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Javicia Leslie rocks the Batwoman suit while filming the upcoming second season of the series last week in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The 33-year-old actress of course stars in the title role as the new caped hero.

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Javicia also just shared the first official photo of her as Batwoman, but in the old suit, which she is wearing in this set of photos.

Her new character Ryan Wilder will be wearing Kate Kane’s Batwoman suit at first, before getting her very own, new suit. See what she teased about the new Batsuit during DC FanDome!

“Just wait until Ryan Wilder puts her own spin on the Batsuit,” Javicia wrote on Instagram.

Javicia recently opened up about the similarities that she shares with her Batwoman character Ryan Wilder. See what she said!

The new Batwoman has arrived!

Star Javicia Leslie shared a first look as her suited up as the superhero with a first look pic on her Instagram tonight.

“Look out, Gotham, I’m suited up and ready to go…” Javicia captioned the first look on her Instagram. “But just wait until Ryan Wilder puts her own spin on the Batsuit. @cwbatwoman”

Javicia replaced Ruby Rose in the title role but will be playing a different character on the show and not Kate Kane.

She’ll star as Ryan Wilder, who is a “girl who would steal milk for an alley cat and could also kill you with her bare hands, Ryan is the most dangerous type of fighter: highly skilled and wildly undisciplined. An out lesbian. Athletic. Raw. Passionate. Fallible. And very much not your stereotypical all-American hero.”

Ruby bowed out of the series after suffering an injury on set.

See what Ruby shared about Javicia‘s casting on the series here…

Javicia Leslie opens up about her upcoming Batwoman character!

The 33-year-old recently dished on the similarities she shares with Ryan Wilder.

“When I read the character description, it was definitely me,” Javicia told EW. “I loved the idea that it’s like goofy meets badass meets a person who doesn’t like to be told what to do, a person who does not like to follow the rules.”

“It’s really hard for me sometimes when it comes to like, ‘Well, okay, you have to do it this way as Javicia versus what you had to do when you’re an actor and you’re trying to present yourself,’” she added. “I loved the fact that Ryan is just who I am — just a hot mess.”

“I’m really into action. This has literally been my dream. It’s so funny because in May I did an interview and I said, ‘One of my future goals and one of biggest dreams is to become a superhero,’” Javicia said. “I wanted to be a Black superhero. You don’t get to see that that often. Then a month later, I become the first Black Batwoman.”

In case you missed it, see what Javicia said about the brand new Batwoman suit!

We are getting more details about the upcoming second season of Batwoman!

The cast took part in a panel during DC FanDome on Saturday (September 12), where they chatted about the new season, where Javicia Leslie is taking over the title role as an all new character, Ryan Wilder, and we got some info on a new suit.

“No, I haven’t,” she said in response to if she’s had any fittings yet. “We were talking about doing costume fittings very soon. That way we can be prepared as soon as we get [back to production].”

“But I know Caroline and I were talking about how important it is that if we’re going to have a Black Batwoman, that she needs to be, like, a sista when she becomes Batwoman,” Javicia added. “It’s important for her to feel like the silhouette of her could still look like that, with natural textured hair and things like that.”

Javicia added that she’s been sending showrunner Caroline Dries fan art, saying, “Oh my gosh, look at this! This looks really good.”

“How can we be sure that Ryan isn’t hiding what makes her awesome, with this suit?” Caroline said. “So it’s going to be a bit of an evolution. We’ll see the suit evolve early on in the season. Ryan is like, ‘For me to feel empowered in this thing, it needs to feel like it’s representing something I’m fighting for.’”

In case you missed it, see who Javicia said she was pulling some inspiration from to take on the role of Batwoman.

Javicia Leslie really nailed her Batwoman audition!

The 33-year-old recently opened up about being prepared for the role way before it was available, and the series’ showrunner dished on her audition.

“Javicia blew everyone else away,” Caroline Dries told THR about Javicia being the obvious choice for Ryan Wilder.

The new CW star also shared that she’s been ready for a role like this.

“I’m very active in my personal life, so being able to allow that to be my work, that’s heaven for me. I do Muay Thai. I do fitness training. I run. Anything that’s active I’m always down for, so this is going to be like playing on the playground every day,” Javicia said.

“There’s not many actors that get this opportunity to play in a world that you can continue to develop and expand on for a decade,” she added. “This is a great beginning to what I’m sure will be a very long journey.”

In case you missed it, see who Javicia said inspires her in taking on this new role in the Batman world!

Javicia Leslie is opening up about taking on the role of Batwoman for the upcoming second season!

The 33-year-old actress will be starring in the lead role of the CW series as new character Ryan Wilder.

During the DC FanDome event on Saturday (August 22), Javicia dished on her inspiration.

“I’ve always truly admired Eartha Kitt, but I admire Eartha Kitt even outside of acting. I love her for her activism and the fact that she used her art for activism. And just her mentality in general,” she said. “The things that she would say and how dynamic they were and the power that she had as a woman.”

If you didn’t know, Eartha Kitt has a pretty special connection to the Batman universe – she famously played Catwoman in the 1960′s TV show Batman!

Javicia also opened up about her character’s use of a mask.

“Batwoman doesn’t necessarily have a superpower, but I do have the ability to put a mask on and do things that I feel other citizens are too scared to do based off of it ruining their reputation or it putting their family in danger,” she shared during the panel.

In case you missed it, check out our profile on Javicia to get to the know actress!

Javicia Leslie has landed the lead role in the upcoming second season of Batwoman!

The 33-year-old actress will take on the new character Ryan Wilder, who then becomes the titular caped hero.

Many people will recognize Javicia from her role as Ali Finer in God Friended Me. She’s also been in the BET series The Family Business, and the movie Always a Bridesmaid, which is available to stream on Netflix.

Javicia was born in Germany and later moved to Maryland, where she grew up. She then worked for the government for a year and a half, before eventually moving out to Los Angeles in 2012 to pursue an acting career.

After moving to LA, she was working at a trade show with a friend where she was approached by a talent manager.

“So, I was helping her out and this lady comes up to me while I’m selling things and just asked me, ‘Am I a model or an actress?’ ‘I’m anything you want me to be.’ She was like, ‘Well, I’m a talent manager. Look me up. Tell me if you like what you see. Then come into my office next week and we can meet,’” Javicia said in an interview back in December. “So, I looked her up. I liked what I saw and I signed with her the following week. She’s actually still currently my manager. Then from there, she helped me get an agent.”

A few years had passed and she booked a role on MacGyver, then a recurring role on The Family Business, which was originally supposed to be a movie. She then booked God Friended Me, and The Family Business got picked up as a series instead, and she filmed both projects at the same time!

Javicia has also opened up about being spiritual and how that helps her when auditioning.

“I just believe whatever’s for me, is for me, and my only job is just to be the best version of myself. So, that’s all I brought to the table,” she said. “Luckily this one was for me, but the next one wasn’t. You know? So, it’s just like, you don’t really hold your breath about it. You just go in there, you do your job, and you walk away.”

“I love working. I’m kind of in the stage of my life where I just want to just take every opportunity to work, to travel for work, and to do really different kinds of roles,” Javicia dished about working. “I always want to be able to have that flexibility, which is why I don’t really like taking too much of a hiatus.”