Javicia Leslie is reflecting on her iconic role as Batwoman ahead of tonight’s season finale of the show on The CW.
The 34-year-old actress took over the title role at the beginning of season two from Ruby Rose.
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The first official photos of Javicia Leslie as the new Batwoman, aka Ryan Wilder, are finally here!
If you don’t know, Javicia is taking over the role from Ruby Rose, who left the role unexpectedly a few months ago. Find out why Ruby ultimately decided to exit the series.
Javicia said of collaborating with executive producer Caroline Dries and costume designer Maya Mani, “I love the fact that Ryan is becoming her own Batwoman — it’s her style, her swag, and her moment! It was an honor to be able to collaborate with Caroline and Maya. I felt it was important that viewers could tell by the silhouette that Batwoman was a Black girl. With the form-fitting suit and beautiful Afro, we definitely nailed it!”
Notable changes to the costume include a new cowl featuring natural, curly hair with red streaks, red gauntlets over the forearms, and shorter boots, as well as a redesign with new materials, featuring laser etching to create more visual depth and a stronger silhouette.
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Javicia Leslie is getting in character!
The 33-year-old actress was spotted taking over the role of Batwoman from Ruby Rose on the hit CW series in the first photos from the set on Thursday (September 24) in Vancouver, Canada.
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This is the first time she’s seen filming in the new Batwoman costume, which she recently teased on her social media. She also makes history as the first Black woman to play Batwoman.
Ruby Rose is really excited to hear who is taking over her title as Batwoman! The former star of the CW series headed to her Instagram page to congratulate Javicia Leslie. Here’s what she just said.
Batwoman endured a shake up after Ruby announced her departure from the series. She later released a statement on her decision to leave the show.
The series is expected to return in 2021.
Ruby Rose is really excited to hear who is taking over her title as Batwoman!
The former star of the CW series headed to her Instagram page to congratulate Javicia Leslie.
“OMG!! This is amazing!! I am so glad Batwoman will be played by an amazing Black woman. ❤️ I want to congratulate Javicia Leslie on taking over the bat cape. You are walking into an amazing cast and crew. I can’t wait to watch season 2 you are going to be amazing !! ❤️,” Ruby captioned a photo of Javicia.
Javicia added a reaction to her own page, writing “for all of the little black girls dreaming to be a superhero one day… it’s possible!”
Ruby shocked fans when she announced she was leaving the show months earlier.
Learn more about the role Javicia will be playing, Ryan Wilder, on JustJared.com now!
Batwoman will return for a second season this fall.
The CW has just announced who will replace Ruby Rose as the new Batwoman – Javicia Leslie!
The God Friended Me alum says she is “extremely proud to be the first Black actress to play the iconic role of Batwoman on television, and as a bisexual woman, I am honored to join this groundbreaking show which has been such a trailblazer for the LGBTQ+ community.”
Javicia will play Ryan Wilder, who is described as “likable, messy, a little goofy and untamed. She’s also nothing like Kate Kane, the woman who wore the Batsuit before her. ”
“With no one in her life to keep her on track, Ryan spent years as a drug-runner, dodging the GCPD and masking her pain with bad habits. Today Ryan lives in her van with her plant.”
“A girl who would steal milk for an alley cat and could also kill you with her bare hands, Ryan is the most dangerous type of fighter: highly skilled and wildly undisciplined. An out lesbian. Athletic. Raw. Passionate. Fallible. And very much not your stereotypical all-American hero.”
Batwoman endured a shake up after Ruby announced her departure from the series. She later released a statement on her decision to leave the show.
The series is expected to return in 2021.
Dascha Polanco makes a statement as she strikes a pose at E! x ELLE x IMG’s NYFW Kickoff Party hosted by TRESemmé at Boom Boom Room at the Standard Hotel on Wednesday (September 4) in New York City.
The Orange is the New Black star was joined at the event by models Halima Aden, Sailor Brinkley Cook, Cameron Dallas, Amelia and Delilah Hamlin, Faith Lynch, Devon Windsor, Eric Rutherford and Yvonne Simone.
“I WAS YOUNG. I NEEDED THE MONEY. Let the fashion BEGIN!,” Dascha captioned with her Instagram post.
Also in attendance at the event was Cody Simpson, Pose star Leyna Bloom, editor Nina Garcia, hairstylist Chris Appleton, The Family‘s Tessa Albertson, God Friended Me‘s Javicia Leslie, Eric West and DJ Ruby Aldridge.
Brandon Micheal Hall is all smiles on the blue carpet as he arrives at the 2018 CBS Upfronts on Wednesday (May 16) at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
The actor was joined at the event by co-stars Joe Morton, Violett Beane, Suraj Sharma, and Javicia Leslie as they promoted their new show God Friended Me at the press event.
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Here’s the synopsis: “Questions of faith, existence and science are explored in this humorous, uplifting series about an outspoken atheist (Brandon) whose life is turned upside down when he is ‘friended’ by God on social media. Unwittingly, he becomes an agent of change in the lives and destinies of others around him,” Deadline reports.
God Friended Me will premiere this fall on CBS.
Watch the trailer below!
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