Ruby Rose cast as Batwoman
The character will make its debut in Arrow before spinning off into its own series.
RISING action star Ruby Rose has been cast as Batwoman in the CW network’s upcoming Arrowverse crossover.
Rose will debut as Kate Kane in December when storylines from the CW’s numerous DC shows – The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl and DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow – intersect for the annual hero team-up, the CW announced on Tuesday.
After that, the actress will likely play Batwoman in the eponymous series being developed for the 2019-2020 TV season.
Both the crossover and Batwoman series plan to feature Rose as the Gotham City vigilante, a highly trained street fighter “with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind,” according to the network.
The original Batwoman went by Kathy Kane and debuted in Detective Comics #233 in 1956. She was reintroduced in 2006, and that iteration turned the character into Bruce Wayne’s cousin, Kate Kane, an army brat who was expelled from West Point because of her sexuality. Last month, the CW announced its script-development deal with Smallville and Vampire Diaries alum Caroline Dries, who has been tapped to write under the auspices of Berlanti Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Geoff Johns will serve as executive producers.
The spinoff is still in early development, but a pilot is being planned for mid-season, CW president Mark Pedowitz said Monday during the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour.
Rose, 32, scored her breakout role as Stella Carlin on Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black and has since appeared in Pitch Perfect 3 as well as the action flicks John Wick: Chapter 2, XXX: Return Of Xander Cage and Resident Evil: Final Chapter.
She can now be seen in Warner Bros.’ sci-fi horror film The Meg, currently in cinemas. – Los Angeles Times/Tribune News Service