When Batman finally swings into Gotham during the Fox show`s series finale on Thursday, it will be in a brand-new costume. While there are many Batsuits made for live-action Batman films and TV shows, none of them were available to the Gotham production team. So instead, they built their own--and it`s one true to the show.`[The suit is] pieces of everything. It`s a highlight reel of the comic,` executive producer Danny Cannon told GameSpot at the TCA press tour. `Because that`s what we`d think the show was, really. [It] was building up to the best of what it could be, and so we just took the best of everything and made our own.`Of course, producers did ask DC and Warner Bros. if they could simply borrow one of the existing costumes. `It`s just to show you how things work,` Cannon continued. `When we first said to them like, `Hey you guys must have so many Batman suits now. Can we have one of those?` They were like, `No.` So we went and asked the movie place, `Hey, can we have one of your things.` They went, `No.``In the end, though, the team behind the show is pleased with the costume they`ve put together for the series finale. What`s more, they`re happy with the man behind the cowl--David Mazouz, who`s played young Bruce Wayne throughout the show`s run.It was previously revealed that the finale would see Mazouz suiting up as Batman in some scenes, while a larger body double would be used for others. Upon first seeing the finished product, executive producer John Stephens called it `unnerving.` He explained, `I mean really it is unnerving when you watch what they do with his face to make it look that way, you know? It`s an odd thing, [because] David`s also been practicing that voice for a long time, so I`ve heard him do it in the background a lot.`It won`t just be Batman making an impact in the series finale, though. As previously revealed, the final evolution of Gotham`s take on Joker will appear. The final episode will also see versions of Penguin (Robin Lord ...
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