The cast of
Gotham seems to be growing larger and larger by the minute. A couple of days ago, showrunner
Bruno Heller announced the additions of Firefly and the Flamingo to the show's rogues gallery of villains. In a recent interview with
ComicBook.com, Heller has announced two more characters for the show's sophomore season. These characters are none other than the villainous
Calendar Man and the anti-hero known as
Azrael. Heller's exact words were:
"We thought so long and hard about this. There’s so many characters that don’t have an origin story, so it’s not just a question of going back to an origin story, but its who fits in this realistic world? They have to have both feet on the ground. So they have to fit in stylistically. But we found the Mr. Freeze story be quite emotional. That’s one we’re going to look at. Hugo Strange is another interesting character we’re going to look at, as is the Calendar Man. And Azrael is another character that we’re starting at very early stage for. Tigress as well."
In the comics, Calendar Man is a criminal who is obsessed with holidays. He is known to murder people and commit crimes on holidays that are specifically themed for that holiday. He is not to be confused with the Holiday Killer, who is the son of Carmine Falcone.
Azrael, on the other hand, is a persona taken by a few different characters, the most n
otable being an anti-hero named Jean Paul Valley. Jean Paul Valley inherited the Azrael name from his father and used it to fight crime until Batman became heavily injured in a fight with Bane. Valley became the new Batman until he went insane and Bruce Wayne returned to the mantel.
The stakes are higher than ever as GOTHAM explores the origin stories of some of the most ambitious and depraved Super Villains, including The Riddler, The Joker and Mr. Freeze, and Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) uncovers more secrets from his father’s past, in the Season Two debut on Monday, Sept. 21 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).
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