“Southland” and “The O.C.” star Ben McKenzie has landed the role of James Gordon in Fox’s brewing “Gotham“. The series, which started out as a show that wouldn’t feature Batman, has developed into something that will follow the detective as he cleans up the titular city from baddies the Riddler, Catwoman and the Penguin.
That being said, executives are saying the characters won’t be appearing in their costumes for the most part, and that this is all origin story stuff, but who puts Catwoman in a show without getting her geared up at some point? Anyway, a young Bruce Wayne will figure into the show too, tracking his rise to what we presume is Batman way down the line. Danny Cannon (“CSI,” “Nikita”) will direct the pilot penned by Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist,” “Rome”).
