisco Ramon and Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl -- Photo: Shane Harvey/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "Elseworlds, Part 1" -- Image Number: FLA509c_0069bc.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Grant Gustin as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, Stephen Amell as Barry Allen/The Flash and Candice Patton as Iris West - Allen -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "Elseworlds, Part 1" -- Image Number: FLA509c_0583bc2.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Candice Patton as Iris West - Allen, Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow, Grant Gustin as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow and Stephen Amell as Barry Allen/The Flash -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "Elseworlds, Part 1" -- Image Number: FLA509c_0113r.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Candice Patton as Iris West - Allen and Stephen Amell as Barry Allen/The Flash -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
Arrow -- "Elseworlds, Part 2" -- Image Number: AR709a_0222r -- Pictured: Stephen Amell as Barry Allen/The Flash -- Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Arrow -- "Elseworlds, Part 2" -- Image Number: AR709b_0374r -- Pictured: LaMonica Garrett as Mar Novu/The Monitor -- Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Arrow -- "Elseworlds, Part 2" -- Image Number: AR709b_0562r -- Pictured (L-R): Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl, Stephen Amell as Barry Allen/The Flash, John Wesley Shipp as The Flash and Grant Gustin as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow -- Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Arrow -- "Elseworlds, Part 2" -- Image Number: AR709b_0704r -- Pictured: Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl -- Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Arrow -- "Elseworlds, Part 2" -- Image Number: AR709c_0029r -- Pictured: Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl -- Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Arrow -- "Elseworlds, Part 2" -- Image Number: AR709c_0472r -- Pictured: Jeremy Davies as Dr. John Deegan -- Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Arrow -- "Elseworlds, Part 2" -- Image Number: AR709c_0884r -- Pictured: David Ramsey as John Diggle/Spartan -- Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Arrow -- "Elseworlds, Part 2" -- Image Number: AR709d_0011r -- Pictured: Grant Gustin as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow -- Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Arrow -- "Elseworlds, Part 2" -- Image Number: AR709d_0403r -- Pictured: Ruby Rose as Kate Kane/Batwoman -- Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Supergirl -- "Elseworlds, Part 3" -- Image Number: SPG409a_0183r -- Pictured: Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon -- Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Supergirl -- "Elseworlds, Part 3" -- Image Number: SPG409a_0378r -- Pictured: Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen/Guardian (center) -- Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Supergirl -- "Elseworlds, Part 3" -- Image Number: SPG409a_0436r -- Pictured (L-R): Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash, Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow and Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen/Guardian -- Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Supergirl -- "Elseworlds, Part 3" -- Image Number: SPG409a_0628r -- Pictured (L-R): Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash and Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon -- Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Supergirl -- "Elseworlds, Part 3" -- Image Number: SPG409a_0784r -- Pictured (L-R): Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow and Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash -- Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
The Flash -- "Elseworlds, Part 1" -- Image Number: -- Pictured (L-R): Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent and Bitsie Tulloch as Lois Lane -- Photo: Shane Harvey/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
Arrow -- "Elseworlds, Part 2" -- Image Number: -- Pictured: Ruby Rose as Kate Kane/Batwoman -- Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
"Elseworlds, Part 2" -- Image Number: -- Pictured: John Wesley Shipp as The Flash -- Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Supergirl -- Image Number: Superman-Lois_Firstlook.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Tyler Hoechlin as Superman and Bitsie Tulloch as Lois Lane -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Image Number: CW_Batwoman_1stLook_V5.jpg -- Pictured: Ruby Rose as Batwoman -- Photo: JSquared Photography/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
CW_Elseworlds.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Grant Gustin as Green Arrow and Stephen Amell as The Flash -- Photo: Brendan Meadows/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
CW_Monitor_First_Look.jpg -- Pictured: LaMonica Garrett as The Monitor -- Photo: Diyah Pera/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved