GOTHAM Season 2 Will Bring in Clayface and Mad Hatter
While I was at WonderCon this weekend I got to see the first seven minutes of the next episode of Gotham, which returns on Monday, April 13th. There’s a lot that happens within that seven minutes, and it would have been nice to actually have been able to watch the full episode, but fans were treated to a Q&A instead.
I left after the footage screened, but during that Q&A a few exciting pieces of information were revealed regarding season two. Executive Producer John Stephens talked about the new villains that will be introduced in the upcoming season, and I think you’re going to be pleasantly surprised. Here’s what he said thanks to Collider:
“We always want to walk the fine line of the reality of our world. Walking right up to that line where super-villains live. So there are a lot of characters from Batman lore that fit that bill. People like Victor Freeze – who’s a science villain. You can play a lot of his abilities without going into the world of superheroes.
“Clayface and Mad Hatter are both villains we’re going to bring in [as well]. They both have great backstories and great personalities.”
He went on to say that he’s especially excited to explore the origin of Clayface. I think it’s awesome that these characters are going to be developed in the show. I’ve always been a fan of Clayface as well, and it will be really interesting to see how he’s portrayed in the show. They might not be the only new villains that pop up though. Later on he was asked if the Court of Owls will ever make an appearance, and he replied,
“The Court of Owls is something we’ve discussed a lot. We keep digging up very close to it without quite pulling the trigger. It’s clear that there is a group of shadowy individuals that control and influence Wayne Enterprise and have great power in Gotham and may or may not be connected to Carmine Falcone. Is that The Court of Owls? Maybe… Keep watching and those questions will be answered.”
Oh, I’ll definitely keep watching! The talented people producing this series sure seem to know what they’re doing. As for Bruce Wayne’s character development in the second season, Stephen said:
“That’s one of the fun things we’re looking forward to next year. The Bruce Wayne we all know — there’s a duality to his persona. There’s ‘Batman’ and there’s ‘Bruce Wayne’. That fake playboy carefree Bruce Wayne [persona]. In season two, you’re going to start to see that ‘Bruce Wayne’ persona develop as he starts to create a public face to hide who he actually is. So we get to watch that schism take place.”
Thats going to be really interesting to see. I’m completely hooked on this series, and I couldn’t be more excited to see how this first season ends and how season two plays out.