Stargirl Casting Breakdown Reveals Courtney Whitmore Origin Details
Aug 15, 2018 13:26:10 GMT
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Just thought I would share this. I can't wait to see the 'Stargirl' show and I am hoping Geoff Johns does justice to the character he created and the memory of his sister and it sounds like a number of characters that haven't appeared in the 'Arrowverse' like Doctor Fate could be turning up in this show and there have been rumours the Hawks and Zatanna will be in it too. 
Stargirl Casting Breakdown Reveals Courtney Whitmore Origin Details
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Stargirl Casting Breakdown Reveals Courtney Whitmore Origin Details
A new casting breakdown for DC Universe's upcoming live-action series Stargirl reveals new information on the title character of Courtney Whitmore. The character was created by legendary DC Comics writer Geoff Johns, based-on and named in honor of his younger sister, who tragically died during the explosion of TWA Flight 800 in 1996.
The Stargirl series is being primed for a premiere in 2019 on the DC Universe streaming service, and is being written by Johns himself. The show is being produced by DC Entertainment through Johns' production company, Mad Ghost Productions, in association with Berlanti Productions (the same company behind all of the Arrowverse series on The CW), with Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter executive producing.
Related: DC's Stargirl TV Series Announced for DC Universe at Comic-Con
That Hashtag Show revealed the following the character details, via a newly released breakdown. The producers are seeking an 18+ actress of any ethnicity to play the 15-year old Courtney, who is described as an "intelligent, compassionate and athletic young woman." The breakdown also unveils Courtney's backstory, describing her as living the perfect teenage life in Los Angeles until her mother's new marriage forces her to move to the small town of Blue Valley, Nebraska.
This backstory and the details that follow in the breakdown seem to be taken directly from Courtney's first comic-book appearance in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #1. After discovering that her stepfather, Pat Dugan, had once been a superhero's sidekick and still had all of his old partner's equipment, Courtney stole some of the gear (purely for the purpose of annoying her stepdad) to serve as part of a costume for a school dance. She soon found herself thrust into the role of hero, however, and eventually adopted the name of Stargirl, with Pat Dugan keeping an eye on her in a suit of powered armor that he dubbed S.T.R.I.P.E. - Special Tactics Robotic Integrated Power Enhancer. Despite this ignoble start, Courtney would go on to join the Justice Society of America, and become one of the most respected heroes of her generation.
While the breakdown does not say if S.T.R.I.P.E. will be a part of the show, it does confirm that Johns is staying close to his original vision for Courtney. The only significant change seems to be Courtney's graduating directly to being Stargirl, rather than run through a brief period where she was The Star-Spangled Kid. She will also start out wielding the cosmic staff - a weapon from the comics usually associated with the 1990s version of Starman - rather than the Cosmic Converter Belt worn by The Star-Spangled Kid. Regardless, the series sounds sure to please fans of the character, though itll be interesting to see what other aspects of Courtney Whitmore's history from the comics come into play in the show.
The Stargirl series is being primed for a premiere in 2019 on the DC Universe streaming service, and is being written by Johns himself. The show is being produced by DC Entertainment through Johns' production company, Mad Ghost Productions, in association with Berlanti Productions (the same company behind all of the Arrowverse series on The CW), with Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter executive producing.
Related: DC's Stargirl TV Series Announced for DC Universe at Comic-Con
That Hashtag Show revealed the following the character details, via a newly released breakdown. The producers are seeking an 18+ actress of any ethnicity to play the 15-year old Courtney, who is described as an "intelligent, compassionate and athletic young woman." The breakdown also unveils Courtney's backstory, describing her as living the perfect teenage life in Los Angeles until her mother's new marriage forces her to move to the small town of Blue Valley, Nebraska.
This backstory and the details that follow in the breakdown seem to be taken directly from Courtney's first comic-book appearance in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #1. After discovering that her stepfather, Pat Dugan, had once been a superhero's sidekick and still had all of his old partner's equipment, Courtney stole some of the gear (purely for the purpose of annoying her stepdad) to serve as part of a costume for a school dance. She soon found herself thrust into the role of hero, however, and eventually adopted the name of Stargirl, with Pat Dugan keeping an eye on her in a suit of powered armor that he dubbed S.T.R.I.P.E. - Special Tactics Robotic Integrated Power Enhancer. Despite this ignoble start, Courtney would go on to join the Justice Society of America, and become one of the most respected heroes of her generation.
While the breakdown does not say if S.T.R.I.P.E. will be a part of the show, it does confirm that Johns is staying close to his original vision for Courtney. The only significant change seems to be Courtney's graduating directly to being Stargirl, rather than run through a brief period where she was The Star-Spangled Kid. She will also start out wielding the cosmic staff - a weapon from the comics usually associated with the 1990s version of Starman - rather than the Cosmic Converter Belt worn by The Star-Spangled Kid. Regardless, the series sounds sure to please fans of the character, though itll be interesting to see what other aspects of Courtney Whitmore's history from the comics come into play in the show.
screenrant.com/stargirl-casting-breakdown-courtney-whitmore-origin/
From what has been described about the 'Stargirl' TV Show so far it sounds like it is going to be more of a 'Justice Society of America' TV show than a 'Stargirl' show with many members of the 'JSA' set to appear in it but with Stargirl as the main star. I think Doctor Fate is bound to be one of them and we might have good versions of Hawkman and Hawkgirl in it depending on if they are allowed to have them on the DC Online Streaming Service since there is a 'Hawkman/ Hawkgirl' movie said to be in development but with two Flashes, two Dick Graysons, two Supergirl's and two Superman's I see no reason why the Hawks can't appear 'cause it would give them a chance to wash the awful versions of them we had in the 'Arrowverse' from everybody's minds before they appear in movies. 
Who are S.T.R.I.P.E.? Are they some kind of organization like S.H.I.E.L.D. in DC? Debbie’s Stargirl comics are Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and she read S.T.R.I.P.E. is going to be in the show too. 
but it is easier remembering than knowing a person offline who randomly decides to change their name one day 'cause your new name is on all your posts and I actually knew a guy who decided he wanted everybody to call him by his middle name instead of his first name and I would often call him his first name by mistake 'cause I was used to calling him that. 
Here is another new update about 'Stargirl.' 
