Tag: Constantine

Constantine’s Return To Legends of Tomorrow Confirmed

Matt Ryan is confirmed to return to Legends of Tomorrow as Constantine in March.

Warner Bros. confirmed for Comicbook.com that Ryan will return for the fifteenth episode of the season, titled “Necromancing the Stone,” which is set to air in five weeks.

In a new photo from the set of Legends of Tomorrow, actor Nick Zano told his Instagram followers that he was going into production on the final episode “like…,” and featuring a photo of himself, bruised and bloodied but with his hands up as if to fight.

Some fans noticed that the photograph appeared to feature John Constantine standing in the background, a head of tousled blonde hair and the character’s signature trench coat visible behind Zano’s head.

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Warner Bros. only confirmed that Constantine would be back only for the episode, “Necromancing the Stone,” and not the finale.

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow airs on Monday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW. “Necromancing the Stone” will debut on March 19.

Source: Comicbook

Constantine’s Arrival to Legends of Tomorrow Teased in a Script Cover

Matt Ryan’s John Constantine was confirmed last month to return for a two-episode arc in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.

As we approach the two-episode arc in this superhero drama, the executive producer Marc Guggenheim has shown fans a first look at the cover page of the script of Episode 10 entitled “Daddy Darhkest.”

The otherwise regular looking cover page with the show’s logo and technical details has had a red necktie and a lit cigarette added to it. These are two signature items belonging to the chain-smoking con man/magician.

Shortly after the announcement of Constantine’s return, executive producer Phil Klemmer revealed details about the arc, including that the narrative takes place, chronologically, after his appearance in Arrow Season 4, in Oliver Queen called upon Constantine to restore the soul of Sara Lance.

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow airs Tuesdays at 9 pm. ET.

Source: CBR

 

DCTV Casting Scoop: Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

There has been an incredible amount of casting news announced for our favorite DC/CW superhero shows. The following is a round up of all the important casting news that has been announced recently.

    Arrow

Manu Bennett (Slade Wilson) will recur during Season 6. “I can report that Manu Bennett is back to being a part of the show and I think we will see him multiple times this year, which is awesome,” star Stephen Amell announced during Heroes & Villains FanFest.

Michael Emerson is joining Season 6 in the recurring role of… Well that isn’t known quite yet. But Stephen Amell is totally on board with this announcement.

Arrow premieres October 12.

    The Flash

Britne Oldford will reprise her Season 1 role as villainous metahuman Peek-a-Boo in the season 4 premiere of The Flash. Details on what brings Peek-a-Boo back are being kept under wraps.

Neil Sandilands will play the villainous metahuman known as Clifford Devoe aka “The Thinker”. Devoe is “a megamind who embarks on a season-long battle” with the Scarlet Speedster, per the official description. He is “a true genius” who has “devised an intricate plan to fix all that he deems wrong with humanity.”

Kim Engelbrecht will play Devoe’s partner-in-crime, the DC Comics character The Mechanic. A true believer and a highly intelligent engineer who designs devices for The Thinker to help him implement his plan.

Danny Trejo has been cast as Earth-19 bounty hunter, Gypsy’s imposing father, Breacher.

The Flash premieres October 10.

    Supergirl

Odette Annable is joining as a series regular. She will play the new Big Bad “Worldkiller” Reign.

Supergirl premieres October 9.

    DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

Tala Ashe has joined the cast as Zari Adrianna Tomaz, a Muslim-American computer nerd with a wry, combative attitude who hails from the year 2030.

Billy Zane will play politician and showman P.T. Barnum, who founded Barnum & Bailey Circus (aka “The Greatest Show on Earth”).

Tracy Ifeachor will play Season 3 Big Bad Kuasa. Kuasa is the sister of Mari McCabe, a.k.a. Megalyn E.K.’s version of Vixen. So that means Kuasa is also the granddaughter of Maisie Richardson Sellers’ version of Vixen, Amaya.

Showrunner Marc Guggenheim announced during Comic-Con that the show has had “really good conversations” with Matt Ryan to reprise his role as Constantine on Legends, but for now, the actor is busy with other projects.

Legends of Tomorrow premieres October 10.

NBC 2014-2015: What’s New? What’s Cancelled? What to Expect?

NBCLast month the major broadcast networks announced their 2014-2015 television season pickups and cancellations. We will be breaking down for you what’s coming (and going) on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW.

Next up: NBC!

NBC Orders Constantine, The Mysteries of Laura and More to Series

NBC added several new shows to its fall 2014-15 schedule, including Constantine, based on DC Comics’ supernatural mysteries series, and Debra Messing’s detective drama The Mysteries of Laura.

Here’s the logline/casting/pedigree info for each of the new series:

Constantine (Drama)
EPs | Daniel Cerone (Dexter), David S. Goyer (Batman Begins)
CAST | Matt Ryan, Lucy Griffiths (True Blood), Harold Perrineau (Lost)
Based on the characters in DC Comics’ stories about John Constantine, an enigmatic and irreverent con man-turned-reluctant supernatural detective who is thrust into the role of defending us against dark forces from beyond. (more…)