We knew that at least a couple of months ago.
Arrowverse's Crisis on Infinite Earths to be 5-Part Crossover
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We knew that at least a couple of months ago.
Okay, which shows are officially confirmed be in the Arrowverse and which have, going by announced guest stars, has the potential to be included as of Crisis?
I see it this way...
Confirmed to be in the Arrowverse...
Arrow
Flash
Supergirl
Legends of Tomorrow
Batwoman
Constantine
Black Lightning
Flash (1990)
Vixen
(The Ray and the animated Constantine on CW Seed have contradictions that placing them within the Arrowverse as we know it tricky. However, they could possibly exist on their Earths as well...)
Possible/Rumored for Crisis...
Batman '66 (Burt Ward)
Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter)
Reeve/Routh Superman movies
Smallville (Tom Welling and Stephen Amell seem to have recently formed a friendship. The rumors of his involvement in Crisis could simply be a result of that.)
DCAU (Kevin Conroy as live action Bruce Wayne is something that I've wanted to see for a long time)
If the execution of this project is as ambitious as its premise, it has potential of going down as the nerdiest fictional construct ever created for television.
I see it this way...
Confirmed to be in the Arrowverse...
Arrow
Flash
Supergirl
Legends of Tomorrow
Batwoman
Constantine
Black Lightning
Flash (1990)
Vixen
(The Ray and the animated Constantine on CW Seed have contradictions that placing them within the Arrowverse as we know it tricky. However, they could possibly exist on their Earths as well...)
Possible/Rumored for Crisis...
Batman '66 (Burt Ward)
Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter)
Reeve/Routh Superman movies
Smallville (Tom Welling and Stephen Amell seem to have recently formed a friendship. The rumors of his involvement in Crisis could simply be a result of that.)
DCAU (Kevin Conroy as live action Bruce Wayne is something that I've wanted to see for a long time)
If the execution of this project is as ambitious as its premise, it has potential of going down as the nerdiest fictional construct ever created for television.
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Freedom Fighters: The Ray is explicitly part of the Arrowverse, contradictions notwithstanding.
Constantine: City of Demons, on the other hand, is explicitly part of the DC Animated Movies Universe franchise and specifically the same continuity that is based almost exactly on the New 52 and that started with The Flashpoint Paradox and contains Justice League Dark amongst other films.
Constantine: City of Demons, on the other hand, is explicitly part of the DC Animated Movies Universe franchise and specifically the same continuity that is based almost exactly on the New 52 and that started with The Flashpoint Paradox and contains Justice League Dark amongst other films.
You know, the way things are mounting up, they might well need all six Arrowverse shows to do it justice - by the way doesn't feel nice saying that, all six Arrowverse shows? On the flip side, selfishly I'm glad that they seem to be treating Black Lightning the way they did Supergirl in Invasion as in the UK, unlike the other five Arrowverse shows which are on Sky One, BL is on Netflix. Season 2 won't be out on Blu-Ray until sometime next year.
On the subject of Kevin Conroy showing up as a future Bruce Wayne, I wonder on a TV schedule/budget if they could do with him what they did with Kurt Russell & Michael Douglas in the MCU and 'de-age' them?
this was him in an episode of Dynasty circa 1980s. You know they could always do what they did with Vixen & the Ray, something animated with him supplying the voice of a Batman in his prime.
Edit, I thought of something, it needn't be Batman Beyond. Stick him in a muscle-suit and it could be Dark Knight Returns.
On the subject of Kevin Conroy showing up as a future Bruce Wayne, I wonder on a TV schedule/budget if they could do with him what they did with Kurt Russell & Michael Douglas in the MCU and 'de-age' them?
Edit, I thought of something, it needn't be Batman Beyond. Stick him in a muscle-suit and it could be Dark Knight Returns.
Conroy appearing is not really that much of a surprise--or any older actor who has appeared as (or in this case, voiced) a character in the past appearing on a new (or related) version.
The last part (in bold) is sort of telling. For the Black Lightning series not having a dedicated episode as part of the Arrowverse crossover, it almost suggests whatever happens will have no bearing on the show at all. Possibly, any BL characters appearing in the crossover might be in some sort of very DC type of short appearance of some other world (the real one, since BL uses nothing but real world references, including politicians) as the dimensional crap is hitting the fan, but in the end, its more tease than deep involvement. Why else would this one series be the odd man out of getting a dedicated crossover-centric episode? Its not like COIE (the comic version) was not expansive enough to involve the entire DC roster. Using that as a template/inspiration/adaptation, and we can assume they knew they wanted a BL guest appearance, certainly the TV plot could have been modified to extend a COIE plot to a BL episode...
The last part (in bold) is sort of telling. For the Black Lightning series not having a dedicated episode as part of the Arrowverse crossover, it almost suggests whatever happens will have no bearing on the show at all. Possibly, any BL characters appearing in the crossover might be in some sort of very DC type of short appearance of some other world (the real one, since BL uses nothing but real world references, including politicians) as the dimensional crap is hitting the fan, but in the end, its more tease than deep involvement. Why else would this one series be the odd man out of getting a dedicated crossover-centric episode? Its not like COIE (the comic version) was not expansive enough to involve the entire DC roster. Using that as a template/inspiration/adaptation, and we can assume they knew they wanted a BL guest appearance, certainly the TV plot could have been modified to extend a COIE plot to a BL episode...
Yes... future Bruce from some Earth why not the most relevant one to the Arrowverse Earth 1.
FYI your predictions for what you want to happen is very low. Like Brandon Routh would not play a Superman because he plays Ray Palmer already. So stop the lecturing on what will happen. You are bad at it.
I'm fine with the Black Lightning show not crossing over into the various Arrowverse events as they tell a different kind of story on Black Lightning. However, that doesn't mean I'm not thrilled beyond measure that they're being folded into the larger Arrowverse.
The animated Constantine wasn't meant to be in the Arrowverse at all, despite what was initially reported. Apparently it's meant to be in the continuity of the DC animated DVD movies, specifically Constantine's appearance in Justice League Dark.
Because it's called "Crisis on Infinite Earths," and we already know we're going to be seeing a bunch of alternate worlds we haven't seen before. And given the sheer number of guest stars announced already, there's no way they can all have major roles, so many of them are likely to be small parts on a par with the Earth-90 Flash in Elseworlds. Thus, there's no reason to jump to the conclusion that any given one of the guest stars is going to have a major or continuing role.
You've utterly missed my point, as well as several lessons in etiquette. I'm not saying my suggestions "will" happen, because that would be foolish in the absence of hard evidence. I'm saying that we don't know what will happen and should be open to considering all possible interpretations of the limited data we have. I'm merely adding more possibilities to the list.
They have Burt Ward (60s - vintage TV show) Routh (Superman Returns - movie) Conroy (animation) it looks to me like they're trying to represent many different versions of the DCU? How about Lynda Carter? And surely John Wesley Shipp ? Helen Slater? Chris O'Donnell? Hamill?
This is INSANE - surely DC's answer to Endgame? I'm loving all the old skool stars coming back. Keep it goin CW
This is INSANE - surely DC's answer to Endgame? I'm loving all the old skool stars coming back. Keep it goin CW
Did I already say I hope to see Dina Meyer's Barbara Gordon?
Oooh! Second that!
https://deadline.com/2019/08/arrow-...de-proper-finale-producers-say-tca-1202661047
Guggenheim identified Episode 8 as the previously -announced crossover episode with its fellow DC series, which Guggenheim is writing with Marv Wolfman.
Guggenheim identified Episode 8 as the previously -announced crossover episode with its fellow DC series, which Guggenheim is writing with Marv Wolfman.
"Crisis on Infinite Earths Producer Actively Pursuing Smallville Alums":
https://www.cbr.com/crisis-infinite-earths-trying-smallville-character-marc-guggenheim/
Marc Guggenheim: "[Smallville is] such a big part of DC TV history. I would love to have at least one Smallville character in the crossover. I guess I can say every single day I have some conversation with some casting director or some agent."
https://www.cbr.com/crisis-infinite-earths-trying-smallville-character-marc-guggenheim/
Marc Guggenheim: "[Smallville is] such a big part of DC TV history. I would love to have at least one Smallville character in the crossover. I guess I can say every single day I have some conversation with some casting director or some agent."
Wolfman, the guy who wrote the original COIE, cool.
For me, Rosenbaum's Lex would be more exciting than Tom Welling. Would be incredible to see him share a scene with Cryer's Luthor.
If Guggenheim wants a Smallville alumnus involved in the crossover, I wonder why Supergirl's producers haven't tried to put in him touch with Erica Durance about 'reprising' her version of Lois Lane.
I thought about that. It certainly seems a possibility, since with Routh they are already embracing the idea that one actor can be two totally different characters in the Arrow(multi)verse.
Maybe they have.
They already went that route with John Wesley Shipp, since he plays the Henry Allen of Earth-1, the Barry Allen of Earth-90, and the Jay Garrick of Earth-3.
Not based on the tone of his comments.
Erica would be a fairly easy 'get' because of the fact that she's already a part of the "Arrowverse" family, so the fact that Guggenheim is desperate to get a Smallville alumnus involved tells me that, for whatever reason, Erica hasn't been contacted and I find that a little strange.
They gotta save some news for later. Could be "seeding the fields" for future announcements.
