Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the “Gotham” pilot, which first aired on September 22, 2014, on FOX. To celebrate, writer Alex Zalben published an oral history of the show, compiling interviews with creator Bruno Heller, executive producers Danny Cannon and John Stephens, and cast members David Mazouz (Bruce Wayne), Camren Bicondova (Selina Kyle), Sean Pertwee (Alfred Pennyworth), Ben McKenzie (Jim Gordon), Robin Lord Taylor (Oswald Cobblepot), and Donal Logue (Harvey Bullock).
They reminisce about the casting process, shooting the pilot, the relationship between Bruce and Alfred, Selina and Bruce’s first kiss and David and Camren’s friendship on set, showing the pilot at San Diego Comic-Con for the first time, the show’s premiere in New York, having Batman in the finale, Camren not playing Catwoman in the finale, the impact the show had on their lives, and much more. It is an absolute must-read!
You will find below some excerpts from the interviews, but make sure to read the whole piece here!
[David Mazouz] We all knew this show was different. This show was special. The amount of executives that had their hands in this show, the amount of money that had so obviously gone into it, the amount of thought and care and the unique world that it was a part of, there was never really a question that it was going to go to series, especially after showing up for that table read and shooting that pilot.
I haven’t given up on adding the missing episodes of “Gotham” to the gallery, so here are HD screen captures from episode 14 of season 4.
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Episode Screen Captures > Season 4 > 4×14 – Reunion
I was (finally!) able to add HD screen captures from episode 13 of season 4 to the gallery. Click the thumbnails or link below to see them:
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Episode Screen Captures > Season 4 > 4×13 – A Beautiful Darkness
HD screen captures from episode 12 of the fourth season of “Gotham” have been added to the gallery.
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Episode Screen Captures > Season 4 > 4×12 – Pieces Of A Broken Mirror
HD screen captures from episode 11 of “Gotham” season 4 are now in the gallery:
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Episode Screen Captures > Season 4 > 4×11 – Queen Takes Knight
HD screen captures from the ninth episode of the fourth season of “Gotham” have been added to the gallery:
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Episode Screen Captures > Season 4 > 4×09 – Let Them Eat Pie
Camren Bicondova and David Mazouz were interviewed separately in two new videos posted recently on YouTube, where they reminisce about “Gotham”.
In her video, Camren talks about the lasting impact of “Gotham”, the audition process, how she wanted to do her best on the show without thinking about the possibility of her character not coming back, how she perceives Selina as being territorial rather than jealous, working with her stunt doubles (Laurie Singer and Sarah Irwin) and working on stunts with Norman Douglass (the stunt coordinator of the show), the bittersweet feeling of the show ending, the guest characters or villains she would have liked to see more of (Bridgit Pike, Ecco, Cameron Monaghan’s “Joker”, Fish Mooney), how she would play Selina again if the project and time are right, and how she would describe Selina in two sentences in a “Gotham” encyclopedia.
David’s interview is audio only, and he talks about the casting and audition process, working with Sean Pertwee, filming on location in New York City, the evolution of Bruce on the show, leading a normal life while working on “Gotham”, how he doesn’t feel the last season was rushed, the process of filming an episode (his answer is unfortunately hardly audible because of some technical glitch), if he’d work on another show again, and what other guest characters he would have liked to play (Mister Freeze/Victor Fries, Hugo Strange).
In another interview with David available on YouTube, meant to promote his latest film, “The Birthday Cake”, he talks a bit about his preparation for the role of Bruce Wayne, working with Cameron Monaghan, what he learned on “Gotham” and how he looked up to Sean Pertwee, and what props he kept from set. You can watch the video here.