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Batman's Dad Is Law & Order's New Crusader

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Sam Waterston by Virginia Sherwood/NBC Photo, Linus Roache by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com
NBC and Law & Order executive producer Dick Wolf announced on Tuesday that British thesp Linus Roache (Kidnapped, Thomas Wayne in Batman Begins) will join the long-running procedural this season in the capacity of executive assistant district attorney — the office formerly held by Sam Waterston's Jack McCoy, who is now the full-on DA.

"I've known Linus' work for several years. He is an actor who totally gets inside his roles," Wolf says in a statement. "I think he and Sam are going to raise the bar and add intellect and passion in the back half of the show."

RELATED: Law & Order pulls reruns featuring Fred Thompson.

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Posted by Matt Webb Mitovich
Jul 17, 2007 4:34 PM
YAY. I may have to watch the mothership again because of Linus Roache. He was great in BB.
Posted by Collette
Jul 17, 2007 4:50 PM
This is fantastic news! Linus Roache was simply amazing in Priest... I can't wait to see him on the mothership!
Posted by scooterndc
Jul 17, 2007 5:21 PM
I loved Linus Roache in Priest, and I think he will add a lot to L&O.
Posted by bantling14
Jul 17, 2007 5:26 PM
He was good in that movie. He'll be fine.
Posted by wycked
Jul 17, 2007 5:32 PM
This is great news. I am looking forward to the new season a lot.
Posted by Isis333
Jul 17, 2007 6:29 PM
Will he actually be British on the show or just fake an American accent?
Posted by anner2
Jul 17, 2007 6:35 PM
I am so excited for this season! do we know what night/time it's on this fall?
Posted by wheezy
Jul 17, 2007 7:34 PM
He's ok. I watched Kidnapped and he was pretty good. His role in Batman was very brief. I am still sad they didn't cast Bradley Whitford though
Posted by obriensg1
Jul 17, 2007 8:57 PM
How great for Sam Waterston to now be playing the DA. A natural progression after so many years as basically second in command, so-to-speak.
Posted by MOanbo
Jul 18, 2007 3:20 AM
I have to admit I'm disappointed. I was hoping for Stephanie March or Bebe Neuwirth, both former ADA's on other Law & Orders, or for Michael Imperioli as Nick Falco, who has graduated from law school (he had been taking night classes when he did his stint on L&O). I'm sure he'll be fine, but I had other hopes.
Posted by Imzadi
Jul 18, 2007 8:08 AM
Looking forward to this change.
Posted by zortil
Jul 18, 2007 8:32 AM
Funny thing. The other night, I was watching a rerun on TNT. The last line of the episode, delivered by the Fred Thompson character, was "Jack, you'll never be the district attorney." Quite funny considering what's happened now!
Posted by Heather
Jul 18, 2007 8:43 AM
Sam Waterston is really Pam Grier.
Posted by donquixo
Jul 18, 2007 10:10 AM
I wish they'd get rid of the female ADA and the female cop (Not the Lieutenant). They are really awful.
Posted by maurine
Jul 18, 2007 2:47 PM
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