Ben McKenzie says he doesn’t have any particular attachment to the number 16, but there’s a reason why it’s worked out that he would direct the 16th episode of Gotham for two years in a row. His latest directorial turn on the Batman prequel aired on Thursday on Fox.
The significance: it allowed him time to prep the episode before Christmas and shoot after the holiday.
Prep includes location scouting, determining if any sets need to be built, casting, working with stunt coordinators on fight choreography and going over music choices for the episode.
McKenzie has juggled it all before. Last year he also wrote an episode of Gotham, which required writing breaks on his honeymoon with Gotham co-star Morena Baccarin.
