This Article is From Feb 20, 2014

Jada Pinkett Smith joins cast of Batman prequel Gotham

Jada Pinkett Smith joins cast of Batman prequel Gotham

Jada’s last television appearance was on the medical drama Hawthorne

Highlights

  • Actress Jada Pinkett Smith has joined the cast of Gotham and she will don the character of a gangster in the Batman prequel series.
  • The Matrix: Revolutions star will play Fish Mooney, a sadistic gangster boss and nightclub owner in the one-hour long drama, reported the New York Daily News.
  • Southland veteran Ben McKenzie has been cast as Gordon, Sean Pertwee is on board as Wayne Manor butler Alfred Pennyworth and Robin Lord Taylor is signed on as Oswald Cobblepot.
  • The 42-year-old actress, who is the wife of Will Smith, has loads of TV experience and was last seen in Hawthorne.
  • The Mentalist creator Bruno Hiller wrote the pilot and is the show's executive producer.
New York: Actress Jada Pinkett Smith has joined the cast of Gotham and she will don the character of a gangster in the Batman prequel series.

The Matrix: Revolutions star will play Fish Mooney, a sadistic gangster boss and nightclub owner in the one-hour long drama, reported the New York Daily News.

Southland veteran Ben McKenzie has been cast as Gordon, Sean Pertwee is on board as Wayne Manor butler Alfred Pennyworth and Robin Lord Taylor is signed on as Oswald Cobblepot.

The 42-year-old actress, who is the wife of Will Smith, has loads of TV experience and was last seen in Hawthorne.

The Mentalist creator Bruno Hiller wrote the pilot and is the show's executive producer.
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