The CW has discovered its subsequent Batwoman.
God Friended Me alum Javicia Leslie has been solid within the lead position on the superhero drama, and can fill the void left by the sudden exit of Ruby Rose.
Leslie will arrive on Batwoman Season 2 Episode 1, slated to debut in January 2021.
“I’m extraordinarily proud to be the primary Black actress to play the enduring position of Batwoman on tv, and as a bisexual lady, I’m honored to hitch this groundbreaking present, which has been such a trailblazer for the LGBTQ+ group,” the actress stated in an announcement.
Leslie will probably be taking up a brand new position on the sequence as a substitute of enjoying Kate Kane.
Ruby Rose introduced her exit in Might after a single season within the position, and it was initially revealed the position can be recast.
Nevertheless, a leaked casting memo referred to as for a brand new character.
“She’s likable, messy, somewhat goofy, and untamed,” reads the casting doc for Alex.
“With nobody in her life to maintain her on monitor, Ryan spent years as a drug-runner, dodging the GCPD and masking her ache with dangerous habits.”
“At the moment, reformed and sober, Ryan lives in a van along with her plant. A woman who would steal milk from an alley cat and will additionally kill you along with her naked fingers, Ryan is probably the most harmful kind of fighter: extremely expert and wildly disciplined.”
“An out lesbian. Athletic. Uncooked. Passionate. Fallible. And really a lot not your stereotypical All-American hero.”
Rumors began to flow into suggesting that Kate Kane can be killed off, however showrunner Caroline Dries denied as such with the next assertion.
As a lesbian who’s been working as a author for the previous fifteen years, I am effectively conscious of the “Bury Your Gays” trope and I’ve little interest in collaborating in it.
That is why it is necessary to me because the showrunner to make clear any misinformation on the market about Kate Kane and recasting Batwoman.
Such as you, I like Kate Kane — she’s the explanation I wished to do the present. We’ll by no means erase her. Actually, her disappearance will probably be one of many mysteries of season two.
I do not wish to give away any of our surprises, however to all of our devoted followers, please know that LGBTQ+ justice is on the very core of what Batwoman is and we have now no intention of abandoning that.
The CW renewed Batwoman for Season 2 earlier this yr, and it is unclear whether or not different characters will probably be written out following the exit of Rose.
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