DC's Legends of Tomorrow is proving to be one of next year's most anticipated comic book television shows, and the with the thirteen-episode mini-series' premiere getting closer with each week, fans are eager for any new information about
The CW's midseason DC series. And now, despite the
Televisions Critic Association Summer Press Tour wrapping up some time ago now,
dclegendstv.com has released an interview they conducted with
LoT executive producer, Phil Klemmer, at the event. While discussing various topics in relation to
LoT, Klemmer revealed information on Hawkman and Hawkgirl's dynamic on the show, what its like to work with Ray Palmer/Atom following the release of
Marvel's Ant-Man, and writing for the show. You can check out some of his comments below, and head
here for the full interview.
On
Bringing The Atom to weekly television following the release of Marvel's Ant-Man:
"The only challenge is how expensive his costume costs, and the danger that we actually injure him doing stunts, because his costume actually costs not just more than a car — more than, like, your average American home — so the scariest thing about Atom is I’m thinking, like, “when do you use a digital double, and when do you use Brandon?” I mean, obviously Brandon is irreplaceable. I loved Ant-Man and I love Paul Rudd, and I think he’s a hilarious guy, but to me, they’re just such different people — the fact that they share a crossover of powers… it also helped that I was thinking about Legends of Tomorrow before I ever saw Ant-Man. I mean, if I hadn’t started to write this first, I just never would have seen that, because you don’t want to be contaminated with another pre-existing idea. To me, Ray is a billionaire do-gooder with a secret and Paul Rudd (Scott Lang) is like a wisecracking cat burglar. So aside from the fact that they shrink, I don’t see a whole lot of overlap".
On
the Hawkgirl/Hawkman dynamic:
"they’ve obviously been reincarnated through the ages together, but the fact that he remembers their previous lives and she doesn’t… it gives them very much like a Bogie & Bacall sort of [relationship]".
"They’re constantly fighting, and the fact that they’re destined to be in love is something that seems impossible to her.
That’s the kind of sentimentality that we really strive to avoid on this show. The fact that they’re going to be together someday, we try desperately at every moment to disprove that, this is going to be the one time that they decide to, like, shoot each other in the face".
What do you guys think? Do you share Klemmer's view of Ant-Man and Atom not having any real similarities? Are you excited for Hawkman/Hawkgirl, and how they are handling the two characters? As always, let me know in the comments, and don't forget to share and hit that thumbs up!