RUMOR MILL: BATWOMAN Season 2 Is Reportedly Casting The Villainous Whisper

RUMOR MILL: BATWOMAN Season 2 Is Reportedly Casting The Villainous Whisper

We know a new hero will don the cape and cowl when Batwoman returns to The CW next year, but has the show found its big bad? A casting call has gone out looking for someone to play the villainous Whisper.

By JoshWilding - Aug 10, 2020 10:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Batwoman
Source: The Direct

In "Rumor Mill," we share the hard to buy rumours that don't come from reliable sources like the trades, but are still more believable (just) than what you might find on Reddit. 

Batwoman season two is set to premiere in 2021, but the show is going to be very different when it returns to The CW. Ruby Rose exited the series earlier this year, and Javicia Leslie will be playing a brand new, original character called Ryan Wilder (who dons the cape and cowl after Kate Kane's apparent disappearance). 

Needless to say, it's going to be very interesting to see how the series juggles all those dangling plot threads with Alice and Hush if Kate isn't around, but could there be a new big bad to take their place?

The Direct is claiming that a new female villain named "The Whisper" is being cast for season two of Batwoman. The casting call reportedly seeks an actress of any ethnicity in the 20 - 30-year-old range, though no official description of the character has been shared at this point.

It's previously been reported that Scarecrow will be one of Batwoman's main villains moving forward, but who is "The Whisper"? It's likely Whisper A'daire, an agent of Ra's al Ghul, who gave her immortality and the ability to shapeshift. She uses these powers to create a small legion of shapeshifting men, and could make for a decent big bad or a "freak of the week" baddie.

More details about future plans for Batwoman are likely to be revealed at DC FanDome later this month, so we'll be sure to keep you updated as we learn more.

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dracula
dracula - 8/10/2020, 10:38 AM
Man unless this season blows people away, I seriously doubt there will be a 3rd.

Season 1 was decent and needed some improvement, but this soft reboot could end up killing the show.

Honestly id be fine with it, I enjoyed the show, but I didn't love it. Plus if this could free up room for Green Arrow And The Canaries, that would be great
Turtlestrong
Turtlestrong - 8/10/2020, 10:47 AM
Is the CW Arrowverse still popular? I loved the Flash several years ago, never missed an episode. Barely finished the season with their daughter and only watched one or two episodes from the most recent.

Legends of Tomorrow grew on me, and it seemed to have found its stride in not taking itself too seriously.

I struggled with and stopped watching Arrow mostly after the Damien Darhk season. Would still try to read summaries and catch up every now and then with articles.

Tried with Supergirl...watched a few of Black Lightening...I tried with Batwoman but something about it couldn't hold me. Perhaps my taste in shows has changed, who knows.

Just wondering how much longer CW will lean into the Arrowverse strategy. Arrow was great until it suffered from too many capes in the cave (IMO). Flash was good until they deviated from the core team and struggled with their source for villain of the week.

Its hard to just see one of these superhero shows for what they are without wanting to compare them to the others.

I wish it well!
SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 8/10/2020, 11:33 AM
Honestly hope this Batwoman actress also quits after this season and the next actress does after season 3 and then we just get a Batwoman anthology series where every season has a different actress playing Batwoman and everyone in Gotham is consistently confused
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 8/10/2020, 11:37 AM
I think I heard once this character's name. I hope they keep her roots with Ra's al Ghul intact and don't change too much of her like they did with Nocturna which I was a bit disappointed to find out she wasn't that supernatural after all. At least keep her shapeshifting, the budget of the network can allow it and it'd follow with Alice's own trickery of the skin-pirate procedure.

Having characters like The Rifle and Julia who are connected to Safiyah and now this one with Ra's would be good ways to connect to bigger threats lurking outside of Gotham.
4thMaster
4thMaster - 8/10/2020, 2:03 PM
I'm guessing Alice disappeared along with Batwoman during a climatic battle, writing her off too. Batman Endgame style



I just can't see the show continue any of the lingering plot threads while doing a soft reboot.
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 8/10/2020, 2:37 PM
Damn I was thinking of a different Whipsers.
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 8/10/2020, 10:57 PM
I really don’t know how to feel about this season
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