Billy Zane To Appear In LEGENDS OF TOMORROW

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow has added Billy Zane to it’s cast as P.T. Barnum. Zane is set to appear in one episode of season three, and will reunite with Titanic co-star Victor Garber. EW broke the story and spoke with executive producer Phil Klemperer on what to expect from seasom three.

“Obviously, we couldn’t resist putting Victor Garber and Billy Zane back on screen for the first time since the Titanic.” Klemperer said.

He went on to say: “But I’ve wanted to bring Billy onto Legends every since I saw him in a friend’s comedy pilot. I’m not sure that people know how funny Billy is, although we cast him as P.T. Barnum because we knew that he would be able to find the soul beneath the larger-than-life showman. Truth is, Barnum never said ‘there’s a sucker born every minute.’ He was less a conman, more the father of modern advertising. A guy who made things ‘go viral’ before that was a thing. Sure, in one sense, he’s the villain of our story, but in another, he’s just a guy who wants to put on a good show. Anyone who works in TV can relate to that, right?! Anyway, Billy seemed like the perfect guy to get that duality.”

The next season of Legends will dive deeper into the history books. Klemperer added:“The thing about history books is that they turn famous people into 2-D characters. This season on Legends, we want to meet other famous figures from history, people like Barnum, people we think we know, so that we can find the aspects of them, the parts of their story, that the history books left out — we want to bring history to life by infusing it with heart, humor, and total absurdity (often at the same time).”

This isn’t the Zane’s first stent in a superhero world. He also played The Phantom in the 1996 film of the same name. For more news on Legends of Tomorrow, and all things DCTV, stay tuned.

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow returns for its third season Tuesday, October 10th on The CW.