The CW has released a first look at Nicole Kang’s Mary Hamilton in her new persona as Poison Ivy ahead of her emergence as the DC supervillain in the midseason finale of Batwoman season 3, entitled ‘Pick Your Poison’; take a look here…
“I was really emotional. I burst into tears,” Kang tells EW about the first time she suited up in the Poison Ivy costume. “It has given me purpose and drive, and ultimately, I’m really proud of how Poison Ivy came out. What I’m most proud of is that it is rooted in history, both comic and fashion history. And it is culturally conscious. And then I am what’s inside of it, what’s filling it. And as a Korean girl, that when it all came together.”
“Everybody, I think, has been wanting Mary to [become a superhero because there’s] the expectation that everybody suits up and for us to subvert that expectation — We have a Black Batwoman, we have Batwing, and an Asian Poison Ivy — it’s so cool. It’s really exciting for me to create a fully fledged Asian villain. I think sometimes Asian villains are not explained, right? Their humanity is sometimes lost when in telling a story about a hero. And I think it’s super brilliant. I give [showrunner] Caroline Dries all the props of creating a hero, and then turning her into a villain. I am very thrilled.”
DOUBLE TROUBLE – As Ryan’s (Javicia Leslie) family dynamic grows more complicated, she also finds herself in the middle of a Bat Team stand-off between Luke (Camrus Johnson) and Mary (Nicole Kang). Meanwhile, Alice (Rachel Skarsten) finds a new sidekick to do her bidding.
Batwoman stars Javicia Leslie’s Ryan Wilder in the title role as the DC heroine alongside Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang, Camrus Johnson, Robin Givens, Victoria Cartagena, Nick Creegan, Amitai Marmorstein and Bridget Regan.
Batwoman season 3 airs on Wednesdays on The CW.
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