SUPERNATURAL Actor Misha Collins Cast as Harvey Dent in The CW's DC Series GOTHAM KNIGHTS
Misha Collins, the actor who played the trench-coat-wearing angel Castiel on the long-running CW series Supernatural, has joined the cast of The CW’s upcoming DC series Gotham Knights.
Collins will take on the role of District Attorney Harvey Dent, who as you all know eventually transforms into the villain Two-Face. The character in this new series is described as, “Dashing, with a swagger, Harvey Dent is Gotham’s charismatic, hard-charging District Attorney. With a rigid sense of right and wrong, Harvey’s idealism and single-minded quest for justice will ironically and tragically transform him into one of Gotham’s most feared supervillains, Two-Face.”
Gotham Knights takes place “in the wake of Bruce Wayne’s murder, as his rebellious adopted son forges an unlikely alliance with the children of Batman’s enemies when they are all framed for killing the Caped Crusader. And as the city’s most wanted criminals, this renegade band of misfits must fight to clear their names. But in a Gotham with no Dark Knight to protect it, the city descends into the most dangerous it’s ever been. However, hope comes from the most unexpected of places as this team of mismatched fugitives will become its next generation of saviors known as the Gotham Knights.”
The pilot for the series was written by Chad Fiveash, James Stoteraux, and Natalie Abrams. Fiveash and Stoteraux executive produce, with Abrams set as a co-executive producer. Danny Cannon is directing the pilot and also executive produces. Other executive producers include Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and David Madden.
The Gotham Knights cast also includes Olivia Rose Keegan, Navia Robinson, Fallon Smythe and Tyler DiChiara.
Collins tweeted the following after the announcement was made that he was joining the series: “I’ve asked if my version of the character could be wearing a beige trench coat over the grey suit. (I’m just not sure I’ll be comfortable in front of a camera without one.) #newTVgig #GothamKnights.”
Source: THR