"SUPERGIRL", nueva serie en la CBS/CW

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- SUPERGIRL | 1.19 "Myriad" Promo #1:

https://www.facebook.com/heroichollywoo ... 318463355/



- SUPERGIRL | 1.19 "Myriad" Clip #1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kHf0YNh0XA


- SUPERGIRL | 1.19 "Myriad" Clip #2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDKgBvVClDQ


- SUPERGIRL | 1.19 "Myriad" Clip #3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wotg4e4CBI8

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- See Melissa Benoist do the best emoji impression ever (EW):

http://bcove.me/941l3whi

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- Productores hablan sobre una posible muerte en la season finale y futuros crossovers:

EW en su sección de spoilers ha tenido ocasión de preguntarle a los productores sobre dos preguntas que siempre están en el aire:

¿Alguna cosa que puedas adelantar sobre el final de Supergirl? — Olivia J
Teniendo en cuenta que el Berlanti-verso tiene una inclinación por matar a los personajes antes del final de una temporada - Ejemplo: ¡¿Quién está en la tumba en Arrow?! - Le pregunté al productor ejecutivo Greg Berlanti si deberíamos esperar una muerte en el final de Supergirl. "Sí, deberíais hacerlo", dijo, "sólo porque sería mucho menos interesante si dijera que no."

¡Me encantó el crossover de Flash-Supergirl! ¿Hay alguna posibilidad de uno con Legends of Tomorrow y Arrow incluidos, también?
Esa es sin duda la esperanza, pero la pregunta sería como es factible. La buena noticia es que Legends puede tener una forma de llevar a todos hacia el universo de Supergirl. "El Waverider puede hacer [cualquier cosa] e ir a cualquier parte", revela el productor ejecutivo Andrew Kreisberg.

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/01/sp ... t-spoilers

- Kevin Smith apunta a un evento de "Supergirl" que nos hará llorar:

Kevin Smith ha disfrutado mucho trabajando con las propiedades de DC para la televisión últimamente, entre las que se incluyen "The Flash" de la CW y "Supergirl" de la CBS, contando ésta última con él como director en un próximo episodio.

En su último podcast de "Fat Man on Batman", Smith aludió a un gran momento que está por llegar para la Supergirl de Melissa Benoist, uno que desbordará a los fans con todo tipo de sentimientos y que contiene una significante cantidad de efectos que resonarán en la Season 2 (que aún no está renovada oficialmente):

"La parte más guay de la serie fue el conseguir spoilers sobre los futuros episodios, porque, entre el episodio que se ha emitido y el episodio que dirigí, habían como 4 episodios que yo no había visto. Así es que me dieron dos episodios para ver, y sin que estuvieran hechos los efectos especiales y esas cosas, así es que los vi haciendo muchas de estas cosas y todo eso. Y eso en realidad lo hizo menos intimidante, porque yo estaba en plan Oh, puedo manejar esto. Tan sólo ruedo esto y ellos le añaden los efectos después, pero estaban hablando sobre el crossover de una manera como si fuera el primero de muchos, y me dijeron algo que no voy a compartir porque os arruinaría el final de la temporada, pero es increíble. Algo pasa que afectará a Supergirl de una manera tan grande, que, ¿crees que es como cachorritos y gatitosahora? Váis a llorar cuando veáis lo jodidamente bonito que es."

Podéis escuchar el podcast al completo:

https://soundcloud.com/fatmanonbatman/fatman-121

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- Podríamos ver a una Kara de Tierra-1 en "The Flash":

Aunque no hay confirmación oficial al respecto, más aún cuando la S2 de "Supergirl" aún no ha sido anunciada oficialmente, al parecer hay una gran posibilidad de que podamos ver a la Kara de Tierra-1 en un futuro crossover con "The Flash", según informa EW en su sección semanal de sopilers:

¿Hay una Kara Danvers en Tierra-1? ¿Podríamos verla en The Flash? — Timothy
Sí, pero... “Cualquier Kara que exista en Tierra-1 también tendría que ser alienígena,” dice el productor ejecutivo Andrew Kreisberg. “No puede ser tan sólo Kara Danvers de Poughkeepsie.” ¿Significa esto que ella podría ser una potencial super (o quizá una power) girl en esta Tiertra también? “Seguro, diferente traje, pero seguro” añade Kreisberg.

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/08/sp ... s-spoilers

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- Melissa Benoist y Chy Leigh en la "Emmy Magazine" (Abril 2016):

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- 5 Questions with Supergirl´s Mehcad Brooks (Nerdist):

http://nerdist.com/supergirl-star-mehca ... questions/




(@osteoferocious: The talented and dapper @MehcadBrooks stopped by @NerdistNews today to chat #Supergirl)


- Superman may be making an appearance! (Fandemonium):

http://www.hitfix.com/videos/supergirl- ... appearance

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- SUPERGIRL | 1.20 "Better be angels" Promo #1:

- SUPERGIRL | 1.20 "Better be angels" Extended Promo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgxj6aDRCWE


- SUPERGIRL | 1.20 "Better be angels" Clip #1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXSuxllG8NE


- SUPERGIRL | 1.20 "Better be angels" Clip #2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo2sTHIvlYE


- SUPERGIRL | 1.20 "Better be angels" Clip #3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T78EnjVXuZI


- SUPERGIRL | 1.20 "Better be angels" Clip #4:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4ZMa4nvLPk


- SUPERGIRL | 1.20 "Better be angels" Clip #5:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II7fQ1rE98g

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- Supergirl Finale: Behind-the-Scenes with the cast (DC Entertainment):

(@Jawiin: #Supergirl set visit with @MelissaBenoist to chat about the #Supergirl finale)

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- Nuevas imágenes bts de la S1 (13 Abril - 25 Mayo 2016):



(@karterhol: Another lost #SupergirlBTS @chy_leigh @LauraBenanti @MelissaBenoist break out into song b-w shots #MakesWorkFun
@karterhol: Another lost #SupergirlBTS pic - A fave image of mine around set! @DavidHarewood blowing off steam b-w shots
@karterhol: Another lost #SupergirlBTS pic of the spectacular @chy_leigh crushing it Dir by the crazy talented @larryteng
@karterhol: Came across this pic Fave day ever on set thnx 2 @larryteng @DavidHarewood @chy_leigh #SupergirlBTS @MelissaBenoist
@karterhol: Lost #SupergirlBTS of @MelissaBenoist Bday #FunMemories w @larryteng @JeremyMJordan
@karterhol: My fave day of shooting ever & my fave partner on a set @DavidHarewood #TopOfThePops @chy_leigh @MelissaBenoist
@karterhol: No one works harder than this woman & no one is nicer @MelissaBenoist Final lost #SupergirlBTS pic @chy_leigh
@karterhol: The #Toyman runs into problems with his weapon #HenryCzerny rehearsing Lost #SupergirlBTS pic @MelissaBenoist
@chy_leigh: #bts #Supergirl @tengstagram and @mehcadbrooks being weirdos on set
@chy_leigh: @MelissaBenoist @JeremyMJordan and I agreed on a #sillyface pic and she pulled a #FastOne looking all fab #notcool
@chy_leigh: @melissabenoist finally making use of the easel and paint set tucked away in Kara's loft
@chy_leigh Me and @davidharewood #rideordie #Supergirl #bts #DEO @supergirlcbs #SupergirlSeason2
@chy_leigh: The #showdown is on! #danverssisters go head to head on tonight's #seasonfinale of #Supergirl
@davidharewood: Badass. #Supergirl #JonnJonnz
@italiaricci: A happy Banshee is a Banshee with a corn dog. Supergirl finale tonight! Congrats on an awesome first season
@supergirlcbs: See why Kara and Winn are #SuperFriends on and off screen #SupergirlFinale #Supergirl
@TheVenskus: #Supergirl #SupergirlFinale favorite photo of the season. @chy_leigh @MelissaBenoist @jennaldewan
@chy_leigh: #tbt to the #Supergirl #redtornado episode where I got to play with really cool toys on set. Yeah, #ilovemyjob
@davidharewood: Car key and Clutch. @chy_leigh @supergirlofficial
@davidharewood: Super Funny. @ Johannesburg, South Africa
@tengstagram: That time I thought it was a good idea to use circle track to film the sisters' goodbye to each other
@tengstagram: That time we stuck @chy_leigh in a pod. #supergirl #supergirlseason2
@mariannamakeup1: #makeup test i had done for the #superhero #vilain #maxima
@tengstagram: That time we thought about having a dog on the show; one of the many Easter eggs inside the Fortress of Solitude that never made the cut #supergirl
@tengstagram: I miss my friends. #supergirl @melissabenoist @chy_leigh @davidharewood @mehcadbrooks @jeremymjordan
@chy_leigh: Found this pic of the White Martian's lair in episode 11 of #Supergirl. Too bad you can't see all the gooey stuff dripping down
@davidharewood: Robo Chy. @supergirlofficial @chy_leigh
@tengstagram: Anatomy of a prop Maxwell Lord's Kryptonite Bomb from Ep 1.19 #supergirl @supergirlofficial
@tengstagram: Shooting the ECU on @melissabenoist after @chy_leigh saves her in the pod. #supergirl
@aliadler: Thank you so much to @supergirlcbs for an amazing beginning and to @thecw up up and away! #supergirl #seasontwo
@aliadler: Happy birthday to #superproducer @gberlanti
@DavidHarewood: Shoot it. @chy_leigh #robochy @supergirlofficial #AcamTom
@DavidHarewood: Night Shoot Fun. @chy_leigh @tengstagram #SupergirlUK
@DavidHarewood: @tengstagram @chy_leigh Backstage chat
@davidharewwod: The name is J'onzz. J'onn J'onzz
@chrisjaialex Watch the awesome tonight! #supergirl #superhero #dccomics #cbs #actor #stunts #fun
@chrisjaialex: We all know girls rule the world... But as for Mars... #matianmanhunter #supergirl
@katieeischen: On again tonight #supergirl at 9pm. Had a blast doubling @msbritmorgan as the character LiveWire)



- Videos bts de la S1 (22 Abril - 15 Mayo 2016):

https://www.instagram.com/p/BEhGED5LZuY/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEyr81zrZp_/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFbshgeD7dv ... engstagram

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- "Supergirl" Cast Shares Their Favorite Moments:

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- Jeremy Jordan & Mehcad Brooks have a message for the fans (15-04-16):

https://amp.twimg.com/v/6dc6fd4c-e014-4 ... a9288fbc50



- Andrew Kreisberg habla sobre la final de "Supergirl":

- Peter Facinelli Interview on "The Talk" (18-04-16):

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- Laura Vandervoort habla sobre Indigo y la final de la S1 de ‘Supergirl’ (globalnews.ca):

Laura Vandervoort habla sobre Indigo y la final de la S1 de ‘Supergirl’
Por Chris Jancelewick 15 Abril 2016

Back in 2007, when Canadian actress Laura Vandervoort was just beginning to play Supergirl on Smallville, she had no idea that nearly 10 years later, she’d be guest-starring on a Supergirl series, this time playing a villain.

It’s an interesting switch for Vandervoort, whose four-year stint as the pure-of-heart caped crusader is nothing like her current role. Her character on Supergirl, Indigo, resembles a long-lost cousin of X-Men‘s Mystique, replete with blue bodysuit. Indigo has the unique power of being able to travel through the internet, and her ultimate goal is to take out Kara (Supergirl, played by Melissa Benoist) and the entire human race.

Global News spoke with Vandervoort in anticipation of the Season 1 finale (airing on Global TV Monday, April 18 at 8 p.m. ET/PT), and she chatted about returning to the Superman universe, the events of the finale, and how long it takes to get that costume on.

Global News: So, that costume.
Laura Vandervoort: [Laughs] Well, technically it’s a wetsuit. No one wants to be fully painted blue every day. [Laughs] It holds in the heat when we’re doing stunts. That’s always fun. When I take it off, it’s just water… sweat pouring down.

It was empowering once I had it on, with all the hair and makeup. It all came together, and I suddenly found the way Indigo would stand. It’s very snake-like.

And your hair is a wig.
Yeah. There’s a prosthetic on my forehead, and then a bald cap and a wig. My forehead lights up. So basically, everything from my eyebrows up aren’t real. It’s like a really bad Botox job, I can’t move my forehead at all. [Laughs] It takes about three to four hours to put it all on, and then over time you forget it’s there until you see yourself in the mirror. It’s not too restrictive, and obviously the wetsuit allows me to manoeuvre and do stunts.

How much of the stunts on this show do you do yourself?
I always try to do the majority of them myself. You always have a double for the very dangerous stuff, and I had two different doubles on this show, and they were more acrobatic than me. I’m trained in martial arts; I started when I was seven and I got my second-degree black belt when I was 19, so that definitely helps.

I always seem to go after the strong female roles, where they fight back. Indigo doesn’t have as many intense fight sequences as I’ve had in the past, and she’s more calculating. She doesn’t throw as many punches.

She’s too busy on the internet.
[Laughs] She’s too busy browsing on Google.

Is it fun for you to play this villainous character?
Oh yeah. I’ve played somewhat bad before. On Smallville, I was infected with red kryptonite, I was Braniac. On V, I played the evil twin and ate my boyfriend, and then on Bitten, she has her moments. This is the first character that’s bad to the bone.

I’ve wanted to go back into the Superman universe, and having played Supergirl before, it’s cool to return as something completely different. I love what the show’s done, I think Melissa is fantastic, and I love the show’s look. When they asked me to be a part of it, I said I’d want to look different and be a different character. Indigo came up when Bitten Season 3 wrapped, so it was serendipitous and it worked out well.

Is it trippy to be back in that universe, almost 10 years later?
It is a little trippy, but not too much, because my Kara was quite different from this Kara. Melissa has the full-on costume, which I never had. My Kara was more of a teeny-bopper discovering her place on Earth, she had an attitude, thought she was always right and was very strong-headed. This Kara is sincere, sweet and strong, but she’s still figuring out how to be a superhero, whereas my Kara thought she knew everything.

It’s safe to say that Indigo will appear in the Season 1 finale, correct?
Yes. [Laughs] She returns in the finale, which is called Better Angels. Indigo and Non are teaming up to stop Supergirl, and they’re trying to destroy the planet with Myriad. She’s quite the foe for Supergirl, because she teleports and transforms through technology, so she’s hard to fight.

I watched the finale last night and it’s amazing. It’s really fun to play Non and Indigo’s relationship, because there’s a sexual tension there. She uses her sexuality to get what she wants from Non. They have disagreements on how to utilize Myriad, and it’s a blast to see her manipulate him. As you know, I was restricted facially. [Laughs]

You can’t tell us if you’ll be back next season (since that might reveal what happens in the Season 1 finale), but if you get the opportunity to return, would you?
I would love to, if it makes sense for the storyline and if Indigo survives.

Here’s the thing with Indigo: she lives on the internet, so couldn’t she always be rebooted?
That’s true. You just need a bunch of ones and zeroes and she can come back. Everything in binary.


http://globalnews.ca/news/2640878/laura ... -1-finale/

- Chris Vance dice que Non usa su ingenio, pero que no hay compasión en la Finale (comicbook):

Chris Vance dice que Non usa su ingenio, pero que no hay compasión en la Finale
Por Russ Burlingame 18/04/16

Tonight, Kara Zor-El will square off against her uncle Non and his kinda/sorta girlfriend Indigo, with the fate of National City and the world hanging in the balance.

Non, of course, is played by Chris Vance, whose mission to bring his wife's vision to life on Earth has resulted in tragedy after tragedy, including the loss of his wife Astra herself.

ComicBook.com had a chance to talk to Vance about tonight's finale, and the experience of playing a new take on an iconic DC villain.

So, first thing's first: why do you think Kryptonians so often have English accents?

[Laughs] Well, I would imagine -- particularly in Non's case -- it's something to do with the British make the best villains. They all have that accent that is villain-some, do they not?

Previous incarnations of this character have been the "big, dumb guy," but you're playing a kind of mastermind. Is it interesting to play a character with so much history, but really nothing that you can use to inform your performance?

You know, that's a good question. My job in this one, in my opinion, was to fulfill the producers' vision for the first season of the show and their vision for this character. Andrew Kreisberg, in particular, we've had lots of conversations about this. His notion was not to immediately kick off with the big ol' stupid guy and to chase a little of Non's potential backstory, which is that he's a very intelligent person and a military commander. And if you combine the two, he becomes a very dangerous character.

Now, what arc and what journey, I can't expose for Non, but if you go back to that, it was much more fun to play out the producer's vision than to sort of find my own vision of it. They have such a great handle on this material that I just want to slot in and do what I can within the context.

It seems like we've just scratched the surface of what's going on with Non. Are we going to get a little more of what makes him tick in the finale, or would that have to wait for a potential season two?

I think it would have to wait for a potential season two, but I also think that what I brought to the table with Non, is I wanted to find, if you'll excuse the irony, the humanity in this Kryptonian. Then, you start breaking a villain away from his one-dimensional territory. Once you start finding the humanity of this guy and his passion for Astra and his grief and his mourning and his desire to fulfill Astra's vision, it begins to become very complex and very fun to play, and it's not predictable.

"Unpredictable" is a good way to characterize it. You've seen that he and Indigo aren't entirely on the same page because he still feels loyalty for Astra, which Indigo just can't comprehend becuase Astra's gone.

I think that's absolutely correct, and I was hugely interested in Non's conviction that if he fulfills Astra's vision, therefore his destiny as such, and therefore his love for her, by continuing with Myriad, it opens up a very interesting dynamic. His absolute conviction is that Astra was right, and that conviction is placed in such that you can only save the planet by getting rid of the human race.

It's an interesting philosophical question, given where we are on this planet as a species. Are we parasites? Are we causing all the problems because we're the apex predators of the planet? Or have we got something more to look forward to as a species, perhaps if we can become more spiritual or kinder to the environment and to everyone around us? Is the planet going to be more successful for human beings being on board or not? Certainly Non's conviction is not.

I feel like that's an element of Krypton's history -- that it was a man-made crisis that destroyed the planet -- that hasn't been reflected too much in the non-comics media before recently. You guys are the first ones to really explore it in depth, that the Zods and Astras of the world are addressing broader, human social issues.

I agree. I think it's a genius stroke by the producers and very brave move as well -- especially in this genre, where as you said it hasn't really been established. I think they're handling it beautifully as a writing team, to coax it out there and make some fundamental, philosophical questions underneath the entertainment and the superheroes and the fun of it.

Obviously, Batman V Superman just happened and it was very dark and divisive -- but both The Flash and Supergirl are heralded as being kind of bright and populist. It seems as though Andrew Kreisberg has reall found a balance of being able to speak to bigger issues without losing the fun and the breeziness of superhero stories.

Yeah, I think it's genius on Andrew's part. I remember one of the first conversations I had with Andrew was that he was spelling out this vision and I was like "Right, I'm in. That sounds really interesting." Not only to play a villain, and a supervillain at that, but when you have this vision and this underlying textuality and depth, it gives you so many places to go with the character that I wanted to be part of it.

You've had a handful of action sequences, but you haven't been punching and flying as much as your men this season. Are we going to see some more of Non as a combatant in the finale, or are we still going to be seeing him primarily as a military commander?

Primarily, I woudl suggest more of a military commander. He's using his intelligence at this point and his wits -- not much of his compassion, I would say, if he has any left -- to ramp up the stakes for Supergirl because now obviously she has to save every man, woman, and child on the planet. And he's going to run her ragged doing that in the finale, and I think the writers have done a good job reaching a finale that's satisfying.

But no, Non isn't going to run around very much himself. He's really more of the puppeteer in this one.

On the other hand he seems to be open to being manipulated a little by Indigo, who fed him information that pushed him to where she wanted him to be last week. Do you think at this point that righteous anger has pushed him to a very dark place, or do you think he's redeemable?

I think it's far more interesting that he would be redeemable in some sense. And what I tried to do with Melissa's character and Non is to never stray too far from the fact that he's her uncle and there's a very deep family connection there that transcends their planet's history and their planet's loss. They're isolated here as Kryptonians, and I felt I would lose a dimension if I was playing that there was no love whatsoever for Kara. I thought that would be more dimensional. I brings conflict to Non because he admires her, he's surprised by her, he underestimates her, and then goes back to admiring her again as his niece -- as his family.

That is superseded though by his love for Astra and fulfilling what he sees as her destiny and vision, which is to save the planet. So he's caught somewhere in between and with the information that comes, he has to change and question his own convictions and I think the writers have done a really good job of keeping that rolling along and being interesting.

I guess part of what makes the Kryptonian subplot so vital this year is the fact that Supergirl actually knew them. When they show up in a Superman movie, these are people with no connection to Clark at all.

Yeah, absolutely, it's essential. It's interesting to be in a full-on conflict with someone who's family and that you in some sense love.

When you started this, how much of the backstory and the fact that this is what they tried to do on Krypton informed your early performances, versus what came later through the script?

I'd say 50/50. Andrew did a great job explaining his vision for the arc that I was in, and obviously as they get going with the writing team, there's an ongoing craziness to put together 20 episodes of the show and they find nuances as it grows and sometimes it's delightful and surprising to find those nuances as the show develops. You get some bits you really like and some bits that you don't understand at the time, but it all came together really well.


http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/04/18/supe ... mpassion-/

- Chris Vance Promete una "aumentada" Season Finale (CBR):

Chris Vance Promete una "aumentada" Season Finale
Por Bryan Cairns, 18/04/16

As “Supergirl” reaches its season finale, the stakes have never been higher on the CBS drama.

With National City and her sister Alex under the influence of the Myriad project, Kara (Melissa Benoist) must discover a way not only to free them all but also defeat Non (Chris Vance) and Indigo (Laura Vandervoort). If Supergirl fails, surely Earth is doomed.

Ahead of tonight’s finale, “Better Angels,” Vance spoke with CBR News about creating a three-dimensional villain, underestimating Supergirl, and Non’s dynamic with Indigo.

CBR News: How did you become involved in "Supergirl"? Did you go through a secretive audition process?

Chris Vance: It was very secretive. It was between myself and [executive producer] Andrew Kreisberg, and that was it. We sat down and we had a conversation. He showed me some of the material he was working on and the early stuff they were producing that season. I was like, "I'm in. C'mon. What can I do? Get me in there." Andrew was kind enough to give me the part.

How much did you look at other iterations of Non?

It's the first season of the show, so the producers have their vision -- a spectacular vision, in my opinion. I wanted to fulfil that as an artist. I talked to them endlessly about their interpretation of Non and how best I could get near it. I was guided by their vision. As an actor, it was a challenge to fulfil their vision. I gave it a good shot.

Most viewers recognize the name Non from "Superman II," where he was more brawn than brains. It seems "Supergirl's" Non is a balance of both qualities.

I tried. Sometimes in television, because it's not a snapshot in time, as a performer you have to provide a little more access into a character for the audience. There is obviously a character arc and a journey. We concentrated on the human side of Non, who is in mourning of Astra [Laura Benanti] and wants to fulfil her destiny, her vision, through Myriad. Of course, he still has that angry military compulsion, but I tried to make him human in some sense.

Astra developed the mind-controlling Myriad to prevent Krypton's destruction. Non gave this speech about bringing peace to Earth and saving mankind. Do you feel he actually has the planet's best intentions in mind, or is he a power-hungry tyrant?

I tried to play the first one, because it's very easy to go the power-hungry tyrant. That's pretty one-dimensional. If you think about it, it's a very interesting question given where we are as a species. We are something of an infestation as a species. If there weren't 7 billion of us, what would be happening? I tried to play the conviction that Non means what he is saying. If he gets rid of the human race, he's saving a planet.

At the same time, Non's partner in crime, Indigo, pushes his buttons. How would you describe their dynamic, and who exactly is using who?

That's a very good question. Undoubtedly, Indigo is using Non. Is he using her? Yeah, I'd say so. Layering in the underlying sexual tension after Astra's departure is another interesting development. Maybe they are both using each other in that sense for comfort. I don't know. It was certainly in the writing, so we played it. Why not?

What can viewers expect from the climatic showdown between Supergirl and Non in tonight's finale?

Without giving the old “spoiler alert,” they really ramped up the writing at the end of the season. All I can say is Supergirl really gets forced into a difficult situation. She literally has to save every human being on the planet or fail miserably. They really ramped it up. Poor old Melissa [Benoist] was running around like crazy because she's in everything and has to be the savior. Is she or isn't she at the end of the episode? I can't tell you.

Non comes off stronger and more ruthless than Supergirl, so does he underestimate her?

Yes, he does. Secondly, I tried to play out an underlying, almost love, for Kara Zor-El with a history of family, which is obviously very important to Kryptonians. I tried to find Non's compassion, his human side, and may be a little bit of admiration for his niece. Otherwise, it becomes one-dimensional and it's not so easy to play out. Does he let his emotions get the better of him and put her under several tasks that are really unfair? Yeah, sure, but you need some underlying humanity to him, so it doesn't become boring to play and boring to watch.

With "Prison Break" and the "Transporter" TV series under your belt, you're no stranger to action. In what ways did "Supergirl" allow you to expand your stunt repertoire?

I've done most of it before. The only thing with this one was playing the superhero, you have up-in-the-air wire gags and trying to ballet dance, run dialogue and do the action sequences while hanging off wires, all against green screen. It was terrific fun and a challenge.

Astra had a soft spot for Kara. Indigo wants to wipe out the human race. What are your thoughts on Non having a change of heart on his current path?

His biggest thrust is to fulfill Astra's vision. He's like a dog with a bone with that one, so he won't let it go. While he might want other things and second guess himself, I don't think he's every going to let the vision drop, not until his last breath.

Over your career, you've fallen on both sides of the law. What's been fun about playing someone as powerful as Non?

It's a challenge to represent a superhero or Kryptonian villain and embrace that strength. It's a challenge physically. Then, to play this character two or three-dimensional, instead of one-dimensional in this genre, I had to find every conceivable nuance that I could put into Non in terms of his humanity and compassion. I keep going back to that, but the important quality is his humanity, even though he's Kryptonian.


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- Jefe de 'Supergirl' sobre las opciones de renovación, la misteriosa nave y el explorar a Supermán (THR):

Jefe de 'Supergirl' sobre las opciones de renovación, la misteriosa nave y el explorar a Supermán
Por Sydney Bucksbaum 19 Abril, 2016 4:11pm PT

Supergirl's future isn't invincible.

CBS wrapped up the freshman DC Comics drama on Monday with a cliffhanger as the cast, creators and crew of Supergirl anxiously await word on the show's future.

To hear exec producer Ali Adler tell it, the decision to end the series with a cliffhanger was a conscious choice as she says the network remains interested in bringing back the Melissa Benoist drama for a second run.

Here's how it went down: Kara (Melissa Benoist) saved National City and learned that a Kryptonian ship crash landed on Earth. The pod was empty, so it's unknown who or what was inside and if he/she/it will be a friend or foe to the girl of steel. Additionally, Supergirl lobotomized Non (Chris Vance) and defeated Indigo (Laura Vandervoort) while destroying the Myriad program, and James (Mehcad Brooks) finally kissed her back. And while Maxwell Lord (Peter Facinelli) acted as Supergirl's ally to help her destroy Myriad, he was seen receiving the Omegahedron from Gen. Sam Lane (Glenn Morshower) for mysterious reasons.

The Hollywood Reporter spoke with executive producer Ali Adler about Supergirl's chances at getting a second season, who's in the pod and more.

What have you heard about your chances at getting a renewal for season two?

We all have to be positive. I think Les Moonves was speaking to someone and just candidly said, "All freshman series are returning, and I hope he meant us. I think everyone at CBS wants this show to last and I think we're all working for that angle.

Was the finale constructed as both a series finale and potential door opening for season two?

Unfortunately, all the business stuff can't stop the creativity, so we must proceed as if we're having a season two. We've been having so much fun in the writers' room figuring out what's next for these characters. Season two is going to be more reflective of their past and how they're going to change their future as a result of it in a really emotional way.

Would you be satisfied if this turned out to be the end of the series?

We definitely want to continue making more of this show. For the finale, we always knew that we wanted Kara to succeed in what her mom couldn't do, which was save her planet. Her mom valiantly tried to save Krypton and couldn't. It's a story of a daughter almost becoming more powerful than the mother. That was so beautifully rendered in the finale last night.

Who is in the pod? Is this Superboy?

We want to start the hashtag, "#WhoOrWhatIsInThePod. [Laughs.] We have an idea of who or what that is and would love to share that with CBS. It's like, I'll show you mine if you show me yours [laughs]. We're really excited to get there. Ultimately, the who or what in the pod will have a very large effect on the emotion and physical story for next season. We can't assume it's an ally for certain, but I think that what happened during this year is for season one, she was having this large, for lack of a better description, coming out process. And often, she embraces who she is, that's what we spend a lot of time talking about. As she has come out so successfully as a superhero, we can place more emphasis next season on her emotional growth, her professional growth, and that's the story we're hoping to explore next season.

James finally kissed Kara back at the end of the finale. What does this mean for their relationship going forward?

That was actually the last scene we shot of the season. It was a very fitting last scene. Of course we want Kara to explore her whole self and that includes romance. But this show isn't necessarily about will they or won't they or are they or aren't they. But coming together, we are incumbent to explore that dynamic for her at the top of the season.

What would a relationship between them look like? Could it work?

Can an alien and a human be together? We must explore that physiologically and also emotionally. When you're the person willing to risk yourself to save the world, it's not necessarily an easy relationship to have from either perspective. We'll definitely explore that.

Are there any possibilities for another crossover with The Flash?

We would obviously love to have Grant Gustin back if we could. But he's the Flash, the busiest man in the world [laughs].

What lessons did you learn from season one?

For me, I'm very excited to explore the more human side of our alien Kara Zor-El and see how she operates now that she has come out in this grand way and feels comfortable with herself. What else can we learn from her as a woman? I'd say the same is true about Alex (Chyler Leigh) and J'onn J'onnz (David Harewood). All these people, I would love to more richly unload their personal lives and see what they're doing when they're not working. What makes them tick as people, as individuals, and ultimately, a force that is a crime fighting unit.

Showrunners Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg have said that Lynda Carter will play the president next season. How big of a role are you planning?

It would be incredible to have her on the show, a true honor, but it depends on her schedule.

With season one in the books, how do you feel about introducing Superman? Is that still an option to explore at some point?

Right now, we're just telling Supergirl's story. We'll see where that takes us.


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- Jefe de "Supergirl" sobre la sorprendente llegada y lo que está por venir (EW):

Jefe de "Supergirl" sobre la sorprendente llegada y lo que está por venir
Por Natalie Abrams 18 Abril 2016

Supergirl lost nearly every connection to Krypton over the course of the first season, but she may have found a new one with the arrival of a mysterious pod during Monday’s Supergirl finale.

After facing off against her mind-controlled sister Alex (Chyler Leigh), and freeing National City’s residents from Myriad with a rousing and hopeful speech, Kara (Melissa Benoist) went up against Non (Chris Vance) and Indigo (Laura Vandervoort) with the help of Hank (David Harewood). To prevent the villains from killing every human on Earth, Kara needed to fly Fort Rozz into space, which was effectively a suicide mission, forcing her to bid farewell to her friends and family. But an eleventh hour save from Alex in Kara’s Kryptonian space pod provided a happy ending for all — until an identical pod arrived. Who’s in the pod?! EW caught up with executive producer Andrew Kreisberg to find out what’s next.


ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Let’s start off with the reveal that someone else has landed on Earth. What can you tease of who this is? Are they friend or foe?
ANDREW KREISBERG: Obviously it’s our big cliffhanger of the season, so I’m not fully inclined to let everyone know who shot J.R. It’s an important character, and they’ll play an important role in season 2.

Is this a character we may have seen in the comics before?
Again, I don’t want to give too much away, but it’ll be cool. The fans are going to be excited. It’s going to definitely shake things up for season 2.

Especially with something like Project Cadmus in the ether, the first person I think of is Superboy.
[Crickets.]

Moving on, Kara was willing to risk her life for the world. How does that change her in season 2?
This whole season has been about her embracing being Supergirl. In a way, this was her graduation episode. She hadn’t fully figured out how to integrate being Supergirl into her life. This whole season has been a learning experience for her. At the end of this episode, she’s fully Supergirl. Next season, you’re going to see a Supergirl who is more mature, and a bit more of a cohesive character. She’s taken the identity of Kara and the identity of Supergirl and merged them in a better way. You’re just going to see a more confident, stronger Supergirl than we’ve ever seen before.

Is it safe to say the world is now on her side?
Oh yeah. You don’t save the world without dispelling all doubters.

Even though Kara said it was better for her and James (Mehcad Brooks) not to be together, they did kiss at the end of the finale. Do you see them actually trying a relationship in season 2?
Yeah, I think so. We wanted Kara to have a happy ending. She got everything she wanted. She had her family together — she had her sister and her adoptive mother (Helen Slater), Winn (Jeremy Jordan), J’onn, and she got the guy, too. When she was telling James to move on, that was her clumsy attempt at saying goodbye to everybody. Once she saved the day and lived to tell the tale, those concerns were alleviated.

Kara told Alex to go out there and live her life for herself, not just for Kara. Do you think that changes her mindset at all going into season 2?
Yeah, I think everybody’s mindsets have been changed. We haven’t gotten to see much of Alex’s external life beyond the DEO or beyond her joining Kara’s crusade. One of the things we’re excited to explore in season 2 is getting to know Alex a little more outside of work and outside of the uniform — getting to see her as more of a fully fledged human being.

General Lane (Glenn Morshower) gave Max (Peter Facinelli) the Omegahedron. They seem to be in cahoots there. Can you tease what’s really going on here?
I always love the idea of just when you think Max is good, he does something shifty. He always has his own agenda, and you’re never quite sure where you stand with him. We just loved the idea of Max seemingly completely joining the good side of the force, being Team Supergirl and helping to save the day, but oh yeah, wait a minute, there’s still something in it for him, so we’ll see where that leads us.

Was the respect between Kara and Max real or was he only working toward his own endgame?
Like I said, we’ve just started talking about season 2 and what it all means. For right now, it was just a reminder that you can’t ever fully trust Maxwell Lord. That’s as much as we delved into that storyline.

You previously teased that Project Cadmus will come up in season 2. Will that mission be a big focus?
It’ll be one aspect of it. We’ve been discussing the big bad of season 2; Cadmus may or may not be related to that. The hunt for Jeremiah Danvers (Dean Cain) will definitely be part of season 2.

Cat (Calista Flockhart) has finally given Kara the respect she deserves. How does that change their dynamic?
This year there were a lot of arguments about how to catch a boy and cupcakes. Next year, as Kara moves up in the professional world, their relationship will still be mentor and mentee, but their conversations, their arguments, their confrontations will be about more adult things; deeper, richer, professional conversations about the jobs that they’re doing. That’ll create a new and interesting dynamic between the two of them.

Kara gets to decide her next job within the company. Do you see her following in the footsteps of her cousin and being a writer?
We’re having initial conversations now about the trajectory of season 2, and we’re exploring all sorts of career paths for Kara.

The assistant position is now vacant. Do you have someone specific in mind to fill Kara’s shoes there or do you look at that role as a chance to have a revolving door of fun people who never live up to Cat’s standards?
I kind of like the latter. It harkens back to Murphy Brown having a different assistant in every episode. Kara is going to be a very difficult act to follow, and that’s some of the fun we’re having as we’re discussing season 2 now.

Some of these jokes with Cat have been amazing, especially the Harrison Ford one. How much is Calista playing a role in the creation of that?
Jessica Queller, who is one of our writers and is actually a close friend of Calista’s, wrote the Harrison Ford joke. It was Calista who added the, “especially not if they’re married,” so it’s very organic. Working with Calista is a dream come true. She is so intelligent and so creative and so collaborative. We’ve all had a hand, including Calista, in creating the Cat Grant persona. Her note is always to make her smarter and make her meaner. We’re always happy to oblige.

Hank is back as director of the DEO. How does an alien being in charge change their MO moving forward?
Part of season 2 will be Hank embracing his Martian Manhunter-ness more, and people getting used to the fact that there is an alien amongst them and he is to be trusted.

Lucy Lane (Jenna Dewan Tatum) ended up being a fascinating character once she was no longer a foil for Kara and James. Will she be back next season?
We hope so. I don’t have the answers to any of these questions!

Even though Fort Rozz is gone, are the prisoners who were once inside it still an ever-present threat?
I think so.

What can you say of the fates of Non and Brainiac?
If you’re a fan of the comic books, you know that Kara’s heat vision took away Non’s — lobotomized Non. How and when we see him again, he’ll probably be very different. I think Indigo is probably the hardest person in the world to kill given that she’s a living computer, so I wouldn’t be surprised if she pops up again.

What would you say was your point of pride for the first season?
I’m so proud of the show. As much expectation there was for the show, there was also a lot of like, “Yeah, prove it!” [Laughs.] I think the show really works. Melissa is a star. Like any first season show, there were missteps and not every episode was as strong as the others, but I can point to a whole bunch of episodes, like “Red Faced,” like “Human for a Day,” like the crossover, like “Falling” as being some of my favorite episodes that I’ve gotten to do over the course of all the series that Greg [Berlanti] and I work on together. I’m just super proud of the show. We’ve proven that there’s an audience for a female superhero. Hopefully there will be many more years to come.

What surprised you in planning as you got to know not just Kara more, but also the other characters?
It was both a surprise and not a surprise: The depth and complexity of Melissa’s performance was both a constant source of wonderment and, “Of course she can do that, because she’s Melissa Benoist.” Any dailies I watched were a million times better than what was on the page, because Melissa and this amazing cast acted it out. That was always a surprise. I think how emotional the show got — that’s always the goal, but how much these characters came to care about each other, and in turn, how much the audience cared about them. The audience was incredibly invested in the Kara and Cat relationship, and the Kara and Alex relationship, and certainly J’onn and Alex, and J’onn and Kara. Watching those relationships grow over the course of the year — especially J’onn’s relationship, because we were playing a card down that he was the Martian Manhunter, and you were meant to feel like he was a potential threat, then to go from a source of mystery to actually to the heart of the show was a tricky gambit to pull off, but I think we did.


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- ¿Es Non Negociable? Chris Vance adelanta el enfrentamiento de la Season Finale (TVInsider):

¿Es Non Negociable? Chris Vance adelanta el enfrentamiento de la Season Finale
Por Damian Holbrook 18 Abril, 2016 8:29 am

If anything sounds like a job for Supergirl, it's Monday's first-season finale. Picking up with our heroine (Melissa Benoist) forced to battle with her adoptive Earthling sister Alex (Chyler Leigh)—whose body has been overtaken by Non (Chris Vance), the humanity-hating widower of Kara's late aunt Astra (Laura Benanti)—the episode finds Kara's angry uncle and his villainous partner Indigo (Laura Vandervoort) ramping up their mind-control program, Myriad, to exact a nefarious plot against National City's mind-controlled residents. And pretty much the rest of the planet, unless Kara can save the day. Can she sway her Kryptonian relative to spare mankind and screw over Indigo? Or is Non right, should we be eradicated for ruined our planet beyond salvation? And seriously, will CBS just get to renewing this show already?! Vance may not have the answer to that last one, but he sure had some stuff to say about what fans should expect in the season's final hour.

Based on last week’s episode, it’s starting to look like Non may be having a change of heart.
Yes, I think so. I think primarily, he’s in mourning for his wife, but I think his conviction to fulfilling her destiny, her vision, you know using Myriad and saving Earth has been paramount in his actions. I believe in his heart of hearts, he desperately wants to fulfill his wife’s vision, after all he did let her down in some sense. That said, I don’t think he’s a character that is without compassion and I think family means as much to him as it ever did to Astra and you know, he is Kara’s uncle in that family tree. And it’s far more interesting for me to play the humanity in Non, if you’ll excuse the irony in that.

Right, because he actually wants to end humanity!
Removing humanity from planet Earth will save it, but I try to play his humanity…he is very conflicted. [Laughs]

So going into the finale, where do we have him?
You have him basically giving Supergirl probably her ultimate challenge thus far because we’re going into a season finale and let’s face it, it has to be ramped up, right? [Laughs] So I think he is master and commander of his own world alongside Indigo and they will pull the strings and force this poor girl to her ultimate challenge.

To kill her own sister?
Well, that’s the by-the-by. I’m saying that the ultimate challenge is the save every man, woman and child on the Earth.

Ah, yes. Which she might have to do by killing her own sister.
Mhmm, there’s that possibility. [Laughs]

Have you seen the fight that Melissa and Chyler had to film?
I have, yes.

How epic is it?
Oh, it’s fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And the two of them are so good at that stuff. I mean they really go at it, so it’s a lot of fun. Then obviously all the guys that work in post-production and the directors and the producers that put it together, they know what they’re doing and it turns out really nice.

I feel like Non and Indiago are the last two people we should be trusting.
[Laughs] I think they’re just using each other for their own ends basically and the game of seduction, the manipulation, is all part of it.

So I can imagine that spells a lot of trouble for one or maybe both of them going into this last hour.
You think? Yeah, you hit the nail on the head, not too far away.

How has it been playing this guy? Because it was such an iconic role from the Superman films.
Yes it was. To answer your question, I think firstly Andrew Kreisberg, Ali Adler [and the other executive producers] had such a different vision of Non and his journey and his arc from the movies. It was unique in the sense that they brought forth the intelligence of the man, the military commander and so you’re almost getting to know Non before you ever saw him in the movies, really. Part of playing that out for them was a challenge I embraced because they have such a tight vision on this show, they have such a really good vision of a successful story and they’ve managed to achieve it. I love playing the part and getting as close to their vision as I possibly could.

What did you think when you saw the costume?
First of all I was like ‘Oh, OK then.’ [Laughs] It fit pretty well, they tailored it really nicely, but I can’t tell you it’s the most comfortable thing in the world, especially around the nether regions! Especially when you’re wearing harnesses and wires and that sort of thing. [Laughs]

You had to realize that doing a superhero show means you’re going to end up in a skin-tight suit.
Basically yes.

Now you know what the women have gone through all this time!
Pretty much, that seems to be the theme of it. Now the girls are looking at us going, “Uh huh…see? Told you so.”

Yeah, how’s that craft services feeling now?
Exactly! [Laughs]

Still, it’s got to be so much fun.
You’re right, all the wire stuff and the green-screen stuff and the outdoor stuff and the fun—Melissa and I rolling around fighting, it’s hilarious. It’s always fun as a performer to be running around in a rubber jumpsuit pretending to be lasering people with your eyes, that’s all fun. The other challenge for me was, as I said before, was to bring a humanity and complexity to Non so he didn’t end up being a one-dimensional character in this, to ultimately play out what is a deeper, philosophical question that the writers brought to the table: Are we, as a human race, destroying our own planet? Obviously they do the parallel with Krypton being destroyed by Kryptonians, so to find the humanity and the conviction in Non that that is what’s happening made it much more complex than a one-dimensional villain for me to play and that was interesting.

That’s a question that needs to be asked in the real world.
Well this is it, isn’t it? It’s a really interesting philosophical question, particularly for the time we are in, with our awareness now over the last twenty years or so of global warming and water supplies being damaged and food resources being depleted. It’s really an interesting question. Are we a parasite on the face on the planet? I mean if we buggered off would the world be alright? I don’t know, maybe?

And maybe Kara’s solution is we have to keep hope.
Right, right! Exactly. And we do let’s face it, as a species we do. We have to find whatever that might be, the right balance of spirituality, the right investment in each other and in other species, and whatever it takes to sustain our existent. Because right now it’s apparent to most of us that in some sense we’re getting it wrong. Like very wrong.

Can you give me one tease as to what we should expect from this finale? Because it’s got to end on something big.
It does, it ends on something very big. I think the tease that I can give away is that Non and Indigo really put Supergirl through her paces and she’s sort of forced to risk everything to save everyone on the planet.

Does everyone make it out alive?
Oh come on, you know I can’t tell you that! [Laughs]


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- James hará un "valiente movimiento"' con Kara en la Finale (TVGuide):

James hará un "valiente movimiento"' con Kara en la Finale
Por Megan Vick | 17 Abril, 2016 7:14 PM EDT

Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist) will get some good news in Monday's Supergirl finale.

First, she has to take down her Myriad-controlled sister (Chyler Leigh) and somehow return the people of National City to their normally functioning selves before her uncle can take over planet Earth, but if she can pull that off, there may be some room for some romance.

Moments before Myriad took over National City, Kara finally worked up the nerve to kiss James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks), only to have him turn into a mind-controlled autobot the second their lips met. Brooks promisesTVGuide.com that if James had his wits about him, he "for sure" would have kissed Kara back, and he'll potentially make up for that on Monday night.

Supergirl: Non deploys his master plan at a crucial time

"He is more of his own man. He's more sure of the things he wants in his life," Brooks says. "There is a surprise moment toward the end where James takes a brave step with Kara. That's a huge 180 in some ways. "The magnet of attraction for these two has been pulling strongly all season and it only seems fair that if Kara can save the world she can finally have a moment with the guy she's been pining for since the first episode.

"The best relationships are people that are friends first. They have that and they have this partnership. There's this kinship and a working relationship and everything seems to be working," Brooks says about their attraction. "Even when it's not, they seem to magnetize back to each other. There's a mutual attraction, but it's based on a real friendship and desire to help people."

The question is: Will James' bold move come before Myriad succeeds or will it be another missed chance for these lovebirds?

- Entrevista de Laura Vandervoort: la actriz canadiense habla sobre Bitten, la piel de gallina y su papel como Supergirl (THN):

Entrevista de Laura Vandervoort: la actriz canadiense habla sobre Bitten, la piel de gallina y su papel como Supergirl
Por Ben Read 23 Abril 2016

The Hollywood News’ Ben Read sits down with Laura Vandervoort. The actress has also appeared in the likes of Ted, HBO series Ballers, V and Smallville. Check out Ben’s Laura Vandervoort interview below.

The second decade of the 21st Century has been hailed as the ‘Golden Age’ of television, with every genre from fantasy epic to political thriller receiving intelligent, popular and compelling material on a regular basis.

This has been no different for small screen productions involving Martians, mutants, creatures and of course, caped crusaders. As a result, various comic and book adaptations have hit the small screen over the past few years.

Tremendously talented Candian actress Laura Vandervoort, is certainly no stranger to any of these genres. Having already worked on Smallville, Bitten and Supergirl, the former girl of steel is more than familiar with characters that are out of this world. Earlier this year THN was fortunate enough to have spoken with the wonderful Vandervoort, in order to promote the final season of Bitten. Check out our Laura Vandervoort interview below, where we discuss everything from superheroes to gender equality in Hollywood:

THN: Can you tell me what initially attracted you to the role of Elena Michaels in the Canadian television series Bitten?

Vandervoort: At the time I had worked on a lot of science fiction and was maybe looking to escape that genre a little bit. So when they came to me with Bitten I was a little bit hesitant, because I thought that it was just another werewolf show. But then I read the book and I spoke to J.B. Sugar, our executive producer, where he explained the idea to me a little bit more. He reassured me that it was more of a drama based series like Sopranos or True Blood, where the characters came first and the fact that they are werewolves came second.

Then once I understood Elena’s past experiences and her history of growing up in foster care, I really thought that there was something great there. It was just a really interesting character and a really interesting story. Plus it was my first leading role on a series and I was also really excited about filming in my home town. The stars just seemed to align perfectly and three years later it’s been the best experience of my life.

THN: With the ever expanding market of supernatural television dramas, what do you think differentiates Bitten from other shows currently on the air?

Vandervoort: Well first of all, a lot of popular Science Fiction shows are based on superheroes and the comic book genre. Whereas our show is about a young girl who has overcome a lot of obstacles in her life as she constantly tries to fit in. The fact that it is a werewolf show also makes it very different to a series about super powers. This is more of a Romeo and Juliet story, with a large part of our show revolving around death, betrayal and lust. So I think that it’s definitely darker than a lot of the Science Fiction and superhero shows currently on the air. I also feel that a lot of the characters are better thought out and more layered than most.

The fact that there is already a series of existing novels means that we had some really mature stuff to start off with. So, the challenge of redirecting these characters and plots in order to fit an hour long television drama also separates us quite a bit. Not to mention the fact that we have a female lead on a Science Fiction show. Although, it is great to see more and more strong women leading the genre now. That’s part of the reason I love Sci-Fi so much! It’s able to create and show these strong women in such a fantastic way.

THN: You have played quite a few strong female characters over the years. How do you feel about the representation of women in Hollywood? And do you think that we are finally beginning to see gender equality portrayed on screen effectively?

Vandervoort: I think that we are in a way. I mean, it’s long past the time that we should have seen a variety of strong women on television and film. So I’m very happy to see that it is now happening finally. There are still some ways that I feel there is an inequality, but rather than get down on that subject I’m just enjoying seeing leading women kicking ass and taking control. It’s been fantastic to be part of that group within the Sci-Fi world and I just hope that continues for me and other actresses out there. I really hope that I can personally keep on playing strong women who have intelligence, strength and flaws. Because it’s also important not to portray women as perfect people who have everything together, because in reality everyone is dealing with issues. I think that we need to be honest in the characters we are playing, for the benefit of both the audience and ourselves. No one wants to watch a character that has it all together because that’s not realistic and that’s not relatable.

THN: Bitten’s third and final season is coming up very soon. What can you tell me about the upcoming series and will there be any more characters from the books making their live action debut?

Vandervoort: Erm, I can’t tell you much. But, the finale of season 2 concluded with Elena having some sort of premonition. This season picks up with Elena dealing with that premonition and what it means for her and the pack. Does it mean (metaphorically) that she is going to destroy this pack? Or is it really what she thought?. So, she is terrified by the notion of her being the catalyst for this foreshadowed destruction.

In addition to that, there are some new characters introduced this season that will completely change things. I mean, it shocked me when I read it! I had no idea that the writers were going in that direction. It will completely shock the audience because it completely changes how you view Elena and who she is. So, this season will completely turn her world around and make her second guess where she is going in life.

We are pretty much off the books this season. As with any show that has evolved from a series of novels, you need to have that liberty of being able to change things to fit that hour long format. Also, we want to keep audiences excited, involved and intrigued, so I think that it was a great idea to veer off the books a little. This also allowed us to explore more of who the characters are and surprise fans of the novel as well.

THN: As a huge Superman fan, I grew up watching the CW’s Smallville for the entirety of its ten year run. The show has been incredibly influential and left a huge legacy behind it. How does it feel to have been part of that?

Vanvervoort: Well I’m with you there because I also grew up watching the show and it was a huge part of my childhood. I came into Smallville in season seven and that was terrifying because not only did I watch the show, but I was also joining a cast that had been a family for seven years. So basically I was the new kid on the block just trying to fit in. But I was also trying to come to terms with playing my first large American role, which also happened to be an iconic female superhero. There was a huge amount of pressure! Plus I was also moving away from home for the first time and living on my own.

So, I had quite a lot to deal with when I started on the show. But to be a part of Smallville was definitely worth all of those scary moments when I was younger, because it does have this legacy that will always remain. Getting the opportunity to play the first version of Supergirl on television was an honour and also a great training ground for future work. I’m very proud to be a part of it. I mean, it was on for ten years!

THN: Superheroes and Comic adaptations are extremely prevalent on the big and small screen now. But Smallville was part of the first wave that began in the early 2000’s and has definitely influenced a lot of what has come since.

Vandervoort: Yeah, I suppose so. I mean, back then there weren’t a lot of superheroes on television. I guess I never really thought about being part of that first wave until now. But it did take a while after Smallville ended for the superhero genre to get to the forefront of Television and Film. I’m just happy that is has now and that we also have female superheroes leading shows too. So, I’m very honoured to be part of that world.

THN: It was revealed earlier this year that you will soon be appearing on CBS’ Supergirl series starring Melissa Benoist. What can you tell me about your character?

Vandervoort: Well, I will definitely be a recurring character on Supergirl. I play a character called Indigo, who is sort of villainous super-human computer. I’m terrified to reveal too much information, but it’s nice that the show is making references to the past like this. I mean, Dean Cain and Helen Slater have also appeared on the series. So the opportunity to be part of that world again is a very nice homecoming. I think that Melissa is doing a fantastic job on the show and she is great to work with. I also love that my character looks completely different from how I looked as Supergirl, which is a lot of fun for me. It’s been a whole different journey playing Indigo so far and discovering who she is.

THN: Can you reveal whether or not there will be a scene between all three Supergirls including you, Melissa Benoist and Helen Slater?

Vandervoort: I can’t tell you right now, because I actually don’t know! I’ve only shot one episode so far and I’ve got a lot more to come. But even if I did know I wouldn’t tell you!

THN: In regards to Supergirl continuing to hark back to the past, do you think that there is potential for Smallville’s Tom Welling to make an appearance? And is that something you would like to see?

Vandervoort: I love Tom and I think that he can do whatever he wants. If that’s something that he chooses to do then I know that the fans would love it. But at the same time I’m sure that he would like to get away from the Superman stigma that he’s attached to after playing the character for ten years. Although, saying that he mainly played Clark Kent before he became Superman in the series finale. But, I’m not sure if he will return to the role or not. I don’t know what he plans on doing, but I’m sure if he does show up on Supergirl fans would love it. But then again even if he doesn’t, I know that he’s a busy man and he’s doing his own thing so I wish him well whatever he does decide to do.

THN: Is there any sort of friendly rivalry between yourself and Melissa knowing that you have both portrayed the same character?

Vandervoort: Oh no not at all. I mean, first of all we have both played very different versions of the same character. I played Kara before she really knew who she was and before she became Supergirl. So, our two versions of Supergirl are ultimately polar opposite in terms their personalities. Smallville had me playing her as a more immature, adolescent and snotty version of the character, because she was living in Clark Kent’s world and trying to fit in. But in Supergirl Kara lives in her own comfort zone and realm, which is allowing her to figure out who she is as she goes along. So, they are both ultimately very different from one another. The fact that they are bringing me onto this show is great as I’m huge fan of Supergirl and I completely support it. It’s been absolutely lovely working with Melissa.

THN: Now for a slightly different question. With the recent release of the big screen version of Goosebumps starring Jack Black, did you find yourself reflecting back on your own childhood experiences on the 1995 Television series?

Vandervoort: That’s a great question! No one has ever asked me that before….well done you! I think it’s great that they are doing a movie about it. Growing up in Canada, most of us Canadian child actors were part of that Television series. I did three episodes of it myself and it was actually my first job. So, I really love the fact that are bringing that back because it’s nice to see that part of my childhood revived on the big screen. With things like Full House and Boy Meets World being rebooted for modern audiences, I think it’s great to see 90’s properties brought back to life.

THN: We definitely live in a world of reboots now, where everything seems to be coming back around!

Vandervoort: It’s nice because I’m of that age now where a lot of the shows that I grew up watching are coming back. So it’s quite nice for me to be able to reminisce about that. I absolutely love it.

THN: Finally, do you have any idea what you have lined up as your next project after Bitten has concluded?

Vandervoort: Well I’ll definitely be continuing on Supergirl for a little bit. Apart from that I am executive producing and creating a children’s show in Canada, as well as a book that I am hoping to publish very soon. But I’ve been working on my kids show quite a bit and it’s my first time behind the camera which is very exciting. It’s called Super Duper Deelia and it actually came about on the back of the huge popularity of superheroes at the moment. I wrote the first book about four years ago now, and I’ve been going to conventions reading it to young girls of eight or nine years old. It bothered me that a lot of role models these girls were looking up to in comic books or action figures were very unrealistic in their body types, and overall a little too mature for these children to try and emulate. So, I thought that I would like to create a character they can look up to, who is their age but also a healthier superhero role model. The character is going through school, homework and bullying issues, while also being a superhero. So hopefully, parents of young children can let their kids watch this show and grow up with this character.

THN: That’s definitely a very relevant topic, with the majority of female role models being extremely over sexualised.

Vandervoort: Yeah I feel like a lot of female superheroes are way over sexualised. But that’s because a lot of them were written for an older audience. There are so many young girls out there who want a female superhero to look up to, and it’s a little ironic that now the time seems to be right. We’ve been working on this for four years and hopefully it will be hitting the screen this year. I have learned so much from working behind the camera on Super Duper Deelia and it’s been an interesting experience trying to get this show off the ground.


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[Shelby]

- ¿Podría "Supergirl" mudarse a la CW?:

Hace unos días, Variety se hacía eco del rumor de que la renovación de la serie de la CBS "Supergirl" podía darse pero mudándose a la cadena emblema de las series de televisión de DC Comics, la CW.

Ahora, The Wrap vuelve a hacerse eco del mismo rumor, pero dando unos cuantos detalles más al respecto.

Según la publicación, el jefae de la CBS Leslie Moonves está en profundas conversaciones con la Warner Bros. Television sobre el destino de su súper-cara serie de cómics protagonizada por Melissa Benoist, que terminó una menos que superlativa primera temporada primera temporada el mes pasado.

A la cadena le gustaría que la serie regresara, dicen fuentes cercanas a la serie, pero hay un problema, que no es otro más que los casi 3 millones de dólares por episodio que la CBS tiene que pagar para emitir “Supergirl” — una de las más altas tasas por licencia de todos los tiempos para una serie nueva — y que no está lo bastante justificada de acuerdo a los rátings, puesto que pese a los 13 millones de espectadores que consiguió en la muy promocionada premiere el pasado mes de Octubre, la serie ha perdido alrededor de la mitad de la audiencia durante la temporada, según Nielsen.

Por todo esto, la CBS podría querer que "Supergirl" se trasladara a la CW, movimiento que podría tener mucho sentido si se tiene en cuenta que esta cadena se adapta mucho mejor a la edad de los espectadores de la serie de la superheroína, ya que la CBS se caracteriza por tener una audiencia general de mayor edad, y además este año ya han habido crossovers entre "Supergirl" y "The Flash".

De realizarse, todo parecería estar mucho mejor alineado, puesto que en la cadena ya se producen otras series de superhéroes como "Arrow", "The Flash" y "Legends of Tomorrow" y los fans llevan tiempo apostando por esta opción, por lo que, a primera vista, parecería que todo son puntos a favor... Pero en la práctica, la serie tendría que trasladarse a Vancouver, perdiendo las ventajas que tiene al estar rodándose en L.A., obligando a hacerle una limpieza de cara a National City, no sabemos si todos los actores estarían dispuestos a mudarse allí y, al final, la serie sufriría una reducción significativa de presupuesto.

Nadie quiere oír hablar sobre recortes, lo que puede explicar el por qué las personas cercanas a “Supergirl” están desmintiendo la especulación de la CW: “Ese ha sido un rumor desde hace dos años,” insiste un representante de talentos. “Cero hechos.”


Mientras tanto, quedan tan sólo dos semanas antes de que la CBS y la The CW tengan sus presentaciones en las upfronts y cierren sus calendarios de otoño el 18 y 19 de Mayo, respectivamente. Parece ser que tendremos que esperar un poco más para conocer el destino de Kara y sus amigos...

Al final, la decisión le corresponde a al jefe de la CBS Corp. Les Moonves, quien tiene todas las cartas en la situación ya que la compañía controla la CBS y la programación de la CW, y así decidir si "Supergir" se mantiene en la CBS o si va a la CW. Al estar basada en una propiedad de DC, si se muda a la CW, Supergirl pasaría sólamente a pertenecer a la WBTV y ya no sería una co-production con CBS TV Studios.


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[Shelby]

- Es oficial: "Supergirl" renovada para la S2 en la CW:

Mucho se venía rumoreando al respecto, lo que daba a entender que algo inminente estaba por anunciarse...

Y así ha sido... tras semanas de especulaciones, se acaba de hacer oficial que la serie "Supergirl" se trasladará de la CBS a su cadena hermana la CW, la cual ha renovado el drama de la superheroína para lo que será su segunda temporada.

La decisión expande el universo de superhéroes de la CW DC a cuatro series, todas del productor Greg Berlanti, ya que "Supergirl" se unirá a "The Flash", "Arrow" y "Legends of Tomorrow" en la cadena. De hecho, ya hemos podido ver un crossover en su primera temporada con "The Flash", haciendo la integración de la serie en el nuevo equipo de superhéroes de la CW mucho más sencilla y favoreciendo, sin duda, la posibilidad formar parte de los ya consagrados crossovers de la CW la próxima tempoprada.

El traslado a la CW estaba supeditado a que la CW encontrara una manera de producir una serie de esa escala (Supergirl tiene una de las más altas tasas de licencia de una serie nueva esta temporada). La Warner Bros. TV ya ha hecho un esfuerzo preventivo por reducir los costes con el planeado traslado de Los Angeles a Vancouver en la Season 2, que ahora es oficial. Eso reunirá la serie con los otros dramas de superhéroes de Berlanti de la CW, los cuales están todos asentados en Vancouver, además de reducir los costes de producción (muchos más baratos en Canadá que en California).

La CW ha sido frecuentemente mencionada como un hogar apropiado para "Supergirl" por la joven audiencia de la misma, más acorde a la serie a diferencia de la audiencia más adulta de la CBS, por los comentarios públicos del presidente de la CW Mark Pedowitz arrepintiéndose de no haber ido tras el proyecto en primer lugar, y el hecho de que la CW co-pertenece a la CBS y la Warner Bros.

Como está basada en una propiedad de DC, al mudarse a la CW, la propiedad de la serie pasará a manos únicamente de WBTV, y ya no será más una co-production con los estudios CBS TV.

A pesar de haber descendido bastante en audiencias tras un fuerte comienzo, "Supergirl", obtuvo unos importantes números en DVR, alcanzando unos rátings de 2.4 entre adultos 18–49 en un competitivo horario, alcanzando el puesto No. 1 entre los nuevos dramas de la CBS y el No. 4 de las series de la cadena en total (detrás tan sólo de Blindspot, Life in Pieces y Quantico) en las demos de esta temporada, alcanzando unos números totales de casi 10 millones de espectadores.

Basada en los personajes de DC Comics, "Supergirl" cuenta con los productores ejecutivos Berlanti, Ali Adler, Andrew Kreisberg y Sarah Schechter para Berlanti Productions en asociación con Warner Bros. TV.

La serie está protagonizada por Melissa Benoist, Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Jeremy Jordan, David Harewood y Calista Flockhart. Precisamente éste era uno de los escollos más importantes a la hora de cambiar la localización de la producción de la serie, si todos los actores accederían a mudarse allí para el rodaje (en especial Flockhart que da vida a 'Cat Grant' en la serie y que ha sido uno de los elementos más aclamados de la misma), aunque parece que al final seguiremos contando con todos ellos en la nueva temporada.

Aunque el cambio también crea otros interrogantes como si los espectadores notarán en pantalla una disminución en la calidad de unos efectos CGI muchos más baratos, dónde encajará "Supergirl" en el ya abarrotado programa de la CW, o si la cadena retrasará la serie hasta su emisión en primavera (como hizo con "Legends of Tomorrow"), lo que conllevaría también una disminución de episodios en la S2.


Todas estas dudas quedarán despejadas la próxima semana, cuando la cadena publique su calendario de otoño.



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- El Presidente de la CBS explica el traslado de ‘Supergirl’ a la CW y afirma que estaban dispuestos a renovar la serie si la CW no lo hacía:

Hace unos días se confirmó que “Supergirl” se dirigía hacia la CW para su segunda temporada — un movimiento que no fue tan sorprendente desde los rumores de hace tiempo, pero una decisión que tanto la CBS como la CW habían mantenido en silencio hasta ahora.

“Los rátings empezaron un poco más altos y han bajado un poco,” dice el presidente de la CBS Glenn Geller durante una conferencia de prensa en el cuartel general de la cadena en N.Y. “Pienso que encontró el hogar adecuado. Pienso que ganamos todos con esto. Somos co-propietarios de la CW e hicimos un gran acuerdo con la Warner Bros”. “Es genial el ser dueño de dos cadenas. Supergirl encaja mejor en la CW.”

Gellar ñade, “¿Quién ha dicho qie si no hubiéramos hecho ese acuerdo no la habríamos escogido?.”

Antes de que la conferencia de prensa empezara, Les Moonves, presidente y CEO de la CBS Corporation, también le dijo a los periodistas qie habrían considerado el renovar la serie para una segunda temporada.

“Si ellos no hubieran ido ahí, probablemnete la habríamos cogido de nuevo,” dice Moonves.

Después de descenso de los rátings, ¿consideraría la CBS otro show de superhéroes, o dejarán ese género para su cadena dirigida al público más joven?

“Absolutamente considerarísmos cualquier cosa,” dice Geller.



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