By Colby Carrington
There’s a scary new side of Jada Pinkett Smith coming to FOX.
Smith was just cast in drama series Gotham, a Batman prequel that tells the story of future Commissioner James Gordon (played by Ben McKenzie) and his start as a rookie officer fighting the bad guys threatening Gotham City.
Her character is described as a vicious club owner and gangster boss Fish Mooney, who has ” the street smarts and almost extra-sensory abilities to read people like an open book. Imposing and hotheaded, she’s not one to be crossed.”
She took to Facebook today writing:
“I’ve committed to a year to work alongside a very talented cast, a super cool, creative and talented head writer and an extraordinary director. This one…is going to be funnnnnn!”
Production is set to begin in NYC starting in March 2014.
Smith‘s last major TV role was that of nurse Christina Hawthorne in TNT’s HawthoRNe, which was cancelled in 2011.