Yvette Monreal To Play Wildcat (Yolanda Montez) On DC Universe’s ‘Stargirl’
Jackson Hayes
Posted On July 5, 2019
Add Yolanda Montez to the ever-growing list of heroes set to appear on Stargirl. According to insider Lance Ausfresser in the Stargirl Facebook group, The Fosters actress Yvette Monreal will portray the character on the DC Universe series.
Created by Roy Thomas, Dannette Thomas, and Don Newton, Yolanda Montez first appeared in Infinity Inc. #12 in March of 1985. As a child, Yolanda manifests superhuman abilities that were caused by experiments conducted on her mother, Maria, by the villain Doctor Love while she was pregnant. During the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Yolanda’s godfather, Ted Grant, aka Wildcat, is injured which leads to her assuming his identity as a hero and joining a second-generation team of heroes known as Infinity, Inc.
Playing Ted Grant/Wildcat on DC Universe’s Stargirl will be The Walking Dead actor Brian Stapf. The character most recently appeared in the third season of The CW’s Arrow (played by J.R. Ramirez), as an ex-vigilante who trains Laurel Lance.
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Hailing from Geoff Johns, Stargirl follows high school sophomore Courtney Whitmore as she inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to stop the villains of the past. This new drama will reimagine Stargirl and the very first superhero team, the Justice Society of America, in an unpredictable series.
Are you excited for the live-action debut of Yolanda Montez? What other second-generation heroes would you like to appear on Stargirl? Let us know in the comments below!
Stargirl will begin streaming on DC Universe in 2020.
The series stars Brec Bassinger as Courtney Whitemore, Joel McHale as Starman, Luke Wilson as Pat Dugan, Meg DeLacy as Cindy Burman, Lou Ferrigno Jr. as Rex Tyler, Brian Stapf as Ted Grant with Anjelika Washington, Neil Jackson, Hunter Sansone, Yvette Monreal, Christopher James, and Jake Austin Walker in undisclosed roles.
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