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April Bowlby To Play Elasti-Girl In Titans Series
Entertainment Weekly reports that April Bowlby will play Rita Farr, also know as Elasti-Girl, on Titans. Farr is an actress who is exposed to a toxic gas that gives her the ability to stretch or shrink her body whenever she wants. She wants her life to go back to normal, but eventually becomes part of the Doom Patrol.
This follows the casting of Bruno Bichir as Dr. Niles Caulder, a.k.a. The Chief. If the casting stays true to the comics, this means that it will be the original lineup of the Doom Patrol, including included Negative Man and Robotman. The live action series will debut this year on DC’s new digital streaming service. The titular team incldues Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites), Starfire (Anna Diop) and Raven (Teagan Croft). Alan Ritchson and Minka Kelly will appear as Hawk and Dove. Bowlby will appear in episode five, “The Doom Patrol,” possibly recurring later in the season. The series is executive produced by Geoff Johns, Akiva Goldsman, Greg Berlanti, and Sarah Schechter.