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That's Entertainment (Gotham)
The fourth and penultimate season of the American television series '' Gotham'', based on characters from DC Comics related to the Batman franchise, revolves around the characters of James "Jim" Gordon and Bruce Wayne. The season is produced by Primrose Hill Productions, DC Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Television, with Bruno Heller, Danny Cannon, and John Stephens serving as executive producers. The season was inspired and adapted elements from the comic book storylines of '' Batman: Year One'', '' Batman: The Long Halloween'', and '' Batman: No Man's Land''. The subtitle for the season is ''A Dark Knight''. The season was ordered in May 2017, and production began the following month. Ben McKenzie stars as Gordon, alongside Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Morena Baccarin, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor, Erin Richards, Camren Bicondova, Cory Michael Smith, Jessica Lucas, Chris Chalk, Drew Powell, Crystal Reed and Alexander Siddig. The fourth season premiered on September 21, 2017, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben McKenzie
Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan (born September 12, 1978) is an American actor and commentator. He is best known for his starring television roles as Ryan Atwood on the teen drama ''The O.C.'' (2003–2007), Ben Sherman on the crime drama ''Southland (TV series), Southland'' (2009–2013), and James Gordon (Gotham), James Gordon on the crime drama ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'' (2014–2019). McKenzie made his film debut in the Academy Award-nominated film ''Junebug (film), Junebug'' (2005), before appearing in films including ''88 Minutes'' (2007), ''Goodbye World'' (2013), ''Some Kind of Beautiful'' (2014), and ''Line of Duty (film), Line of Duty'' (2019). In 2020, he made his Broadway debut in the Bess Wohl play ''Grand Horizons''. Outside of acting, McKenzie is noted for his critical commentary on the cryptocurrency bubble and Cryptocurrency and crime, fraud with journalist Jacob Silverman. Their forthcoming book on the subject, ''Easy Money'', will be published in 2023. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. In the DC Universe continuity, Batman is the alias of Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American Playboy lifestyle, playboy, Philanthropy, philanthropist, and industrialist who resides in Gotham City. Origin of Batman, Batman's origin story features him swearing vengeance against criminals after witnessing the murder of his parents Thomas Wayne, Thomas and Martha Wayne, Martha as a child, a vendetta tempered with the ideal of justice. He trains himself physically and intellectually, crafts a Batsuit, bat-inspired persona, and monitors the Gotham streets at night. Kane, Finger, and other creators accompanied Batman with List of Batman supporting characters, supporting characters, including his sidekicks Robin (character), Robin and Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gordon (Gotham)
James "Jim" Gordon is a fictional character who serves as the main protagonist of the Warner Bros. and DC Comics television series '' Gotham'', portrayed by Ben McKenzie. He is also based on a character of the same name created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, debuting in ''Detective Comics'' #27 (May 1939), though is most well-known as the supporting lead of the superhero comic, "Batman". Commissioner Gordon, as he was known throughout the Batman series, was originally played by James Neil Hamilton, an American film, television and stage actor, and has also been played by Gary Oldman in a series of movies and subsequently by Ben McKenzie in the television spin-off series, "Gotham". Fictional character biography Season 1 Gordon is introduced as a homicide detective and Iraq War veteran of the U.S. Army who has recently been transferred to Gotham City, where he lives with his fiancée, Barbara Kean. In his first case, Gordon and his partner, Detective Harvey Bullock, are assig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome And Jeremiah Valeska
Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska are characters and antagonists on the FOX television series '' Gotham''. They are identical twin brothers portrayed by Cameron Monaghan. The series is a crime drama developed by Bruno Heller based on the Batman mythos in comic books published by DC Comics. Each twin adapts different characteristics of the DC Comics supervillain the Joker. Jerome is depicted as a nihilistic anarchist who spreads chaos in Gotham City until his eventual death, while Jeremiah is a cunning psychopath obsessed with tormenting Bruce Wayne. In the series finale set ten years later, Jeremiah is reinvented and becomes a figurative amalgamation of both Valeska twins over the course of the show. The virtual DC FanDome event in 2020 included Jeremiah Valeska in the documentary ''Joker: Put on a Happy Face'' among the various iterations of the eponymous character adapted for film and television, confirming that Jeremiah served as ''Gotham''s version of the Joker. Early co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Man's Land
No man's land is waste or unowned land or an uninhabited or desolate area that may be under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied out of fear or uncertainty. The term was originally used to define a contested territory or a dumping ground for refuse between fiefdoms. In modern times, it is commonly associated with World War I to describe the area of land between two enemy trench systems, not controlled by either side. Coleman p. 268 The term is also used metaphorically, to refer to an ambiguous, anomalous, or indefinite area, in regards to an application, situation, or jurisdiction. It has sometimes been used to name a specific place. Origin According to Alasdair Pinkerton, an expert in human geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, the term is first mentioned in Domesday Book (1086), to describe parcels of land that were just beyond the London city walls. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' contains a reference to the term dating back to 1320, spell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Halloween
''Batman: The Long Halloween'' is a 13-issue American comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale. It was originally published by DC Comics in 1996 and 1997. It was the follow-up to three '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials'' (which were reprinted in '' Batman: Haunted Knight'') by the same creative team. The series' success led to Loeb and Sale to reteam for two sequels, '' Batman: Dark Victory'' and '' Catwoman: When in Rome'', which are set concurrently. Taking place during Batman's early days of crime fighting, ''The Long Halloween'' tells the story of a mysterious killer named Holiday, who murders people on holidays, one each month. Working with District Attorney Harvey Dent and Captain James Gordon, Batman races against the calendar as he tries to discover who Holiday is before he claims his next victim each month, while attempting to stop the crime war between two of Gotham City's most powerful families, Maroni and Falcone. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
