Shelby escribió:Ya, bueno... mide casi lo mismo que Cavill
Verdad ni me imaginaba debe ser que se ve bajito porque Cavill es mas musculoso
"SUPERGIRL", nueva serie en la CBS/CW
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Lois&Clark
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- Descripción oficial del 2.02 "The Last Children of Krypton":
2.02 "The Last Children of Krypton" (17/10/16): IAN GOMEZ APARECE COMO SNAPPER CARR — CADMUS ataca National City con un villano alimentado por kryptonita quien termina hiriendo seriamente a Supergirl (Melissa Benoist). Superman (la estrella invitada Tyler Hoechlin) culpa a Hank (David Harewood) porque la kryptonita fue robada de la DEO. Mientras tanto, el primer día de Kara en su nuevo trabajo no va según lo planeado después de que se encuentre con su nuevo jefe, Snapper Carr (la estrella invitada Ian Gomez). Glen Winter dirige el episodio escrito por Robert Rovner & Caitlin Parrish (#202).
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¡¡¡¡AY, OMÁ QUÉ CALORES!!!! ¡Gracias por tu regalo, Nitta!
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A mí me parece igualmente bajo, la verdad... vamos, que en la escena de MoS cuando entraba al cuartel del ejército cuestodiado por soldados, todos eran más altos que él. Además, al tener más músculo, la sensación óptica es que es todavía más bajo, así es que, sorry (aunque me peguen), pero creo que había también mejores opciones para la pelishellbys escribió:
Verdad ni me imaginaba debe ser que se ve bajito porque Cavill es mas musculoso
¡¡¡¡AY, OMÁ QUÉ CALORES!!!! ¡Gracias por tu regalo, Nitta!
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¡¡¡¡AY, OMÁ QUÉ CALORES!!!! ¡Gracias por tu regalo, Nitta!
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- ¡Conoced a vuestro nuevo Superman! Tyler Hoechlin habla sobre el luchar y llevar las mallas puestas en Supergirl (EW):
- Productor ejecutivo de "Supergirl" menciona esa referencia a Gotham City en la Premiere de la S2 (TVLine):
- Jefe de "Supergirl" habla en profundidad sobre los cambios de la serie con el traslado a la CW (EW):
¡Conoced a vuestro nuevo Superman! Tyler Hoechlin habla sobre el luchar y llevar las mallas puestas en Supergirl
Por Natalie Abrams 03 Oct 2016
This fall, Teen Wolf star Tyler Hoechlin heads to The CW’s Supergirl, suiting up in that iconic spandex-and-red-boots combo to take on the role of Superman, the cousin of Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist).
The California native, 28, was first introduced to the Man of Steel as a kid watching Dean Cain on Lois & Clark with his family, and he counts Christopher Reeve as his all-time favorite portrayal of the chiseled hero. But Supergirl will be introducing its own version of Superman, with the actor aiming to “honor the tradition of the character, without really emulating” those who came before him. EW caught up with Hoechlin during his early days of suiting up to find out how the actor is making Clark Kent his own:
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What can you tell us about your audition process?
TYLER HOECHLIN: Honestly, it was the strangest thing — there wasn’t an audition, which I count my blessings when that happens because that is not always the case. I had a great meeting with [executive producers] Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg [in June]. I had been told that the meeting would have something to do with Supergirl, but nothing really specific. Halfway through, they brought up the idea of introducing Superman to the show and asked if I’d be interested. I said, “Yeah, absolutely. I’m obviously a fan.” We had a great talk just about the character and what we found fascinating about him. I feel like we were on the same page and had similar taste. I believe that was on a Monday. On Friday, we got a call with the offer, so it was very quick. It was very flattering, and I wish every job came about that way. It’s not always so easy.
Who was the first person you told after you were cast?
My younger brother was actually in the car with me. We were driving back from Zion National Park up in Utah and he was in the car when I got the call. We happened to be passing Las Vegas. The Warriors-Cavs [NBA Finals] game was going on, so we made a pit stop to watch the game at a sportsbook and that was my little finding out party.
What ties did you have Clark Kent growing up?
I grew up with Dean Cain on Lois & Clark. I would watch that with my folks, and that was really my strongest tie. That was my introduction to Superman really, so those are my memories, as a kid, growing up with Superman.
What comics did you read, or movies did you watch, to prepare for the role?
I read some of the Batman-Superman comics. I was lucky to meet with some of the actual artists and writers for the comics and they had given me a few to take a look at. But as far as movies go, I didn’t go back and look at any of the old ones with Christopher Reeve, George Reeves, or anybody. I didn’t want to have any temptation to imitate, or really pull from that. I had a strong sense of what I personally found interesting about Clark, and about Superman. Again, I had those conversations with Greg and Andrew in the meeting and I just feel like we were very much on the same page with that. So it was just wanting to go ahead and make it our own, and obviously honor the tradition that is the character, but without really emulating anything that somebody else has done before, so I tried to stay away from it as much as possible.
What was it like putting on the costume for the first time?
Very surreal. Very surreal. It’s one of those things where you put it on, and it’s the nicest Halloween costume you’ve ever worn. Then, once you step on set, it becomes something different because people actually start addressing you as Superman. You’re in the scenes, and people are playing along that you are Superman, so that’s when it really hits you for a second. You have to then believe that you are this person, and just really own it and roll with it. That was really the moment that it hit closest to home.
Were there any surprises about putting the suit on?
The first couple of times it definitely took longer to get into. I started to think that Superman’s greatest power was actually being able to just jump into [the suit] as quickly as he does, because it’s not quite as smooth the first couple of times you do it. [Laughs] It’s kind of like putting on a wetsuit. I’ve got it down to a little bit more of a science and I’ve introduced an old surfing trick, so if put a plastic bag over my feet and hands when I put it on, that seems to cut down a little bit of time, so that’s been helpful in the process.
How hard is it to navigate that cape?
The cape takes care of itself. It’s got some good weight to it. You’re kind of at the mercy of it, so it flows very well with the suit naturally. When they get the wind machines going, you definitely feel the weight of it. It’s pretty insane. It’s my first time wearing a cape, and it’s been a fun experience so far.
What can you tell us about this version of Clark Kent?
Obviously they’ve done such a great job establishing the tone of the show in the first season, and Melissa has been absolutely fantastic. She’s done such a great job of finding Kara, and representing those two characters, Supergirl and Kara, very distinctly in their own ways. It’s a very hopeful and optimistic show. As an actor, you always love these deep, dark, complicated, conflicted characters — there’s a challenge and that’s something to really dig into. This was something that was fun. It’s pure fun and it’s Superman as I think he was intended to be, which is just an incredible symbol of hope to kids that they can do anything, and that they can be good people, and that good people can triumph over evil. That’s just, at the core of it, what it is. Clark is the side of that that is — you know, you don’t have to be dark and brooding, and always in this state of masculine toughness. You can still just be a sweet, gentle person and have that side of you that comes out when it’s needed and called upon. So that’s where I think it sits. It sits in that very hopeful and optimistic place that Kara tends to be in, in the show.
Tell us about Kara and Clark’s dynamic. How do they relate to each other being among the last of their kind?
It’s obviously a strong bond how they are the only family, really, that they have left. I always liken it to when you go home and you have those friends from grade school or high school, there’s just a familiarity there, it’s something that you grew up in the same place, you knew the same people, you have the same favorite restaurants that you always went to. It’s such a familiarity that you don’t really have to always be in touch with those people, but if you get around them, it’s like you never left, it just picks up where it left off. That’s the dynamic with their relationship. There’s just something innately in them that bonds them together being from the same place, having left, and having to find this life on Earth. There’s an understanding there that they just know no one else has. That’s really the strongest thing that holds them together.
At Comic-Con, we heard they were going to butt heads a little bit. Can you expand on why?
I cannot expand on too much at the moment, so I will defer to the comments made at Comic-Con, but with any family — with any people that have relationships that are close — and especially dealing in heightened situations like they are, I think conflict is kind of inevitable.
What has it been like working with Melissa?
It’s been incredible. She’s so talented. I’ve known her for a couple of years through her husband, he and I did a film together [Everybody Wants Some!!]. She’s just the sweetest person. It’s so great to see someone, who’s embodying that character, be able to not disappoint when little kids come up to meet her. They just have the biggest smiles on their faces, and she’s so great with them. She’s an incredibly talented actor. It’s funny, I remember the first day, we were doing a scene, it was Clark and Kara, and even in the rehearsals, and almost through the first take, I found myself watching just how endearing she was with the character that it almost made me laugh. I had to realize that I’m working now, we’re rolling, I have to hone in on what my character would be responding to! She’s such a great actor, so it’s been an absolute blast to work with her.
We know that Clark and James Olsen are friends. Now we’re seeing the dynamic duo together, what does that dynamic look like both onscreen and off between Clark and James, as well as you and Mehcad?
Mehcad and I have had a blast. We’ve been having a ton of fun in Vancouver. We had a great time at Comic-Con. He’s such a good guy. We’ve really, really hit it off, so it’s been a lot of fun working with him. It obviously helps when you’re working, so on set it’s been very easy. It felt very familiar from the beginning. For Clark to have someone that knows everything really, and knows that he’s Superman as well — and it’s someone that he can confide in that’s obviously not Kara, and who was with him in Metropolis — it’s that familiarity that you go back, you’ve gone through things and no one else really can understand. It’s a confidence in each other in that we can really turn to each other in times of needing advice, and things like that. It’s obviously an incredibly important relationship for Clark.
Now that James has found his own life, it’s less of a sidekick situation, like we saw in the comics, and more that they respect each other as equals?
It’s hard to say what they want to do. It’s also one of those things with storylines and being new, I don’t know how much to give away quite yet. But there is definitely a mutual respect between the two of them and it’s mutually beneficial for them to have each other in their lives. It enhances just their daily lives as well as what they’re trying to accomplish.
How does Alex feel about Clark coming in, because Andrew Kreisberg has intimated that it might make her a little uneasy?
Yeah, when you’re used to a certain dynamic amongst a group and then somebody comes in to disrupt it, obviously there’s growing pains with that. It’s always a fun thing to see how just introducing one other person can change the dynamic of a group. Obviously they’re incredibly close, so if something is altered and disrupted, then there’s going to be some time to get used to that and adjust to it. Whether that’s something that Alex handles well or not so well right away is something that we’ll see in the first couple episodes.
What Superman villains may we see, or do you hope to see, on the show?
I’m going to defer to any possible photos that have been taken while shooting in Vancouver. [Editor’s note: This interview was completed before news of Metallo’s casting.] People can put a few things together, so I’ll let them do that on their own and I will defer to Mr. Berlanti and Mr. Kreisberg for that. There’s so many great ones to choose from. They’ve done a really fun job with the one’s they’ve introduced already and I think this year’s going to be even bigger and better. Judging by the ones we have coming up in the first couple episodes, I think it’ll be exciting to see the ones that surface this year.
What was it like getting to work with Lynda Carter on set?
I didn’t get to work with Lynda. She was there when I was out of town, and so unfortunately I didn’t get to meet her, but I know there was incredible anticipation from everybody that was going to be there. I know Melissa was extremely excited, so obviously that’s a very, very cool thing to have and to have her be a part of the show. I can only imagine what it must’ve been like on set. I know everyone was very excited about that happening, and so I’m looking forward to getting back and hearing some stories.
Carter’s character, the President of the United States, plans to pass an alien amnesty act. How does Clark feel about aliens stepping into the public eye since that is something that he’s struggled with previously as he was coming out as a superhero?
Anything that allows people to be more open and free, just the more we’ve allowed people to be expressive and not feel so inclined to hide or pretend, that’s always a positive thing. So I would imagine that it’d be something that he would be excited about. Progress is always a great thing, so we’ll see if and when that amnesty bill is passed and how it affects everything, but I would assume that it would be a positive thing.
As you mentioned, you were a fan of the Lois & Clark, so are you hoping to get a scene between Clark and Jeremiah Danvers so you’d get to work with Dean Cain?
Yeah, that’d be great. Absolutely. Like I said, I grew up with him, so it’s very — I can’t even find the word for it — I always say surreal, but everything on this has been that way. The idea of being able to play this character with Dean there is one of those thoughts you just try to piece it together, and you’re like, “Wait, so what exactly is happening here right now?!” I’ve heard nothing but great things about Dean, so we’ll see if and when that pops up.
Turning to the logistical stuff, how difficult is it to actually fly?
You know, it’s difficult. I wouldn’t use the word difficult, I would use the word painful after hour seven or eight. It’s a harness that’s not necessarily the most comfortable thing to wear. It really only holds you up with two straps and they go from the back part of your waist, through the legs, up to the front part of the waist, and so it’s just not the most comfortable way to be supporting your entire body weight for that amount of time. But at the end of the day, you’re flying around in a Superman costume — it’s really hard to complain. I dare not do that, just purely for the fact that I know my dad works as an emergency room doctor. If he ever heard me complain about that, I would probably be disowned, rightfully so.
Any mishaps while you’ve been up in the rig?
Not yet. No falling upside down. None of that yet, so I’ve spared myself embarrassment for the moment. So far I’m one for one, so we’ll see if Day 2 brings any problems.
How has being cast as Superman changed your daily life? Is there more dieting and working out?
Definitely changed the workout routine and the diet routine. Thankfully it was more of a putting weight on situation, so I’ve just been able to eat anything that I wanted, which has been incredible. I will say endless amounts of Chinese food with fried rice. Boneless wings have been incredible. Pizza, definitely a lot of pizza. Those have been the ones where I don’t go crazy with them, now it’s whenever wherever. If it’s there, I’m good to have a little bit, so that’s always been my favorite. That’s been one of my favorite parts of this so far, so I’m enjoying it while I can.
Honestly, the coolest experience so far was we were shooting in a park and it was a day that I had the Superman costume on. One of the PAs went and grabbed these four little kids — two little girls and two little boys, probably like 7 or 8 years old — and brought them over. Just being able to sit there, talk with them for a few minutes and to see them just light up from the costume, it’s such a great thing. I’m not one who really enjoys attention, and so for it to be all about the idea of this character that you were to them, it has nothing to with you. They, I’m sure, don’t know my name or anything about me, but to be able to be Superman to these kids for a few minutes and see them light up, that’s been the coolest thing. That’s something I hadn’t experienced before and it was great. It was really nice and informative for the character as well — for me to be able to walk away from that and realize, “That’s what he is,” like he’s supposed to make these kids feel that way, and feel like they can be anything they want to be, and they can do great things, that was actually a really incredible experience.
Had you watched Supergirl when it was on CBS, or is it something you binged once you were cast?
I definitely went back and binged once all of the meetings started coming up. I obviously wanted to get a sense of the show and the tone. Like I said, it was very fun to see it in that very hopeful and optimistic tone, a little bit of a lighter note. I got really caught up once this whole process started.
What’s been your dynamic with the rest of the cast?
Just the start at Comic-Con was an absolute blast. It was my sixth Comic-Con, which is crazy to even think. But I’ve had such a great time down there with my other cast in the past. I was unsure exactly what the group dynamic was. I hadn’t met most of them by then, and we just had an absolute ball. Everyone was so great to be around, they’re incredibly funny people, so we had a great time. On set, they work hard, long hours up there, so there’s not a ton of social time after work or anything, but when we have had some off days, it’s been great to go out and grab dinner, or grab a drink and just hang out. I’m sure, at some point, we will find some crazy thing to do up there. There’s so many incredible things around Vancouver, so I’m sure it’s just a matter of time before we get a group trip to Whistler, or something, and really explore.
We saw the photo of Stephen Amell paying you a visit on set. Have you gotten any tips from the other superhero actors?
Not really, they’ve all been very welcoming and just kind of left me to do my thing — not in a neglectful way by any means. They’ve been a very, very warm and welcoming group. I joke that going up to Vancouver now feels like you’re back in college and everyone’s just a different major — you have your Flash majors, you have your Legends majors, you have your Arrow majors, and then you have the Supergirl majors. Everyone just goes off to their own part of campus for the day, and a bunch of us stay in the same place, so it’s a really fun community feel up there that’s been a lot of fun to have. It’s been a long time since I’ve had that feeling, probably since college.
Has there been anyone who’s given you any advice on playing Superman?
I know Dean had said something in an interview about getting in the gym. That was obviously one of the priorities, so that was taken to heart and already in the works once I knew this was even a remote possibility. Other than that, it’s just been conversations with Greg and Andrew, and just going over what we find interesting about him — whether it be Clark or Superman, and the difference between the two. It’s just been a lot of fun to take the reins and run with it.
You played a werewolf on Teen Wolf for four seasons and now you’re playing a superhero. What is it about the supernatural that you’re drawn to? Do you ever yearn to play a powerless laymen?
[Laughs] Oh my God, yeah. I mean, [with] Everybody Wants Some!!, we were just a bunch of guys in college just trying to have a good time and be idiots for a couple of days. I love drama. I don’t think that it’s the genre necessarily that draws me to them. I would never say that that’s the reason why I’ve come to any of them. For me, it’s always been the relatability factor, finding how these people can identify with everyone else, and finding empathy with people. The very human side of Clark Kent, what is it about him that anyone else could see and feel, and be like, “Oh, I know what that’s like,” and what is it about him being Superman that people can look at and relate to.
It was the same thing with Teen Wolf. I never once really categorized that character as a werewolf. It just was a part of him. What made him as a person, and whether that was loyalty, and whether that was resentment and how he deals with that, those are always the things that appeal to me most. If they happen to fall in this genre then that’s great. It’s a fun time and you can elevate the situation a lot of the times with these genres, which makes it fun to dig into, but at the end of the day, just finding relatable situations and things that people go through, that’s what excites me.
If you had to choose, at the end of the day, who is your favorite Superman?
I just have to go with Chris Reeve. I think you have to. He was so spot on with it. I feel like I would have to doubt myself if I went with anybody else.
What does it mean to you to suit up?
It’s very humbling. It’s very flattering to have even been considered for it. It’s a once in a lifetime experience and I take the responsibility of it very seriously. I understand the tradition that is with the character, so it’s just been an opportunity to carry on a tradition and hopefully represent it well. The story with the little kids, that will always, to me, now sum up what it means to me. Just to be able to do that for these kids and make them even have a moment of feeling that way, it’s so hard to even begin to express how that could happen in other ways, but it does when you have the suit on. To be able to do that is just a whole next level thing. It’s just the responsibility of what this character is, and symbolizes, and hopefully carrying that out in a positive way.
Clark is only slated to stick around for a few episodes, but are there plans to have you come back?
You know, I don’t know. I know that’s a big discussion between Warner Brothers and Berlanti, so those are all decisions left up to people that have much different jobs than I. I let them handle that and we’ll see where it goes and what happens next, but for the time being, I’ll have to wait and see.
Any chance of your Superman getting his own show?
You never know. Like I said, those are decisions of people in a much different place than I. It’s been a few years since Superman’s really been sticking around on TV for a long time, and who knows what they’ll end up doing and what they’ll want to do. There’s obviously so much going on with this Superman character in the world of DC and the films, and so who knows what they’ll want to do. But it’s fun to be doing it for what it is right now, and if something else comes out of it in the future, then that’s something they’ll let us know down the road. I’m just very excited for what the situation is at the moment.
Supergirl returns Monday, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.
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Por Natalie Abrams 03 Oct 2016
This fall, Teen Wolf star Tyler Hoechlin heads to The CW’s Supergirl, suiting up in that iconic spandex-and-red-boots combo to take on the role of Superman, the cousin of Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist).
The California native, 28, was first introduced to the Man of Steel as a kid watching Dean Cain on Lois & Clark with his family, and he counts Christopher Reeve as his all-time favorite portrayal of the chiseled hero. But Supergirl will be introducing its own version of Superman, with the actor aiming to “honor the tradition of the character, without really emulating” those who came before him. EW caught up with Hoechlin during his early days of suiting up to find out how the actor is making Clark Kent his own:
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What can you tell us about your audition process?
TYLER HOECHLIN: Honestly, it was the strangest thing — there wasn’t an audition, which I count my blessings when that happens because that is not always the case. I had a great meeting with [executive producers] Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg [in June]. I had been told that the meeting would have something to do with Supergirl, but nothing really specific. Halfway through, they brought up the idea of introducing Superman to the show and asked if I’d be interested. I said, “Yeah, absolutely. I’m obviously a fan.” We had a great talk just about the character and what we found fascinating about him. I feel like we were on the same page and had similar taste. I believe that was on a Monday. On Friday, we got a call with the offer, so it was very quick. It was very flattering, and I wish every job came about that way. It’s not always so easy.
Who was the first person you told after you were cast?
My younger brother was actually in the car with me. We were driving back from Zion National Park up in Utah and he was in the car when I got the call. We happened to be passing Las Vegas. The Warriors-Cavs [NBA Finals] game was going on, so we made a pit stop to watch the game at a sportsbook and that was my little finding out party.
What ties did you have Clark Kent growing up?
I grew up with Dean Cain on Lois & Clark. I would watch that with my folks, and that was really my strongest tie. That was my introduction to Superman really, so those are my memories, as a kid, growing up with Superman.
What comics did you read, or movies did you watch, to prepare for the role?
I read some of the Batman-Superman comics. I was lucky to meet with some of the actual artists and writers for the comics and they had given me a few to take a look at. But as far as movies go, I didn’t go back and look at any of the old ones with Christopher Reeve, George Reeves, or anybody. I didn’t want to have any temptation to imitate, or really pull from that. I had a strong sense of what I personally found interesting about Clark, and about Superman. Again, I had those conversations with Greg and Andrew in the meeting and I just feel like we were very much on the same page with that. So it was just wanting to go ahead and make it our own, and obviously honor the tradition that is the character, but without really emulating anything that somebody else has done before, so I tried to stay away from it as much as possible.
What was it like putting on the costume for the first time?
Very surreal. Very surreal. It’s one of those things where you put it on, and it’s the nicest Halloween costume you’ve ever worn. Then, once you step on set, it becomes something different because people actually start addressing you as Superman. You’re in the scenes, and people are playing along that you are Superman, so that’s when it really hits you for a second. You have to then believe that you are this person, and just really own it and roll with it. That was really the moment that it hit closest to home.
Were there any surprises about putting the suit on?
The first couple of times it definitely took longer to get into. I started to think that Superman’s greatest power was actually being able to just jump into [the suit] as quickly as he does, because it’s not quite as smooth the first couple of times you do it. [Laughs] It’s kind of like putting on a wetsuit. I’ve got it down to a little bit more of a science and I’ve introduced an old surfing trick, so if put a plastic bag over my feet and hands when I put it on, that seems to cut down a little bit of time, so that’s been helpful in the process.
How hard is it to navigate that cape?
The cape takes care of itself. It’s got some good weight to it. You’re kind of at the mercy of it, so it flows very well with the suit naturally. When they get the wind machines going, you definitely feel the weight of it. It’s pretty insane. It’s my first time wearing a cape, and it’s been a fun experience so far.
What can you tell us about this version of Clark Kent?
Obviously they’ve done such a great job establishing the tone of the show in the first season, and Melissa has been absolutely fantastic. She’s done such a great job of finding Kara, and representing those two characters, Supergirl and Kara, very distinctly in their own ways. It’s a very hopeful and optimistic show. As an actor, you always love these deep, dark, complicated, conflicted characters — there’s a challenge and that’s something to really dig into. This was something that was fun. It’s pure fun and it’s Superman as I think he was intended to be, which is just an incredible symbol of hope to kids that they can do anything, and that they can be good people, and that good people can triumph over evil. That’s just, at the core of it, what it is. Clark is the side of that that is — you know, you don’t have to be dark and brooding, and always in this state of masculine toughness. You can still just be a sweet, gentle person and have that side of you that comes out when it’s needed and called upon. So that’s where I think it sits. It sits in that very hopeful and optimistic place that Kara tends to be in, in the show.
Tell us about Kara and Clark’s dynamic. How do they relate to each other being among the last of their kind?
It’s obviously a strong bond how they are the only family, really, that they have left. I always liken it to when you go home and you have those friends from grade school or high school, there’s just a familiarity there, it’s something that you grew up in the same place, you knew the same people, you have the same favorite restaurants that you always went to. It’s such a familiarity that you don’t really have to always be in touch with those people, but if you get around them, it’s like you never left, it just picks up where it left off. That’s the dynamic with their relationship. There’s just something innately in them that bonds them together being from the same place, having left, and having to find this life on Earth. There’s an understanding there that they just know no one else has. That’s really the strongest thing that holds them together.
At Comic-Con, we heard they were going to butt heads a little bit. Can you expand on why?
I cannot expand on too much at the moment, so I will defer to the comments made at Comic-Con, but with any family — with any people that have relationships that are close — and especially dealing in heightened situations like they are, I think conflict is kind of inevitable.
What has it been like working with Melissa?
It’s been incredible. She’s so talented. I’ve known her for a couple of years through her husband, he and I did a film together [Everybody Wants Some!!]. She’s just the sweetest person. It’s so great to see someone, who’s embodying that character, be able to not disappoint when little kids come up to meet her. They just have the biggest smiles on their faces, and she’s so great with them. She’s an incredibly talented actor. It’s funny, I remember the first day, we were doing a scene, it was Clark and Kara, and even in the rehearsals, and almost through the first take, I found myself watching just how endearing she was with the character that it almost made me laugh. I had to realize that I’m working now, we’re rolling, I have to hone in on what my character would be responding to! She’s such a great actor, so it’s been an absolute blast to work with her.
We know that Clark and James Olsen are friends. Now we’re seeing the dynamic duo together, what does that dynamic look like both onscreen and off between Clark and James, as well as you and Mehcad?
Mehcad and I have had a blast. We’ve been having a ton of fun in Vancouver. We had a great time at Comic-Con. He’s such a good guy. We’ve really, really hit it off, so it’s been a lot of fun working with him. It obviously helps when you’re working, so on set it’s been very easy. It felt very familiar from the beginning. For Clark to have someone that knows everything really, and knows that he’s Superman as well — and it’s someone that he can confide in that’s obviously not Kara, and who was with him in Metropolis — it’s that familiarity that you go back, you’ve gone through things and no one else really can understand. It’s a confidence in each other in that we can really turn to each other in times of needing advice, and things like that. It’s obviously an incredibly important relationship for Clark.
Now that James has found his own life, it’s less of a sidekick situation, like we saw in the comics, and more that they respect each other as equals?
It’s hard to say what they want to do. It’s also one of those things with storylines and being new, I don’t know how much to give away quite yet. But there is definitely a mutual respect between the two of them and it’s mutually beneficial for them to have each other in their lives. It enhances just their daily lives as well as what they’re trying to accomplish.
How does Alex feel about Clark coming in, because Andrew Kreisberg has intimated that it might make her a little uneasy?
Yeah, when you’re used to a certain dynamic amongst a group and then somebody comes in to disrupt it, obviously there’s growing pains with that. It’s always a fun thing to see how just introducing one other person can change the dynamic of a group. Obviously they’re incredibly close, so if something is altered and disrupted, then there’s going to be some time to get used to that and adjust to it. Whether that’s something that Alex handles well or not so well right away is something that we’ll see in the first couple episodes.
What Superman villains may we see, or do you hope to see, on the show?
I’m going to defer to any possible photos that have been taken while shooting in Vancouver. [Editor’s note: This interview was completed before news of Metallo’s casting.] People can put a few things together, so I’ll let them do that on their own and I will defer to Mr. Berlanti and Mr. Kreisberg for that. There’s so many great ones to choose from. They’ve done a really fun job with the one’s they’ve introduced already and I think this year’s going to be even bigger and better. Judging by the ones we have coming up in the first couple episodes, I think it’ll be exciting to see the ones that surface this year.
What was it like getting to work with Lynda Carter on set?
I didn’t get to work with Lynda. She was there when I was out of town, and so unfortunately I didn’t get to meet her, but I know there was incredible anticipation from everybody that was going to be there. I know Melissa was extremely excited, so obviously that’s a very, very cool thing to have and to have her be a part of the show. I can only imagine what it must’ve been like on set. I know everyone was very excited about that happening, and so I’m looking forward to getting back and hearing some stories.
Carter’s character, the President of the United States, plans to pass an alien amnesty act. How does Clark feel about aliens stepping into the public eye since that is something that he’s struggled with previously as he was coming out as a superhero?
Anything that allows people to be more open and free, just the more we’ve allowed people to be expressive and not feel so inclined to hide or pretend, that’s always a positive thing. So I would imagine that it’d be something that he would be excited about. Progress is always a great thing, so we’ll see if and when that amnesty bill is passed and how it affects everything, but I would assume that it would be a positive thing.
As you mentioned, you were a fan of the Lois & Clark, so are you hoping to get a scene between Clark and Jeremiah Danvers so you’d get to work with Dean Cain?
Yeah, that’d be great. Absolutely. Like I said, I grew up with him, so it’s very — I can’t even find the word for it — I always say surreal, but everything on this has been that way. The idea of being able to play this character with Dean there is one of those thoughts you just try to piece it together, and you’re like, “Wait, so what exactly is happening here right now?!” I’ve heard nothing but great things about Dean, so we’ll see if and when that pops up.
Turning to the logistical stuff, how difficult is it to actually fly?
You know, it’s difficult. I wouldn’t use the word difficult, I would use the word painful after hour seven or eight. It’s a harness that’s not necessarily the most comfortable thing to wear. It really only holds you up with two straps and they go from the back part of your waist, through the legs, up to the front part of the waist, and so it’s just not the most comfortable way to be supporting your entire body weight for that amount of time. But at the end of the day, you’re flying around in a Superman costume — it’s really hard to complain. I dare not do that, just purely for the fact that I know my dad works as an emergency room doctor. If he ever heard me complain about that, I would probably be disowned, rightfully so.
Any mishaps while you’ve been up in the rig?
Not yet. No falling upside down. None of that yet, so I’ve spared myself embarrassment for the moment. So far I’m one for one, so we’ll see if Day 2 brings any problems.
How has being cast as Superman changed your daily life? Is there more dieting and working out?
Definitely changed the workout routine and the diet routine. Thankfully it was more of a putting weight on situation, so I’ve just been able to eat anything that I wanted, which has been incredible. I will say endless amounts of Chinese food with fried rice. Boneless wings have been incredible. Pizza, definitely a lot of pizza. Those have been the ones where I don’t go crazy with them, now it’s whenever wherever. If it’s there, I’m good to have a little bit, so that’s always been my favorite. That’s been one of my favorite parts of this so far, so I’m enjoying it while I can.
Honestly, the coolest experience so far was we were shooting in a park and it was a day that I had the Superman costume on. One of the PAs went and grabbed these four little kids — two little girls and two little boys, probably like 7 or 8 years old — and brought them over. Just being able to sit there, talk with them for a few minutes and to see them just light up from the costume, it’s such a great thing. I’m not one who really enjoys attention, and so for it to be all about the idea of this character that you were to them, it has nothing to with you. They, I’m sure, don’t know my name or anything about me, but to be able to be Superman to these kids for a few minutes and see them light up, that’s been the coolest thing. That’s something I hadn’t experienced before and it was great. It was really nice and informative for the character as well — for me to be able to walk away from that and realize, “That’s what he is,” like he’s supposed to make these kids feel that way, and feel like they can be anything they want to be, and they can do great things, that was actually a really incredible experience.
Had you watched Supergirl when it was on CBS, or is it something you binged once you were cast?
I definitely went back and binged once all of the meetings started coming up. I obviously wanted to get a sense of the show and the tone. Like I said, it was very fun to see it in that very hopeful and optimistic tone, a little bit of a lighter note. I got really caught up once this whole process started.
What’s been your dynamic with the rest of the cast?
Just the start at Comic-Con was an absolute blast. It was my sixth Comic-Con, which is crazy to even think. But I’ve had such a great time down there with my other cast in the past. I was unsure exactly what the group dynamic was. I hadn’t met most of them by then, and we just had an absolute ball. Everyone was so great to be around, they’re incredibly funny people, so we had a great time. On set, they work hard, long hours up there, so there’s not a ton of social time after work or anything, but when we have had some off days, it’s been great to go out and grab dinner, or grab a drink and just hang out. I’m sure, at some point, we will find some crazy thing to do up there. There’s so many incredible things around Vancouver, so I’m sure it’s just a matter of time before we get a group trip to Whistler, or something, and really explore.
We saw the photo of Stephen Amell paying you a visit on set. Have you gotten any tips from the other superhero actors?
Not really, they’ve all been very welcoming and just kind of left me to do my thing — not in a neglectful way by any means. They’ve been a very, very warm and welcoming group. I joke that going up to Vancouver now feels like you’re back in college and everyone’s just a different major — you have your Flash majors, you have your Legends majors, you have your Arrow majors, and then you have the Supergirl majors. Everyone just goes off to their own part of campus for the day, and a bunch of us stay in the same place, so it’s a really fun community feel up there that’s been a lot of fun to have. It’s been a long time since I’ve had that feeling, probably since college.
Has there been anyone who’s given you any advice on playing Superman?
I know Dean had said something in an interview about getting in the gym. That was obviously one of the priorities, so that was taken to heart and already in the works once I knew this was even a remote possibility. Other than that, it’s just been conversations with Greg and Andrew, and just going over what we find interesting about him — whether it be Clark or Superman, and the difference between the two. It’s just been a lot of fun to take the reins and run with it.
You played a werewolf on Teen Wolf for four seasons and now you’re playing a superhero. What is it about the supernatural that you’re drawn to? Do you ever yearn to play a powerless laymen?
[Laughs] Oh my God, yeah. I mean, [with] Everybody Wants Some!!, we were just a bunch of guys in college just trying to have a good time and be idiots for a couple of days. I love drama. I don’t think that it’s the genre necessarily that draws me to them. I would never say that that’s the reason why I’ve come to any of them. For me, it’s always been the relatability factor, finding how these people can identify with everyone else, and finding empathy with people. The very human side of Clark Kent, what is it about him that anyone else could see and feel, and be like, “Oh, I know what that’s like,” and what is it about him being Superman that people can look at and relate to.
It was the same thing with Teen Wolf. I never once really categorized that character as a werewolf. It just was a part of him. What made him as a person, and whether that was loyalty, and whether that was resentment and how he deals with that, those are always the things that appeal to me most. If they happen to fall in this genre then that’s great. It’s a fun time and you can elevate the situation a lot of the times with these genres, which makes it fun to dig into, but at the end of the day, just finding relatable situations and things that people go through, that’s what excites me.
If you had to choose, at the end of the day, who is your favorite Superman?
I just have to go with Chris Reeve. I think you have to. He was so spot on with it. I feel like I would have to doubt myself if I went with anybody else.
What does it mean to you to suit up?
It’s very humbling. It’s very flattering to have even been considered for it. It’s a once in a lifetime experience and I take the responsibility of it very seriously. I understand the tradition that is with the character, so it’s just been an opportunity to carry on a tradition and hopefully represent it well. The story with the little kids, that will always, to me, now sum up what it means to me. Just to be able to do that for these kids and make them even have a moment of feeling that way, it’s so hard to even begin to express how that could happen in other ways, but it does when you have the suit on. To be able to do that is just a whole next level thing. It’s just the responsibility of what this character is, and symbolizes, and hopefully carrying that out in a positive way.
Clark is only slated to stick around for a few episodes, but are there plans to have you come back?
You know, I don’t know. I know that’s a big discussion between Warner Brothers and Berlanti, so those are all decisions left up to people that have much different jobs than I. I let them handle that and we’ll see where it goes and what happens next, but for the time being, I’ll have to wait and see.
Any chance of your Superman getting his own show?
You never know. Like I said, those are decisions of people in a much different place than I. It’s been a few years since Superman’s really been sticking around on TV for a long time, and who knows what they’ll end up doing and what they’ll want to do. There’s obviously so much going on with this Superman character in the world of DC and the films, and so who knows what they’ll want to do. But it’s fun to be doing it for what it is right now, and if something else comes out of it in the future, then that’s something they’ll let us know down the road. I’m just very excited for what the situation is at the moment.
Supergirl returns Monday, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.
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- Productor ejecutivo de "Supergirl" menciona esa referencia a Gotham City en la Premiere de la S2 (TVLine):
Productor ejecutivo de "Supergirl" menciona esa referencia a Gotham City en la Premiere de la S2
Por Andy Swift / 03 Oct 2016, 1:36 PM PDT
Assuming you weren’t too distracted by Tyler Hoechlin’s wink of steel (gif’d here) in the latest trailer for Supergirl‘s upcoming second season, you may have caught this little gem towards the end of the minute-long video: “We’re moving back to Gotham.”
Though we figured it was probably just a throwaway line, spoken by a recent National City transplant whose family is caught in a near-fatal explosion, those five words got the wheels turning in our collective, DC-lovin’ brain: Could Supergirl be going batty in Season 2?
“We have this beautiful history with DC, and I like that we get to borrow from this amazing, wonderful canon that we have,” executive producer Ali Adler tells TVLine of the reference to Batman’s home turf.
That said, it doesn’t sound like we should be expecting the Dark Knight to pop up in National City anytime soon. Adler continues: “I feel like we have our hands full with the crossover we’re shooting right now,” referring to the four-way crossover between Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow, which pits the shows’ heroes against the dreaded Dominators. “I think people will be satisfied with how much crossover they’re getting this season.”
Of course, a Batman-centric guest isn’t completely out of the realm of possibility. Season 2 newcomer Maggie Sawyer, a lesbian cop played by The Family‘s Floriana Lima, is a love interest of Batwoman in DC Comics lore.
Supergirl returns Monday, Oct. 10 at 8/7c on The CW. Drop a comment below with your hopes for Season 2. (Do they include any visitors from Gotham?)
http://tvline.com/2016/10/03/supergirl- ... ere-video/
Por Andy Swift / 03 Oct 2016, 1:36 PM PDT
Assuming you weren’t too distracted by Tyler Hoechlin’s wink of steel (gif’d here) in the latest trailer for Supergirl‘s upcoming second season, you may have caught this little gem towards the end of the minute-long video: “We’re moving back to Gotham.”
Though we figured it was probably just a throwaway line, spoken by a recent National City transplant whose family is caught in a near-fatal explosion, those five words got the wheels turning in our collective, DC-lovin’ brain: Could Supergirl be going batty in Season 2?
“We have this beautiful history with DC, and I like that we get to borrow from this amazing, wonderful canon that we have,” executive producer Ali Adler tells TVLine of the reference to Batman’s home turf.
That said, it doesn’t sound like we should be expecting the Dark Knight to pop up in National City anytime soon. Adler continues: “I feel like we have our hands full with the crossover we’re shooting right now,” referring to the four-way crossover between Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow, which pits the shows’ heroes against the dreaded Dominators. “I think people will be satisfied with how much crossover they’re getting this season.”
Of course, a Batman-centric guest isn’t completely out of the realm of possibility. Season 2 newcomer Maggie Sawyer, a lesbian cop played by The Family‘s Floriana Lima, is a love interest of Batwoman in DC Comics lore.
Supergirl returns Monday, Oct. 10 at 8/7c on The CW. Drop a comment below with your hopes for Season 2. (Do they include any visitors from Gotham?)
http://tvline.com/2016/10/03/supergirl- ... ere-video/
- Jefe de "Supergirl" habla en profundidad sobre los cambios de la serie con el traslado a la CW (EW):
Jefe de "Supergirl" habla en profundidad sobre los cambios de la serie con el traslado a la CW
Por Natalie Abrams 07 Oct 2016 — 9:29 PM EDT
Supergirl has a new home, and with it new opportunities for season 2.
While the show’s move from CBS to The CW won’t mean major plot changes, shifting production from L.A. to Vancouver will alter the show aesthetically — for the better. “It would’ve started to feel very small if we continued in L.A.,” EP Andrew Kreisberg says of the constraints of shooting largely in a studio versus having all of the outdoor locations the Canadian city offers. “That was one of the reasons we made the decision to move, so that we could get scope and go out in the streets. So yes, it might be a little rainy once in a while, and we might see her breath, but it’s going to be worth it because the show is actually going to feel bigger.”
The series is also excited to let its geek flag fly, homing in on comic-book-inspired elements rather than going broad for the CBS audience. “That was less a function of the [network] switch and more out of our own confidence in what we were doing,” Kreisberg says, noting that assuredness spilled over on one particular front. “Everybody had an opinion on what a female superhero should do, be, and say. We all got locked into answering that question a lot at the early stages.” Now that topic will be “shown more by example and less by speeches and dialogue.”
As Supergirl finds its footing, so too will Kara (Melissa Benoist), who feels self-assured in the superhero department, if not yet in personal and professional matters. Many co-workers at CatCo magazine are vying to fill the power vacuum surrounding the departure of Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart, now a recurring guest star), but Kara will have Super-cousin Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin) on hand for counsel as the show acknowledges there’s a whole universe of aliens, not just Kryptonians. Kreisberg previews what’s ahead in season 2:
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How is the show different now moving to The CW?
ANDREW KREISBERG: The pitch that we made to CBS and the pitch we made to the CW aren’t that different. There is going to be a change in the show that I think is a natural progression in a show that’s growing up. We were really blessed with The Flash — The Flash came out fully formed; that show knew what it was very early on. The experience of Supergirl is more akin to the experience we had on Arrow, where we knew there was a great show in there, and every once in awhile we made a great one, but it wasn’t until the back half of that first season — and certainly the beginning of season 2 — that we really felt like we had a handle of what that show was creatively. That’s how we feel about Supergirl, that towards the end of last year, the characters were really coming to life and we were really starting to tell the right stories. Now with season 2, we really feel like this show has gotten, I always say, bigger and smaller; it’s gotten bigger in terms of what we’re able to accomplish in terms of the scope of the show, but it’s also gotten smaller in terms of the characters. We are able to go to deeper places, richer places, and to some places that I think are unexpected.
Maybe even go a little geekier on The CW?
Yeah, I think there’s a level of — I do think that is the biggest change, that there is probably a little more comic book aspect that has probably increased, but I think that was less a function of the switch and more a function of our own confidence in what we were doing. It was certainly a show with — at least for my experience — it was the show with the most eyeballs on it in a weird way, and the most expectations that I personally feel with Arrow and Flash. Because it was the first female superhero on TV in a long time, and then the first female superhero especially in the current explosion of comic book properties, the show had expectations to it and the show had preconceived notions, and the show had I don’t want to say limitations, but everybody had an opinion on what a female superhero should do and be and say. I think all of us collectively as a studio, as a network, as showrunners, as cast, we all got locked into answering that question a lot at the early stages. Once we got past that, and were able to just do a show every week about a superhero, and not get so caught up in what was this show saying for everyone at every single moment, it started to become more what it wants to be. Especially now going to season 2, what the show is trying to say about whether it’s women’s rights, or women’s role in the workplace, or what it means to be a female superhero, or what it means to be a woman juggling all aspects of her life, are shown more by example and less by speeches and dialogue. For us, it’s a really exciting time for the show.
How different will the show be now that production has been moved to Vancouver?
Part of that is the job of the cinematographers and we’ve discussions with them about that. I don’t know how much this was obvious towards the back half of the season, but producing this show in Los Angeles was very difficult in terms of the financials. We couldn’t afford to do all the visual effects and go on location, so there were a lot of episodes towards the end of last season where we never left the lot, so we weren’t even getting the benefit of being in Los Angeles. I would rather be overcast and thus have the ability to go out into some streets, and make this show feel huge and cinematic than having the villain show up at her apartment like four episodes in a row last season, which again I think we got away with it, but I think it would’ve started to feel very small if we continued in L.A. That was one of the reasons that we made the decision to move it to Vancouver, so that we could get scope, so we could go out in the streets. So yes, it might be a little rainy once in awhile, we might be seeing her breath every once awhile, but it’s going to be worth it because the show is actually going to feel bigger.
As revealed during The Flash-Supergirl crossover last year, Supergirl hails from a different universe. Are you planning on bringing Supergirl into our universe?
Not for her entire world, but Kara will be traveling from her dimension to our dimension, “our” being the world that The Flash, Arrow, and Legends lives in.
What’s going on with Kara personally and professionally this season?
For this season, she’s feeling really good about herself as Supergirl. She spent a lot of time last year doubting herself, learning, training, getting stronger and getting better at it. Then, at the end of the year, Superman got taken out and she saved the world all by herself, so we come into season 2 and she feels like she’s got a handle on being Supergirl — it’s everybody else in her life that she feels like, “How can I be a girlfriend? What am I supposed to do with my career? How can I be there for my sister?” So it’s all the Kara stuff that’s really the tough stuff early on, and that’s where Clark comes in. We say it’s like becoming a parent, where when you were a kid, your parents knew everything and then you become an adult and you’re like, “I’m lost, I don’t know what to do.” You realize that neither did your parents; they were making it up as they went, they just presented themselves as knowing it all even if they were dying inside. That’s one of things that Kara says, like, “I know how to be Supergirl, but I don’t know how to do any of this other stuff. But Clark, he makes it look easy, he’s Superman, he’s a great reporter, he’s a great boyfriend. How does he do it?” And Clark says, “I’m making it up as I go, too. It’s all about balancing it and it’s all a day-to-day thing. Just because I make it look easy, doesn’t mean that it is.” So Kara is really growing up this season, that’s really her journey.
What brings Superman to National City?
The two of them actually show up to the same crisis. It wasn’t a turf war, they just both heard about the same tragedy on the news and both flew into action. But they haven’t really gotten a chance to spend time together, especially since she’s come out as Supergirl, and they both want that. Both of them have a bit of sadness about them, they both have that sense of feeling alone, they both have that sense of feeling different, and both of them remark that that loneliness, that alienation, that isolation goes away when they are together. Part of what these episodes explore is that they don’t get that because of the machinations of the plot and of the actions of Project Cadmus, the villains; they both have homes to defend and they have to defend their own turf.
What brings Mon-El (Chris Wood) to Earth?
He’s brought to Earth because he’s from Daxam, just as in the comics, which was a sister world to Krypton. The destruction of Krypton also resulted in a very bad day for Daxam. That’s how he escaped that cataclysm and came to Earth. What’s interesting about it is that Kara has always had mentors, whether it was Laura [Benanti], or it was the Danvers, or whether it was Cat, or Clark, but now she has somebody to take care of, she has somebody to mentor. He’s fresh off the boat — as far as he’s concerned. He got into a pod on Daxam and then the next day was on Earth. She says to somebody in one of the early episodes that she wasn’t sent to Earth to be Supergirl, she was sent to Earth to watch Clark, take care of him and to be a protector. In a way, Mon-El coming here, she’s finally now getting to fill that original mission.
Can they trust him?
Can you trust anybody? You’re very bright. [Laughs.]
At TCA, you teased that a character would be exploring their sexuality this season. It seems that Supergirl would be a prime place for that to happen considering these characters are not as established — especially when you have a character like Maggie Sawyer (Floriana Lima) coming on. What role is she going to play this year?
We’re taking from the comics, where Maggie works for the Science Police, which is the division of the police department that deals with all the out-there crap — all the aliens, all the metahumans, and all that stuff. So that’s how she’ll be coming into the lives of our characters. One of the things we’re doing on Supergirl this year is embracing the idea that there are aliens out there and it’s not just the Fort Rozz aliens, but there’s a whole universe of species, creatures, invaders and explorers that make pit stops on Earth, a little like Men in Black. So Maggie is a strident advocate for alien rights. She says in her introductory episode, growing up gay and Latina in Nebraska made her ideally sympathetic to people who are different and people who don’t quite fit in. So that’s how she comes into everyone’s lives.
What’s up for Alex (Chyler Leigh) this season?
In the first two episodes, Alex is struggling with Clark being in town. It sets up this interesting dynamic where she has been everything to Kara; she’s her family, and she has a little bit of a chip on her shoulder about Clark. She loves him, he’s family and she knows he loves them, but he left Kara on their doorstep. Kara is so excited to see Clark and so excited to be with him, but it’s almost a little bit like Alex feels taken for granted, because she’s the family member who’s put in the time. It sets up an interesting conflict between her and Kara in the first couple of episodes.
Talk about Project Cadmus and whether it’s the big bad this season.
They’re the big bad of the first part of the year — a second big bad will emerge later in the year — but they’re dedicated to eradicating alien life on Earth. They’re fanatics, they’re true believers. What’s interesting about them is it’s this collection of scientists, it’s this collection of very bright, patriotic people who truly believe what they’re saying. That makes them even more dangerous, because they believe they have a point, that ever since these aliens started coming here, the Earth has become this free for all, and human beings are about to get knocked off the food chain. They don’t care that you’re wearing a cape one day, what happens when you turn around and decide I don’t want people cheering for me anymore, I want people bowing before me? So their goal is to eliminate the J’onns and the Supermans and the Supergirls of the world along with all the other evil aliens that are out there — they don’t make that distinction, which creates an interesting problem for our good guys.
What can you tease for characters like Hank (David Harewood), Winn (Jeremy Jordan), and James (Mehcad Brooks)?
James is going to struggle with a new position at work. Winn is actually going to work at the DEO. Cat’s going to fire him, but he’s OK with that, because he’s going to work for Hank and Alex. It’s like the big giant nerd getting to work for the nerd factory, so he’s very happy in that new environment. But also, he’s Winn, and suddenly he’s in this place where people are very serious about their jobs, so we just feel like it’s such a better use of Winn. The stuff that Jeremy is getting to do now, and the way he plays off of David and Chlyer, is hilarious. So I think it’s made those scenes, which last year were sort of devoid of humor, a lot more fun and more Flash-like, in a way. For J’onn, we’re introducing Miss Martian, so J’onn is suddenly going to have this connection to Mars that he’s been lacking for the last 300 years. It’s interesting for him because he’s dealing with survivor’s guilt. Why was I the one who got away and why was I the only one who got to live? He’s spent the last few hundred years burying that, and it’s only because of his interactions with Kara and his deepening relationship with Alex that he gets to start to tap back into that. The arrival of this Martian is really going to open the flood gates.
Will Lucy Lane (Jenna Dewan Tatum) return?
We hope so. We don’t have any immediate plans, but that’s not because we aren’t in love with Jenna.
Is Laura Benanti coming back at all?
Yes, she is. She’s coming back as the A.I. hologram. But it’s actually a funny scene with the A.I. hologram, which we didn’t get to do last year, so it was very fun to write that scene.
Talk about bringing Lynda Carter on as the President of the United States.
Like I said earlier, we’re exploring the idea that there are aliens on Earth. The president has decided to do an executive order to have an alien amnesty act, so if you are a literal illegal alien, you can come forward and get citizenship; you don’t have to stay in the shadows. She very much believes in this cause, which is going to put her in danger, which is going to necessitate Supergirl protecting her. But it’s interesting, it’s allowing the show to talk a little about the world we live in, and talking a little bit about the fear of the unknown and fear of others who are different from us. It’s an interesting take on the immigration debate. We’re really excited about that script and we’re so excited to have her. We’ve had a long and proud tradition of having actors who portrayed these iconic characters, like John Wesley Shipp, Dean Cain, and Helen Slater, and now to add Lynda Carter, we can’t believe it, we can’t believe she said yes. We actually were going to have her in the finale last year, but we couldn’t work her dates out. Rather than just cast somebody else, we pulled the president out of that script hoping we’d get a second season and we would get a chance to do it. When we got the pick-up, literally one of our first phone calls was to her to see what dates she had available. I got to talk to Lynda Carter on the phone. [Laughs.] When I scroll down my phone list sometimes looking for a number, I’ll pass and I’ll see Lynda Carter is in there, Helen Slater is in there, John Wesley Shipp is in there, and it blows my mind that these actors, who were such a part of my life and so part of the national conversation about heroes, I get to work with them.
Lastly, what themes will you explore this year?
Really this year is about coming into one’s own and becoming who you are. In a way, all of the characters are dealing with that. Kara is certainly dealing with that at work; Winn is becoming who he is by working at the DEO; J’onn is stepping out and embracing more being the Manhunter, which is something that he spent 300 years hiding, but now he doesn’t have to hide that anymore.
Supergirl returns Monday at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.
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Por Natalie Abrams 07 Oct 2016 — 9:29 PM EDT
Supergirl has a new home, and with it new opportunities for season 2.
While the show’s move from CBS to The CW won’t mean major plot changes, shifting production from L.A. to Vancouver will alter the show aesthetically — for the better. “It would’ve started to feel very small if we continued in L.A.,” EP Andrew Kreisberg says of the constraints of shooting largely in a studio versus having all of the outdoor locations the Canadian city offers. “That was one of the reasons we made the decision to move, so that we could get scope and go out in the streets. So yes, it might be a little rainy once in a while, and we might see her breath, but it’s going to be worth it because the show is actually going to feel bigger.”
The series is also excited to let its geek flag fly, homing in on comic-book-inspired elements rather than going broad for the CBS audience. “That was less a function of the [network] switch and more out of our own confidence in what we were doing,” Kreisberg says, noting that assuredness spilled over on one particular front. “Everybody had an opinion on what a female superhero should do, be, and say. We all got locked into answering that question a lot at the early stages.” Now that topic will be “shown more by example and less by speeches and dialogue.”
As Supergirl finds its footing, so too will Kara (Melissa Benoist), who feels self-assured in the superhero department, if not yet in personal and professional matters. Many co-workers at CatCo magazine are vying to fill the power vacuum surrounding the departure of Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart, now a recurring guest star), but Kara will have Super-cousin Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin) on hand for counsel as the show acknowledges there’s a whole universe of aliens, not just Kryptonians. Kreisberg previews what’s ahead in season 2:
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How is the show different now moving to The CW?
ANDREW KREISBERG: The pitch that we made to CBS and the pitch we made to the CW aren’t that different. There is going to be a change in the show that I think is a natural progression in a show that’s growing up. We were really blessed with The Flash — The Flash came out fully formed; that show knew what it was very early on. The experience of Supergirl is more akin to the experience we had on Arrow, where we knew there was a great show in there, and every once in awhile we made a great one, but it wasn’t until the back half of that first season — and certainly the beginning of season 2 — that we really felt like we had a handle of what that show was creatively. That’s how we feel about Supergirl, that towards the end of last year, the characters were really coming to life and we were really starting to tell the right stories. Now with season 2, we really feel like this show has gotten, I always say, bigger and smaller; it’s gotten bigger in terms of what we’re able to accomplish in terms of the scope of the show, but it’s also gotten smaller in terms of the characters. We are able to go to deeper places, richer places, and to some places that I think are unexpected.
Maybe even go a little geekier on The CW?
Yeah, I think there’s a level of — I do think that is the biggest change, that there is probably a little more comic book aspect that has probably increased, but I think that was less a function of the switch and more a function of our own confidence in what we were doing. It was certainly a show with — at least for my experience — it was the show with the most eyeballs on it in a weird way, and the most expectations that I personally feel with Arrow and Flash. Because it was the first female superhero on TV in a long time, and then the first female superhero especially in the current explosion of comic book properties, the show had expectations to it and the show had preconceived notions, and the show had I don’t want to say limitations, but everybody had an opinion on what a female superhero should do and be and say. I think all of us collectively as a studio, as a network, as showrunners, as cast, we all got locked into answering that question a lot at the early stages. Once we got past that, and were able to just do a show every week about a superhero, and not get so caught up in what was this show saying for everyone at every single moment, it started to become more what it wants to be. Especially now going to season 2, what the show is trying to say about whether it’s women’s rights, or women’s role in the workplace, or what it means to be a female superhero, or what it means to be a woman juggling all aspects of her life, are shown more by example and less by speeches and dialogue. For us, it’s a really exciting time for the show.
How different will the show be now that production has been moved to Vancouver?
Part of that is the job of the cinematographers and we’ve discussions with them about that. I don’t know how much this was obvious towards the back half of the season, but producing this show in Los Angeles was very difficult in terms of the financials. We couldn’t afford to do all the visual effects and go on location, so there were a lot of episodes towards the end of last season where we never left the lot, so we weren’t even getting the benefit of being in Los Angeles. I would rather be overcast and thus have the ability to go out into some streets, and make this show feel huge and cinematic than having the villain show up at her apartment like four episodes in a row last season, which again I think we got away with it, but I think it would’ve started to feel very small if we continued in L.A. That was one of the reasons that we made the decision to move it to Vancouver, so that we could get scope, so we could go out in the streets. So yes, it might be a little rainy once in awhile, we might be seeing her breath every once awhile, but it’s going to be worth it because the show is actually going to feel bigger.
As revealed during The Flash-Supergirl crossover last year, Supergirl hails from a different universe. Are you planning on bringing Supergirl into our universe?
Not for her entire world, but Kara will be traveling from her dimension to our dimension, “our” being the world that The Flash, Arrow, and Legends lives in.
What’s going on with Kara personally and professionally this season?
For this season, she’s feeling really good about herself as Supergirl. She spent a lot of time last year doubting herself, learning, training, getting stronger and getting better at it. Then, at the end of the year, Superman got taken out and she saved the world all by herself, so we come into season 2 and she feels like she’s got a handle on being Supergirl — it’s everybody else in her life that she feels like, “How can I be a girlfriend? What am I supposed to do with my career? How can I be there for my sister?” So it’s all the Kara stuff that’s really the tough stuff early on, and that’s where Clark comes in. We say it’s like becoming a parent, where when you were a kid, your parents knew everything and then you become an adult and you’re like, “I’m lost, I don’t know what to do.” You realize that neither did your parents; they were making it up as they went, they just presented themselves as knowing it all even if they were dying inside. That’s one of things that Kara says, like, “I know how to be Supergirl, but I don’t know how to do any of this other stuff. But Clark, he makes it look easy, he’s Superman, he’s a great reporter, he’s a great boyfriend. How does he do it?” And Clark says, “I’m making it up as I go, too. It’s all about balancing it and it’s all a day-to-day thing. Just because I make it look easy, doesn’t mean that it is.” So Kara is really growing up this season, that’s really her journey.
What brings Superman to National City?
The two of them actually show up to the same crisis. It wasn’t a turf war, they just both heard about the same tragedy on the news and both flew into action. But they haven’t really gotten a chance to spend time together, especially since she’s come out as Supergirl, and they both want that. Both of them have a bit of sadness about them, they both have that sense of feeling alone, they both have that sense of feeling different, and both of them remark that that loneliness, that alienation, that isolation goes away when they are together. Part of what these episodes explore is that they don’t get that because of the machinations of the plot and of the actions of Project Cadmus, the villains; they both have homes to defend and they have to defend their own turf.
What brings Mon-El (Chris Wood) to Earth?
He’s brought to Earth because he’s from Daxam, just as in the comics, which was a sister world to Krypton. The destruction of Krypton also resulted in a very bad day for Daxam. That’s how he escaped that cataclysm and came to Earth. What’s interesting about it is that Kara has always had mentors, whether it was Laura [Benanti], or it was the Danvers, or whether it was Cat, or Clark, but now she has somebody to take care of, she has somebody to mentor. He’s fresh off the boat — as far as he’s concerned. He got into a pod on Daxam and then the next day was on Earth. She says to somebody in one of the early episodes that she wasn’t sent to Earth to be Supergirl, she was sent to Earth to watch Clark, take care of him and to be a protector. In a way, Mon-El coming here, she’s finally now getting to fill that original mission.
Can they trust him?
Can you trust anybody? You’re very bright. [Laughs.]
At TCA, you teased that a character would be exploring their sexuality this season. It seems that Supergirl would be a prime place for that to happen considering these characters are not as established — especially when you have a character like Maggie Sawyer (Floriana Lima) coming on. What role is she going to play this year?
We’re taking from the comics, where Maggie works for the Science Police, which is the division of the police department that deals with all the out-there crap — all the aliens, all the metahumans, and all that stuff. So that’s how she’ll be coming into the lives of our characters. One of the things we’re doing on Supergirl this year is embracing the idea that there are aliens out there and it’s not just the Fort Rozz aliens, but there’s a whole universe of species, creatures, invaders and explorers that make pit stops on Earth, a little like Men in Black. So Maggie is a strident advocate for alien rights. She says in her introductory episode, growing up gay and Latina in Nebraska made her ideally sympathetic to people who are different and people who don’t quite fit in. So that’s how she comes into everyone’s lives.
What’s up for Alex (Chyler Leigh) this season?
In the first two episodes, Alex is struggling with Clark being in town. It sets up this interesting dynamic where she has been everything to Kara; she’s her family, and she has a little bit of a chip on her shoulder about Clark. She loves him, he’s family and she knows he loves them, but he left Kara on their doorstep. Kara is so excited to see Clark and so excited to be with him, but it’s almost a little bit like Alex feels taken for granted, because she’s the family member who’s put in the time. It sets up an interesting conflict between her and Kara in the first couple of episodes.
Talk about Project Cadmus and whether it’s the big bad this season.
They’re the big bad of the first part of the year — a second big bad will emerge later in the year — but they’re dedicated to eradicating alien life on Earth. They’re fanatics, they’re true believers. What’s interesting about them is it’s this collection of scientists, it’s this collection of very bright, patriotic people who truly believe what they’re saying. That makes them even more dangerous, because they believe they have a point, that ever since these aliens started coming here, the Earth has become this free for all, and human beings are about to get knocked off the food chain. They don’t care that you’re wearing a cape one day, what happens when you turn around and decide I don’t want people cheering for me anymore, I want people bowing before me? So their goal is to eliminate the J’onns and the Supermans and the Supergirls of the world along with all the other evil aliens that are out there — they don’t make that distinction, which creates an interesting problem for our good guys.
What can you tease for characters like Hank (David Harewood), Winn (Jeremy Jordan), and James (Mehcad Brooks)?
James is going to struggle with a new position at work. Winn is actually going to work at the DEO. Cat’s going to fire him, but he’s OK with that, because he’s going to work for Hank and Alex. It’s like the big giant nerd getting to work for the nerd factory, so he’s very happy in that new environment. But also, he’s Winn, and suddenly he’s in this place where people are very serious about their jobs, so we just feel like it’s such a better use of Winn. The stuff that Jeremy is getting to do now, and the way he plays off of David and Chlyer, is hilarious. So I think it’s made those scenes, which last year were sort of devoid of humor, a lot more fun and more Flash-like, in a way. For J’onn, we’re introducing Miss Martian, so J’onn is suddenly going to have this connection to Mars that he’s been lacking for the last 300 years. It’s interesting for him because he’s dealing with survivor’s guilt. Why was I the one who got away and why was I the only one who got to live? He’s spent the last few hundred years burying that, and it’s only because of his interactions with Kara and his deepening relationship with Alex that he gets to start to tap back into that. The arrival of this Martian is really going to open the flood gates.
Will Lucy Lane (Jenna Dewan Tatum) return?
We hope so. We don’t have any immediate plans, but that’s not because we aren’t in love with Jenna.
Is Laura Benanti coming back at all?
Yes, she is. She’s coming back as the A.I. hologram. But it’s actually a funny scene with the A.I. hologram, which we didn’t get to do last year, so it was very fun to write that scene.
Talk about bringing Lynda Carter on as the President of the United States.
Like I said earlier, we’re exploring the idea that there are aliens on Earth. The president has decided to do an executive order to have an alien amnesty act, so if you are a literal illegal alien, you can come forward and get citizenship; you don’t have to stay in the shadows. She very much believes in this cause, which is going to put her in danger, which is going to necessitate Supergirl protecting her. But it’s interesting, it’s allowing the show to talk a little about the world we live in, and talking a little bit about the fear of the unknown and fear of others who are different from us. It’s an interesting take on the immigration debate. We’re really excited about that script and we’re so excited to have her. We’ve had a long and proud tradition of having actors who portrayed these iconic characters, like John Wesley Shipp, Dean Cain, and Helen Slater, and now to add Lynda Carter, we can’t believe it, we can’t believe she said yes. We actually were going to have her in the finale last year, but we couldn’t work her dates out. Rather than just cast somebody else, we pulled the president out of that script hoping we’d get a second season and we would get a chance to do it. When we got the pick-up, literally one of our first phone calls was to her to see what dates she had available. I got to talk to Lynda Carter on the phone. [Laughs.] When I scroll down my phone list sometimes looking for a number, I’ll pass and I’ll see Lynda Carter is in there, Helen Slater is in there, John Wesley Shipp is in there, and it blows my mind that these actors, who were such a part of my life and so part of the national conversation about heroes, I get to work with them.
Lastly, what themes will you explore this year?
Really this year is about coming into one’s own and becoming who you are. In a way, all of the characters are dealing with that. Kara is certainly dealing with that at work; Winn is becoming who he is by working at the DEO; J’onn is stepping out and embracing more being the Manhunter, which is something that he spent 300 years hiding, but now he doesn’t have to hide that anymore.
Supergirl returns Monday at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.
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'Supergirl': Todo lo que hay que saber de la Season 2
Por Sydney Bucksbaum 10 Octubre, 2016 7:10am PT
Supergirl has flown up, up and away from CBS to its new home on The CW, and with the network move comes some pretty big changes.
From all-new sets as the show moved production from Los Angeles to Vancouver as well as several cast additions filling out some iconic DC Comics roles, season two is going to look and feel very different from the super-procedural that aired on CBS. Below, The Hollywood Reporter rounds up everything to know going into the new season in advance of the show's big Monday return.
Family reunion
After an entire year of CBS teasing the existence of Superman on Supergirl without ever actually showing his face, The CW comes out of the gate swinging, introducing Kara's (Melissa Benoist) cousin Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin) in its very first episode since adopting the series. (Hoechlin is slated to appear in the first two episodes of the season with the potential to recur after that). Clark comes to National City to team with Kara when a threat proves to be too much for just one Kryptonian to handle. While donning the tights and cape is a daunting task for anyone to take on, especially when the big screen version is being portrayed by Henry Cavill, Teen Wolf alum Hoechlin is more than up to it. His charm and physical confidence as Superman is balanced out by his awkward sincerity as Clark Kent.
"It's definitely incredibly surreal," Hoechlin says of portraying the iconic DC Comics character. "I know the character represents so much to so many people. This is not a generational thing. This is something literally spread across so much time. There is a lot of responsibility with this character."
Who's in the pod?
At the end of the season one finale, Kara was shocked to see a Kryptonian pod, just like the one she arrived in on Earth, had crash landed right outside her apartment. But the episode ended before viewers could see what was in the pod, and after months of speculation, the Supergirl showrunners revealed at Comic-Con that newly cast Chris Wood (Containment) was playing who/what was in the pod. However, it wasn't until a few weeks later that executive producer Andrew Kreisberg revealed that, "He is, in fact, playing Mon-El."
The DC Comics character is best known for being a substitute for Superman, since he is a hero with almost identical abilities aside from one difference: Superman's weakness is Kryptonite while Mon-El's is lead. In the comics, Mon-El aka Lar Gand is from Daxam, a planet home to Kryptonian colonist descendants the Daxamites, but he journeyed to Krypton, where Jor-El warned him that the planet was about to be destroyed. He gave Lar a map to Earth so he could escape to safety, but when he landed on Earth he suffered from amnesia and couldn't remember any of his past or even his own name. When Supergirl picks up in season two, Mon-El is still asleep, and being held inside the DEO until they can figure out how to wake him, where he's from or what he is.
Trouble in paradise
The season one finale finally saw a real kiss shared by Kara and James (Mehcad Brooks), but don't assume that things will be smooth sailing for this new couple going into season two. In fact, don't even assume that they are, in fact, a couple at all.
"Of course we want Kara to explore her whole self and that includes romance," executive producer Ali Adler says. "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. 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."
What about Winn?
Kara's best friend Winn (Jeremy Jordan) went through so many ups and downs last season, from finding out Kara's true identity to getting rejected by her romantically, so what's in store for him this season? For one thing, a major career change. Winn is going to trade in his CatCo badge for a DEO, making his hobby as Supergirl's tech support his full-blown day job. And that's not the only career change happening this season, as Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart) forces Kara to take a hard look at herself and figure out what she wants to do with the rest of her life. She can't fetch coffee for Cat forever, and expect Kara to find inspiration in the unlikeliest of places.
Speaking of Cat ...
As for Flockhart, the show's move from Los Angeles to Vancouver means Cat won't be around as much in season two as the actress wants to remain local. The former series regular is now a recurring guest star and will only appear in multiple episodes this season.
"Supergirl wouldn't be Supergirl without the amazing Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant," Kreisberg says. "We are so excited Calista has agreed to continue on the show when she can. We and the audience love to see her on screen."
Her reduced role and the reason for Cat's absence will begin to be explained in the season premiere.
The biggest crossover yet
Executive producer Greg Berlanti has made crossovers between his shows an annual event, and the one planned for this year is going to be his biggest endeavor yet. A four-way crossover between Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow is slated for this fall, around the time that midseason finales will air. And the villain that all the DC Comics superheroes will find themselves teaming up to battle are the fictional alien race The Dominators.
"We’re taking inspiration from a DC crossover from the late 1980s known as Invasion! which featured an alien race called The Dominators, who’d previously vexed the Legion of Superheroes," Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim says. "We’re using cutting-edge prosthetics and computer effects to achieve a feature film-quality look which is faithful to Invasion! artist Todd McFarlane’s interpretation of the characters.”
Getting musical
But another crossover is also being planned between Supergirl and The Flash, and this time around, Berlanti is leaning into his casts' musical abilities. Glee grads Benoist and Grant Gustin will get to show off their singing chops when the two series team for a pair of musical episodes this fall.
New faces
Supergirl is expanding its cast going into season two with some iconic roles and iconic actors. Floriana Lima (The Family) joins in a series regular role of Maggie Sawyer, a gay DC Comics character. Maggie, one of the first openly homosexual characters in mainstream comics, is a detective for the National City Police Department who takes a special interest in the cases involving aliens.
And Lynda Carter, the actress who brought the Amazonian superheroine Wonder Woman to life on the small screen, has booked a recurring role as the President of the United States. Berlanti and the other producers had hoped to cast Carter back in season one but her schedule did not work out. Their dream was to get her for season two as the president, and this time, the timing did work out.
Supergirl airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on The CW.
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Por Sydney Bucksbaum 10 Octubre, 2016 7:10am PT
Supergirl has flown up, up and away from CBS to its new home on The CW, and with the network move comes some pretty big changes.
From all-new sets as the show moved production from Los Angeles to Vancouver as well as several cast additions filling out some iconic DC Comics roles, season two is going to look and feel very different from the super-procedural that aired on CBS. Below, The Hollywood Reporter rounds up everything to know going into the new season in advance of the show's big Monday return.
Family reunion
After an entire year of CBS teasing the existence of Superman on Supergirl without ever actually showing his face, The CW comes out of the gate swinging, introducing Kara's (Melissa Benoist) cousin Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin) in its very first episode since adopting the series. (Hoechlin is slated to appear in the first two episodes of the season with the potential to recur after that). Clark comes to National City to team with Kara when a threat proves to be too much for just one Kryptonian to handle. While donning the tights and cape is a daunting task for anyone to take on, especially when the big screen version is being portrayed by Henry Cavill, Teen Wolf alum Hoechlin is more than up to it. His charm and physical confidence as Superman is balanced out by his awkward sincerity as Clark Kent.
"It's definitely incredibly surreal," Hoechlin says of portraying the iconic DC Comics character. "I know the character represents so much to so many people. This is not a generational thing. This is something literally spread across so much time. There is a lot of responsibility with this character."
Who's in the pod?
At the end of the season one finale, Kara was shocked to see a Kryptonian pod, just like the one she arrived in on Earth, had crash landed right outside her apartment. But the episode ended before viewers could see what was in the pod, and after months of speculation, the Supergirl showrunners revealed at Comic-Con that newly cast Chris Wood (Containment) was playing who/what was in the pod. However, it wasn't until a few weeks later that executive producer Andrew Kreisberg revealed that, "He is, in fact, playing Mon-El."
The DC Comics character is best known for being a substitute for Superman, since he is a hero with almost identical abilities aside from one difference: Superman's weakness is Kryptonite while Mon-El's is lead. In the comics, Mon-El aka Lar Gand is from Daxam, a planet home to Kryptonian colonist descendants the Daxamites, but he journeyed to Krypton, where Jor-El warned him that the planet was about to be destroyed. He gave Lar a map to Earth so he could escape to safety, but when he landed on Earth he suffered from amnesia and couldn't remember any of his past or even his own name. When Supergirl picks up in season two, Mon-El is still asleep, and being held inside the DEO until they can figure out how to wake him, where he's from or what he is.
Trouble in paradise
The season one finale finally saw a real kiss shared by Kara and James (Mehcad Brooks), but don't assume that things will be smooth sailing for this new couple going into season two. In fact, don't even assume that they are, in fact, a couple at all.
"Of course we want Kara to explore her whole self and that includes romance," executive producer Ali Adler says. "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. 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."
What about Winn?
Kara's best friend Winn (Jeremy Jordan) went through so many ups and downs last season, from finding out Kara's true identity to getting rejected by her romantically, so what's in store for him this season? For one thing, a major career change. Winn is going to trade in his CatCo badge for a DEO, making his hobby as Supergirl's tech support his full-blown day job. And that's not the only career change happening this season, as Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart) forces Kara to take a hard look at herself and figure out what she wants to do with the rest of her life. She can't fetch coffee for Cat forever, and expect Kara to find inspiration in the unlikeliest of places.
Speaking of Cat ...
As for Flockhart, the show's move from Los Angeles to Vancouver means Cat won't be around as much in season two as the actress wants to remain local. The former series regular is now a recurring guest star and will only appear in multiple episodes this season.
"Supergirl wouldn't be Supergirl without the amazing Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant," Kreisberg says. "We are so excited Calista has agreed to continue on the show when she can. We and the audience love to see her on screen."
Her reduced role and the reason for Cat's absence will begin to be explained in the season premiere.
The biggest crossover yet
Executive producer Greg Berlanti has made crossovers between his shows an annual event, and the one planned for this year is going to be his biggest endeavor yet. A four-way crossover between Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow is slated for this fall, around the time that midseason finales will air. And the villain that all the DC Comics superheroes will find themselves teaming up to battle are the fictional alien race The Dominators.
"We’re taking inspiration from a DC crossover from the late 1980s known as Invasion! which featured an alien race called The Dominators, who’d previously vexed the Legion of Superheroes," Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim says. "We’re using cutting-edge prosthetics and computer effects to achieve a feature film-quality look which is faithful to Invasion! artist Todd McFarlane’s interpretation of the characters.”
Getting musical
But another crossover is also being planned between Supergirl and The Flash, and this time around, Berlanti is leaning into his casts' musical abilities. Glee grads Benoist and Grant Gustin will get to show off their singing chops when the two series team for a pair of musical episodes this fall.
New faces
Supergirl is expanding its cast going into season two with some iconic roles and iconic actors. Floriana Lima (The Family) joins in a series regular role of Maggie Sawyer, a gay DC Comics character. Maggie, one of the first openly homosexual characters in mainstream comics, is a detective for the National City Police Department who takes a special interest in the cases involving aliens.
And Lynda Carter, the actress who brought the Amazonian superheroine Wonder Woman to life on the small screen, has booked a recurring role as the President of the United States. Berlanti and the other producers had hoped to cast Carter back in season one but her schedule did not work out. Their dream was to get her for season two as the president, and this time, the timing did work out.
Supergirl airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on The CW.
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Por Christina Radish 10 Oct 2016
In Season 2 of The CW series Supergirl, the life of Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist), aka Supergirl, is changing. She finds herself teaming up with her cousin, Clark Kent/Superman (Tyler Hoechlin), to stop a new threat in National City, a job change at CatCo will have her working for a new boss (Ian Gomez), a Luthor (Katie McGrath) has come to town in an attempt to rehabilitate the family name, another pod has come crashing to Earth and who’s inside of it is still a mystery, and Cadmus is really stepping things up. And on top of all that, it’s never easy for a superhero to find the right balance between saving the world and having a personal life.
Collider was recently invited to participate in a conference call (along with a handful of other press outlets) to promote the new season of the hit show. During the interview, actress Melissa Benoist talked about what she’s learned about Supergirl, how the move from CBS to The CW has changed things, why the introduction of Superman was a natural progression for the story they’re telling, how ridiculously awesome it is to work alongside other superheroes, Mon-El’s (Chris Wood) arrival, getting a new boss at CatCo, the role of Cadmus, working with Lynda Carter, the four-show cross-over, and the upcoming musical episode. Be aware that there are some spoilers discussed.
Question: Now that you’ve been with this character for awhile, what’s something that you know about Supergirl now that you’re able to use in your performance, that you didn’t know when you were first starting with her?
MELISSA BENOIST: That’s a good question. In a lot of respects, I’m still learning a lot about her. Last season, we spent a lot of time with her just trying to figure out how to be a hero, in the first place, and where she stood on that. But, I think what I’ve discovered the most about her is her fortitude and just how strong she really is. Every time I get a new script and I read what she’s doing, I know she’s Kryptonian and I know she’s the girl of steel, but I’m always astonished by how much strength of character she has. This character never, ever gives up. There’s always a way out. So, I think I do carry that forward into every new episode. Things do get dark and things get sticky, but I like the fact that she’s trying to outsmart her way from bad situations.
Kara has dealt with a lot of loss, and already did before even deciding to become a hero, let alone what she’s had to deal with since then. How does that loss affect her, going forward? Will it change her disposition, at all?
BENOIST: The trait of Kara’s that I’ve always admired is how she chooses to find the positive in anything. She’s really overcome all of that loss. Sure, last season, she experienced even more of it, but I do think it’s really ingrained in her to keep moving forward. She keeps fighting for what’s right and what’s good in the world, regardless of any kind of pain or loss that she’s experienced. That’s one of the constants about her. Even when she’s shaken to the core, she knows she has to turn it around to survive. She’s a survivor.
Did switching networks from CBS to The CW change the way you make the show, in any way?
BENOIST: In some ways more than others. Now, we’re in a different country, so that’s quite a big change. But, it’s nice. I think we feel a lot closer than we did. Last year, in L.A., we would go and live our own lives, outside of work. This year, we’re all up here (in Vancouver), as a unit. It’s really solidified our relationship, as a cast. In the day to day, with the storylines, we’re all really happy with the scripts and there are really exciting new stories. Every character is afforded a lot of change. There’s a lot to really dig into, and everybody is really excited about it and fulfilled by it. Little small things have changed and we’ve had to move to a new city, but it’s all good and I think it’s all for the best. The show is really better off for it.
Some fans have been worried that introducing Superman would take the focus away from Supergirl, on her own show. Was that something that you worried about, and how do you feel the show handled it?
BENOIST: I wasn’t worried about it. I thought it was the natural progression of our story. We spent last season really solidifying how she wanted to approach being Supergirl and being a hero. He’s her only living family member, and I think that’s kind of a necessary relationship to explore, for both characters. I believe it really rewarded us, as a cast. You not only get to see how amazing the relationship between Kal-El and Kara is, but he has relationships with everyone on the show. He has history with a lot of them, and some of them he meets for the first time and it’s hilarious, like with Winn (Jeremy Jordan). It’s only going to benefit the show, and Tyler Hoechlin is the man to do it. He’s perfect in the role, I think.
In the premiere, Supergirl says that she’s dreamed of teaming up with Superman. What was it like the first time you and Tyler Hoechlin worked together, in your superhero suits? Does it ever feel like just another day at work, or is that always ridiculously awesome?
BENOIST: Whenever you’re with someone else in another superhero suit, it always feels ridiculously awesome. I felt that way with Grant [Gustin], and definitely felt that way with Tyler. Being with Tyler felt familial, and it felt pretty amazing. There’s not a lot of people that get to do this, and that’s pretty special. What these character represent is so cool. We were like giddy kids, super excited about it. Some days, it does feel like another day at the office, when you’re in the Supergirl suit for four days in a row. But outside and flying with Superman, yeah, that’s cool.
Now that you actually have someone that it playing Superman in the world of your show, how does that change the way you think about the character, as an actor? When you have to make reference of him, do you think about Tyler Hoechlin?
BENOIST: Before it was just this ghostly entity, in the shadows. We did reference him quite a bit, but there wasn’t anything personal to latch onto. I had to be a little more in my imagination about it. Now, of course, I think of Tyler, every time we reference him. He’s done such a wonderful job bringing the character to life. He kind of is Superman, as Tyler. I do think it really is nice to have that gauge now. It feels closer. It feels like their relationship is a little more solidified, especially for Kara. When I play her, I get to feel that now.
What can you say about Mon-El (Chris Wood), and how he will relate to Kara?
BENOIST: Well, he’s fallen to Earth in a pod, just like Kara’s. It’s pretty mysterious. They’re not quite sure where he’s come from or how he got to Earth, and if he came from the Phantom Zone or somewhere else. I can tell you that he has a huge role to play in the season, and he’s going to change everyone’s lives. He’s a huge part of the massive amounts of changes that are happening in Season 2.
Cat (Calista Flockhart) has always been hard on Kara, but it’s also been pretty clear that that’s because she sees a lot of potential in her. So, how challenging will it be for Kara to really step out from behind that, this season, and have a new boss that might not be as impressed by her? How will that new dynamic be different?
BENOIST: That will be one of her biggest challenges yet. There was a comfort to that relationship with Cat. They were growing together, and Cat really pushed her to always do her best. I think she really thrived on that guidance. And now, it’s her on her own, making her own success. That’s such a joy to play. Ian Gomez, who plays Snapper Carr, the new boss, is fantastic. He’s headstrong and really sharp-witted, and he’s a great edition to the CatCo world. It doesn’t fill the void of Cat Grant for Kara, whatsoever, because he doesn’t like Kara or Supergirl. It really poses a huge obstacle for her. I think it’s allowing for her to discover this new heroic side of herself, where she has to use her wits. She’s fighting for justice through words and through investigating. I think it’s going to make her grow in a different way, but it’s not necessarily something Kara wants. I don’t think she likes change.
Now that Kara has decided to take on the role of reporter at CatCo, how will her day to day life change?
BENOIST: It definitely forces her to get out of the office quite a bit, but it’s a bit more of a juggle. She still has her position at the DEO, and she’s trying to figure out her personal life. I honestly don’t know how she does her day to day. Thank goodness she has super speed and can fly because it’s not humanly possible. But it will heighten her senses, too. It’s fun to play that that is a huge part of her now. She might be involved in something that she thinks is a good story, and now she has the freedom to try to pursue that. It gives her a bigger purpose, outside of being Supergirl. I think it’s important to have a personal life, a career, and the heroics. They all have their own purpose in her life.
Is Snapper Carr going to be a mentor for Kara, or is he more of a terrifying boss?
BENOIST: In Whiplash, Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) is someone who pushes people past their limits, and Snapper has those qualities about him. Not as bad, but he definitely is a really, really tough critic and a tough boss to work for. I think that makes you a mentor to someone, when you really challenge them that much. So, in a way, he’s a mentor, but maybe reluctantly so.
With Cadmus becoming more of a threat this season, when will we get to see Kara discover just what that’s all about?
BENOIST: Cadmus are pretty prevalent, right away, and they’re causing a lot of trouble, from the get-go in Season 2. They went from being this villainous outside threat to now being very vocal that they want to mess with her life even more. And they’re really scary! It’s a really ominous threat. You’ll see quite a bit of them, and it’s really interesting.
Whenever you add a Luthor to the mix, it usually doesn’t mean anything good for the House of El. What can you say about how Kara and Lena interact, throughout the season?
BENOIST: Lena (Katie McGrath) has come to National City to rebrand her brother’s company, and to rebrand it in the name of good. She wants to change the world for the better. That being said, obviously it’s hard for anyone in the House of El to trust a Luthor, and Clark and Kara are both very aware of that. But Kara and Lena’s relationship is a very interesting one, and it’s one that we’re still figuring out.
Kara obviously takes her hero status very seriously. With all that’s currently going on in the world and with where we’re at, as a culture, do you feel like there’s any evolution in her message?
BENOIST: I think that women’s rights is very prominent in politics right now, as it should be. A lot of women everywhere are speaking out and are really fighting for change and equality. I hope that our show has even a little bit to do with that, even if it’s just influencing the younger generation to realize that, when they’re older, they can have all the things that they want and they are strong enough. We should all be on an equal playing field. I learned a lot about that, from being around Lynda Carter. I do think that, in any circumstance, until it’s not a conversation anymore and it’s just a given that there are more female characters leading their own shows, every show counts. It does make for change. Lynda was one of the pioneers of that, and she was doing it on her own. She was the only female superhero, at that time, and it’s pretty impressive, what she did and what she went through.
What was it like to work with Lynda Carter, as a fellow actor?
BENOIST: Everyone was so excited for her to come. The best way to describe it is that she’s exactly what you would expect her to be like. She is truly wonderful. She’s really great to be around, and she’s full of sound advice and amazing stories. She’s lived such a cool, interesting life. It was a really unique experience that this woman had, and I loved working with her. I think everyone on the show did, too. And she looks amazing!
What’s it like to be a part of the four show cross-over, with Arrow, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow, and get to interact with all of those characters? Is there anyone you were most excited to do a scene with?
BENOIST: I was really excited for Kara to interact with all of them. They’re all so different and singular and unique that I think she could have funny interactions with all of them. Of course, I love whenever she’s around The Flash. It’s so fun. I think the interaction with Arrow brings some comedy and interesting antics. I was excited for her to meet Canary and Atom, and just everyone, really. We’ve been shooting it, and we’re in the middle of filming that. It’s been so much fun. I can’t even tell you how much fun it’s been. It’s a crazy feeling to be surrounded by that many people in superhero outfits.
In the premiere episode, there’s a line about Gotham. Now that there’s a four-part cross-over coming up later on, do you hope that Kara could get to visit Gotham and meet Batman someday?
BENOIST: I don’t know if that’s ever even possible, but how funny would that be. I think it’s always funny to see someone like Kara or someone like Barry Allen meet characters that are so dark and brooding with a lot of demons. Their sunny disposition juxtaposed with that is hilarious. So, yeah, I would love that, but I don’t know if that’s possible.
We know that you’re doing a musical episode with The Flash. Is there anything you can tease about that?
BENOIST: I wish I could tease something about it, but I know just about as much as you do. I know it’s happening and I know that I’m excited, but that’s about it.
Supergirl airs on Monday nights on The CW.
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Por Christina Radish 10 Oct 2016
In Season 2 of The CW series Supergirl, the life of Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist), aka Supergirl, is changing. She finds herself teaming up with her cousin, Clark Kent/Superman (Tyler Hoechlin), to stop a new threat in National City, a job change at CatCo will have her working for a new boss (Ian Gomez), a Luthor (Katie McGrath) has come to town in an attempt to rehabilitate the family name, another pod has come crashing to Earth and who’s inside of it is still a mystery, and Cadmus is really stepping things up. And on top of all that, it’s never easy for a superhero to find the right balance between saving the world and having a personal life.
Collider was recently invited to participate in a conference call (along with a handful of other press outlets) to promote the new season of the hit show. During the interview, actress Melissa Benoist talked about what she’s learned about Supergirl, how the move from CBS to The CW has changed things, why the introduction of Superman was a natural progression for the story they’re telling, how ridiculously awesome it is to work alongside other superheroes, Mon-El’s (Chris Wood) arrival, getting a new boss at CatCo, the role of Cadmus, working with Lynda Carter, the four-show cross-over, and the upcoming musical episode. Be aware that there are some spoilers discussed.
Question: Now that you’ve been with this character for awhile, what’s something that you know about Supergirl now that you’re able to use in your performance, that you didn’t know when you were first starting with her?
MELISSA BENOIST: That’s a good question. In a lot of respects, I’m still learning a lot about her. Last season, we spent a lot of time with her just trying to figure out how to be a hero, in the first place, and where she stood on that. But, I think what I’ve discovered the most about her is her fortitude and just how strong she really is. Every time I get a new script and I read what she’s doing, I know she’s Kryptonian and I know she’s the girl of steel, but I’m always astonished by how much strength of character she has. This character never, ever gives up. There’s always a way out. So, I think I do carry that forward into every new episode. Things do get dark and things get sticky, but I like the fact that she’s trying to outsmart her way from bad situations.
Kara has dealt with a lot of loss, and already did before even deciding to become a hero, let alone what she’s had to deal with since then. How does that loss affect her, going forward? Will it change her disposition, at all?
BENOIST: The trait of Kara’s that I’ve always admired is how she chooses to find the positive in anything. She’s really overcome all of that loss. Sure, last season, she experienced even more of it, but I do think it’s really ingrained in her to keep moving forward. She keeps fighting for what’s right and what’s good in the world, regardless of any kind of pain or loss that she’s experienced. That’s one of the constants about her. Even when she’s shaken to the core, she knows she has to turn it around to survive. She’s a survivor.
Did switching networks from CBS to The CW change the way you make the show, in any way?
BENOIST: In some ways more than others. Now, we’re in a different country, so that’s quite a big change. But, it’s nice. I think we feel a lot closer than we did. Last year, in L.A., we would go and live our own lives, outside of work. This year, we’re all up here (in Vancouver), as a unit. It’s really solidified our relationship, as a cast. In the day to day, with the storylines, we’re all really happy with the scripts and there are really exciting new stories. Every character is afforded a lot of change. There’s a lot to really dig into, and everybody is really excited about it and fulfilled by it. Little small things have changed and we’ve had to move to a new city, but it’s all good and I think it’s all for the best. The show is really better off for it.
Some fans have been worried that introducing Superman would take the focus away from Supergirl, on her own show. Was that something that you worried about, and how do you feel the show handled it?
BENOIST: I wasn’t worried about it. I thought it was the natural progression of our story. We spent last season really solidifying how she wanted to approach being Supergirl and being a hero. He’s her only living family member, and I think that’s kind of a necessary relationship to explore, for both characters. I believe it really rewarded us, as a cast. You not only get to see how amazing the relationship between Kal-El and Kara is, but he has relationships with everyone on the show. He has history with a lot of them, and some of them he meets for the first time and it’s hilarious, like with Winn (Jeremy Jordan). It’s only going to benefit the show, and Tyler Hoechlin is the man to do it. He’s perfect in the role, I think.
In the premiere, Supergirl says that she’s dreamed of teaming up with Superman. What was it like the first time you and Tyler Hoechlin worked together, in your superhero suits? Does it ever feel like just another day at work, or is that always ridiculously awesome?
BENOIST: Whenever you’re with someone else in another superhero suit, it always feels ridiculously awesome. I felt that way with Grant [Gustin], and definitely felt that way with Tyler. Being with Tyler felt familial, and it felt pretty amazing. There’s not a lot of people that get to do this, and that’s pretty special. What these character represent is so cool. We were like giddy kids, super excited about it. Some days, it does feel like another day at the office, when you’re in the Supergirl suit for four days in a row. But outside and flying with Superman, yeah, that’s cool.
Now that you actually have someone that it playing Superman in the world of your show, how does that change the way you think about the character, as an actor? When you have to make reference of him, do you think about Tyler Hoechlin?
BENOIST: Before it was just this ghostly entity, in the shadows. We did reference him quite a bit, but there wasn’t anything personal to latch onto. I had to be a little more in my imagination about it. Now, of course, I think of Tyler, every time we reference him. He’s done such a wonderful job bringing the character to life. He kind of is Superman, as Tyler. I do think it really is nice to have that gauge now. It feels closer. It feels like their relationship is a little more solidified, especially for Kara. When I play her, I get to feel that now.
What can you say about Mon-El (Chris Wood), and how he will relate to Kara?
BENOIST: Well, he’s fallen to Earth in a pod, just like Kara’s. It’s pretty mysterious. They’re not quite sure where he’s come from or how he got to Earth, and if he came from the Phantom Zone or somewhere else. I can tell you that he has a huge role to play in the season, and he’s going to change everyone’s lives. He’s a huge part of the massive amounts of changes that are happening in Season 2.
Cat (Calista Flockhart) has always been hard on Kara, but it’s also been pretty clear that that’s because she sees a lot of potential in her. So, how challenging will it be for Kara to really step out from behind that, this season, and have a new boss that might not be as impressed by her? How will that new dynamic be different?
BENOIST: That will be one of her biggest challenges yet. There was a comfort to that relationship with Cat. They were growing together, and Cat really pushed her to always do her best. I think she really thrived on that guidance. And now, it’s her on her own, making her own success. That’s such a joy to play. Ian Gomez, who plays Snapper Carr, the new boss, is fantastic. He’s headstrong and really sharp-witted, and he’s a great edition to the CatCo world. It doesn’t fill the void of Cat Grant for Kara, whatsoever, because he doesn’t like Kara or Supergirl. It really poses a huge obstacle for her. I think it’s allowing for her to discover this new heroic side of herself, where she has to use her wits. She’s fighting for justice through words and through investigating. I think it’s going to make her grow in a different way, but it’s not necessarily something Kara wants. I don’t think she likes change.
Now that Kara has decided to take on the role of reporter at CatCo, how will her day to day life change?
BENOIST: It definitely forces her to get out of the office quite a bit, but it’s a bit more of a juggle. She still has her position at the DEO, and she’s trying to figure out her personal life. I honestly don’t know how she does her day to day. Thank goodness she has super speed and can fly because it’s not humanly possible. But it will heighten her senses, too. It’s fun to play that that is a huge part of her now. She might be involved in something that she thinks is a good story, and now she has the freedom to try to pursue that. It gives her a bigger purpose, outside of being Supergirl. I think it’s important to have a personal life, a career, and the heroics. They all have their own purpose in her life.
Is Snapper Carr going to be a mentor for Kara, or is he more of a terrifying boss?
BENOIST: In Whiplash, Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) is someone who pushes people past their limits, and Snapper has those qualities about him. Not as bad, but he definitely is a really, really tough critic and a tough boss to work for. I think that makes you a mentor to someone, when you really challenge them that much. So, in a way, he’s a mentor, but maybe reluctantly so.
With Cadmus becoming more of a threat this season, when will we get to see Kara discover just what that’s all about?
BENOIST: Cadmus are pretty prevalent, right away, and they’re causing a lot of trouble, from the get-go in Season 2. They went from being this villainous outside threat to now being very vocal that they want to mess with her life even more. And they’re really scary! It’s a really ominous threat. You’ll see quite a bit of them, and it’s really interesting.
Whenever you add a Luthor to the mix, it usually doesn’t mean anything good for the House of El. What can you say about how Kara and Lena interact, throughout the season?
BENOIST: Lena (Katie McGrath) has come to National City to rebrand her brother’s company, and to rebrand it in the name of good. She wants to change the world for the better. That being said, obviously it’s hard for anyone in the House of El to trust a Luthor, and Clark and Kara are both very aware of that. But Kara and Lena’s relationship is a very interesting one, and it’s one that we’re still figuring out.
Kara obviously takes her hero status very seriously. With all that’s currently going on in the world and with where we’re at, as a culture, do you feel like there’s any evolution in her message?
BENOIST: I think that women’s rights is very prominent in politics right now, as it should be. A lot of women everywhere are speaking out and are really fighting for change and equality. I hope that our show has even a little bit to do with that, even if it’s just influencing the younger generation to realize that, when they’re older, they can have all the things that they want and they are strong enough. We should all be on an equal playing field. I learned a lot about that, from being around Lynda Carter. I do think that, in any circumstance, until it’s not a conversation anymore and it’s just a given that there are more female characters leading their own shows, every show counts. It does make for change. Lynda was one of the pioneers of that, and she was doing it on her own. She was the only female superhero, at that time, and it’s pretty impressive, what she did and what she went through.
What was it like to work with Lynda Carter, as a fellow actor?
BENOIST: Everyone was so excited for her to come. The best way to describe it is that she’s exactly what you would expect her to be like. She is truly wonderful. She’s really great to be around, and she’s full of sound advice and amazing stories. She’s lived such a cool, interesting life. It was a really unique experience that this woman had, and I loved working with her. I think everyone on the show did, too. And she looks amazing!
What’s it like to be a part of the four show cross-over, with Arrow, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow, and get to interact with all of those characters? Is there anyone you were most excited to do a scene with?
BENOIST: I was really excited for Kara to interact with all of them. They’re all so different and singular and unique that I think she could have funny interactions with all of them. Of course, I love whenever she’s around The Flash. It’s so fun. I think the interaction with Arrow brings some comedy and interesting antics. I was excited for her to meet Canary and Atom, and just everyone, really. We’ve been shooting it, and we’re in the middle of filming that. It’s been so much fun. I can’t even tell you how much fun it’s been. It’s a crazy feeling to be surrounded by that many people in superhero outfits.
In the premiere episode, there’s a line about Gotham. Now that there’s a four-part cross-over coming up later on, do you hope that Kara could get to visit Gotham and meet Batman someday?
BENOIST: I don’t know if that’s ever even possible, but how funny would that be. I think it’s always funny to see someone like Kara or someone like Barry Allen meet characters that are so dark and brooding with a lot of demons. Their sunny disposition juxtaposed with that is hilarious. So, yeah, I would love that, but I don’t know if that’s possible.
We know that you’re doing a musical episode with The Flash. Is there anything you can tease about that?
BENOIST: I wish I could tease something about it, but I know just about as much as you do. I know it’s happening and I know that I’m excited, but that’s about it.
Supergirl airs on Monday nights on The CW.
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- El icónico momento de Supermán en "Supergirl" Fue improvisado y tiene enlaces con "Smallville" (CBR):
El icónico momento de Supermán en "Supergirl" Fue improvisado y tiene enlaces con "Smallville"
Por Brett White 10 Oct 2016
As the first and one of the most iconic superheroes of all time, there are countless images that come to mind when you hear the name “Superman.” One of those happens to be of the hero’s dramatic transformation, usually with mild-mannered Clark Kent running and ripping his button-down shirt open to reveal the Superman symbol. That shot has been used in countless cartoons, movies and television shows — and now the CW’s “Supergirl” gets to use it to.
Trailers for the show’s sophomore season have shown actor Tyler Hoechlin pulling the famous move as he runs down an alley. During an interview with CBR, “Supergirl” premiere director Glen Winter revealed that the trailer-worthy moment was all ad libbed.
“I had a vision in my head of what I wanted to do,” Winter told CBR. “In the script, it basically said, ‘Clark ducks into an alley and opens his shirt.’ The shot from behind where you see him running in the suit and taking off wasn’t even in the script. I was like, ‘He’s here. He’s in the suit. We have to do it.’ Originally in the script, he rips open his shirt and you cut to him flying up in the stratosphere. I didn’t want to deny the audience the opportunity to see him take off for the first time.”
Winter has an extensive history with superheroes on TV, too, as he’s directed episodes of all of the CW’s DC superhero shows — even including a few from “Supergirl’s” debut season on CBS. His tenure even stretches back to “Smallville,” where he helmed a dozen episodes but never got to do the iconic “S” reveal shot.
“For me, any kind of graphic, cinematic moment that I can play out — if it’s not in the script, I’ll add it,” Winter continued. “Sometimes it’s a nice surprise for the producers. It can’t hurt to do a little bit more instead of a little less. Running him down the alley was super-fun, exciting and iconic. Again, I never got to do that on ‘Smallville.’ That was certainly noted, too.”
Starring Melissa Benoist as the Girl of Steel, “Supergirl” returns for season two tonight at 8 pm ET/PT on The CW. The series also stars David Harewood as Martian Manhunter, Mehcad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen, Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers and Jeremy Jordan as Winn Schott and features appearances by Calista Flockhart’s Cat Grant as well as Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman.
http://www.cbr.com/supergirls-iconic-su ... ille-ties/
Por Brett White 10 Oct 2016
As the first and one of the most iconic superheroes of all time, there are countless images that come to mind when you hear the name “Superman.” One of those happens to be of the hero’s dramatic transformation, usually with mild-mannered Clark Kent running and ripping his button-down shirt open to reveal the Superman symbol. That shot has been used in countless cartoons, movies and television shows — and now the CW’s “Supergirl” gets to use it to.
Trailers for the show’s sophomore season have shown actor Tyler Hoechlin pulling the famous move as he runs down an alley. During an interview with CBR, “Supergirl” premiere director Glen Winter revealed that the trailer-worthy moment was all ad libbed.
“I had a vision in my head of what I wanted to do,” Winter told CBR. “In the script, it basically said, ‘Clark ducks into an alley and opens his shirt.’ The shot from behind where you see him running in the suit and taking off wasn’t even in the script. I was like, ‘He’s here. He’s in the suit. We have to do it.’ Originally in the script, he rips open his shirt and you cut to him flying up in the stratosphere. I didn’t want to deny the audience the opportunity to see him take off for the first time.”
Winter has an extensive history with superheroes on TV, too, as he’s directed episodes of all of the CW’s DC superhero shows — even including a few from “Supergirl’s” debut season on CBS. His tenure even stretches back to “Smallville,” where he helmed a dozen episodes but never got to do the iconic “S” reveal shot.
“For me, any kind of graphic, cinematic moment that I can play out — if it’s not in the script, I’ll add it,” Winter continued. “Sometimes it’s a nice surprise for the producers. It can’t hurt to do a little bit more instead of a little less. Running him down the alley was super-fun, exciting and iconic. Again, I never got to do that on ‘Smallville.’ That was certainly noted, too.”
Starring Melissa Benoist as the Girl of Steel, “Supergirl” returns for season two tonight at 8 pm ET/PT on The CW. The series also stars David Harewood as Martian Manhunter, Mehcad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen, Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers and Jeremy Jordan as Winn Schott and features appearances by Calista Flockhart’s Cat Grant as well as Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman.
http://www.cbr.com/supergirls-iconic-su ... ille-ties/
- Productor de "Supergirl" adelanta la reunión familiar de Kara, el futuro con James, las nuevas amenazas y más en la S2 (TVLine):
Productor de "Supergirl" adelanta la reunión familiar de Kara, el futuro con James, las nuevas amenazas y más en la S2
Por Andy Swift y Matt Webb Mitovich / 10 Octubre 2016, 7:38 AM PDT
Supergirl has some weighty decisions to make in Monday’s second season premiere (The CW, 8/7c), ranging from who she can trust to what she should wear on a very special date — and who are we to say which is more important?
VIDEOSLegends of Tomorrow Trailer: Get a First Look at The CW’s Four-Way Crossover
TVLine spoke with executive producers Andrew Kreisberg and Ali Adler about the good (Superman!), the bad (Project Cadmus!) and the to-be-determined (Mon-El?) facing the Kryptonian crimefighter in Season 2:
TVLINE | So are we picking up right where we left off?
KREISBERG | Yeah, [Monday’s premiere] opens with her finding the pod. But there’s a little bit of an action sequence before it, filling it out, which is exciting. It’s what you didn’t get to see at the end of last season, because we ran out of money.
TVLINE | But you always knew that Mon-El was going to be in the pod?
KREISBERG | Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. We always knew. You know, we might have been coy in the press, but…
TVLINE | Educate us a bit on Mon-El. Who is he in the scheme of things?
KREISBERG | Mon-El is actually from a sister world to Krypton. He’s from Daxam, so his powers aren’t quite at the same level as hers, but he’s long been associated with Superman and with Supergirl in the comics and he’s…
Supergirl / Flash / Arrow / Legends of Tomorrow Crossover Photos
arrow-supergirl Launch Gallery
TVLINE | A friend or foe?
KREISBERG | Both — and we’re putting our own spin on the character, which we always try to do, so that we’re not spoon-feeding direct mythology right out of the comic books. We’re trying to make it interesting for everybody, so we’re kind of excited about it.
ADLER | I always wish I could have seen those first few weeks and months of Kara experiencing life on Earth. I miss not knowing her point of view at that time. What’s been exciting with Mon-El is that he lands and has the same questions she might have had. But this time, she’s the teacher guiding this fish out of water through his first days on Earth.
TVLINE | What’s going to thrust us into action this season?
KREISBERG | There’s a chain of events that forces Superman and Supergirl to team up, and them getting to spend some time in each other’s lives, which they haven’t previously gotten to do. That’s sort of the engine that starts the season. And Project Cadmus, this evil organization dedicated to eradicating alien life on Earth, their two biggest targets are Superman and Supergirl.
TVLINE | Did you feel like addressing the Superman in the room was something you needed to do in Season 2?
KREISBERG | That is actually part of the story of the first two episodes: “Why are you in one city and I’m in another?” Part of the emotional story is they kind of want to be together, because they both have that sense of longing, missing that that sense of home and family that they both lost. But the world won’t let them be together.
TVLINE | Is Superman brought in to teach Kara a specific lesson?
ADLER | Actually, I think you’ll be surprised to find it’s the opposite. Kara definitely teaches him, as well. This Supergirl — it’s her show, it’s her point of view — and we waited until she literally saved the earth to bring him on. Yes, he has more experience as Superman, but they both have a lot to teach each other.
TVLINE | What is Kara up to professionally? What does she choose to do over at CatCo?
KREISBERG | We don’t want to give that away just yet, but so much of this season is about Kara figuring out that aspect of her life. She’s really come into her own as Supergirl, and she doesn’t really doubt her powers or her ability to function as a superhero and as the protector of National City, but trying to figure out what Kara’s going to do with her life — what she’s going to do with Jimmy, what she’s going to do with her job — makes up a large portion of the early part of the season.
TVLINE | Is this going result in, like, maybe 10 percent fewer workplace interactions for her, James and Winn, or do they still finding ways to see each other, to be together at the office?
KREISBERG | There’s still going to be ways for them to be at the office. The workplace is not going away. But Winn is actually going to get fired and go work for the DEO, which is going to be really exciting.
TVLINE | How would you compare Snapper Carr (Cougar Town’s Ian Gomez) to Cat as a supervisor?
KREISBERG | Snapper is going to make Cat look warm and fuzzy. [Laughs] He’s very brusque. He does not think Kara is spunky or cute, and he is not interested in mentoring anybody. It’s sort of like when you spend two years working for a boss and you learn all their idiosyncrasies, and then your reward for doing such a great job is… to get a new job where you know nothing. Suddenly you’re on the bottom again and you’re dealing with a new boss that you don’t know. That’s sort of what Kara is going through, where as difficult as she thought it was working for Cat, the truth is she was actually great at her job, and she knew what her place was. And now she’s thrust into this new role where she’s lost and at sea and having to figure that out.
TVLINE | What brings Lena Luthor to town? Does she have chip on her shoulder?
KREISBERG | She does have a chip on her shoulder. In our iteration, Superman has finally defeated Lex and sent him to prison, and his company has fallen into ill repute because he’s obviously associated with all of these terrible things that are happening. So Lena is renaming the company from Luther Corp to LCorp. She’s trying to change the face of her company of her family — and how do you do that when every time she walks in a room, it’s like, “Oh, that’s Lena Luthor,” followed by whispers and “Never trust a Luthor.” Part of her journey in these opening episodes is getting Kara and Clark to overcome their own prejudices, so it’s really interesting where she’s coming from. She says to Kara in the opening episode, “Can you imagine, every time you go somewhere, people judging you? Not based on you, but based on the actions of your family,” and Kara, with Superman as her cousin, can actually relate.
TVLINE | Will Alex and Kara still have each other to lean on, and vice versa?
ADLER | Alex Danvers is someone I created, and she’s been such a voice of strength and power — a real Supergirl in her own right. The sisters are always going to be at the core of the show. Last season, Alex learned what being powerful is about, and she will find that voice for herself. That’s what this season is about for a lot of characters, finding their own power.
TVLINE | Is Maggie Sawyer any kind of threat to us, or purely an ally?
KREISBERG | She’s an ally. She’s part of the Science Police, which is the portion of the police department that deals with anything out of the ordinary. We’ll be bumping into her a lot and questions of jurisdiction versus the DEO will be coming up. Maggie is also strong proponent for alien rights, which is going to be coming up.
TVLINE | Anything you can say about Metallo?
ADLER | Just that it’s really cool what happens with him. He’s incredibly dynamic, and we’re really thrilled.
TVLINE | Why are you bringing on this Miss Martian?
KREISBERG | We wanted to have a great story for J’onn, David Harewood’s character. She and the Martian Manhunter are tied together in the comic books, and we wanted to expand his story and his world. She’ll be coming in in Episode 3 and recurring.
TVLINE | Lastly, is there a Big Bad for Season 2?
KREISBERG | Project Cadmus is going to be the Big Bad for the early part of the season, and then a new Big Bad will emerge that we want to keep on the down low.
https://tvline.com/2016/10/10/supergirl ... interview/
Por Andy Swift y Matt Webb Mitovich / 10 Octubre 2016, 7:38 AM PDT
Supergirl has some weighty decisions to make in Monday’s second season premiere (The CW, 8/7c), ranging from who she can trust to what she should wear on a very special date — and who are we to say which is more important?
VIDEOSLegends of Tomorrow Trailer: Get a First Look at The CW’s Four-Way Crossover
TVLine spoke with executive producers Andrew Kreisberg and Ali Adler about the good (Superman!), the bad (Project Cadmus!) and the to-be-determined (Mon-El?) facing the Kryptonian crimefighter in Season 2:
TVLINE | So are we picking up right where we left off?
KREISBERG | Yeah, [Monday’s premiere] opens with her finding the pod. But there’s a little bit of an action sequence before it, filling it out, which is exciting. It’s what you didn’t get to see at the end of last season, because we ran out of money.
TVLINE | But you always knew that Mon-El was going to be in the pod?
KREISBERG | Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. We always knew. You know, we might have been coy in the press, but…
TVLINE | Educate us a bit on Mon-El. Who is he in the scheme of things?
KREISBERG | Mon-El is actually from a sister world to Krypton. He’s from Daxam, so his powers aren’t quite at the same level as hers, but he’s long been associated with Superman and with Supergirl in the comics and he’s…
Supergirl / Flash / Arrow / Legends of Tomorrow Crossover Photos
arrow-supergirl Launch Gallery
TVLINE | A friend or foe?
KREISBERG | Both — and we’re putting our own spin on the character, which we always try to do, so that we’re not spoon-feeding direct mythology right out of the comic books. We’re trying to make it interesting for everybody, so we’re kind of excited about it.
ADLER | I always wish I could have seen those first few weeks and months of Kara experiencing life on Earth. I miss not knowing her point of view at that time. What’s been exciting with Mon-El is that he lands and has the same questions she might have had. But this time, she’s the teacher guiding this fish out of water through his first days on Earth.
TVLINE | What’s going to thrust us into action this season?
KREISBERG | There’s a chain of events that forces Superman and Supergirl to team up, and them getting to spend some time in each other’s lives, which they haven’t previously gotten to do. That’s sort of the engine that starts the season. And Project Cadmus, this evil organization dedicated to eradicating alien life on Earth, their two biggest targets are Superman and Supergirl.
TVLINE | Did you feel like addressing the Superman in the room was something you needed to do in Season 2?
KREISBERG | That is actually part of the story of the first two episodes: “Why are you in one city and I’m in another?” Part of the emotional story is they kind of want to be together, because they both have that sense of longing, missing that that sense of home and family that they both lost. But the world won’t let them be together.
TVLINE | Is Superman brought in to teach Kara a specific lesson?
ADLER | Actually, I think you’ll be surprised to find it’s the opposite. Kara definitely teaches him, as well. This Supergirl — it’s her show, it’s her point of view — and we waited until she literally saved the earth to bring him on. Yes, he has more experience as Superman, but they both have a lot to teach each other.
TVLINE | What is Kara up to professionally? What does she choose to do over at CatCo?
KREISBERG | We don’t want to give that away just yet, but so much of this season is about Kara figuring out that aspect of her life. She’s really come into her own as Supergirl, and she doesn’t really doubt her powers or her ability to function as a superhero and as the protector of National City, but trying to figure out what Kara’s going to do with her life — what she’s going to do with Jimmy, what she’s going to do with her job — makes up a large portion of the early part of the season.
TVLINE | Is this going result in, like, maybe 10 percent fewer workplace interactions for her, James and Winn, or do they still finding ways to see each other, to be together at the office?
KREISBERG | There’s still going to be ways for them to be at the office. The workplace is not going away. But Winn is actually going to get fired and go work for the DEO, which is going to be really exciting.
TVLINE | How would you compare Snapper Carr (Cougar Town’s Ian Gomez) to Cat as a supervisor?
KREISBERG | Snapper is going to make Cat look warm and fuzzy. [Laughs] He’s very brusque. He does not think Kara is spunky or cute, and he is not interested in mentoring anybody. It’s sort of like when you spend two years working for a boss and you learn all their idiosyncrasies, and then your reward for doing such a great job is… to get a new job where you know nothing. Suddenly you’re on the bottom again and you’re dealing with a new boss that you don’t know. That’s sort of what Kara is going through, where as difficult as she thought it was working for Cat, the truth is she was actually great at her job, and she knew what her place was. And now she’s thrust into this new role where she’s lost and at sea and having to figure that out.
TVLINE | What brings Lena Luthor to town? Does she have chip on her shoulder?
KREISBERG | She does have a chip on her shoulder. In our iteration, Superman has finally defeated Lex and sent him to prison, and his company has fallen into ill repute because he’s obviously associated with all of these terrible things that are happening. So Lena is renaming the company from Luther Corp to LCorp. She’s trying to change the face of her company of her family — and how do you do that when every time she walks in a room, it’s like, “Oh, that’s Lena Luthor,” followed by whispers and “Never trust a Luthor.” Part of her journey in these opening episodes is getting Kara and Clark to overcome their own prejudices, so it’s really interesting where she’s coming from. She says to Kara in the opening episode, “Can you imagine, every time you go somewhere, people judging you? Not based on you, but based on the actions of your family,” and Kara, with Superman as her cousin, can actually relate.
TVLINE | Will Alex and Kara still have each other to lean on, and vice versa?
ADLER | Alex Danvers is someone I created, and she’s been such a voice of strength and power — a real Supergirl in her own right. The sisters are always going to be at the core of the show. Last season, Alex learned what being powerful is about, and she will find that voice for herself. That’s what this season is about for a lot of characters, finding their own power.
TVLINE | Is Maggie Sawyer any kind of threat to us, or purely an ally?
KREISBERG | She’s an ally. She’s part of the Science Police, which is the portion of the police department that deals with anything out of the ordinary. We’ll be bumping into her a lot and questions of jurisdiction versus the DEO will be coming up. Maggie is also strong proponent for alien rights, which is going to be coming up.
TVLINE | Anything you can say about Metallo?
ADLER | Just that it’s really cool what happens with him. He’s incredibly dynamic, and we’re really thrilled.
TVLINE | Why are you bringing on this Miss Martian?
KREISBERG | We wanted to have a great story for J’onn, David Harewood’s character. She and the Martian Manhunter are tied together in the comic books, and we wanted to expand his story and his world. She’ll be coming in in Episode 3 and recurring.
TVLINE | Lastly, is there a Big Bad for Season 2?
KREISBERG | Project Cadmus is going to be the Big Bad for the early part of the season, and then a new Big Bad will emerge that we want to keep on the down low.
https://tvline.com/2016/10/10/supergirl ... interview/
- Ali Adler sobre la introducción de Supermán, Mon-El & Más (accesshollywood):
Ali Adler sobre la introducción de Supermán, Mon-El & Más
Por Jolie Lash 10 Oct, 2016 9:15 AM PDT
"Supergirl" is back and she's about to get a visit from a Kryptonian relative when the show makes its Season 2 debut on The CW on Monday night.
Tyler Hoechlin joins the show as Clark Kent/Superman, the famous cousin of Melissa Benoist's Kara Danvers/Supergirl.
"What's really crazy about that role, obviously, is it may be the most iconic role, probably ever," Executive Producer Ali Adler told Access Hollywood, when we asked her about watching playback of Tyler in the role. "Stepping into that suit is, I think a very daunting – and Tyler talked about that a little bit – a very daunting thing, but we just were so amazed. … He created his own character. It's very much his own Clark Kent, very much his own Superman and we're just so honored that he accepted the role and he just has so much fun with our cast and crew. It's just really been a privilege to work with him."
Although one of the most famous superheroes ever is coming to the "Supergirl" universe, the show will retain its focus on its core hero.
"It's very much, for us, her show and her point of view and in no way does him coming to play with us overshadow that," Ali said.
When Superman does arrive, there is some big news he's set to learn -- James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks) is dating his cousin, Kara.
"We definitely address that very quickly in the first couple episodes," Ali said.
Superman isn't the only out-of-this-world visitor making his debut in Season 2 of "Supergirl." Also on the way is the introduction of the alien in the pod – Mon-El – played by "The Vampire Diaries" and "Containment" alum Chris Wood.
"When Kara crash landed on our planet many, many years ago, she was a fish out of water, but we didn't get the opportunity to see her go through her childhood and we had the privilege of going in flashback several times in Season 1, to see young Kara with young Alex on the planet with the Danvers, but I think we really get to have Kara -- our Supergirl -- now lead someone fresh, fish out of water, not knowing any of the customs or culture," Ali said. "And it's very much her finally being the guide, as it were. [What] she was originally sent here from Krypton to do, was to guide -- to essentially be Superman, or Kal-El's babysitter, but that never got to happen."
Asked about the Mon-El costume, Ali didn't share specifics, but promised the show has its "own take."
"We definitely have our own take on it and Kiersten Ronning, who does all of our amazing wardrobe, brilliant designer of all things 'Supergirl,' has done an amazing job," she said.
"He lands and we'll see what happens to him," she added.
As fans of "Supergirl" know, the show moved production from Los Angeles to Vancouver over the summer. And while Calista Flockhart will continue to play CatCo boss Cat Grant in Season 2, she'll do so as a recurring guest star. So will that mean Cat will move on to a bigger job at CatCo, as say, an editor-at-large, who won't spend as much time in the office?
"I think that obviously is something we want to address in the first couple episodes as we return," Ali said. "Calista is just one of the true greats that I've ever had the pleasure to work with, both personally and what she brings us on the stage. I just have never been more impressed. I mean, we have tremendous cast, but she's just a tremendous person, so I hope she comes to see us a lot and we're hoping that will be true."
"Cougar Town's" Ian Gomez joins "Supergirl" this season as Snapper Carr, who will become CatCo's new editor in chief, and he may, like Cat has done, help Kara grow.
"I think, as all of us grow in our professional relationships, our relationships grow and I think that she will be challenged by Snapper Carr, who is working at CatCo now and played by Ian Gomez who is so incredibly brilliant," Ali said. "In ways, Cat was a mentor to her and I think Snapper can be, but it's not always -- I mean if you thought Cat was a cozy fit -- I'm saying that basically in italics -- Snapper is a less Cozy fit, but it doesn't mean she doesn't have much to learn from him professionally."
"Supergirl" Season 2 airs Monday at 8/7c on The CW.
https://www.accesshollywood.com/article ... n-el-more/
Por Jolie Lash 10 Oct, 2016 9:15 AM PDT
"Supergirl" is back and she's about to get a visit from a Kryptonian relative when the show makes its Season 2 debut on The CW on Monday night.
Tyler Hoechlin joins the show as Clark Kent/Superman, the famous cousin of Melissa Benoist's Kara Danvers/Supergirl.
"What's really crazy about that role, obviously, is it may be the most iconic role, probably ever," Executive Producer Ali Adler told Access Hollywood, when we asked her about watching playback of Tyler in the role. "Stepping into that suit is, I think a very daunting – and Tyler talked about that a little bit – a very daunting thing, but we just were so amazed. … He created his own character. It's very much his own Clark Kent, very much his own Superman and we're just so honored that he accepted the role and he just has so much fun with our cast and crew. It's just really been a privilege to work with him."
Although one of the most famous superheroes ever is coming to the "Supergirl" universe, the show will retain its focus on its core hero.
"It's very much, for us, her show and her point of view and in no way does him coming to play with us overshadow that," Ali said.
When Superman does arrive, there is some big news he's set to learn -- James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks) is dating his cousin, Kara.
"We definitely address that very quickly in the first couple episodes," Ali said.
Superman isn't the only out-of-this-world visitor making his debut in Season 2 of "Supergirl." Also on the way is the introduction of the alien in the pod – Mon-El – played by "The Vampire Diaries" and "Containment" alum Chris Wood.
"When Kara crash landed on our planet many, many years ago, she was a fish out of water, but we didn't get the opportunity to see her go through her childhood and we had the privilege of going in flashback several times in Season 1, to see young Kara with young Alex on the planet with the Danvers, but I think we really get to have Kara -- our Supergirl -- now lead someone fresh, fish out of water, not knowing any of the customs or culture," Ali said. "And it's very much her finally being the guide, as it were. [What] she was originally sent here from Krypton to do, was to guide -- to essentially be Superman, or Kal-El's babysitter, but that never got to happen."
Asked about the Mon-El costume, Ali didn't share specifics, but promised the show has its "own take."
"We definitely have our own take on it and Kiersten Ronning, who does all of our amazing wardrobe, brilliant designer of all things 'Supergirl,' has done an amazing job," she said.
"He lands and we'll see what happens to him," she added.
As fans of "Supergirl" know, the show moved production from Los Angeles to Vancouver over the summer. And while Calista Flockhart will continue to play CatCo boss Cat Grant in Season 2, she'll do so as a recurring guest star. So will that mean Cat will move on to a bigger job at CatCo, as say, an editor-at-large, who won't spend as much time in the office?
"I think that obviously is something we want to address in the first couple episodes as we return," Ali said. "Calista is just one of the true greats that I've ever had the pleasure to work with, both personally and what she brings us on the stage. I just have never been more impressed. I mean, we have tremendous cast, but she's just a tremendous person, so I hope she comes to see us a lot and we're hoping that will be true."
"Cougar Town's" Ian Gomez joins "Supergirl" this season as Snapper Carr, who will become CatCo's new editor in chief, and he may, like Cat has done, help Kara grow.
"I think, as all of us grow in our professional relationships, our relationships grow and I think that she will be challenged by Snapper Carr, who is working at CatCo now and played by Ian Gomez who is so incredibly brilliant," Ali said. "In ways, Cat was a mentor to her and I think Snapper can be, but it's not always -- I mean if you thought Cat was a cozy fit -- I'm saying that basically in italics -- Snapper is a less Cozy fit, but it doesn't mean she doesn't have much to learn from him professionally."
"Supergirl" Season 2 airs Monday at 8/7c on The CW.
https://www.accesshollywood.com/article ... n-el-more/
- Melissa Benoist habla sobre el 'sueño' del debut de Superman y cómo las hermanas Danvers se harán más fuertes en la S2 (etonline):
Melissa Benoist habla sobre el 'sueño' del debut de Superman y cómo las hermanas Danvers se harán más fuertes en la S2
Por Leanne Aguilera 11:05 AM PDT, 10 Oct, 2016
Hold onto your capes -- Supergirl is officially back for season two!
Tonight, the action-packed drama makes its highly anticipated move from CBS to join Greg Berlanti's DC Comics superhero lineup on The CW. We've already seen tonight's high-flying premiere (subtle brag totally intended!) and trust us when we tell you that the sophomore season of Supergirl is off to a sensational start -- especially with the addition of Tyler Hoechlin as Superman.
To get you even more pumped for all the alien adventures ahead, ET caught up with the Girl of Steel herself, Melissa Benoist, on Supergirl's new Vancouver-based set to get the exclusive scoop on Superman's debut, the epic four-part superhero crossover and how the Danvers sisters will become closer than ever!
In tonight's premiere, fans will finally have the pleasure of meeting Kara's Kryptonian cousin, Kal-El -- aka Clark Kent -- and Benoist reveals that working alongside Hoechlin was "a dream."
"He is so fun and he's so easy to work with. Tyler kind of is Superman. He's just inherently good inside and out and we have the best time," she says. "We would have these moments where he would trip over something and I'd stumble my words, and he would look at me and be like, 'People should just be rolling on us right now because we are so ridiculous!' Like we are Clark and Kara."
With the new network change, Benoist adds that there's an "exciting feeling" in the air now that the opportunity for more crossovers is possible. "It's kind of like we've expanded even more into the comic book world then we were last season," she shares. "It just feels like everyone has got a shot of energy, like we got this pump of adrenaline into the show."
Later this year, Supergirl will kick off the unprecedented four-part crossover event with Arrow, The Flash and DC's Legends of Tomorrow. "It's going to be really exciting and fun, but it's a little daunting. I don't know how I am going to feel being in a room with all those other superheroes," Benoist admits.
When asked who she's most excited to see Kara share a scene with, Benoist is quick with her reply. "I think the relationship between Oliver and Kara will be hilarious," she says. "I just feel like there is going to be so much room to have misunderstandings there. And I am really excited to work with Caity Lotz -- she is a badass."
Speaking of badasses, Benoist's on-screen sister, Chyler Leigh, will be stepping up her DEO fighting skills as Alex Danvers. "She is more than a badass!" Benoist gushes. "She's my heart."
The 28-year-old actress spilled that the fan-favorite relationship between the Danvers sisters is only going to get stronger in season two. "It's only going to grow. I think it's the most important relationship on the show," Benoist says. "We are exploring every facet of sisterhood: how women support each other, and how they understand each other. How they communicate, how they love, and how they fight. You are just going to see more and more of that and it's really fulfilling to play those scenes."
Season two of Supergirl premieres tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
http://www.etonline.com/tv/199989_exclu ... s_sisters/
Por Leanne Aguilera 11:05 AM PDT, 10 Oct, 2016
Hold onto your capes -- Supergirl is officially back for season two!
Tonight, the action-packed drama makes its highly anticipated move from CBS to join Greg Berlanti's DC Comics superhero lineup on The CW. We've already seen tonight's high-flying premiere (subtle brag totally intended!) and trust us when we tell you that the sophomore season of Supergirl is off to a sensational start -- especially with the addition of Tyler Hoechlin as Superman.
To get you even more pumped for all the alien adventures ahead, ET caught up with the Girl of Steel herself, Melissa Benoist, on Supergirl's new Vancouver-based set to get the exclusive scoop on Superman's debut, the epic four-part superhero crossover and how the Danvers sisters will become closer than ever!
In tonight's premiere, fans will finally have the pleasure of meeting Kara's Kryptonian cousin, Kal-El -- aka Clark Kent -- and Benoist reveals that working alongside Hoechlin was "a dream."
"He is so fun and he's so easy to work with. Tyler kind of is Superman. He's just inherently good inside and out and we have the best time," she says. "We would have these moments where he would trip over something and I'd stumble my words, and he would look at me and be like, 'People should just be rolling on us right now because we are so ridiculous!' Like we are Clark and Kara."
With the new network change, Benoist adds that there's an "exciting feeling" in the air now that the opportunity for more crossovers is possible. "It's kind of like we've expanded even more into the comic book world then we were last season," she shares. "It just feels like everyone has got a shot of energy, like we got this pump of adrenaline into the show."
Later this year, Supergirl will kick off the unprecedented four-part crossover event with Arrow, The Flash and DC's Legends of Tomorrow. "It's going to be really exciting and fun, but it's a little daunting. I don't know how I am going to feel being in a room with all those other superheroes," Benoist admits.
When asked who she's most excited to see Kara share a scene with, Benoist is quick with her reply. "I think the relationship between Oliver and Kara will be hilarious," she says. "I just feel like there is going to be so much room to have misunderstandings there. And I am really excited to work with Caity Lotz -- she is a badass."
Speaking of badasses, Benoist's on-screen sister, Chyler Leigh, will be stepping up her DEO fighting skills as Alex Danvers. "She is more than a badass!" Benoist gushes. "She's my heart."
The 28-year-old actress spilled that the fan-favorite relationship between the Danvers sisters is only going to get stronger in season two. "It's only going to grow. I think it's the most important relationship on the show," Benoist says. "We are exploring every facet of sisterhood: how women support each other, and how they understand each other. How they communicate, how they love, and how they fight. You are just going to see more and more of that and it's really fulfilling to play those scenes."
Season two of Supergirl premieres tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
http://www.etonline.com/tv/199989_exclu ... s_sisters/
- Productor de "Supergirl" adelanta más aventuras basadas en cómics (CBR):
Productor de "Supergirl" adelanta más aventuras basadas en cómics
Por Brett White 10 Oct 2016
The CW’s slate of DC superhero shows have rarely shied away from their source material. The shows have included everything from comic-accurate costumes to classic super villains — even telepathic gorillas. Even “Supergirl’s” debut season on CBS featured a storyline pulled right from the comics; the episode “For The Girl Who Has Everything” was directly inspired by the classic Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons Superman story “For The Man Who Has Everything.”
With “Supergirl” returning for its second season (and its first on the CW) tonight, CBR asked executive producer Ali Adler whether or not the show will adapt any more comic stories and give them a “Supergirl” spin. As Adler revealed in an interview with CBR, the answer — is yes
“Yes, we’re absolutely discussing some memorable comic books,” said Adler. “It’s all comic books. Let’s remember that. We owe all of this to the tremendous writers and artists and colorists before us. We’re just borrowing from their inspiration. So, that was a very specific one. Yes, we will be exploring iconic issues, but it’s all inspired by these tremendous artists before us.”
There’s also one thing coming up this season that you can’t do in a printed comic book: a musical episode. Adler also spoke about the genre episode that will see the CW’s super-stars use their super-voices. “It’s hard to look around our set and see people like Grant Gustin or Melissa Benoist — both of whom I’ve worked with on ‘Glee’ — and everybody has some musical talent that was absolutely shocking. Mehcad Brooks does, Tyler Hoechlin does and David Harewood does. Jeremy Jordan is certainly the toast of Broadway. It would be remiss of us not to use every ounce of these actors’ talent. The singing between scenes just became ‘What if we did?’ That’s what we are and when dreams happen in the moment.”
Starring Melissa Benoist as the Girl of Steel, “Supergirl” returns for season two tonight at 8 pm ET/PT on The CW. The series also stars David Harewood as Martian Manhunter, Mehcad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen, Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers and Jeremy Jordan as Winn Schott and features appearances by Calista Flockhart’s Cat Grant as well as Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman.
http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-ep-teases- ... dventures/?
Por Brett White 10 Oct 2016
The CW’s slate of DC superhero shows have rarely shied away from their source material. The shows have included everything from comic-accurate costumes to classic super villains — even telepathic gorillas. Even “Supergirl’s” debut season on CBS featured a storyline pulled right from the comics; the episode “For The Girl Who Has Everything” was directly inspired by the classic Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons Superman story “For The Man Who Has Everything.”
With “Supergirl” returning for its second season (and its first on the CW) tonight, CBR asked executive producer Ali Adler whether or not the show will adapt any more comic stories and give them a “Supergirl” spin. As Adler revealed in an interview with CBR, the answer — is yes
“Yes, we’re absolutely discussing some memorable comic books,” said Adler. “It’s all comic books. Let’s remember that. We owe all of this to the tremendous writers and artists and colorists before us. We’re just borrowing from their inspiration. So, that was a very specific one. Yes, we will be exploring iconic issues, but it’s all inspired by these tremendous artists before us.”
There’s also one thing coming up this season that you can’t do in a printed comic book: a musical episode. Adler also spoke about the genre episode that will see the CW’s super-stars use their super-voices. “It’s hard to look around our set and see people like Grant Gustin or Melissa Benoist — both of whom I’ve worked with on ‘Glee’ — and everybody has some musical talent that was absolutely shocking. Mehcad Brooks does, Tyler Hoechlin does and David Harewood does. Jeremy Jordan is certainly the toast of Broadway. It would be remiss of us not to use every ounce of these actors’ talent. The singing between scenes just became ‘What if we did?’ That’s what we are and when dreams happen in the moment.”
Starring Melissa Benoist as the Girl of Steel, “Supergirl” returns for season two tonight at 8 pm ET/PT on The CW. The series also stars David Harewood as Martian Manhunter, Mehcad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen, Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers and Jeremy Jordan as Winn Schott and features appearances by Calista Flockhart’s Cat Grant as well as Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman.
http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-ep-teases- ... dventures/?
- Melissa Benoist y Ali Adler hablan sobre Superman: ‘No llega para salvar el día’ (Variety):
Melissa Benoist y Ali Adler hablan sobre Superman: ‘No llega para salvar el día’
Por Jacob Bryant 10 Octubre 10, 2016 | 03:05PM PT
The first season of “Supergirl” saw the Girl of Steel (Melissa Benoist) come to terms with her abilities, don the famous House of El symbol, and take to the skies.
Now — as Season 2 begins — Kara has experience as Supergirl under her belt. She’s made an ally of the Martian Manhunter (David Harewood), saved National City from Non’s (Chris Vance) plan, and learned that her adoptive father Jeremiah (Dean Cain) may not be dead after all.
Variety spoke with Benoist and executive producer Ali Adler about what to expect from Season 2, Superman heading to National City, and the show’s move from CBS to The CW.
I know you’ve been asked this question a million times, but have there been any major differences in your transition from CBS to The CW?
Adler: CBS gave us the opportunity to fly and now with Season 2 I think we’ve learned to do some tricks up in the air. The CW has offered us a real home and I think we really fit in with the rest of the hero universe on the network.
Benoist: Now we’re in a different country [Canada], so that’s quite a big change. It’s been nice though and I think it has really solidified the cast. We are closer now, because last year in L.A. we would go and live our own lives after work, and now we’re all up here together as a unit.
Was it always the plan to bring Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) into the fold in Season 2, and were there any concerns about introducing him?
Adler: It was always the hope to tell the story of Kara’s super-cousin, but it is very much her show and through her lens. It would be remiss of us not to tell the story of Superman, but it remains very much her story. They’re working together — he’s not coming in to save the day — and they really end up helping each other.
Benoist: I wasn’t worried about it, I thought it felt like the natural progression of our story. We spent last season solidifying how Kara wanted to approach being Supergirl, and Superman being her only living family member, it’s a necessary relationship to explore.
I think it’s only going to reap benefits, and Tyler is the man to do it.
Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart) has always been hard on Kara, but it’s pretty clear it’s because she sees potential in her. How challenging will it be for Kara to have a new boss who may not be as impressed with her?
Benoist: It poses one of her biggest challenges yet. There was a sort-of comfort with that relationship with Cat — she always pushed her to do her best and Kara really thrived from that guidance — and now it has to be her on her own.
Snapper Carr (Ian Gomez), the new boss, is fantastic. He’s headstrong and really sharp-witted, and a great addition to the CatCo world. It doesn’t necessarily fill the void of Cat Grant for Kara though, because he doesn’t like Kara or Supergirl.
Last season was focused on Kara learning how to be Supergirl. What kind of focus or theme can we expect from Season 2?
Adler: Last season was about Kara becoming powerful, and being an example to all the characters around her. This season is about the rest of our characters — Chyler (Leigh) as Alex, David (Harewood) as J’onn J’onzz, and so on — they’ve taken cues from Kara in them becoming more powerful this season. They were inspired, as National City was, to become their best self.
“Supergirl” returns for Season 2 Monday night at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/supergi ... 201883737/
Por Jacob Bryant 10 Octubre 10, 2016 | 03:05PM PT
The first season of “Supergirl” saw the Girl of Steel (Melissa Benoist) come to terms with her abilities, don the famous House of El symbol, and take to the skies.
Now — as Season 2 begins — Kara has experience as Supergirl under her belt. She’s made an ally of the Martian Manhunter (David Harewood), saved National City from Non’s (Chris Vance) plan, and learned that her adoptive father Jeremiah (Dean Cain) may not be dead after all.
Variety spoke with Benoist and executive producer Ali Adler about what to expect from Season 2, Superman heading to National City, and the show’s move from CBS to The CW.
I know you’ve been asked this question a million times, but have there been any major differences in your transition from CBS to The CW?
Adler: CBS gave us the opportunity to fly and now with Season 2 I think we’ve learned to do some tricks up in the air. The CW has offered us a real home and I think we really fit in with the rest of the hero universe on the network.
Benoist: Now we’re in a different country [Canada], so that’s quite a big change. It’s been nice though and I think it has really solidified the cast. We are closer now, because last year in L.A. we would go and live our own lives after work, and now we’re all up here together as a unit.
Was it always the plan to bring Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) into the fold in Season 2, and were there any concerns about introducing him?
Adler: It was always the hope to tell the story of Kara’s super-cousin, but it is very much her show and through her lens. It would be remiss of us not to tell the story of Superman, but it remains very much her story. They’re working together — he’s not coming in to save the day — and they really end up helping each other.
Benoist: I wasn’t worried about it, I thought it felt like the natural progression of our story. We spent last season solidifying how Kara wanted to approach being Supergirl, and Superman being her only living family member, it’s a necessary relationship to explore.
I think it’s only going to reap benefits, and Tyler is the man to do it.
Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart) has always been hard on Kara, but it’s pretty clear it’s because she sees potential in her. How challenging will it be for Kara to have a new boss who may not be as impressed with her?
Benoist: It poses one of her biggest challenges yet. There was a sort-of comfort with that relationship with Cat — she always pushed her to do her best and Kara really thrived from that guidance — and now it has to be her on her own.
Snapper Carr (Ian Gomez), the new boss, is fantastic. He’s headstrong and really sharp-witted, and a great addition to the CatCo world. It doesn’t necessarily fill the void of Cat Grant for Kara though, because he doesn’t like Kara or Supergirl.
Last season was focused on Kara learning how to be Supergirl. What kind of focus or theme can we expect from Season 2?
Adler: Last season was about Kara becoming powerful, and being an example to all the characters around her. This season is about the rest of our characters — Chyler (Leigh) as Alex, David (Harewood) as J’onn J’onzz, and so on — they’ve taken cues from Kara in them becoming more powerful this season. They were inspired, as National City was, to become their best self.
“Supergirl” returns for Season 2 Monday night at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/supergi ... 201883737/
- Supergirl: Sobre la sorprendente decisión de Kara... (EW):
Supergirl: Sobre la sorprendente decisión de Kara...
Por Natalie Abrams 10 Oct 2016 — 9:00 PM EDT
“Last year was all about figuring out how to be Supergirl, and now it’s time I figure out how to be Kara.”
It was like Kara (Melissa Benoist) was breaking the fourth wall to explain why she made the surprising move to call things off with James (Mehcad Brooks) in the season 2 premiere of Supergirl after spending so much of the first season trying to win his affections.
Picking up where the first season left off — basically hours after Kara and James’ first kiss — the Girl of Steel was faced with a slew of new challenges, whether it was the crash-landing of Mon-El from Daxam, the Venture crisis that facilitated the arrival of Superman (Tyler Hoechlin), or having to protect Lena Luthor (Katie McGrath) from the soon-to-be villain Metallo (Frederick Schmidt).
Despite their relationship being in its infancy, it was then that Kara realized that she and James are better off as friends as she tries to find herself — and the show, too, finds its footing at a new network. Of course, this could just be a temporary break, a way for the writers to reinvigorate the will-they-won’t-they dynamic, but it could also be a true step in a different direction. Shedding this relationship provides new opportunities for Kara and the super series that don’t necessarily have to do with her love life.
Case in point, here’s what executive producer Andrew Kreisberg teased about Kara’s journey this season in our recent deep-dive: “For this season, she’s feeling really good about herself as Supergirl,” he said. “She spent a lot of time last year doubting herself, learning, training, getting stronger, and getting better at it. Then, at the end of the year, Superman got taken out and she saved the world all by herself, so we come into season 2 and she feels like she’s got a handle on being Supergirl — it’s everybody else in her life that she feels like, ‘How can I be a girlfriend? What am I supposed to do with my career? How can I be there for my sister?’ So it’s all the Kara stuff that’s really the tough stuff early on, and that’s where Clark comes in.” (Continue reading here).
Besides, Kara will have plenty of other things to deal with soon, especially when it comes to the premiere’s tag scene. The 100 and Desperate Housewives alum Brenda Strong made her debut — she’ll recur this season —welcoming John Corben to Project Cadmus, before injecting him with Kryptonite, effectively turning him into the supervillain Metallo.
Supergirl airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/10/su ... p-season-2
Por Natalie Abrams 10 Oct 2016 — 9:00 PM EDT
“Last year was all about figuring out how to be Supergirl, and now it’s time I figure out how to be Kara.”
It was like Kara (Melissa Benoist) was breaking the fourth wall to explain why she made the surprising move to call things off with James (Mehcad Brooks) in the season 2 premiere of Supergirl after spending so much of the first season trying to win his affections.
Picking up where the first season left off — basically hours after Kara and James’ first kiss — the Girl of Steel was faced with a slew of new challenges, whether it was the crash-landing of Mon-El from Daxam, the Venture crisis that facilitated the arrival of Superman (Tyler Hoechlin), or having to protect Lena Luthor (Katie McGrath) from the soon-to-be villain Metallo (Frederick Schmidt).
Despite their relationship being in its infancy, it was then that Kara realized that she and James are better off as friends as she tries to find herself — and the show, too, finds its footing at a new network. Of course, this could just be a temporary break, a way for the writers to reinvigorate the will-they-won’t-they dynamic, but it could also be a true step in a different direction. Shedding this relationship provides new opportunities for Kara and the super series that don’t necessarily have to do with her love life.
Case in point, here’s what executive producer Andrew Kreisberg teased about Kara’s journey this season in our recent deep-dive: “For this season, she’s feeling really good about herself as Supergirl,” he said. “She spent a lot of time last year doubting herself, learning, training, getting stronger, and getting better at it. Then, at the end of the year, Superman got taken out and she saved the world all by herself, so we come into season 2 and she feels like she’s got a handle on being Supergirl — it’s everybody else in her life that she feels like, ‘How can I be a girlfriend? What am I supposed to do with my career? How can I be there for my sister?’ So it’s all the Kara stuff that’s really the tough stuff early on, and that’s where Clark comes in.” (Continue reading here).
Besides, Kara will have plenty of other things to deal with soon, especially when it comes to the premiere’s tag scene. The 100 and Desperate Housewives alum Brenda Strong made her debut — she’ll recur this season —welcoming John Corben to Project Cadmus, before injecting him with Kryptonite, effectively turning him into the supervillain Metallo.
Supergirl airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/10/su ... p-season-2
- Tyler Hoechlin & Andrew Kreisberg hablan sobre la versión de 'Supermán' en "Supergirl" (ksitetv):
Tyler Hoechlin & Andrew Kreisberg hablan sobre la versión de 'Supermán' en "Supergirl"
Por Craig Byrne 11 Octubre, 2016I
Following a screening of next week’s Supergirl episode “The Last Children of Krypton” (see a preview here), Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg and actor Tyler Hoechlin discussed the episode at a press Q&A. Among the subjects discussed was, of course, Hoechlin’s approach to playing Supergirl’s version of the Man of Steel, Superman. Did he have any influences? And what kind of Superman did he want to push forth? Here’s what he had to say:
“Because I distinctively stayed away from every other Superman thing, I am very ignorant of the past films and series,” Hoechlin admits. “The one I grew up with was Dean Cain on Lois & Clark; that was my Superman growing up. I did not go back and watch any of the Christopher Reeve movies; I haven’t seen the current ones. I wanted to do that because as an actor, I wanted zero temptation to imitate or emulate anything.
“I had a great meeting with Andrew and Greg [Berlanti] where we all kind of really hit it off about what we all personally found interesting about the character, and I felt very convicted in committing to those ideas,” Tyler continues. “I never wanted to do something and be like ‘oh, that felt a little too much like Reeve, or that wasn’t close enough to do what they did with that.’ If something’s similar, it’s similar. If it’s completely off, then it’s completely off, but it was never intentionally trying to hit a beat or hit something that was done in the past. They are just the things that we committed to from the very beginning. I think there’s something very freeing, creatively, when you commit to something that you believe in, personally. If the reception today was that everyone hated it, I’d be like ‘well, that sucks. That really sucks.’ But I committed to what I honestly thought was great about it, and if that’s what everybody else sees about it, then that’s fine. The worst thing is to try to do something, thinking that it’s what other people will think is right about it, and then they still don’t like it, because then you’ve failed without even trusting yourself to do something that you believed in in the first place. That was really the process going into it.”
Most important for Hoechlin was that his Superman is always doing what he wishes everyone else would do, if they could do what he could do. “That’s really kind of it,” he says. “So if it’s a moment of comforting somebody, then it’s a moment of comforting somebody. If it’s a moment of stopping someone else from harming someone else, then that’s what it is. But I think for him, I think he recognizes the symbol that he is and what he means to everybody, so the moment in the first episode of walking through the DEO and shaking everyone’s hand, I think everything about him is to make everyone else realize they can be their own version of Superman. He’s only doing what he’s capable of doing because of the talents and abilities that he has, but as long as you are also doing everything you can with the abilities that you have, you’re doing the same thing. So you, in essence, are Superman; you just can’t see through walls, and you can’t blow things up with your eyes. But at the end of the day, the intention is the same.”
“I think it’s like anything that Greg and I do,” Andrew Kreisberg adds from a producers’ perspective. “We don’t do straight-out adaptations of specific comic book stories. It always goes through the alchemy machine, so we cherry-pick the best parts of things that we’ve seen, that we’ve read, that we’ve watched. There’s obviously a big heaping of Richard Donner, which there’s also a big heaping of Richard Donner on The Flash. That was the Superman that Greg and I grew up on. That was the one that really colored our view of the character. But there’s a healthy dose of the animated series, which I was a huge fan of. There’s a little bit of Lois & Clark, certainly, in the office place. And there’s a little bit of Man of Steel in there, with Cadmus and their viewpoint. And it all gets put into the machine and it comes out as something fresh and new. But just as Tyler was talking about, we’re not wanting to watch the old ones and taking our cues from that; we based it on everything that there is, whether it’s Henry Cavill, or Brandon Routh, or Christopher Reeve, or Dean Cain, or Gerard Christopher… everybody takes everything that there is, and sort of distills it down into one version that they like that has maybe a little bit more of this, and a little bit more of that, and the Superman that Tyler and Greg and I created is our favorite version of Superman, because it has all of the little bits that we like, all put together.”
“I read some reviews that they loved how it was sort of a call back to the more ‘boy scout’ version of Christopher Reeve, and yet, I couldn’t see Christopher Reeve having that scene with J’Onn where the two of them are ready to come to blows over Kryptonite,” Kreisberg continues. “What I loved about that scene is that they both have a valid point of view; they’re both right and they’re both wrong, and those are the best scenes. The anger that Tyler was willing to show, which I thought was so brave, especially when you’re wearing that costume, made him feel adult and contemporary, and more than just a boy scout in tights. It is this gestalt version of Superman, just as they all should be. I’m sure when Brandon was doing it, he had all the previous versions, and I’m sure when Henry does it, he has all the previous versions. Not just the actors, but the creators. It’s like Hamlet, a little bit. Everybody plays it, but everybody brings something different to it, and the people who come subsequent sometimes take a little bit of what has come before, and then you add something new.”
http://www.kryptonsite.com/tyler-hoechl ... -superman/
Por Craig Byrne 11 Octubre, 2016I
Following a screening of next week’s Supergirl episode “The Last Children of Krypton” (see a preview here), Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg and actor Tyler Hoechlin discussed the episode at a press Q&A. Among the subjects discussed was, of course, Hoechlin’s approach to playing Supergirl’s version of the Man of Steel, Superman. Did he have any influences? And what kind of Superman did he want to push forth? Here’s what he had to say:
“Because I distinctively stayed away from every other Superman thing, I am very ignorant of the past films and series,” Hoechlin admits. “The one I grew up with was Dean Cain on Lois & Clark; that was my Superman growing up. I did not go back and watch any of the Christopher Reeve movies; I haven’t seen the current ones. I wanted to do that because as an actor, I wanted zero temptation to imitate or emulate anything.
“I had a great meeting with Andrew and Greg [Berlanti] where we all kind of really hit it off about what we all personally found interesting about the character, and I felt very convicted in committing to those ideas,” Tyler continues. “I never wanted to do something and be like ‘oh, that felt a little too much like Reeve, or that wasn’t close enough to do what they did with that.’ If something’s similar, it’s similar. If it’s completely off, then it’s completely off, but it was never intentionally trying to hit a beat or hit something that was done in the past. They are just the things that we committed to from the very beginning. I think there’s something very freeing, creatively, when you commit to something that you believe in, personally. If the reception today was that everyone hated it, I’d be like ‘well, that sucks. That really sucks.’ But I committed to what I honestly thought was great about it, and if that’s what everybody else sees about it, then that’s fine. The worst thing is to try to do something, thinking that it’s what other people will think is right about it, and then they still don’t like it, because then you’ve failed without even trusting yourself to do something that you believed in in the first place. That was really the process going into it.”
Most important for Hoechlin was that his Superman is always doing what he wishes everyone else would do, if they could do what he could do. “That’s really kind of it,” he says. “So if it’s a moment of comforting somebody, then it’s a moment of comforting somebody. If it’s a moment of stopping someone else from harming someone else, then that’s what it is. But I think for him, I think he recognizes the symbol that he is and what he means to everybody, so the moment in the first episode of walking through the DEO and shaking everyone’s hand, I think everything about him is to make everyone else realize they can be their own version of Superman. He’s only doing what he’s capable of doing because of the talents and abilities that he has, but as long as you are also doing everything you can with the abilities that you have, you’re doing the same thing. So you, in essence, are Superman; you just can’t see through walls, and you can’t blow things up with your eyes. But at the end of the day, the intention is the same.”
“I think it’s like anything that Greg and I do,” Andrew Kreisberg adds from a producers’ perspective. “We don’t do straight-out adaptations of specific comic book stories. It always goes through the alchemy machine, so we cherry-pick the best parts of things that we’ve seen, that we’ve read, that we’ve watched. There’s obviously a big heaping of Richard Donner, which there’s also a big heaping of Richard Donner on The Flash. That was the Superman that Greg and I grew up on. That was the one that really colored our view of the character. But there’s a healthy dose of the animated series, which I was a huge fan of. There’s a little bit of Lois & Clark, certainly, in the office place. And there’s a little bit of Man of Steel in there, with Cadmus and their viewpoint. And it all gets put into the machine and it comes out as something fresh and new. But just as Tyler was talking about, we’re not wanting to watch the old ones and taking our cues from that; we based it on everything that there is, whether it’s Henry Cavill, or Brandon Routh, or Christopher Reeve, or Dean Cain, or Gerard Christopher… everybody takes everything that there is, and sort of distills it down into one version that they like that has maybe a little bit more of this, and a little bit more of that, and the Superman that Tyler and Greg and I created is our favorite version of Superman, because it has all of the little bits that we like, all put together.”
“I read some reviews that they loved how it was sort of a call back to the more ‘boy scout’ version of Christopher Reeve, and yet, I couldn’t see Christopher Reeve having that scene with J’Onn where the two of them are ready to come to blows over Kryptonite,” Kreisberg continues. “What I loved about that scene is that they both have a valid point of view; they’re both right and they’re both wrong, and those are the best scenes. The anger that Tyler was willing to show, which I thought was so brave, especially when you’re wearing that costume, made him feel adult and contemporary, and more than just a boy scout in tights. It is this gestalt version of Superman, just as they all should be. I’m sure when Brandon was doing it, he had all the previous versions, and I’m sure when Henry does it, he has all the previous versions. Not just the actors, but the creators. It’s like Hamlet, a little bit. Everybody plays it, but everybody brings something different to it, and the people who come subsequent sometimes take a little bit of what has come before, and then you add something new.”
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- Exclusiva de Supergirl: 10 revelaciones bts de la season 2 (empireonline):
Exclusiva de Supergirl: 10 revelaciones bts de la season 2
Por Ed Gross 11 Oct 2016 00:14
As Supergirl returns for its second season, there are numerous changes in store for Melissa Benoist's Girl Of Steel. For starters, Kara Danvers' boss, Cat Grant, will be appearing sporadically rather than weekly, due to the production's relocation from Los Angeles to Vancouver and actress Calista Flockhart electing not to relocate. Tyler Hoechlin portrays Superman in the first two episodes of the year, and new cast members include Floriana Lima as police officer Maggie Sawyer, Chris Wood as super-powered alien Mon-El, Ian Gomez as CatCo's Snapper Carr, Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor (Lex's sister) and Frederick Schmidt guest starring as the man with a heart of Kryptonite, John Corben/Metallo.
Executive producer Ali Adler sat down with Empire to preview the season to come and the thinking behind what will be taking place.
1. Season Two will be more emotional
"In season one we learned that we have this tremendous cast that's very emotional and able to tell stories that aren't always told with their fists or with the beautiful visual effects that we do. In season two we get to really show this emotional connection with our cast in a deeper way, although there are still plenty of action and visual effects sequences that are really stunning."
2. A Shift in American networks means a closer connection to the comics
"I think the CW lets it be more in the world it wants to be in. Not that there was an urge to be more procedural at CBS. It was just telling stories there as well, but I think it gets more specific into some of the history of the comic and some more specificity about the alien presence on Earth that maybe we couldn't tell as significantly before."
3. Season Two will be about character growth
"J'onn J'onzz has been lonely for hundreds of years on Earth, and finally started to build a bit of a family last year with Kara and Alex. He suddenly feels less alone Meeting someone of his own kind (Miss Martian) when he thought he was the last Martian, causes close personal examination. With Alex, her sister's secret is out, and so she is faced with becoming exactly who she is. For Supergirl, she's become more active at work as Kara and more accepted and embraced in the world as a hero in her own right, and not just being in her cousin's shadow. Everyone's coming into their own this season."
4. Why Superman is appearing in the first two episodes
"It's sort of weird if we don't tell the story of her famous cousin. It's like if your brother was a rock star, we'd have to tell that story if we were doing the story of your life. So it's important to tell that story and it seemed like a natural time to tell it. At its core, Supergirl's not only a show about girl power, but about a powerful girl. She really is the essence and the core of the show, but we're thrilled that Tyler Hoechlin came and we're so honored that we were granted amazing access to this tremendous, iconic character in Superman."
5. What Tyler Hoechlin brings to the character of Superman
"It's the most difficult costume to be handed. It's really so iconic, and every child has a dream of growing up and putting on a cape like that, and wearing a glyph with the S. He has just done a tremendous job of filling that suit. It's an emotional and a physical job, and he was so up to the task. We love the Christopher Reeve version, and we are so influenced by that, because his is the take on the character that I think my generation really identifies with. And Tyler's done an amazingly charming job of bringing Superman, ironically, justice. This show has a hopefulness that we think people need at this time in the world, and Tyler brings that."
6. What will be the impact of Calista Flockhart's Cat Grant becoming a recurring character rather than a series regular?
"The Cat/Kara relationship has been such an important part of the show. As she became Supergirl, both Kara and Supergirl were shaped by the amazing advice and tutelage Calista Flockhart/Cat Crant offered. I think as we grow in our professional careers, and this is applicable to both Supergirl and Kara Danvers, different people begin to influence us. The character Snapper Carr, played by the brilliant Ian Gomez, has come in to CatCo and is, I would say, as gentle as Cat Grant in his tutelage, but with a different attitude. He has many lessons to impart in terms of professionalism and journalistic integrity. As Kara grows in her professional career, she has much to learn there. Hank Henshaw has much to teach Supergirl as well. So although Calista will be with us less, there are still many people that are helping shape our Supergirl."
7. What does Mon-El bring to the show?
"We weren't around when Kara landed on Earth and had all of those fish out of water or stranger in a strange land experiences. What's exciting is as Mon-El comes to Earth, he's going to have a guide in Kara, which is what she was supposed to be for Kal-El, but he arrived on Earth first by 13 years. She is very reflective about her own past in guiding him and helping him through what this journey is of being a foreigner. So much of season one we were talking about aliens on Earth, and acceptance of non-humans on this planet and what our responsibility is to that. Mon-El gives us the chance to address all of that."
9. Superman villain Metallo makes his presence known
"Metallo is such an iconic character in the DC Universe, and we're so impressed with how it's been handled, even in terms of the costume itself. Kiersten Ronning, who is the costume designer, is just so tremendous with her designs. All these phases that we're seeing in our villains at the top of the season are just people and villains from the gallery of rogues. These are people that we've really looked forward to meeting since our childhoods, and now we get to humanize them. Someone like Metallo definitely fits into that category."
10. Supergirl and The Flash will interact in a musical crossover
"As if it wasn't enough that we have action sequences and visual effects sequences and romance, we also now need to add singing! I met Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist on Glee, where I was a writer. Our cast, when we're not shooting, is singing behind the sets. We have the most tremendously gifted musical cast, so it seems only appropriate to add one more dimension to our weekly journey."
Supergirl airs on the CW in America and Sky1 in the UK
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Por Ed Gross 11 Oct 2016 00:14
As Supergirl returns for its second season, there are numerous changes in store for Melissa Benoist's Girl Of Steel. For starters, Kara Danvers' boss, Cat Grant, will be appearing sporadically rather than weekly, due to the production's relocation from Los Angeles to Vancouver and actress Calista Flockhart electing not to relocate. Tyler Hoechlin portrays Superman in the first two episodes of the year, and new cast members include Floriana Lima as police officer Maggie Sawyer, Chris Wood as super-powered alien Mon-El, Ian Gomez as CatCo's Snapper Carr, Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor (Lex's sister) and Frederick Schmidt guest starring as the man with a heart of Kryptonite, John Corben/Metallo.
Executive producer Ali Adler sat down with Empire to preview the season to come and the thinking behind what will be taking place.
1. Season Two will be more emotional
"In season one we learned that we have this tremendous cast that's very emotional and able to tell stories that aren't always told with their fists or with the beautiful visual effects that we do. In season two we get to really show this emotional connection with our cast in a deeper way, although there are still plenty of action and visual effects sequences that are really stunning."
2. A Shift in American networks means a closer connection to the comics
"I think the CW lets it be more in the world it wants to be in. Not that there was an urge to be more procedural at CBS. It was just telling stories there as well, but I think it gets more specific into some of the history of the comic and some more specificity about the alien presence on Earth that maybe we couldn't tell as significantly before."
3. Season Two will be about character growth
"J'onn J'onzz has been lonely for hundreds of years on Earth, and finally started to build a bit of a family last year with Kara and Alex. He suddenly feels less alone Meeting someone of his own kind (Miss Martian) when he thought he was the last Martian, causes close personal examination. With Alex, her sister's secret is out, and so she is faced with becoming exactly who she is. For Supergirl, she's become more active at work as Kara and more accepted and embraced in the world as a hero in her own right, and not just being in her cousin's shadow. Everyone's coming into their own this season."
4. Why Superman is appearing in the first two episodes
"It's sort of weird if we don't tell the story of her famous cousin. It's like if your brother was a rock star, we'd have to tell that story if we were doing the story of your life. So it's important to tell that story and it seemed like a natural time to tell it. At its core, Supergirl's not only a show about girl power, but about a powerful girl. She really is the essence and the core of the show, but we're thrilled that Tyler Hoechlin came and we're so honored that we were granted amazing access to this tremendous, iconic character in Superman."
5. What Tyler Hoechlin brings to the character of Superman
"It's the most difficult costume to be handed. It's really so iconic, and every child has a dream of growing up and putting on a cape like that, and wearing a glyph with the S. He has just done a tremendous job of filling that suit. It's an emotional and a physical job, and he was so up to the task. We love the Christopher Reeve version, and we are so influenced by that, because his is the take on the character that I think my generation really identifies with. And Tyler's done an amazingly charming job of bringing Superman, ironically, justice. This show has a hopefulness that we think people need at this time in the world, and Tyler brings that."
6. What will be the impact of Calista Flockhart's Cat Grant becoming a recurring character rather than a series regular?
"The Cat/Kara relationship has been such an important part of the show. As she became Supergirl, both Kara and Supergirl were shaped by the amazing advice and tutelage Calista Flockhart/Cat Crant offered. I think as we grow in our professional careers, and this is applicable to both Supergirl and Kara Danvers, different people begin to influence us. The character Snapper Carr, played by the brilliant Ian Gomez, has come in to CatCo and is, I would say, as gentle as Cat Grant in his tutelage, but with a different attitude. He has many lessons to impart in terms of professionalism and journalistic integrity. As Kara grows in her professional career, she has much to learn there. Hank Henshaw has much to teach Supergirl as well. So although Calista will be with us less, there are still many people that are helping shape our Supergirl."
7. What does Mon-El bring to the show?
"We weren't around when Kara landed on Earth and had all of those fish out of water or stranger in a strange land experiences. What's exciting is as Mon-El comes to Earth, he's going to have a guide in Kara, which is what she was supposed to be for Kal-El, but he arrived on Earth first by 13 years. She is very reflective about her own past in guiding him and helping him through what this journey is of being a foreigner. So much of season one we were talking about aliens on Earth, and acceptance of non-humans on this planet and what our responsibility is to that. Mon-El gives us the chance to address all of that."
9. Superman villain Metallo makes his presence known
"Metallo is such an iconic character in the DC Universe, and we're so impressed with how it's been handled, even in terms of the costume itself. Kiersten Ronning, who is the costume designer, is just so tremendous with her designs. All these phases that we're seeing in our villains at the top of the season are just people and villains from the gallery of rogues. These are people that we've really looked forward to meeting since our childhoods, and now we get to humanize them. Someone like Metallo definitely fits into that category."
10. Supergirl and The Flash will interact in a musical crossover
"As if it wasn't enough that we have action sequences and visual effects sequences and romance, we also now need to add singing! I met Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist on Glee, where I was a writer. Our cast, when we're not shooting, is singing behind the sets. We have the most tremendously gifted musical cast, so it seems only appropriate to add one more dimension to our weekly journey."
Supergirl airs on the CW in America and Sky1 in the UK
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- Entrevista con Tyler Hoechlin y el productor ejecutivo Andrew Kreisberg (seat42f):
Entrevista con Tyler Hoechlin y el productor ejecutivo Andrew Kreisberg
Por Merrill Barr 12 Octubre, 2016
Earlier this week, The CW premiered the second season of SUPERGIRL following a very headline heavy summer that saw the show jump from its original home, CBS. At a press event following a screening of the season’s second episode, due to air next week, showrunner Andrew Kreisberg and new Superman actor Tyler Hoechlin took a moment to get to the heart of what they are trying to achieve in the new season.
A lot of the feminism on the show has come from Cat (Calista Flockhart) explaining what she’s had to go through to be so powerful as a woman, and teaching Kara (Melissa Benoist) about that. How are you going to continue that now that Cat’s moving on?
ANDREW: Hopefully, she’ll be back. But for us, I think the strongest feminist thing about the show is Kara herself. Just as a character, what Kara does week in and week out, and the challenges that she’s presented with and how she overcomes them, both physically and emotionally. That, to me, is the biggest statement towards having a powerful female on television. Not by talking about it, but actually showing a powerful female on television. That’s the biggest feminist statement we could make, that she, especially when you compare to our other shows, there’s nothing she goes up against they don’t go up against, and she’s just as glorious and just as confident and just as emotional and just as flawed and just as strong as any of the other male heroes we’ve created. That, to me, is the best example of being pro-woman the show can make as a statement week in and week out.
Building upon that, in Season One, the elephant in the room was that you had Superman, a character that a lot of people know, that you didn’t show him and then finally, in the Season 2 premiere, you were able to. We see Superman instead of just the silhouette. Can you talk about, in terms of the writing, and Tyler, in terms of your depiction of the character, bringing in Superman, probably the most well-known superhero, and really using him to build up Kara instead of overpowering her.
ANDREW: We were very cognizant of not wanting him to come in and steal her thunder. The Superman that we designed was something that you really haven’t seen too much of. Usually when we see Superman, whether it’s, even in the Christopher Reeve movies or “Man of Steel,” there was … Clark, he’s just starting out. We wanted to show Superman who’s been doing this for a decade and has gotten really good at it. Usually when somebody comes in they have a massive character arc, and that wasn’t entirely the case here. He was really coming in as a supporting character for Kara to be a friend and a cousin and a mentor and somebody that she could … She’s always uncomfortably compared herself to him, and comes to realize, “I’ve got it all going on too.” We simultaneously wanted to have a Superman that was relatable and fun and everything that you remember about Superman from your childhood, while at the same time demystifying him a little bit. That’s why we had those scenes where, we sort of described it as, no matter how famous you are, there’s somebody more famous than you. Yes, she can fly, and she’s famous, but there’s a familiarity with all the people that she works with. Then Superman comes in, and it’s like … You know. Mick Jagger just flew in and everybody’s jaws dropped. She’s completely over it, just like I’m sure your brother does not care that you’re Superman. That’s really the angle that we came at.
TYLER: It’s funny. That word “support” is, I think, the strongest one I’ve tried to lean on, because the whole thing again, this is not his origin story. This is someone who’s been doing this for a long time and has become very comfortable in the way I can always relate to things best. It’s like a sports thing where the game has slowed down for him, so these things that maybe seem like a big deal to her, he’s gone through those issues already, and so the role of him coming into this, for me from the very beginning, was to support her. That kind of lends itself to being a supporting character. There was never an intention for this to be about him. It’s always about her. It’s called SUPERGIRL. It’s about her and Melissa done such a great job. That was kind of the thing. It’s like being a veteran presence in the sports team and having the young guy … The young guy needs the encouragement. The young guy needs to be elevated and told how great they can be and what their potential is. The veteran knows. It’s not about them. They’re there to encourage the next group. For him it’s always about building her up and being there to impart wisdom when he can, support her when he can, but in no way try to make her feel like she’s not capable of doing anything that he could do.
Now that the season premiere has aired and people are actually starting to see the new Superman, are you guys looking at what they’re saying and making any tweaks at all into how you set about doing the character?
ANDREW: No, we’re thrilled. We’re thrilled with how it turned out, we’re thrilled with working with Tyler, which has been an amazing experience. We just selfishly hope we get to do it again, because I think it really added to the show in a way it didn’t overpower it. We love Superman. As few people have gotten to play Superman, it’s a rarefied group of people who’ve gotten to write it and sit down at the computer and type Clark Kent and to type Superman and to type the words Lois Lane and Perry White and Daily Planet. It’s really humbling and a real honor.
We’ve already met Lucy Lane (Jenna Dewan-Tatum). What are the chances we get to meet Lois?
ANDREW: I think there’s plenty of talented actresses out there who could do it justice, so I would never necessarily dream casting, but hopefully a dream person to work with, somebody who’s a very supportive actress and very present in there. That was always great and nice to the crew, that’s always a nice bonus. Any of those requirements would be great, but I think, yes, I think it could be fun. There’s no real plans right now. We’re happy we have Superman.
Why did the first 2 episodes of the season seem like the right time to bring him onto the show?
ANDREW: A couple of things. One, we were planning to do this when we were still on CBS. I think it became even more imperative when we jumped to the CW, just because you always want to start, especially when you make a giant transition like that, you want to start with a bang and put your best food forward. We’ve been hinting and teasing at Superman all last season and so the idea to actually see him and get to see Superman and SUPERGIRL working together just felt like a great way to open the season and bring … Perhaps if people had either not seen the show before or had watched early on and given up on it, was a way to bring eyeballs back to it. Especially because we really felt like we’ve hit another gear with the show creatively. The show is called SUPERGIRL, and it was always designed to be about somebody who had to deal with a very famous relative whose shadow was very difficult to step out of. In some ways you didn’t need to see him to make that work. Sometimes, like Vera on Cheers, just hearing about her made her a far more interesting character than if somebody had actually walked into the bar with Norm. But we really felt like over the course of last year, she started not so sure of herself, and by the end of the year she’s saved the world. We felt confident that Kara was in a strong enough place as SUPERGIRL and as Kara that it was the right time to bring in her cousin and not have it overshadow her, not make you feel like, “Finally, Superman’s here.”
The first 2 episodes really establish how important Clark is to Kara. How do you guys plan to continue that when we won’t see Tyler again for awhile? Is it text messages and IMs or sort of, we just assume that he’s supportive silently in Metropolis?
ANDREW: We always like the text messaging, because I mean it’s funny. That is how people communicate now, so those text message scenes were always a pleasure to write. Any one of us knows how happy you get when your best friend or your sister or your brother just sends you a text and just says, “Hey, how are you? I was thinking about you.” That’s become such a important part of our lives, so yes, in the first season, we couldn’t show Superman, so it was our best attempt to show that. Those scenes always had a strangely strong resonance, even though they were a gimmick. Now that Hoechlin inhabits the part, whenever there’s discussion about Superman in subsequent episodes, or the thought of them talking to each other, or somebody says, “I’ll check in with Superman,” it’s like, now you can imagine Tyler. It makes all of those mentions, and then the idea of him being out there, that much more powerful, because you can imagine it and you know that he’s out there and he’s ready to help.
Speaking to that transition from CBS to CW. How important was it to resolve a couple of storylines or honor the relationship between Kara and Cat?
ANDREW: This was pretty much what we envisioned. As far as the changes were concerned, we were always going to revamp the DEO, we just kind of fell out of love with the cave set. It felt … It just didn’t feel of a piece. It was cool in the beginning and then for some reason it just didn’t feel like it was bringing everything together. We were always going to have Winn (Jeremy Jordan) join the DEO. There wasn’t as much difference between the CBS pitch and the CW pitch. Some of the stuff that we’re doing down the road in subsequent episodes was, once we knew we were on the CW, we felt more comfortable framing the show in our terms. For lack of a better phrase, it’ll feel more of a piece with Flash and ARROW and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, maybe embracing some of the more comic book elements. But they weren’t that different. Certainly the idea to have Superman was from the get go.
Andrew, God knows you have enough on your plate from all the various shows and crossovers, but seeing how easily Tyler slipped into this character in this world, did you ever think, “Gosh, this could be some show, we should spin this guy off”?
ANDREW: This is going to sound like we’re abused kids, but we’re so happy with what we get to do. I don’t mean for that to sound as bad as it does, but we asked if we could have Superman in the first episode and DC and Warner Brothers said, “You can have him for the first 2 episodes!” And we were like, “Great!” I’m not going to sit here and say that there’s never going to be a world in which there is a Superman TV show and that Tyler’s going to star in it, I mean, I don’t know what the future holds, but right now that’s not our focus. Right now we’re working on SUPERGIRL, which is the flagship, and working on a way for Tyler to reprise the role is really what her focus is on SUPERGIRL right now.
With Kara at a different part of CatCo, Cat leaving CatCo and Winn at the DEO, James (Mehcad Brooks) is just kind of chilling in Cat’s office right now. Are there plans to incorporate him more in outside of things? How are you going to still make him as part of the story?
ANDREW: James has a pretty big turn coming up. These next few episodes are going to make him realize that being a photographer and sitting behind Cat’s desk is not enough for him, and so he’s going to go on a pretty exciting career trajectory that we’re really pumped by. James is going to decide that he can no longer sit back and be a sidekick, so he’s going to decide to become a vigilante. He’s going to become Guardian. Complete with the shield. It’s going to cause a massive problem in his relationship with Kara, because he has decided not to tell her. So now there’s this new masked vigilante and she has her own feelings about vigilantes and it becomes sort of a push and pull about who gets to decide who gets to be a hero. He’s recruited Winn(Jeremy Jordan) to help him, so Winn is his man in the van. The two of them are doing this together. Winn and James together is comedy gold. Watching Winn have to, as he takes his job at the DEO but then is lying to everybody about how he’s spending his nights, because he’s going out with James, and how he walks in exhausted, or walks in with a black eye, and says he walked into a door, is sort of the fun, excitement of building these first 10 episodes.
You talked about how a lot of these decisions like bringing on Superman or establishing Season 1, they were in the CBS pitch, but it did feel like Kara’s relationship with Jimmy Olsen, romantic relation, was a big part of Season 1. We come back and in the first episode, suddenly she’s like “No I’m not interested.” It felt a little bit like a course correction maybe. I’m curious if that was always the plan from the Season 1 finale to Season 2 to have her no longer pursue that, and if it was always the plan to have him become the vigilante, which feels like it fits a little bit better into the ARROW-verse.
ANDREW: James’ becoming Guardian was definitely one of the things that changed when we were going to CW. As far as the two of them are concerned, they’re both tremendously talented actors, and they’re both lovely people and they both love working with each other. I think we sort of felt like we were pursuing that relationship more because we felt like we had to, than any of us was really truly feeling it. It was interesting because we brought in some new writers in the middle of the season, you know to keep some fresh blood. Even they were coming at it fresh, felt like we weren’t quite sure how we were making this happen. We realized that the best scenes between them were just the nice sweet scenes were they were being friends. Whether the show was on CBS or CW, it has a large fan base and a loyal fan base, and we didn’t feel like we could just drop it, because we had made such a big deal about it in the first season. But we thought, rather than just opening the episode with, “Well, we had our summer romance, sorry that didn’t work out!” Actually making it part of the story. The theme of last year was how does Kara become SUPERGIRL? The theme of this year is, how does SUPERGIRL become Kara? It felt like there is a way to have that realization actually be part of the story. Most of us have had friendships that turned into something more, then you realize maybe it wasn’t. It felt like a very real story that we could be telling.
Going back to Cat, do you know how many episodes she’s going to be in for this season?
ANDREW: I don’t know yet. Hopefully as many as we can get. We love working with Calista, and Calista loves the show, which is why she came back to do this.
Now that the show’s on CW trying to make it feel more like ARROW and THE FLASH and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW… With the crossover coming up soon, what was the thought process in how SUPERGIRL was going to… because now SUPERGIRL’s is going into the ARROW-verse reality as opposed to the other way around… Have you thought about how she would relate to those characters and what can we expect when she ends up over there?
ANDREW: I think some people like Barry (Grant Gustin) already know her. Barry’s completely cool with her. Some people are instantly charmed by her. I think Sara’s (Caity Lotz) got a little crush on her. Digg (David Ramsey), as always, just when he thinks he’s seen it all … There’s a moment in it where somebody says, “What? This is SUPERGIRL” and they say, “What’s so super about her? She just like lifts off the ground” and Digg’s like, “I’m convinced.” With Oliver (Stephen Amell), part of Oliver’s journey in those episodes is, he’s kind of hit his breaking point for things he’s willing to accept. He’s had Mirakuru soldiers and the Lazarus Pit and magic and Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough) but like … you know, flying aliens that can incinerate you with their eyes, it’s like one beyond the pale for him, so he’s keeping his distance. Which is a very Oliver thing to do. Even Kara comments, “Does he not like me?” Barry’s like, “No, that’s kind of how he treats everybody.” There’s fun interactions. It’s exciting. Every time I get those dailies and you see them all together, it’s just insanity.
Speaking of crossovers, is there any hope for Superman to meet Jeremiah Danvers (Dean Cain) or Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh) at some point?
ANDREW: I don’t know. If it works out when an episode where Dean comes back, I don’t know about Brandon, but there’s no definitive plans, but it’s always cool.
The doctor at Cadmus seemed to indicate Jeremiah is not necessarily quite human anymore, that something has been done to him. Can you tease a little bit about that?
ANDREW: We want to keep the mystery of who and what Jeremiah is. He’s been under Cadmus’ control for the last 12 years and the Jeremiah that we see might not be exactly what people expected. Just to complicate the storyline for Kara and Alex (Chyler Leigh). I don’t know. It’s too good to spoil.
In your opinion, in terms of your work as an actor, the choice that you’ve made, what choices, if any, did you make physically, acting wise or whatever, to distance your Superman from the other animated or live action Supermans that we all grew up with? Is there any way in your mind that, “Okay, this is my Superman because…”?
TYLER: I distinctly stayed away from every other Superman thing. I’m very ignorant of the past films and series. The one I grew up with was Dean Cain on LOIS AND CLARK. That was my Superman growing up. I did not go back and watch any of the Christopher Reeves movies, did not go back and watch any of the previous ones that’ve been done. I haven’t seen the current ones. I wanted to do that because as an actor I wanted zero temptation to imitate or emulate anything. I had a great meeting with Andrew and Greg (Berlanti) where we all hit it off about what we all personally found interesting about the character, and I felt very convicted in committing to those ideas. I never on set wanted to do something and be like, “That felt a little bit too much like (Christopher) Reeves” or “That wasn’t close enough to what they did with that.” If something similar, then sorry, it’s similar. If it’s completely off, then it’s completely off, but it was never intentionally trying to hit a beat or hit something that was done in the past. That’s just the things that we committed to from the very beginning. There’s something very freeing creatively when you commit to something you believe in personally. If the reception today was that everyone hated it, I’d be like, “Well that sucks. That really sucks. But I committed to what I honestly thought was great about it, and if that’s not what everybody else sees about it then that’s fine”. But the worst thing is to try to do something thinking that it’s what other people will think is right about it, and then they still don’t like it. Because then you’ve failed without actually trusting yourself to do something that you believed in in the first place. I think that was really the process going into it.
There’s been a lot of commentary about Superman in the past few years just as there’ve been different pop culture depictions of him, and it feels like there are sort of 2 sides of it. 1, the Superman in the comics, he goes and confronts the bridge jumper and brings him back from the ledge, and then the other one, which is Superman battling with the idea of being seen as an unjust god. It feels like you touched a little bit on both of those sides in this episode. I’m curious if that was intentional. Tyler, can you talk about those two sides of Superman and who you view Superman as being and were those intentional nods in this episode?
TYLER: I think that inherently my biggest thing about Superman is, I think that he is always doing what he wishes anybody else would do if they could do what he could do. That’s really kind of it. If it’s a moment of comforting somebody, then it’s a moment of comforting somebody. If it’s a moment of stopping someone else from harming someone else, then that’s what it is. But I think for him it’s really just to be … I think he recognizes the symbol that he is and what he means to everybody. The moment of walking, the first episode of walking through the DEO and shaking everyone’s hand, I think everything about him is to make everyone else realize they can be their own version of Superman. He’s only doing what he’s capable of doing because of the talents and abilities that he has. But that as long as you are also doing everything you can with the abilities that you have, you’re doing the same thing. So you in essence are Superman. You just can’t see through walls and you can’t blow things up with your eyes, which is a different thing, but at the end of the day, the intention is the same.
ANDREW: That’s a great answer. I think it’s like anything that Greg and I do. We don’t do straight out adaptations of specific comic book stories. It always goes through the alchemy machine. We cherry pick the best parts of things that we’ve seen, that we’ve read, that we’ve watched. There’s obviously a big heaping of Richard Donner … Also there’s a big heaping of Richard Donner in THE FLASH. That was the Superman that Greg and I grew up on, that was the one that really colored our view of the character, but there’s a healthy dose in the animated series which I was a huge fan of. There’s a little bit of LOIS AND CLARK, certainly in the office place. There’s a little bit of “Man of Steel” in there with Cadmus and their viewpoints. It all gets put into the machine and it comes out as something fresh and new. But just as Tyler was talking about not wanting to watch the old ones and take our cues from that, we sort of, based on everything that there is, whether it’s Henry Cavill or Brandon (Routh) or Christopher Reeve or Dean (Cain) or Gerard Christopher … Everybody takes everything that there is and distills it down into one version that they like that has maybe a little bit more of this, a little bit more of that, and the Superman that Tyler and Greg and I created is our favorite version of Superman, because it has all the little bits that we like, all put together. I read some reviews, that they loved how it was a call back to this more boy scout version of Christopher Reeve, and yet I couldn’t see Christopher Reeve having that scene with J’onn (David Harewood), when the two of them are ready to come to blows over kryptonite. What I loved about that scene is that they both have a valid point of view. They’re both right and they’re both wrong, and those are the best scenes. The anger that Tyler was willing to show, which I thought was so brave, especially when you’re wearing that costume, made him feel adult and contemporary and more than just a boy scout in tights. It is this gestalt version of Superman, just as they all should. I’m sure when Brandon (Routh) was doing it, he had all the previous versions, and I’m sure when Henry (Cavill) does it, he has all the previous versions, and not just the actors, but the creators. We talked of, last night, Tyler and I, that it’s like Hamlet, a little bit, that everybody plays it, but everybody brings something different to it. The people who come subsequent sometimes take a little bit of what has come before and then you add something new.
Obviously, last season was a lot about Kara trying to prove herself to Cat and trying to just establish herself in the workplace. What can you say about her dynamic with Snapper and how that’s different or the same or kind of what she’s trying to prove to him.
ANDREW: I think, despite her not exactly warm personality, I think Cat, both with Kara and I think with others, is actually devoted to mentoring people and seeing them rise. She challenges them and she challenges them hard, but I think she does that with the idea that she’s forging them, and they’re going to come out the other side as stronger, better people. Then I think she takes pride in that. I think she genuinely takes pride in the person that Kara has become, up until this point, that she helped her, get her there. I think Snapper Carr doesn’t give a crap. I think he believes in the written word. He believes in facts, and he believes in “Are you good at your job, or are you not, and if you’re not good at your job, I don’t have time for you.” There’s a subsequent episode where there’s a scene where Ian (Gomez) literally doesn’t look her in the face in the entire scene, he’s so busy doing his things. Kara’s not used to that. As tough as Cat was, I think Kara knew that Cat was her mentor and they would have convivial conversations and they would share emotions and share things about their lives, and Snapper doesn’t care about that. And Kara isn’t a good reporter yet. She’s learning. The next episode, she writes this piece that she thinks is so great, and he just rips it to shreds, and he’s right to. I think that’s what’s interesting here. Kara became an … She’s probably the best assistant you could ever have, between just being Kara Danvers and being the responsible person that Kara is, but then on top of that just being SUPERGIRL, she was able to accomplish a lot. Now she’s picked a profession that she, by some rights, shouldn’t even be in. She really has to prove herself. That’s interesting because, last year, even though she had to deal with Cat, Kara had it all going on at CatCo. SUPERGIRL was where she was sort of flummoxed sometimes and earning her wings. Now she’s fully SUPERGIRL, she’s saved the world a couple of times, she knows what she’s doing there. Now she’s sucked into a job that she barely … she isn’t great at. Watching her slowly win Snapper over, is that much more satisfying. Ian (Gomez) is so great. He doesn’t give her much, but there’s a great scene in a later episode where he’s so mean to her, and she leaves, and he just smiles to himself. It’s like, “Is he happy that he was mean to her, or was he actually like, ‘Good for you kid, you got some gumption.'” They’ve got this very Lou Grant/Mary Tyler moral relationship, and it’s certainly not a relationship that’s going to have any hugs any time soon, but it’s something new for her to come over. It’s that thing of … I don’t know if any of you guys have been assistants, but you know, you’re an assistant, you learn everything there is to know about your boss, and then your reward is to get a promotion, to go work for somebody who you don’t know at all, and you’re right back at the bottom again and you suddenly know nothing. That’s a very common thing that happens to people, and that’s what’s happened to Kara, which is why her day life has become even more complicated than her heroics.
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Por Merrill Barr 12 Octubre, 2016
Earlier this week, The CW premiered the second season of SUPERGIRL following a very headline heavy summer that saw the show jump from its original home, CBS. At a press event following a screening of the season’s second episode, due to air next week, showrunner Andrew Kreisberg and new Superman actor Tyler Hoechlin took a moment to get to the heart of what they are trying to achieve in the new season.
A lot of the feminism on the show has come from Cat (Calista Flockhart) explaining what she’s had to go through to be so powerful as a woman, and teaching Kara (Melissa Benoist) about that. How are you going to continue that now that Cat’s moving on?
ANDREW: Hopefully, she’ll be back. But for us, I think the strongest feminist thing about the show is Kara herself. Just as a character, what Kara does week in and week out, and the challenges that she’s presented with and how she overcomes them, both physically and emotionally. That, to me, is the biggest statement towards having a powerful female on television. Not by talking about it, but actually showing a powerful female on television. That’s the biggest feminist statement we could make, that she, especially when you compare to our other shows, there’s nothing she goes up against they don’t go up against, and she’s just as glorious and just as confident and just as emotional and just as flawed and just as strong as any of the other male heroes we’ve created. That, to me, is the best example of being pro-woman the show can make as a statement week in and week out.
Building upon that, in Season One, the elephant in the room was that you had Superman, a character that a lot of people know, that you didn’t show him and then finally, in the Season 2 premiere, you were able to. We see Superman instead of just the silhouette. Can you talk about, in terms of the writing, and Tyler, in terms of your depiction of the character, bringing in Superman, probably the most well-known superhero, and really using him to build up Kara instead of overpowering her.
ANDREW: We were very cognizant of not wanting him to come in and steal her thunder. The Superman that we designed was something that you really haven’t seen too much of. Usually when we see Superman, whether it’s, even in the Christopher Reeve movies or “Man of Steel,” there was … Clark, he’s just starting out. We wanted to show Superman who’s been doing this for a decade and has gotten really good at it. Usually when somebody comes in they have a massive character arc, and that wasn’t entirely the case here. He was really coming in as a supporting character for Kara to be a friend and a cousin and a mentor and somebody that she could … She’s always uncomfortably compared herself to him, and comes to realize, “I’ve got it all going on too.” We simultaneously wanted to have a Superman that was relatable and fun and everything that you remember about Superman from your childhood, while at the same time demystifying him a little bit. That’s why we had those scenes where, we sort of described it as, no matter how famous you are, there’s somebody more famous than you. Yes, she can fly, and she’s famous, but there’s a familiarity with all the people that she works with. Then Superman comes in, and it’s like … You know. Mick Jagger just flew in and everybody’s jaws dropped. She’s completely over it, just like I’m sure your brother does not care that you’re Superman. That’s really the angle that we came at.
TYLER: It’s funny. That word “support” is, I think, the strongest one I’ve tried to lean on, because the whole thing again, this is not his origin story. This is someone who’s been doing this for a long time and has become very comfortable in the way I can always relate to things best. It’s like a sports thing where the game has slowed down for him, so these things that maybe seem like a big deal to her, he’s gone through those issues already, and so the role of him coming into this, for me from the very beginning, was to support her. That kind of lends itself to being a supporting character. There was never an intention for this to be about him. It’s always about her. It’s called SUPERGIRL. It’s about her and Melissa done such a great job. That was kind of the thing. It’s like being a veteran presence in the sports team and having the young guy … The young guy needs the encouragement. The young guy needs to be elevated and told how great they can be and what their potential is. The veteran knows. It’s not about them. They’re there to encourage the next group. For him it’s always about building her up and being there to impart wisdom when he can, support her when he can, but in no way try to make her feel like she’s not capable of doing anything that he could do.
Now that the season premiere has aired and people are actually starting to see the new Superman, are you guys looking at what they’re saying and making any tweaks at all into how you set about doing the character?
ANDREW: No, we’re thrilled. We’re thrilled with how it turned out, we’re thrilled with working with Tyler, which has been an amazing experience. We just selfishly hope we get to do it again, because I think it really added to the show in a way it didn’t overpower it. We love Superman. As few people have gotten to play Superman, it’s a rarefied group of people who’ve gotten to write it and sit down at the computer and type Clark Kent and to type Superman and to type the words Lois Lane and Perry White and Daily Planet. It’s really humbling and a real honor.
We’ve already met Lucy Lane (Jenna Dewan-Tatum). What are the chances we get to meet Lois?
ANDREW: I think there’s plenty of talented actresses out there who could do it justice, so I would never necessarily dream casting, but hopefully a dream person to work with, somebody who’s a very supportive actress and very present in there. That was always great and nice to the crew, that’s always a nice bonus. Any of those requirements would be great, but I think, yes, I think it could be fun. There’s no real plans right now. We’re happy we have Superman.
Why did the first 2 episodes of the season seem like the right time to bring him onto the show?
ANDREW: A couple of things. One, we were planning to do this when we were still on CBS. I think it became even more imperative when we jumped to the CW, just because you always want to start, especially when you make a giant transition like that, you want to start with a bang and put your best food forward. We’ve been hinting and teasing at Superman all last season and so the idea to actually see him and get to see Superman and SUPERGIRL working together just felt like a great way to open the season and bring … Perhaps if people had either not seen the show before or had watched early on and given up on it, was a way to bring eyeballs back to it. Especially because we really felt like we’ve hit another gear with the show creatively. The show is called SUPERGIRL, and it was always designed to be about somebody who had to deal with a very famous relative whose shadow was very difficult to step out of. In some ways you didn’t need to see him to make that work. Sometimes, like Vera on Cheers, just hearing about her made her a far more interesting character than if somebody had actually walked into the bar with Norm. But we really felt like over the course of last year, she started not so sure of herself, and by the end of the year she’s saved the world. We felt confident that Kara was in a strong enough place as SUPERGIRL and as Kara that it was the right time to bring in her cousin and not have it overshadow her, not make you feel like, “Finally, Superman’s here.”
The first 2 episodes really establish how important Clark is to Kara. How do you guys plan to continue that when we won’t see Tyler again for awhile? Is it text messages and IMs or sort of, we just assume that he’s supportive silently in Metropolis?
ANDREW: We always like the text messaging, because I mean it’s funny. That is how people communicate now, so those text message scenes were always a pleasure to write. Any one of us knows how happy you get when your best friend or your sister or your brother just sends you a text and just says, “Hey, how are you? I was thinking about you.” That’s become such a important part of our lives, so yes, in the first season, we couldn’t show Superman, so it was our best attempt to show that. Those scenes always had a strangely strong resonance, even though they were a gimmick. Now that Hoechlin inhabits the part, whenever there’s discussion about Superman in subsequent episodes, or the thought of them talking to each other, or somebody says, “I’ll check in with Superman,” it’s like, now you can imagine Tyler. It makes all of those mentions, and then the idea of him being out there, that much more powerful, because you can imagine it and you know that he’s out there and he’s ready to help.
Speaking to that transition from CBS to CW. How important was it to resolve a couple of storylines or honor the relationship between Kara and Cat?
ANDREW: This was pretty much what we envisioned. As far as the changes were concerned, we were always going to revamp the DEO, we just kind of fell out of love with the cave set. It felt … It just didn’t feel of a piece. It was cool in the beginning and then for some reason it just didn’t feel like it was bringing everything together. We were always going to have Winn (Jeremy Jordan) join the DEO. There wasn’t as much difference between the CBS pitch and the CW pitch. Some of the stuff that we’re doing down the road in subsequent episodes was, once we knew we were on the CW, we felt more comfortable framing the show in our terms. For lack of a better phrase, it’ll feel more of a piece with Flash and ARROW and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, maybe embracing some of the more comic book elements. But they weren’t that different. Certainly the idea to have Superman was from the get go.
Andrew, God knows you have enough on your plate from all the various shows and crossovers, but seeing how easily Tyler slipped into this character in this world, did you ever think, “Gosh, this could be some show, we should spin this guy off”?
ANDREW: This is going to sound like we’re abused kids, but we’re so happy with what we get to do. I don’t mean for that to sound as bad as it does, but we asked if we could have Superman in the first episode and DC and Warner Brothers said, “You can have him for the first 2 episodes!” And we were like, “Great!” I’m not going to sit here and say that there’s never going to be a world in which there is a Superman TV show and that Tyler’s going to star in it, I mean, I don’t know what the future holds, but right now that’s not our focus. Right now we’re working on SUPERGIRL, which is the flagship, and working on a way for Tyler to reprise the role is really what her focus is on SUPERGIRL right now.
With Kara at a different part of CatCo, Cat leaving CatCo and Winn at the DEO, James (Mehcad Brooks) is just kind of chilling in Cat’s office right now. Are there plans to incorporate him more in outside of things? How are you going to still make him as part of the story?
ANDREW: James has a pretty big turn coming up. These next few episodes are going to make him realize that being a photographer and sitting behind Cat’s desk is not enough for him, and so he’s going to go on a pretty exciting career trajectory that we’re really pumped by. James is going to decide that he can no longer sit back and be a sidekick, so he’s going to decide to become a vigilante. He’s going to become Guardian. Complete with the shield. It’s going to cause a massive problem in his relationship with Kara, because he has decided not to tell her. So now there’s this new masked vigilante and she has her own feelings about vigilantes and it becomes sort of a push and pull about who gets to decide who gets to be a hero. He’s recruited Winn(Jeremy Jordan) to help him, so Winn is his man in the van. The two of them are doing this together. Winn and James together is comedy gold. Watching Winn have to, as he takes his job at the DEO but then is lying to everybody about how he’s spending his nights, because he’s going out with James, and how he walks in exhausted, or walks in with a black eye, and says he walked into a door, is sort of the fun, excitement of building these first 10 episodes.
You talked about how a lot of these decisions like bringing on Superman or establishing Season 1, they were in the CBS pitch, but it did feel like Kara’s relationship with Jimmy Olsen, romantic relation, was a big part of Season 1. We come back and in the first episode, suddenly she’s like “No I’m not interested.” It felt a little bit like a course correction maybe. I’m curious if that was always the plan from the Season 1 finale to Season 2 to have her no longer pursue that, and if it was always the plan to have him become the vigilante, which feels like it fits a little bit better into the ARROW-verse.
ANDREW: James’ becoming Guardian was definitely one of the things that changed when we were going to CW. As far as the two of them are concerned, they’re both tremendously talented actors, and they’re both lovely people and they both love working with each other. I think we sort of felt like we were pursuing that relationship more because we felt like we had to, than any of us was really truly feeling it. It was interesting because we brought in some new writers in the middle of the season, you know to keep some fresh blood. Even they were coming at it fresh, felt like we weren’t quite sure how we were making this happen. We realized that the best scenes between them were just the nice sweet scenes were they were being friends. Whether the show was on CBS or CW, it has a large fan base and a loyal fan base, and we didn’t feel like we could just drop it, because we had made such a big deal about it in the first season. But we thought, rather than just opening the episode with, “Well, we had our summer romance, sorry that didn’t work out!” Actually making it part of the story. The theme of last year was how does Kara become SUPERGIRL? The theme of this year is, how does SUPERGIRL become Kara? It felt like there is a way to have that realization actually be part of the story. Most of us have had friendships that turned into something more, then you realize maybe it wasn’t. It felt like a very real story that we could be telling.
Going back to Cat, do you know how many episodes she’s going to be in for this season?
ANDREW: I don’t know yet. Hopefully as many as we can get. We love working with Calista, and Calista loves the show, which is why she came back to do this.
Now that the show’s on CW trying to make it feel more like ARROW and THE FLASH and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW… With the crossover coming up soon, what was the thought process in how SUPERGIRL was going to… because now SUPERGIRL’s is going into the ARROW-verse reality as opposed to the other way around… Have you thought about how she would relate to those characters and what can we expect when she ends up over there?
ANDREW: I think some people like Barry (Grant Gustin) already know her. Barry’s completely cool with her. Some people are instantly charmed by her. I think Sara’s (Caity Lotz) got a little crush on her. Digg (David Ramsey), as always, just when he thinks he’s seen it all … There’s a moment in it where somebody says, “What? This is SUPERGIRL” and they say, “What’s so super about her? She just like lifts off the ground” and Digg’s like, “I’m convinced.” With Oliver (Stephen Amell), part of Oliver’s journey in those episodes is, he’s kind of hit his breaking point for things he’s willing to accept. He’s had Mirakuru soldiers and the Lazarus Pit and magic and Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough) but like … you know, flying aliens that can incinerate you with their eyes, it’s like one beyond the pale for him, so he’s keeping his distance. Which is a very Oliver thing to do. Even Kara comments, “Does he not like me?” Barry’s like, “No, that’s kind of how he treats everybody.” There’s fun interactions. It’s exciting. Every time I get those dailies and you see them all together, it’s just insanity.
Speaking of crossovers, is there any hope for Superman to meet Jeremiah Danvers (Dean Cain) or Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh) at some point?
ANDREW: I don’t know. If it works out when an episode where Dean comes back, I don’t know about Brandon, but there’s no definitive plans, but it’s always cool.
The doctor at Cadmus seemed to indicate Jeremiah is not necessarily quite human anymore, that something has been done to him. Can you tease a little bit about that?
ANDREW: We want to keep the mystery of who and what Jeremiah is. He’s been under Cadmus’ control for the last 12 years and the Jeremiah that we see might not be exactly what people expected. Just to complicate the storyline for Kara and Alex (Chyler Leigh). I don’t know. It’s too good to spoil.
In your opinion, in terms of your work as an actor, the choice that you’ve made, what choices, if any, did you make physically, acting wise or whatever, to distance your Superman from the other animated or live action Supermans that we all grew up with? Is there any way in your mind that, “Okay, this is my Superman because…”?
TYLER: I distinctly stayed away from every other Superman thing. I’m very ignorant of the past films and series. The one I grew up with was Dean Cain on LOIS AND CLARK. That was my Superman growing up. I did not go back and watch any of the Christopher Reeves movies, did not go back and watch any of the previous ones that’ve been done. I haven’t seen the current ones. I wanted to do that because as an actor I wanted zero temptation to imitate or emulate anything. I had a great meeting with Andrew and Greg (Berlanti) where we all hit it off about what we all personally found interesting about the character, and I felt very convicted in committing to those ideas. I never on set wanted to do something and be like, “That felt a little bit too much like (Christopher) Reeves” or “That wasn’t close enough to what they did with that.” If something similar, then sorry, it’s similar. If it’s completely off, then it’s completely off, but it was never intentionally trying to hit a beat or hit something that was done in the past. That’s just the things that we committed to from the very beginning. There’s something very freeing creatively when you commit to something you believe in personally. If the reception today was that everyone hated it, I’d be like, “Well that sucks. That really sucks. But I committed to what I honestly thought was great about it, and if that’s not what everybody else sees about it then that’s fine”. But the worst thing is to try to do something thinking that it’s what other people will think is right about it, and then they still don’t like it. Because then you’ve failed without actually trusting yourself to do something that you believed in in the first place. I think that was really the process going into it.
There’s been a lot of commentary about Superman in the past few years just as there’ve been different pop culture depictions of him, and it feels like there are sort of 2 sides of it. 1, the Superman in the comics, he goes and confronts the bridge jumper and brings him back from the ledge, and then the other one, which is Superman battling with the idea of being seen as an unjust god. It feels like you touched a little bit on both of those sides in this episode. I’m curious if that was intentional. Tyler, can you talk about those two sides of Superman and who you view Superman as being and were those intentional nods in this episode?
TYLER: I think that inherently my biggest thing about Superman is, I think that he is always doing what he wishes anybody else would do if they could do what he could do. That’s really kind of it. If it’s a moment of comforting somebody, then it’s a moment of comforting somebody. If it’s a moment of stopping someone else from harming someone else, then that’s what it is. But I think for him it’s really just to be … I think he recognizes the symbol that he is and what he means to everybody. The moment of walking, the first episode of walking through the DEO and shaking everyone’s hand, I think everything about him is to make everyone else realize they can be their own version of Superman. He’s only doing what he’s capable of doing because of the talents and abilities that he has. But that as long as you are also doing everything you can with the abilities that you have, you’re doing the same thing. So you in essence are Superman. You just can’t see through walls and you can’t blow things up with your eyes, which is a different thing, but at the end of the day, the intention is the same.
ANDREW: That’s a great answer. I think it’s like anything that Greg and I do. We don’t do straight out adaptations of specific comic book stories. It always goes through the alchemy machine. We cherry pick the best parts of things that we’ve seen, that we’ve read, that we’ve watched. There’s obviously a big heaping of Richard Donner … Also there’s a big heaping of Richard Donner in THE FLASH. That was the Superman that Greg and I grew up on, that was the one that really colored our view of the character, but there’s a healthy dose in the animated series which I was a huge fan of. There’s a little bit of LOIS AND CLARK, certainly in the office place. There’s a little bit of “Man of Steel” in there with Cadmus and their viewpoints. It all gets put into the machine and it comes out as something fresh and new. But just as Tyler was talking about not wanting to watch the old ones and take our cues from that, we sort of, based on everything that there is, whether it’s Henry Cavill or Brandon (Routh) or Christopher Reeve or Dean (Cain) or Gerard Christopher … Everybody takes everything that there is and distills it down into one version that they like that has maybe a little bit more of this, a little bit more of that, and the Superman that Tyler and Greg and I created is our favorite version of Superman, because it has all the little bits that we like, all put together. I read some reviews, that they loved how it was a call back to this more boy scout version of Christopher Reeve, and yet I couldn’t see Christopher Reeve having that scene with J’onn (David Harewood), when the two of them are ready to come to blows over kryptonite. What I loved about that scene is that they both have a valid point of view. They’re both right and they’re both wrong, and those are the best scenes. The anger that Tyler was willing to show, which I thought was so brave, especially when you’re wearing that costume, made him feel adult and contemporary and more than just a boy scout in tights. It is this gestalt version of Superman, just as they all should. I’m sure when Brandon (Routh) was doing it, he had all the previous versions, and I’m sure when Henry (Cavill) does it, he has all the previous versions, and not just the actors, but the creators. We talked of, last night, Tyler and I, that it’s like Hamlet, a little bit, that everybody plays it, but everybody brings something different to it. The people who come subsequent sometimes take a little bit of what has come before and then you add something new.
Obviously, last season was a lot about Kara trying to prove herself to Cat and trying to just establish herself in the workplace. What can you say about her dynamic with Snapper and how that’s different or the same or kind of what she’s trying to prove to him.
ANDREW: I think, despite her not exactly warm personality, I think Cat, both with Kara and I think with others, is actually devoted to mentoring people and seeing them rise. She challenges them and she challenges them hard, but I think she does that with the idea that she’s forging them, and they’re going to come out the other side as stronger, better people. Then I think she takes pride in that. I think she genuinely takes pride in the person that Kara has become, up until this point, that she helped her, get her there. I think Snapper Carr doesn’t give a crap. I think he believes in the written word. He believes in facts, and he believes in “Are you good at your job, or are you not, and if you’re not good at your job, I don’t have time for you.” There’s a subsequent episode where there’s a scene where Ian (Gomez) literally doesn’t look her in the face in the entire scene, he’s so busy doing his things. Kara’s not used to that. As tough as Cat was, I think Kara knew that Cat was her mentor and they would have convivial conversations and they would share emotions and share things about their lives, and Snapper doesn’t care about that. And Kara isn’t a good reporter yet. She’s learning. The next episode, she writes this piece that she thinks is so great, and he just rips it to shreds, and he’s right to. I think that’s what’s interesting here. Kara became an … She’s probably the best assistant you could ever have, between just being Kara Danvers and being the responsible person that Kara is, but then on top of that just being SUPERGIRL, she was able to accomplish a lot. Now she’s picked a profession that she, by some rights, shouldn’t even be in. She really has to prove herself. That’s interesting because, last year, even though she had to deal with Cat, Kara had it all going on at CatCo. SUPERGIRL was where she was sort of flummoxed sometimes and earning her wings. Now she’s fully SUPERGIRL, she’s saved the world a couple of times, she knows what she’s doing there. Now she’s sucked into a job that she barely … she isn’t great at. Watching her slowly win Snapper over, is that much more satisfying. Ian (Gomez) is so great. He doesn’t give her much, but there’s a great scene in a later episode where he’s so mean to her, and she leaves, and he just smiles to himself. It’s like, “Is he happy that he was mean to her, or was he actually like, ‘Good for you kid, you got some gumption.'” They’ve got this very Lou Grant/Mary Tyler moral relationship, and it’s certainly not a relationship that’s going to have any hugs any time soon, but it’s something new for her to come over. It’s that thing of … I don’t know if any of you guys have been assistants, but you know, you’re an assistant, you learn everything there is to know about your boss, and then your reward is to get a promotion, to go work for somebody who you don’t know at all, and you’re right back at the bottom again and you suddenly know nothing. That’s a very common thing that happens to people, and that’s what’s happened to Kara, which is why her day life has become even more complicated than her heroics.
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- Tyler Hoechlin habla sobre la importancia de apoyar a Kara: “Se llama Supergirl” (Ksitetv):
Tyler Hoechlin habla sobre la importancia de apoyar a Kara: “Se llama Supergirl”
Por Craig Byrne 16 Oct 2016
Superman is a character who is often portrayed as inherently good, and the actor who plays him, Tyler Hoechlin, doesn’t seem much different from the Man of Steel in that regard.
Speaking to press at a Q&A last week, the actor talked about the importance of playing Superman in a supporting role to Supergirl’s lead character, as played by Melissa Benoist.
“The word ‘support’ is, I think, the strongest one that I try to lean on, because this is not his origin story,” Tyler said on Tuesday. “This is someone who’s been doing this for a long time and has become very comfortable in a way I can always relate to things best: It’s like a sports thing, where the game has slowed down for him, so these things that maybe seem like a big deal to her, he’s gone through those issues already, and so the role of him coming into this, for me, from the very beginning, was to support her, and that kind of lends itself into being a supporting character. There was never an intention for this to be about him. It’s always about her. It’s called Supergirl; it’s about her, and Melissa does such a great job,” he stressed.
“It’s like being a veteran presence on a sports team, where the young guy needs the encouragement,” he continued. “The young guy needs to be elevated and told how great they can be and what their potential is. The veteran knows. It’s not about them. They are there to encourage the next group, and so for him, it’s always about building her up and being there to impart wisdom when he can, to support her when he can, but I in no way tried to make her feel like she’s not capable of doing anything that he could do.”
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Por Craig Byrne 16 Oct 2016
Superman is a character who is often portrayed as inherently good, and the actor who plays him, Tyler Hoechlin, doesn’t seem much different from the Man of Steel in that regard.
Speaking to press at a Q&A last week, the actor talked about the importance of playing Superman in a supporting role to Supergirl’s lead character, as played by Melissa Benoist.
“The word ‘support’ is, I think, the strongest one that I try to lean on, because this is not his origin story,” Tyler said on Tuesday. “This is someone who’s been doing this for a long time and has become very comfortable in a way I can always relate to things best: It’s like a sports thing, where the game has slowed down for him, so these things that maybe seem like a big deal to her, he’s gone through those issues already, and so the role of him coming into this, for me, from the very beginning, was to support her, and that kind of lends itself into being a supporting character. There was never an intention for this to be about him. It’s always about her. It’s called Supergirl; it’s about her, and Melissa does such a great job,” he stressed.
“It’s like being a veteran presence on a sports team, where the young guy needs the encouragement,” he continued. “The young guy needs to be elevated and told how great they can be and what their potential is. The veteran knows. It’s not about them. They are there to encourage the next group, and so for him, it’s always about building her up and being there to impart wisdom when he can, to support her when he can, but I in no way tried to make her feel like she’s not capable of doing anything that he could do.”
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