Gotham TV Series Cast: Showrunner Says Batman Won't Appear In Series; Show Will Focus On Ordinary Heroes Such As Young Jim Gordon

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Bruno Heller (The Mentalist), the creator of Gotham the TV series on Fox, addressed criticisms and questions about his origin series at the recent Television Critics Association summer press tour.

One of the things Heller talked about was how his series revolves more around the real, ordinary popular people that populate the Batman universe, as opposed to superheroes and villains.

"As soon as you're into capes and costumes, it's less interesting than seeing how these people got there," Heller explains.

In fact, the Gotham TV series will revolve around a young James Gordon before he became the Commissioner of Gotham, and Batman's main man in the police force. The series stars The O.C.'s Ben Mc Kenzie as a young James Gordon, and it follows his story as he makes journey to becoming the city's commissioner. It will also tackle the origin story of the city's most infamous villains, and trace their roots before becoming the monstrous menaces that people have come to know them as.

The series also features Bruce Wayne (played by David Mazouz) as a young boy who has just witnessed his parents perish in a random street mugging.

The villains will also be present, among them, Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor), Riddler (Cory Michael Smith), Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Catwoman (Camren Bicondova). Working alongside James Gordon is Detective Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue).

Heller emphasized that the series will not revolve around Batman, and in fact, the caped crusader will not make an appearance in the show. "If there is a superhero in the show, it is Gotham," Heller explains. "That's a larger than life character that's a central part of the show. To me, heroes are more interesting than superheroes because the difference is superheroes do the impossible and drama is really about the physically possible. This is about people and people trying to overcome real problems versus trying to learn how to fly."

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