The last of Christopher Nolan’s beloved “Dark Knight” films hit theaters just two years ago, but Jada Pinkett Smith says she isn’t worried about comparisons for her upcoming Batman prequel show, “Gotham.”
“It’s an origin story, and we haven’t seen that,” the actress said at Christian Siriano’s show at Eyebeam Atelier on Saturday. “We just
haven’t seen how Batman came to be, and the Joker and the Riddler, and what the mob families were like during the earlier era of Gotham … so I think that keeps it out of the comparison.”
And if it’s any indication of how the show will be received, Smith, who plays the villainous nightclub owner Fish Mooney, says fan boys are already starting to obsess.
“That, to me, is the most exciting part,” she said, laughing, “because you have such an enthusiastic audience already geared in, and that’s fun.”
“Gotham” premieres Sept. 22 on Fox.