Legends of Tomorrow Co-Showrunner Discusses Season Finale: “The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly”
Monday’s season finale episode of Legends of Tomorrow is going to feature a major showdown, as the Legends face off against Mallus and a number of fan favorite characters return for the main event.
Legends co-showrunner Phil Klemmer was interviewed by TVLine, and he gave a preview of the season finale which includes a former team member’s return and some possible good-byes.
Here are some of the most important questions asked / answered:
In his true form, what are Mallus’ powers besides looking damn intimidating? Does he breathe fire…?
He’s, like, a fire-hurling, flying demon. His greatest power, though, is chewing through visual effects money. His one superpower is that every moment he’s on screen, you can imagine a pile of cash turning into smoke.
What is his agenda? What does he “want” most in the world?
He is a sort of bellwether of bad guys to come in Season 4. Up until this point, we’ve been dealing with earthly and historical bad guys, and we certainly had fun with all of that, but this year we dabbled in the world of the occult, through Damien Darhk and his enterprises. But you know that Constantine is coming onto the show [as a regular] next season, so we want to go deeper, we want Mallus to be used as “the tip of the iceberg.” He is not human, and we want to start playing with the idea that Earth hasn’t always belonged just to our kind.
We want to get into the world of fantastic myths and monsters a bit more. It’s kind of presumptuous for anybody to think they have ownership of this Earth or any part of it. Not to get deep into immigration metaphors, but Mallus is an ancient evil, he doesn’t understand humans and doesn’t understand why we have any claim to controlling this world of ours.
New photos reveal that Franz Drameh is back for the finale, as Jax. What do you want to say about that encore?
You might have noticed that we’ve included a number of family members of our regular cast on the show as guest stars — like Brandon Routh’s wife Courtney Ford in the role of Nora Darhk, and the guest appearance of Maisie Richardson-Sellers’ mother Joy Richardson as Amaya’s vision quest ancestor. So if you look very closely, you’ll notice that the finale doesn’t just include Franz Drameh but a brief cameo of someone related to him.
The Jax we meet in the finale isn’t the same one who left our team a matter of months ago — he has been inspired by what he learned from his friend and mentor Martin Stein. Being a time traveler is like living in Neverland, where you never have to grow up, and having Jax return to our show after a stint in the real world is a bittersweet reminder of what his friends and former teammates are missing. When we started this show three years ago, we never would have guessed that the youngest Legend would be the first to “grow up,” or that the guy that had to be tricked into joining the team would be the one to answer the Legends’ call in their hour of need.
OK, the big question I have been building up to: Will we see Beebo again? The finale title does have the word “cuddly” in it.
And he is a very cuddly guy. I will say this: Once you’ve invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in CGI assets, it’s a shame to only use them once. That’s why you see Grodd [on a recurring basis] — we finally figured out how to do this really well, so we have to do it again! So keep your eye open for Beebo, for sure.
Because you’ve promoted both Matt Ryan (Constantine) and Jes Macallan (Ava) as regulars for next season, does the finale pave way for any exits?
It does, it does. There’s heartbreak in the finale. A Legend leaves.
It could be argued that Amaya’s story, for one, has come full circle.
As far as her and Nate, I don’t know if love is made to last in the world of the Legends.
But at least one seat will be freed up aboard the Waverider itself…?
Yeah, yeah.
D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow airs its Season 3 finale on Monday @ 8pm ET on The CW.
H/T: TVLine
Caity Lotz Returns to Arrow for Season Finale
Legends of Tomorrow star Caity Lotz’s Sara Lance will return home in present-day Star City during Arrow‘s season finale, airing Thursday, May 17. Lotz herself IGed the news.
Lotz last appeared on Arrow (in a non-crossover episode) in November 2015, not long before the Legends spinoff made its series premiere.
No further information on exactly what Sara will be up to in the season finale has been released.
H/T: Collider
Legends‘ Jes Macallan Bumped Up to Series Regular
Send in the clones!
Legends of Tomorrow has promoted Jes Macallan, who recurs as Ava Sharpe, to series regular for Season 4.
Macallan joined the superhero series in Season 3 as a Time Bureau agent who eventually went on to lead the organization and become romantically involved with Waverider captain Sara. During last week’s episode, Ava learned that she was a clone from the future.
Last month, it was announced that Matt Ryan (aka John Constantine) would be a series regular in Season 4 — if the show got renewed, which it did (just yesterday)!
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow airs its season 3 finale on Monday @ 8pm ET on The CW.
H/T: EW
The CW Renews Arrowverse Shows (and 5 More!)
The CW renewed 10 series on Monday, including all of your fan favorite superhero dramas.
The network renewed all of the Berlanti-verse shows: Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl and Black Lightning all got picked up (for Seasons 7, 5, 4, 4 and 2).
Critically acclaimed dramas Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (entering Season 4) and Jane the Virgin (renewed for Season 5) were also renewed.
Fan favorites Riverdale (renewed for Season 3) and Supernatural (entering Season 14) will be back, including the ratings-challenged cult fave Dynasty (returning for Season 2).
H/T: TVLine
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.
This is more like it… @mattryanreal @ketomizu pic.twitter.com/zW9jgXMqtn
— Marc Guggenheim (@mguggenheim) October 31, 2017
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
Victor Garber is Ready to Exit Legends of Tomorrow During Season 3
TV Line reported earlier today that Victor Garber, who has played professor Martin Stein since season 1 of Legends of Tomorrow.
Rumours around his retirement from the show were spreading ever since he was cast in the Broadway revival Hello Dolly!
According to the article, the possibility of Garber exiting opened up at the season premiere, where we discovered Stain is going to be a grandfather.
New Legends of Tomorrow Episode 3.02 Promos Spotlight Billy Zane
Get ready to see Billy Zane (Titanic) as P. T. Barnum during episode 2 of the third season of Legends of Tomorrow.
That’s right, as the season premiere gets closer, the CW went ahead and released 18 new promotional pictures for episode 3.02, “Freakshow.”
In the episode, our heroes get stuck in the 1870s after P. T. Barnum captures Nate and Ray.
Check out the photos:
Synopses for Upcoming DC Shows Second Episodes Released
All of our favorite DC shows come back very soon, and to get us a bit more excited, the CW released synopses for the second episodes of all four shows.
Check them out:
Arrow – Episode 6.02 “Tribute”
ANATOLY RETURNS TO STAR CITY — Oliver (Stephen Amell) tries to balance being the mayor, the Green Arrow and a father to William (guest star Jack Moore). Anatoly (guest star David Nykl) returns to Star City with a deadly agenda.
Arrow premieres October 12 on the CW.
The Flash – Episode 4.02 “Mixed Signals”
BARRY AND IRIS GO TO COUPLES THERAPY — Barry (Grant Gustin) has his hands full when he takes on a dangerous meta (guest star Dominic Burgess) who can control technology, while also confronting an obstacle in his personal life: the ramifications of abandoning Iris (Candice Patton) for six months to balance the Speed Force. Meanwhile, Gypsy (guest star Jessica Camacho) breaches in for a hot date with Cisco (Carlos Valdes), but she gets annoyed when his work keeps them apart.
The Flash premieres October 10 on the CW.
Legends of Tomorrow – Episode 3.02 “Freakshow”
IT’S ALWAYS A CIRCUS — The Legends find themselves in 1870 to fix the anachronism which happens to be at P.T. Barnum’s fledgling circus. However, Nate (Nick Zano) and Ray (Brandon Routh) accidently free a saber toothed tiger, creating a bigger problem. Meanwhile, P.T. Barnum (guest star Billy Zane) is on the hunt to capture Nate and Ray to make his show even more exciting for the crowd. Caity Lotz, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Victor Garber, Dominic Purcell and Franz Drameh also star.
Legends of Tomorrow premieres October 10 on the CW.
Supergirl – Episode 3.02 “Triggers”
YAEL GROBGLAS (“JANE THE VIRGIN”) GUEST STARS — Psi (guest star Yael Grobglas), a thief with psychic powers, attacks National City. Able to immobilize people by tapping into their worst fears, Psi proves a formidable opponent for Supergirl. Meanwhile, James (Mehcad Brooks) and Lena (Katie McGrath) are at an impasse, and Samantha starts her new job at L-Corp
Supergirl premieres October 9 on the CW.
Promos for Episode 3.01 of Legends of Tomorrow Released
The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow‘s third season premiere is quickly approaching, and now we have some pictures to go with it.
Eleven new promotional pictures for episode one of the upcoming season were released, featuring all of our favourite heroes.
The episode premieres October 10 and will be called “Aruba-Con.”
Check them out:
Courtney Ford Joins Cast of Legends of Tomorrow as Damien Darhk’s Daughter
Courtney Ford (Supernatural) is the latest addition to the cast of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Ford is set to recur as Eleanor, Damien Darhk’s daughter.
Eleanor possesses the ability to “manipulate others,” according to the article, and has been described as “cunning with a charming dose of otherworldly creepiness.”
A younger version of her character previously appeared on season 4 of Arrow, where she was known as Nora.