Gotham Knights will arrive on The CW to take the superhero motion again to Gotham Metropolis, though not by revisiting the world of Batwoman. The brand new collection facilities on a brand new solid of characters within the wake of Batman’s loss of life. With the Darkish Knight’s adopted son framed for homicide and becoming a member of forces with some unlikely characters within the aftermath, the stage is about for a distinct form of superhero present than was ever a part of the Arrowverse. And Supernatural alum Misha Collins is on board for the journey as Harvey Dent himself! Forward of the collection premiere, his fellow solid members opened up about working with Collins… and jam is concerned!
There are few actors who might have come to Gotham Knights with newer expertise on The CW than Misha Collins (along with his former Supernatural co-stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki already busy on the community with The Winchesters and Walker, respectively). The brand new present takes him from enjoying the angel Castiel to an iconic DC Comics character who turns into the villain generally known as Two-Face. The solid of Gotham Knights spoke with CinemaBlend at SCAD TVfest in Atlanta shortly after the present’s panel, and I seized the chance to ask their ideas on working with Collins as such a longtime CW star.
Oscar Morgan stars in Gotham Knights as Batman’s adopted son, though not Dick Grayson or Jason Todd or Tim Drake. The brand new present’s adopted son of Batman is an unique character by the title of Turner Hayes, which implies a clean slate for the present to discover. The actor shared his tackle working with Collins, saying:
Misha could be very smelly. [laughs] No, I am joking. I at all times try to say one thing imply about Misha once they ask, however it’s simply because it is the farthest factor from the reality. He is actually actually beautiful. He is nice. We did not get to spend as a lot time as we might have appreciated to all through the shoot, however yeah, he is nice. He made jam at his home along with his arms for Christmas and he gave us all pots of jam.
Harvey Dent could also be destined to change into a villain, however Oscar Morgan solely had good issues to say about working with the Supernatural veteran. Apparently, Misha Collins was a co-star who not solely made impression on his co-star, but in addition introduced some selfmade jam to set for the vacations. What’s to not love about some Christmas jam? Olivia Rose Keegan, who performs Duela Doe (who might or might not be the Joker’s daughter, based mostly on the promo), agreed with Morgan and stated “That’s Misha in a nutshell.”
Navia Robinson joined the solid of Gotham Knights to play a Robin with a DC Comics background: Carrie Kelley, a.okay.a. the Robin from Frank Miller’s The Darkish Knight Returns. Superhero followers should wait till the brand new CW present premieres to see how Robinson’s Carrie Kelley compares to the one from the comics, however she opened up early about working with Misha Collins:
He is so invested on this present, as effectively, simply as the remainder of us are, which is very nice to see from any individual who’s a veteran.
Misha Collins definitely is a TV veteran; after debuting as Castiel in Season 4 of Supernatural, he went on to seem in each season of the long-running present. He took a short CW break after the top of Supernatural in 2020 earlier than returning for Gotham Knights. Rahart Adams, who performs Brody March for the brand new present, stated that it was an “absolute pleasure” to work with Collins, and elaborated:
The person’s a legend. He is so humble. He is at all times searching for us, and he gave us all jam for Christmas. He made jam himself and gave us all jam. How good is that?
One other point out of the jam! It’s most likely extraordinarily secure to say that one of many Gotham Knights subplots isn’t going to be Harvey Dent as a future supervillain with a jam-making interest, however Collins’ Christmas reward was clearly memorable. Anna Lore, who performs Stephanie Brown – a.okay.a. Spoiler within the pages of DC Comics and different variations – joked that he’s an “absolute nightmare” earlier than making it very clear that she was kidding, however he’d assume it was humorous.
The 2 stars portraying the Row siblings had their ideas as effectively! Fallon Smythe performs protecting older sister Harper Row, and described the “fantastic” expertise of working with the Supernatural alum:
Working with Misha has been actually fantastic. He has a lot extra expertise and life experiences. He actually treats us all like simply friends and coworkers and household. It has been actually enlightening to have the ability to choose his mind and form of hear phrases of knowledge from somebody who’s finished this for a very long time.
Tyler DiChiara performs Harper’s youthful brother, Cullen Row, and he opened up concerning the particular recommendation that Misha Collins shared along with his co-stars earlier than they took the stage for the Gotham Knights panel at SCAD TVfest:
Particularly coming right here [to SCAD TVfest], he gave us the best recommendation of ‘Simply speak. It does not should be essentially the most skilled reply. They need to hear your opinion. Simply do it.’ And it is true! He is been doing this for years and he simply makes all the pieces sound so skilled, however he is simply speaking. He is simply being Misha, and that is all he must be. So I am honored to be working with him, actually.
Sadly, the wait continues to be on for the collection premiere of Gotham Knights, which joins The CW’s lineup simply as the ultimate present of the Arrowverse approaches its finish. The Flash concluding with the present Season 9 after each Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow have been cancelled again within the spring implies that Superman & Lois and Gotham Knights would be the community’s superhero choices. Check out the promo of what’s on the best way with this new solid:
Tune in to The CW on Tuesday, March 14 at 9 p.m. ET for the collection premiere of Gotham Knights within the 2023 TV premiere schedule, instantly following the start of Superman & Lois Season 3. The brand new present follows Turner Hayes and his new unlikely allies after they’re framed for the homicide of Bruce Wayne, with the assistance of his finest good friend Stephanie Brown in addition to Carrie Kelley. The place Harvey Dent will slot in and the way lengthy it is going to take for him to change into Two-Face… effectively, tune in to seek out out!
