Bruce Wayne/Batman and Selina Kyle/Catwoman cast in 2014 DC Comics origin series 'Gotham'

By Jon Niles | Mar 04, 2014 03:03 PM EST

Fox's upcoming Batman origin series, Gotham, is set for a 2014 - 2015 season pilot premiere and more casting news has the show moving along nicely into production. Though the series fill focus on a young James Gordon (Ben McKenzie), Bruce Wayne will also appear in the series but as a young child. Along with this role, the younger version of Catwoman/Selina Kyle has also been cast.

Slashfilm reports:

Two young actors have been cast as the eventual Batman and eventual Catwoman in Fox's upcoming show, Gotham. Bruce Wayne will be played by David Mazouz, best known for the show Touch.Camren Bicondova, a dancer who appeared on America's Best Dance Crew, will be Selina Kyle. Though Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle are generally main characters, in Gotham they are not. The show will start with the murder of Wayne's parents, the event that eventually turns the young man into Batman. However, from there, Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) will be the star of the show, with young Bruce, his butler (Sean Pertwee) and others as secondary characters. Crime solving in Gotham City, with the Batman universe being slowly build around them. As for Kyle, she's described as "a teenage orphan who is suspicious and wholly unpredictable. A street thief and skilled pickpocket, she's dangerous when cornered."

It looks like we're going to at least get some childhood backstory on Batman, but fans will also get a great look at the youth of Selina Kyle.

Will you be tuning in for the series premiere of Gotham, expected to air later in 2014? Let us know in the comments section below!

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