Gotham’s Batman Suit Is A “Highlight Reel” Of The Dark Knight’s Best Looks

When Batman finally swings into Gotham during the Fox show’s series finale on Thursday, it will be in a brand-new costume. While there are many Batsuits made for live-action Batman films and TV shows, none of them were available to the Gotham production team. So instead, they built their own–and it’s one true to the show.

“[The suit is] pieces of everything. It’s a highlight reel of the comic,” executive producer Danny Cannon told GameSpot at the TCA press tour. “Because that’s what we’d think the show was, really. [It] was building up to the best of what it could be, and so we just took the best of everything and made our own.”

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Of course, producers did ask DC and Warner Bros. if they could simply borrow one of the existing costumes. “It’s just to show you how things work,” Cannon continued. “When we first said to them like, ‘Hey you guys must have so many Batman suits now. Can we have one of those?’ They were like, ‘No.’ So we went and asked the movie place, ‘Hey, can we have one of your things.’ They went, ‘No.'”

In the end, though, the team behind the show is pleased with the costume they’ve put together for the series finale. What’s more, they’re happy with the man behind the cowl–David Mazouz, who’s played young Bruce Wayne throughout the show’s run.

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It was previously revealed that the finale would see Mazouz suiting up as Batman in some scenes, while a larger body double would be used for others. Upon first seeing the finished product, executive producer John Stephens called it “unnerving.” He explained, “I mean really it is unnerving when you watch what they do with his face to make it look that way, you know? It’s an odd thing, [because] David’s also been practicing that voice for a long time, so I’ve heard him do it in the background a lot.”

It won’t just be Batman making an impact in the series finale, though. As previously revealed, the final evolution of Gotham’s take on Joker will appear. The final episode will also see versions of Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor), Riddler (Cory Michael Smith), and Catwoman that are closer in line with the comics.

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It was previously revealed by Camren Bicondova, who plays Selina Kyle in the series, that actress Lili Simmons would take over the role for the series finale, which is set 10 years later. “I firmly believe that part of leaving a legacy and being a part of a legacy means knowing when to pass the torch to someone else,” Bicondova said in a statement. “I was blessed to be the vessel for Selina Kyle for her formative teen years, and it only felt right to give someone else the torch for her adult self.”

Gotham’s series finale airs Thursday, April 25.

Is Arrow About to Make This Popular Fan Theory Come True?

Arrow’s newest episode was an eventful one. Not only did Season 7’s overarching storyline take some major leaps forward, “Spartan” also dropped some pretty great cameos for hardcore DC fans. This episode teased the prospect of seeing both Green Lantern John Stewart and the Metal Men one day join the Arrowverse.

Maybe these cameos will never amount to anything. But we can dream, right? Here’s a closer look at the significance of these teases and what it could mean for the Arrowverse after Arrow wraps up at the end of the year.

Green Lantern John Stewart

In the traditional DC Universe, John Stewart is one of several Earthlings to wear a Green Lantern ring. An ex-military man and current architect, John is among the most disciplined members of the Green Lantern Corps. He’s also among the most popular Green Lanterns of them all, thanks in no small part to his starring role in the Justice League animated series.

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Arrow Does Right by the Diggle Family

Warning: Full spoilers for Arrow Season 7, Episode 19 below. If you need a refresher on where we left off, here’s our review of Season 7, Episode 18.

Arrow went through a bit of a lull period early this year, as the show transitioned away from the extended prison storyline and tried to establish a new status quo for Oliver Queen and friends. It’s been a fairly bumpy road these past few months. But as is so often the case with the Arrowverse, the momentum is rapidly accelerating as the season finale looms. Far more than just a Diggle-focused side-story, “Spartan” may well be the most jam-packed and eventful installment of Season 7 so far.

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Kingdom Hearts 3 Update Coming Tomorrow, Adds New Difficulty Mode

A new update for Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts III is coming soon. As announced on Twitter, the new update is coming during morning hours PT on April 23. It adds the Critical Mode.

If it’s the same as in previous Kingdom Hearts titles, Critical Mode is a new, more challenging difficulty level, above Proud Mode. As IGN reminds us, Critical Modes in previous Kingdom Hearts titles added things like more damage taken and dealt by enemies, and other things. It remains to be seen how Kingdom Hearts III’s Critical Mode varies from past games.

Critical Mode is free for all players; there is no word yet as to exactly when in the morning PT time the update will arrive, but keep checking back with GameSpot for the latest.

Kingdom Hearts III launched back in January for PS4 and Xbox One. The game quickly shipped more than five million copies, making it the fastest selling game in the series.

GameSpot’s Kingdom Hearts III review score the game an 8/10.

“What sticks with me is the exciting battle against elemental titans with Hercules, taking Rapunzel out into the unfamiliar wide world for the first time, snapping selfies with Winnie the Pooh, and going toe to toe with Davy Jones,” critic Tamoor Hussain wrote in GameSpot’s review. “In 2002, as Sora, I left Destiny Islands to travel across the universe and make new friends. In 2019 I brought old ones home, and I had so much fun doing it.”

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Shiny Meltan Is Coming To Pokemon Go For A Limited Time

If you missed your first chance to catch Shiny Meltan, players will be able to catch the shiny form for a limited time starting April 24 – May 5. Meltan will only appear in Pokemon Go if you have opened the Mystery Box, an item that you get after transferring Gen 1 Pokemon to Let’s Go Eevee or Pikachu. With this event, you’ll be able to re-open the Mystery Box after three days instead of the usual seven, allowing for more chances to catch Meltan.

Game Of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3 Teaser Previews The Big Battle Coming

HBO has released a new teaser for next week’s episode of Game of Thrones–and it is very dramatic and foreboding. The teaser for Episode 3 shows the Night King’s army preparing to face off against Dany, Jon, and the rest of the gang at Winterfell. In one sequence, Jon remarks, “The Night King is coming.” Dany then says to him, “The dead are already here.”

That line is intriguing, given that it could be Dany referencing a theory about the Night King bringing the dead back to life from the crypt inside Winterfell. We’ll have to wait a bit longer to find out what happens, but it’s clear that the battle at Winterfell is upon us.

Next week’s Episode 3 is 82 minutes long, which is the longest of the entire Season 8. The battle scene said to be one of the longest battle sequences in the history of film or TV, eclipsing the 40-minute Battle of Helm’s Deep from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

For lots more on this week’s episode of Game of Thrones, check out the stories below:

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