GOTHAM Set to Add THREE New BATMAN Villains in its Second Season: Is The Court of Owls Also an Option?

GOTHAM Set to Add THREE New BATMAN Villains in its Second Season: Is The Court of Owls Also an Option?

Today, a number of reveals regarding Fox's Controversial Batman prelude, "Gotham," have been dropped, each involving the inclusion of several iconic villains in the shows Second Season. Click on to find out more!

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By IronConstantine68 - Apr 04, 2015 10:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Gotham
Source: Comicbook.com


 
Today at Wondercon, one of Gotham’s executive producers, John Stephens, told an audience that several Batman villains would come to the Shows Second Season. Those previously announced include Victor Fries, known to many as the icy Mr. Freeze, Basil Karlo, also known as the murky Clayface, and the Mad Hatter, the whimsical denizen of Lewis Carolls fictional lands of inane madness. The announcement of all of the aforementioned characters was done on the shows official Twitter Account, excepting Freeze, whose inclusion was heralded by Variety’s Laura Prudom in one of the following messages. Also included is another message from the same account may have inadvertently dropped another vital pice of information regarding the Court of Owls, a villainous entity introduced by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo in 2011,
Besides this, other producers for the show have claimed that both Jerome, the Proto-Joker played by Cameron Monaghan earlier this season, and “the character of billionaire Bruce Wayne” will be furthr explored and developed during the upcoming year. Also, another tweet by Prudom claims that Bruce Wayne wil NOT suit up as Batman during the shows tenure, and will instead grow to this point through the growth and complication of his various relationships with both Alfred Pennyworth, his Stalwart Butler, and Jim Gordon, the series' Primary Protaginist,

Based upon characters published by DC Entertainment and produced by Warner Bros. Television, GOTHAM is an origin story of the great DC Comics Super-Villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. Starring Ben McKenzie ("Southland," "The O.C."), Donal Logue ("Sons of Anarchy," "Terriers," "Vikings," "Copper") and Jada Pinkett Smith ("The Matrix" films, "HawthoRNe"), GOTHAM follows one cop's rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering on the edge of evil and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time. Executive producer Bruno Heller ("The Mentalist") wrote the pilot, which was directed and executive-produced by Emmy Award nominee Danny Cannon (the "CSI" franchise, "Nikita"). John Stephens will serve as an executive producer on the series.

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Luminus
Luminus - 4/4/2015, 10:37 PM
Why does everyone's name say "block?"
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx - 4/4/2015, 10:37 PM
@HurricaneXavier More than likely.
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx - 4/4/2015, 10:38 PM
@Luminus It's the new block feature.
Luminus
Luminus - 4/4/2015, 10:39 PM
Oh, wait, you mean block a person?
MisterBatfleck
MisterBatfleck - 4/4/2015, 10:41 PM
My guess is that Karlo is going to appear similar to how he was in his first appearance which was BEFORE he was transformed.

"Basil Karlo, the original Clayface, was an actor who was driven mad when he heard of a re-make of the classic horror film he had starred in, The Terror. Adopting the persona of the film's villain "Clayface", he became a serial killer targeting the cast and crew"
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx - 4/4/2015, 10:41 PM
@Luminus Yes. It's done a great job at weeding out the trolls.

@IronConstantine68 With formatting the article, I'd suggest placing the cast photo at the top of the article, making the font "Normal (DIV)", and making the plot synopsis Bold.
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx - 4/4/2015, 10:48 PM
@IronConstantine68 You already have the embedd code, so click on SOURCE right above the text box while editing the article, and paste it there.
Luminus
Luminus - 4/4/2015, 10:57 PM
@DanielSipprelle: "Yes. It's done a great job at weeding out the trolls."

That's too much like Facebook, if you ask me. Speech censorship makes me uncomfortable, because I know people will abuse it.

"You like Marvel? Frick you!" BLOCKED.
"You don't like Interstellar. Frak off!" BLOCKED.
"How dare you criticize my article?" BLOCKED.

That kind of thing.
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx - 4/4/2015, 10:58 PM
@@IronConstantine68 Sorry, let me update that:

"GOTHAM To Add THREE New BATMAN Villains Next Season; Is THE COURT OF OWLS also in the Mix?
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xxxxxxx - 4/4/2015, 10:59 PM
@Luminus Most of us are using it sparingly and are avoiding to block for the reasons you mention. We're just using it against the spammers and Dexters.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 4/4/2015, 11:00 PM
I hope Clayface really can change into another person and isn't just a guy that uses puddy on his face.
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx - 4/4/2015, 11:03 PM
@IronConstantine68 Very good article BTW. You can also try @Nate from time to time to ask if he can clear up any major News articles and if it's worthy on main.
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xxxxxxx - 4/4/2015, 11:04 PM
*@NateBest

Also, what image are you trying to use? Send me the URL and I can make it a better aspect ratio for the article
JamesMann
JamesMann - 4/4/2015, 11:09 PM
Court of Owls would actually be perfect for this show.
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xxxxxxx - 4/4/2015, 11:24 PM
@@IronConstantine68 Hopefully this works:
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xxxxxxx - 4/4/2015, 11:26 PM
@IronConstantine68 No problem. Let me know if you need anything else.
Luminus
Luminus - 4/4/2015, 11:45 PM
@DanielSipprelle: "Most of us are using it sparingly..."

Let's hope it stays that way.
Tars
Tars - 4/5/2015, 12:02 AM
"We'll never see Bruce put on the cowl"

the [frick] is the point then
JredTheRed
JredTheRed - 4/5/2015, 12:04 AM
it is a really nicely put together article. only qualm i have is....how does that tweet confirm Freeze? I saw no mention of him. Also...Mr. Freeze....not Dr. Good work tho.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 4/5/2015, 12:40 AM
I seriously doubt Basil Karlo will become a clay monster this early in the show. But for those who are going to complain about that, just know that Karlo was in the comics for DECADES as Clayface before he became a clay monster. Clayface was originally a serial killer and was that way for a long period in the continuity, so I'm assuming the show will take him back to his roots.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 4/5/2015, 12:46 AM


This is what Clayface (Basil Karlo) was in the comics for the majority of the continuity. A mask wearing serial killer. He didn't become a clay monster until a few decades back (and Batman's been around for over 75 years). Just pointing that out before people start bashing the show for being so different, TV budget, ruining the comics, etc.
BatHeis
BatHeis - 4/5/2015, 12:51 AM
@Luminus

I hate censorship as well, but from the government. If a site admin wants to ban a user for whatever reason, it's their right, it's their site. Same with users; if they want a better browsing experience on a website, and a user gets in thw way of that (regardless of the reason), they should have the right.

While it's stupid to block someone for having differing beliefs, it should be the people's right, as it gives them the power of what they want to see. This rhetoric might bring up a negative response, as you might say that people need to listen to other opinions; however, people tend to want to only browse/read things that they agree with and/or enjoy, so why not give them that option when they read things?
Luminus
Luminus - 4/5/2015, 2:32 AM
@BatHeis: Then this place is no better than Facebook. There can be no real discussion without acceptance of a difference in opinion. Imagine if I just blocked you for saying what you said, because I thought it ruined my browsing experience. I don't trust people to be rationale with this. I've been burned on Facebook too many times JUST for having a different opinion. Blocking people for having a difference in opinion is just as much trolling as it is attacking people for fun.

Time will tell this story.
SKOne
SKOne - 4/5/2015, 2:57 AM
I would rather see Azrael and the Order of St. Dumas, but I'll settle for Talon and the Court of the Owls.
loki668
loki668 - 4/5/2015, 3:01 AM
I only blocked Dexter. It was nice. Like a warm bath (made from his tears).




As for The Court of Owls:
SKOne
SKOne - 4/5/2015, 3:12 AM
I am also beyond disappointed in Warner Bros. going back to holding back or getting rid of characters because of the movies. All I wanted was for Batman to show up at the end of the series finale to talk to Gordon and I would have been happy.

Terminator Salvation and Superman Returns did poorly because of the quality of the movies, not because there were tv shows with the same characters.
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