Created by Robert Kanigher and Sheldon Moldoff, the fan favorite DC Comics character Poison Ivy is headed back into the world of live action thanks to “Batwoman,” we’ve learned.
Bridget Regan (John Wick, “Paradise Lost”) will be playing Poison Ivy in the upcoming third season of The CW’s series. The role is said to be a “recurring guest role.”
Variety details the character’s role in the show, “Poison Ivy, a.k.a Pamela Isley, is as former botany student of Gotham University described as a passionate, brilliant scientist with a mind for changing the world for the better. But her plans shifted when she was experimented on by a colleague, injected with various plant toxins which turned her into the infamous Batman villain Poison Ivy. With a formidable power coursing through her veins, Pamela used her powers to do what she thought was right, even if Batman and those closest to her disagreed with her dangerous methods. Now effectively wiped off the board for years, Batwoman and the Bat Team must prepare themselves for Poison Ivy to return with a vengeance.”
The third season of “Batwoman” will premiere on October 13.
Other actors to play Poison Ivy on screen include Uma Thurman in Batman & Robin, as well as Clare Foy, Maggie Geha and Peyton List across the various seasons of “Gotham.” Most recently, Lake Bell has been voicing the character in the animated “Harley Quinn” series.
