Fox is giving fans their longest look yet at Gotham, the network’s anticipated Batman prequel focusing mainly on Detective James Gordon (Ben McKenzie), the cop who looks out for a young Bruce Wayne after his parents are murdered.
Jada Pinkett Smith stars as Fish Mooney, one of the few characters not in the original DC Comics. Mooney is a ruthless, calculating, charmer of a crime boss who does her dirt from a nightclub she owns in the city.
Jada talks more about crafting Fish Mooney below:
Gordon’s investigation of the Wayne murders forces him to deal with Mooney and her underworld, as well as Batman villains-to-be, such as Selina “Catwoman” Kyle, Edward “The Riddler” Nygma and Oswald “The Penguin” Cobblepot. There is also friction from Gordon’s own partner Harvey Bullock (Donald Logue).
In the below appetizer before Gotham’s Sept. 22 premiere creator and executive producer Bruno Heller as well as series stars McKenzie, Logue and Pinkett Smith take viewers behind the scenes:
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