Actress Ashley Scott shares her thoughts on reprising her Birds of Prey role as Huntress in The CW’s upcoming Arrowverse crossover, Crisis On Infinite Earths.
Ashely Scott portrayed Huntress in The WB’s (now The CW) television series Birds of Prey. The series debuted in October 2002 and despite a massive debut in ratings for the pilot, the series was canceled after one season due to declining ratings and ended after only 13 episodes.
However, it was revealed that Ashley Scott would be reprising her role as Huntress 16 years after Birds of Prey’s cancellation for Crisis On Infinite Earths. With that in mind, Ashley Scott shared the following post on her official Instagram, reflecting on joining Crisis On Infinite Earths as Huntress:
Safe to say, Ashley Scott is incredibly excited to reprise her role as Huntress in Crisis On Infinite Earths.
In the Birds of Prey TV series, Ashley Scott’s Helena Kyle/Huntress was the daughter of Batman and Catwoman that was a half-metahuman with cat-like abilities inherited from her mother, who in the series was established to be a metahuman. The Helena Rosa Bertinelli version of the Huntress appeared in the first two seasons of Arrow portrayed by actress Jessica De Gouw. Huntress will also make her big screen debut in Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Films’ upcoming Birds of Prey where she will be played by actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
What do you make of Ashley Scott’s thoughts on reprising her role as Huntress in Crisis On Infinite Earth after nearly two decades? Are you excited to see how Ashley Scott slides back into the role? Sound off in the comments below, and be sure to continue following Heroic Hollywood for all the latest news regarding Crisis On Infinite Earths.
Crisis On Infinite Earths will span two quarters and consist of Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, and Batwoman. Crisis On Infinite Earths will launch with three episodes in December before concluding with two additional episodes in January.
In addition to the regular cast members of each Arrowverse series, Crisis On Infinite Earths will also feature appearances by Tyler Hoechlin as Superman, Brandon Routh as Clark Kent/Superman and Ray Palmer/The Atom, LaMonica Garrett as the Anti-Monitor, Jon Cryer as Lex Luthor, Tom Cavanagh as Pariah, Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane, Cress Williams as Black Lightning, Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne, Johnathon Schaech as Jonah Hex, Erica Durance as Lois Lane, Tom Welling as Clark Kent / Superman, Ashley Scott as Huntress, Stephen Lobo as Jim Corrigan and Burt Ward in an undisclosed role.
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