The big Arrow/Flash spinoff series has just added Hawkgirl to the cast. We have all that and more right here...
NewsOne of these days, they're going to have to announce the name of this new Arrow and The Flash spinoff show, because these headlines are going to get unwieldy awfully quickly. They had better call it The Brave and the Bold. Anyway, the series, which will star Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/The Atom as well as an assortment of characters (now including Hawkgirl!) who have already made their mark on Arrow and The Flash, plus a few we haven't met yet, is a lock for the fall season. It's going to be a long wait.
In the meantime, we're rounding up all the information we can find on this exciting upcoming addition to the Arrowverse (that's a word, right?) in one place for you.
The Latest News
Two more of the mystery characters for the CW's Arrow/Flashspinoff and superhero team-up show have been revealed. Ciara Renee (Broadway productions of Big Fishand the current Pippinrevival) will play Kendra Saunders, but we'd like to call her Hawkgirl. Meanwhile, Doctor Who alum Arthur Darville will play the time traveling Rip Hunter.
When character descriptions for the show first surfaced, one was listed as "female warrior" described as:
"This twenty-something Latina is pretty but unassuming, book smart and socially awkward by day. But by night, when she hears the cry of battle, her fury is ignited and she becomes a fierce warrior — so much so, that sometimes she can become a threat to others."
Deadlineelaborates on this:
"Saunders is a young woman who is just beginning to learn that she has been repeatedly reincarnated over the centuries. When provoked, her ancient warrior persona manifests itself, along with wings that grow out of her back, earning her the moniker Hawkgirl."
At the time, we assumed this would be Fury, Vixen, or even the Yolanda Montez version of Wildcat. Whoops. Hawkgirl is a much cooler option, anyway.
(photo and casting confirmation come via The Hollywood Reporter)
As for Rip Hunter, we first became aware of his existence thanks to this little casting description:
“THE TRAVELLER” | A Han Solo-esque rogue who gets by with his charm, this hero hails from the future, and has journeyed back in time on a secret mission. His razor-sharp wit hides the pain of a man who has lived through serious conflict. He also harbours many secrets, always leaving both his teammates and the audience unsure of his true allegiances.
The Wrapoffers some more details, though, calling Hunter "a roguish time traveler who hides the strains of being responsible for history itself behind a facade of charm and wit."
(image and casting confirmation courtesy of The Wrap)
We were holding out hope this would end up being Booster Gold, but I have to figure that where Rip Hunter goes, Booster Gold can't be too far behind.
The Other Characters
Some of the cast for the show has already been announced, and then for some of the others all we have are some character descriptions. Brandon Routh (as the Atom) will lead a new superhero team on the CW, which will also include Caity Lotz (Black Canary), Wentworth Miller (Captain Cold), Dominic Purcell (Heat Wave), and Victor Garber (half of Firestorm). Robbie Amell, who plays the other half of Firestorm, has not signed on for the show yet, and might not.
Executive producer Greg Berlanti is likening the tone of this still-untitled show to some important cinematic touchstones. "I compare the shows to old Westerns; we have a lot of lone gunmen and sheriffs in town, and this one is very much an ode to things like The Magnificent Seven or those great heist pics like Ocean’s Eleven where you get all of those colors at the same time, and a true ensemble, and that was the fun of it...you want that Rat Pack-y kind of vibe of all this crew hanging out, as disparate and as different as they are.”
Of the casting breakdowns that surfaced (thanks to TV Line), there's now just one character left that we need to account for:
“MYSTERY HERO” | An African-American male in his twenties will fill the role of a regular, street smart guy who unexpectedly gains powers, and then, as part of the team, regularly quips about the insanity of the situations."
"Mystery Hero" is tougher to judge, as there's no power set listed. Cyborg is already tied up with Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justiceand the JusticeLeaguemovies, and there's a chance we'll meet him on that Titans TV series down the line, too. Static is a character that Warner Bros. loves to play with, although he's currently in line for a live-action web series of his own. Perhaps this will be used to help launch that?
As for who the villain might be, Greg Berlanti is promising that it's "another big character who hasn’t been used yet." Who could this be?
More on this as we get it.
