Batwoman (CW)

[Brian in Mesa]

Ruby Rose's Batwoman gets CW pilot order with Game of Thrones director

https://ew.com/tv/2019/01/03/batwoman-pilot-game-of-thrones/

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The CW’s Batwoman project is going to the next level — and a big name from Game of Thrones is getting on board.

The network has given a pilot pickup order to Batwoman, starring Ruby Rose, who first appeared as the character in the network’s DC crossover event last month.

Emmy-winning director David Nutter will helm the pilot. Nutter is best known for his work on Thrones, where he helmed episodes such as “The Rains of Castamere” (a.k.a. The Red Wedding episode) and has multiple episodes coming up in the show’s final season. Nutter is also know around Hollywood as “the pilot whisperer” as he’s credited with directing numerous successful pilots that were eventually picked up to series.

 

[Covert Rain]

Game of Thrones director huh? Interesting.

 

[puckhead]

The hair coming up out of the cowl looks ridiculous.

 

[puckhead]

Don't overthink it, people.

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[carrrnuttt]

The hair coming up out of the cowl looks ridiculous.

That's how she has always been presented in the comics and animation:

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It's part of her disguise: The hair is a wig and hides her real hair.

 

[carrrnuttt]

Don't overthink it, people.

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That's Batgirl. A completely different character.

 

[puckhead]

I stand corrected. Only really read the major DC comics heroes way back when. (Bats, Supes, Lantern and Flash)

I still think it looks ridiculous in the above screen shot.

 

[carrrnuttt]

I still think it looks ridiculous in the above screen shot.

It's hard to show the same flow of her hair that she has in print and animation. In a high budget movie, you can probably CGI it, but for these shows, you can only do coiffed wigs.

 

[puckhead]

It's hard to show the same flow of her hair that she has in print and animation. In a high budget movie, you can probably CGI it, but for these shows, you can only do coiffed wigs.

The pic you posted actually looks pretty cool. Obviously much easier to achieve in animation than in live action.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

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I admit, looks intriguing.

 

[GatorAZ]

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[Cheesebeef]

I'm working with the director for this on another project. hoping it kicks all kinds of ass because that would be helpful for me moving forward.

 

[Covert Rain]

I will bite. I like the DC TV shows for what they are. This one looks like it could be interesting and fun. Curious to see if this is the same “Earth” that was visited by all the other characters during last seasons crossover where they introduced her. The reason being is that in that episode she was already established as Batwoman.

 

[jf-08]

What's the difference between Batwoman and Batgirl?

 

[carrrnuttt]

What's the difference between Batwoman and Batgirl?

Here's a good overview on both:

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There actually is a reason for the name- it’s because Batwoman and Batgirl are actually completely different characters.

Batwoman debuted first, but was a rather silly character. She never had her own story and mostly served as a love interest to Batman. She proved to be unpopular and the character was scrapped for the most part.

The title of Batwoman was brought out of retirement in 2006. There are two main Batwomen, Kate and Kathy Kane. Despite the names, the characters are not the same. Kathy Kane is the original Batwoman. She has been reimagined a number of times over the years, but is generally portrayed as a wealthy heiress with ties to the circus who is a love interest for Batman.

Kate Kane is the current Batwoman. While this Batwoman is also a wealthy heiress, she most certainly is not a love interest for Batman. Kate is a lesbian and a former West Point Cadet.

It's not mentioned in my link, but Kate's father (in the comics) is also an Army officer whose rank depends on what time in his career he's presented at and what medium. He's been a Colonel to a General.

In the CW version, it looks like Kate is going to be Bruce's cousin instead of unrelated and her father is going to be Bruce's brother. At least gleaning from the previews I've seen so far.

 

[puckhead]

What's the difference between Batwoman and Batgirl?

Spoiler

About three cup sizes, deeper voice, hair where there didn't used to be hair. #TheMoreYouKnow

 

[NJCardFan]

The hair coming up out of the cowl looks ridiculous.

Batwoman doesn't wear a cowl. She wears kind of a mask with pointy ends to it.

Don't overthink it, people.

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Batwoman and Batgirl are 2 different people. Batwoman is Kate Kane while Batgirl was several different women most notably Barbara Gordon but also Cassandra Cain, Helena Bartinelli(The Huntress), and Stephanie Brown.

 

[puckhead]

Batwoman doesn't wear a cowl. She wears kind of a mask with pointy ends to it.

Batwoman and Batgirl are 2 different people. Batwoman is Kate Kane while Batgirl was several different women most notably Barbara Gordon but also Cassandra Cain, Helena Bartinelli(The Huntress), and Stephanie Brown.

Thanks. Carrrnuttt enlightened me a while ago. I'll admit the lady bat comics are not in my wheelhouse.

 

[Covert Rain]

I am willing to check it out but honestly I would have loved to see Batgirl instead of Batwoman. Only because the story arc for Barbara Gordon is pretty epic. They barely touched on it during a short lived series called Birds of Prey. Her story arc is pretty long in that eventually she becomes Oracle.

I wonder if the failed start and stop of the Batgirl movie had anything to do with this which I am sure took years to get to the screen. I would imagine the studio didn't want TV to touch Batgirl if the prevailing thought was that there was going to be a movie about it.

Although I think the average fan would have been totally confused.