{"id":11523,"date":"2022-02-24T13:50:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T12:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1591313"},"modified":"2022-02-24T13:50:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T12:50:21","slug":"the-batmans-jeffrey-wright-teases-appearance-in-gotham-pd-tv-spin-off","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-batmans-jeffrey-wright-teases-appearance-in-gotham-pd-tv-spin-off\/","title":{"rendered":"The Batman\u2019s Jeffrey Wright teases appearance in Gotham PD TV spin-off"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Huw Fullerton\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 24 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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New caped crusader caper The Batman<\/a> is just the start of The Dark Knight\u2019s new assault on our screens, with sequels and various potential TV spin-offs already in the pipeline to expand the world newly reimagined by writer\/director Matt Reeves.<\/p>\n

Chief among those spin-offs, of course, is the Gotham City police drama coming from Giri\/Haji screenwriter Joe Barton.<\/p>\n

But while little is known about this series so far, we may have just had our first clue about who could be in it, with The Batman\u2019s Jeffrey Wright (aka Jim Gordon, Batman\u2019s main ally in the force) hinting that he could be set to make a crossover appearance to link the two projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, yeah, there\u2019s been a little talk about that,\u201d Wright teased when RadioTimes.com<\/a> asked if he was set to appear in the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do think that the film is going to leave fans longing for more. So if there\u2019s an opportunity to explore more of this specific Gotham in a granular way through a show like that, it\u2019d be very exciting.\u201d<\/p>

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More generally, Wright waxed lyrical about the version of Gotham created by Reeves for the new movie, suggesting that there was a lot more to discover about Bruce Wayne\u2019s beleaguered city.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a sense of place in this Gotham,\u201d he told RadioTimes.com<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s really inviting, it\u2019s comprehensive, but it feels tangible.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels not unlike New York City, which it was originally fashioned after in 1939. But it feels like a desperate, decaying New York City, a once great city that\u2019s in need of resurrecting, and so Batman is at the centre of that effort.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it has this quality to it that I just was really drawn to \u2013 [that] richness of authenticity that I think just serves the interests of our film.\u201d<\/p>\n\nStill, fans shouldn\u2019t get excited too soon. Wright declined to go into further detail about the Gotham PD show or his possible involvement in it, noting that for now he\u2019d rather everyone just watched the film.<\/p>\n\u201cRight now I\u2019m just more focused on getting this film out,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd excited for fans to take that. [For now] I think they\u2019ll have enough to digest with this.\u201d<\/p>\nBut once the dust has settled, and we\u2019re all looking to the next Batman adventure? Well, we wouldn\u2019t be too surprised to find the face of the Gotham police department leading them into some strange new cases.<\/p>\nThe Batman is released in UK cinemas on Friday 4th March. For more, check out our dedicated <a href=\""https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/"\">Movies<\/a> page or our full <a href=\""https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/"\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\""NotApplicable"\" data-linkindex=\""0"\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\""NotApplicable"\" data-linkindex=\""1"\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Huw Fullerton Published: Thursday, 24 February 2022 at 12:00 am New caped crusader caper The Batman is just the start of The Dark Knight\u2019s new assault on our screens, with sequels and various potential TV spin-offs already in the pipeline to expand the world newly reimagined by writer\/director Matt Reeves. Chief among those spin-offs, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[6],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Huw Fullerton Published: Thursday, 24 February 2022 at 12:00 am New caped crusader caper The Batman is just the start of The Dark Knight\u2019s new assault on our screens, with sequels and various potential TV spin-offs already in the pipeline to expand the world newly reimagined by writer\/director Matt Reeves. Chief among those spin-offs,…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/11523"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}