Javicia Leslie dons Kate Kane’s Batsuit in this new image from the upcoming season two premiere of Batwoman!
The 33-year-old actress of course stars as new character Ryan Wilder, who takes over as the superhero.
In the season premiere, “What Happened to Kate Kane?”, “Ryan Wilder, a homeless martial arts expert, stumbles upon the Batsuit after original Batwoman . After years of feeling powerless within Gotham City’s corrupt system, she views the cowl as a way to regain her power so she takes it out for a spin,” according to EW.
Batwoman will return for season two on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT on The CW.
Earlier this month, Javicia and her co-star Meagan Tandy kept watch on the 2020 Presidential Election results while on set. You have to see their photos of how they watched!
Javicia Leslie and Meagan Tandy were keeping up with the 2020 Presidential Election results while on set!
The Batwoman co-stars shared videos and photos on Instagram of them sitting on a couch on set in full costume as Batwoman and Sophie Moore.
“Watching the elections stressin’,” Javicia captioned a video on her Instagram story.
“Episode #: Sophie and the Bat meet up to discuss the 2020 election….and Batwoman’s new revelation regarding the Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” Meagan captioned a post on her Instagram.
The week before, during an Instagram Q&A, Javicia revealed who her favorite superhero was.
“This really sounds cliche, but my favorite superhero was Batman,” she said. “The reason why Batman was my favorite superhero was because he didn’t have a superpower, but he was still bad a–.”
The CW has also picked up Canadian series Trickster, and it will debut January 12th, with Joel Oulette as Jared, an Indigenous teen struggling to keep his dysfunctional family above water. When he starts seeing strange things — talking ravens, doppelgängers, skin monsters — his already chaotic life is turned upside down.
Other new shows of course include Jared Padelecki‘s Walker, Texas Ranger reboot, Walker, as well as new DC series Superman & Lois.
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The 33-year-old actress stars as Ryan Wilder/the new Batwoman in the upcoming second season of the The CW series.
On Monday (October 26), Javicia shared the first look images of her in the new Batsuit.
“Blackwoman, I mean Batwoman is here! 🦇,” she captioned the images on Instagram.
The new suit was conceptualized by Batwoman costume designer Maya Mani and created by Ocean Drive Leather. Her wig was created by Janice Workman and makeup styled by Cory Roberts.
“I was asked by [showrunner] Caroline Dries to design a Batsuit that was unique to the character of Ryan Wilder; as she is a highly skilled fighter, encapsulating her raw, athletic, and passionate nature was imperative” Maya Mani said in a statement.
“As Batwoman, Javicia Leslie not only brings a fresh perspective, but physical strength to the role,” she continued. “It was important for the new suit to define Javicia’s commanding presence while showcasing her athleticism and allowing her the freedom to express the physical nature of Batwoman, all while looking ultra-cool in the process!â€
“I love the fact that Ryan is becoming her own Batwoman — it’s her style, her swag, and her moment!” Javicia said. “It was an honor to be able to collaborate with Caroline and Maya. I felt it was important that viewers could tell by the silhouette that Batwoman was a Black girl. With the form-fitting suit and beautiful Afro, we definitely nailed it!â€
Ruby Rose is speaking out about the decision to part ways with Batwoman.
The 34-year-old actress shocked fans when she announced the news back in May, and she’s now opening up about it.
“I think what played a bigger part [in the decision], we got shut down early. We didn’t get to finish the first season, which is such a shame, especially for a first season show,” Ruby said on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show. “Um, and then we went into lockdown with COVID and thinking of in quarantine and locked down, there was a lot of thought and reflection and kind of everyone did it.”
“You know, we all kind of thought about where we’re at and, and, and so did, uh, Warner Brothers and Greg [Berlanti], and we were discussing the show and we had a conversation and, you know, I had a great time on Batwoman,” she continued. “I am so proud of what we achieved. We set out to achieve something pretty significant, you know, the first ever live action Batwoman and the first ever, you know, out gay superhero, her and Kate Kane. And I love that character and the whole experience, but we did have a discussion and we sort of mutually agreed that probably what was best for the show, um, at the time was they go in a different direction and I go in a different direction. It was tough cause it was sad cause we will love each other, but also it made sense for so many different reasons.”
Ruby add that she’s looking forward to season two and she still keeps in touch with the cast.
“And you know, I think at the end of the day, like, oh, I’m really excited to watch season two. I think the show is great,” she said. “I love the cast. I’m still in contact with everyone, but it was, it was a decision that we, we talked about, we discussed, we slept on. Um, but at the time with all that reflection, it just seemed like the right thing to do.”
