Joining us here on The CW CW is
also where the new series Gotham
Knights is premiering tomorrow.
And in the show, Batman is dead and
Gotham City is facing chaos without
The Dark Knight to protect it.
So actor Misha Collins joins us this morning,
who plays Harvey Dent in the new
show to tell us all about what
we can expect from the new show.
Good morning, Misha. Hi, how are you?
Good. Doing well.
Thanks for being with us this morning.
Of course, I'm sure this is
expected to be a very big week.
You've got the premiere coming up.
A lot of people are excited for this.
I mean, we know what a huge fandom
there is around these shows.
Tell us about what it was like
portraying this character and and what
people can expect going into tomorrow.
Well, we're opening
the series with the death of
Batman in the city of Gotham,
and what that means is that the
best crime fighter and protector
of the underdogs in Gotham is gone.
And stepping into that vacuum is myself.
I'm playing Harvey Dent,
who is the District Attorney
and this ragtag group of young
vigilante justice pursuers,
including Batman's adopted son.
And the Joker's daughter.
So it's like the next generation in
this show who are stepping in to
basically fight syndicated crime.
It was a lot of fun for me to play this role.
My kids were really excited about
finally stepping into something
that they considered cool and I
I'm really looking forward to
the show getting out there.
It's kind of dark and gritty.
It's got a different look
and feel from any other.
Batman show that's been out there
and we're we're diving into the
psychology of the characters in a
way that I haven't seen done before.
My character is Harvey Dent as I
mentioned who is the District Attorney.
But Harvey Dent if anyone is
a real DC Batman universe fan,
know that he turns into two faced
which is an iconic villain in the
world and rather than having just like
1 traumatic incident that causes him to snap,
we're delving into.
His childhood history,
the, you know,
the traumas of a childhood,
the family history of identity,
dysmorphia,
which is split personality disorder and
all of the antecedents that go into
him being so fragile psychologically
that a traumatic incident could
cause him to have a total break.
And playing that, yeah,
a lot of fun.
Well,
that's what I was wondering.
Was it like being on set every day?
What was that energy like?
I mean, you're tackling
some dark topics at times,
what I imagine just being.
Part of this empire was a
really cool experience.
Yeah, it is. You know,
there's something about.
Playing into the comic book universe,
I mean the Batman universe, it,
it is it is so iconic and and has such a
storied history that getting to be a part
of that is kind of like, I don't know.
I think it's kind of every actor's
fantasy and and I think that we did
the showrunners and the and the writers
on this show did a really good job
of picking and choosing the best,
most interesting.
Darkest elements from all of the comic
book lore and patchworking it together
into this new iteration of Gotham.
And I think it's just it's it's
a pretty damn good version.
I'm it's, it's nice to be able to
get out there and promote a show
that I feel excited about.
And I'm like, yeah,
I'm unambiguously excited
for people to see this.
I'm excited for my kids to watch it
and for their friends to be like,
I can't believe your dad's on that show,
so it's an exciting moment for me.
But I also yeah,
I look forward to seeing what
people think of
it and just a few seconds left
remind people at home where
they can watch and and when.
This is going to be on The CW on
Tuesday the 14th, which is tomorrow.
There we go, PM and if you miss it there,
you can watch it on The CW app or
on The CW website the following day.
So please check it out.
All right. Misha Collins, thank you
for being with us this morning.