Cory Michael Smith plays Edward Nygma, the man who will eventually become The Riddler on Gotham. In a recent interview, Cory Michael Smith talked about how he landed the role of Edward Nygma & what it’s like to work with co-stars Donal Logue, who plays Detective Harvey Bullock & Ben Mackenzie, who play Detective James Gordon.
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"My manager set me up with an appointment and they were trying to be really hush-hush and secretive about who the characters were and what the project was. But I went into it knowing what the project was, and I had heard about it, so I was like, “Hey, I would like to audition for the Riddler.”"
"Donal’s just a champ. He’s a guy who’s incredibly intelligent and is so comfortable in his work and on the set. He exists on a set in a very special way that I hope to emulate eventually in my future, which is, he knows when to joke, he knows how to have fun, he knows when to get serious"
And Cory Michael Smith on Ben Mackenzie:
"A sweetheart. That’s the best word that I can put to it. He’s such a leader. He’s playing the role of the patriarch, he’s making sure everyone’s taken care of and happy, and everyone is being positive, cooperating, collaborating, promoting the show, being positive on set."
I do think Cory Michael Smith is someone who hasn’t gotten nearly enough screen time on Gotham, he does a great job as Nygma and I really want to see his slow descent into villainy, which they really have barely hinted at so far.
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