James Harvey
12-19-2001, 01:50 PM
The TV/movie website <a href="http://www.darkhorizons.com">Dark Horizons</a> received some new information on the possible Birds of Prey TV series. Here is what the website had to say:
"A long while ago it was rumoured this "Batman" spin-off was in the works but then things dropped off. Now, after the success of "Smallville", it looks like Warners is very keen to cash in on the 'no costume superhero' franchise with this project for which a 'casting requirements' sheet has popped up on the Net. The document indicates Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins and Joe Davola are executive producing the one-hour pilot penned by Laeta Kalogridis, though a director has yet to be selected. The series is set in Gotham City seven years after The Joker was locked into Arkham and Batman left in a 'self-imposed exile'. The show requires three female leads, the most notable is the role of Oracle - actually "Batman" character Barbara Gordon who was shot by The Joker and is now a paralyzed from the waist down, who fights crime with her computer skills. There's also Huntress/Helena Kyle - daughter of Catwoman and an unknown father (possibly Batman) who was witness to her mother being stabbed to death and is now a party girl who loves hard drinking and fast driving. The third is 'Black Canary/Dinah Lance', an Iowa farm girl who is also a 'touch telepath'. As to the authenticity of the document, well even I can't be sure though this source is well placed (if they weren't I'd have never have mentioned it). Anyone out there with more information on this, please step forward. Thanks to 'Hubie Tubie'."
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"A long while ago it was rumoured this "Batman" spin-off was in the works but then things dropped off. Now, after the success of "Smallville", it looks like Warners is very keen to cash in on the 'no costume superhero' franchise with this project for which a 'casting requirements' sheet has popped up on the Net. The document indicates Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins and Joe Davola are executive producing the one-hour pilot penned by Laeta Kalogridis, though a director has yet to be selected. The series is set in Gotham City seven years after The Joker was locked into Arkham and Batman left in a 'self-imposed exile'. The show requires three female leads, the most notable is the role of Oracle - actually "Batman" character Barbara Gordon who was shot by The Joker and is now a paralyzed from the waist down, who fights crime with her computer skills. There's also Huntress/Helena Kyle - daughter of Catwoman and an unknown father (possibly Batman) who was witness to her mother being stabbed to death and is now a party girl who loves hard drinking and fast driving. The third is 'Black Canary/Dinah Lance', an Iowa farm girl who is also a 'touch telepath'. As to the authenticity of the document, well even I can't be sure though this source is well placed (if they weren't I'd have never have mentioned it). Anyone out there with more information on this, please step forward. Thanks to 'Hubie Tubie'."
Stay tuned for more updates here at TZN!