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February 22, 2016: Italia Ricci Talks About Playing Silver Banshee on "Supergirl"

ComicBookResources.com sat down for a chat with Italia Ricci to talk to her about her role as Siobhan Smythe (aka the Silver Banshee) on the CBS TV series "Supergirl". Here's part of the interview...

CBR News: How much secrecy surrounded your audition for the role of Silver Banshee?

Italia Ricci: For "Supergirl," I actually didn't audition. It was more of if I was interested in playing this character. I said, "Yeah, it's a supervillain!" I looked her up and she was so cool and had so many things going on. It totally excited me. Who doesn't want to be bad?

Silver Banshee was introduced in the comics as a Superman foe, though she has tangled with Kara as well. What's "Supergirl's" spin on her for television?

They have chosen bits and pieces of her story to stay loyal to. There's so much information, she would need her own show to cover everything's she's been through and everywhere she's going. I feel like they've done her story justice, revealing enough of the history and what she's currently dealing with. I'm interested to see how fans are going to take it.

Does your Siobhan have supernatural roots, or is she a metahuman?

In the show, and in the comics, she's a human who is cursed. They are honoring that.

Read the complete interview at the CBR website.