More Details On ARROW's Season 5 Villain

More Details On ARROW's Season 5 Villain

In what just might be the final season of The CW's Arrow, showrunners are reportedly looking to cast a villain that'operates like The Wire's Stringer Bell and has the physical presence of Jason Momoa.

By MarkJulian - Jun 03, 2016 11:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Arrow
Source: TV Line

Oliver Queen was stranded on a deserted island for five years.  When the next season concludes, all five of those years will have been accounted for in each season's flashback storyline.  Will the show end at that point or continue on and alter its storytelling composition? That remains to be seen; however, in the meantime we have fresh intel on  what  very well could be the final adversary Stephen Amell's Green Arrow will face.  Via TV Line (who previously reported that season 5's big bad would be "irrepressibly charming" and someone that would just as easily "be your best friend" or "break you neck"),  a more detailed description of the character has surfaced.  

"The character, tentatively named “Anton Church,” is a ruthless crime lord who sets out to fill the sizable void left by Damien Darhk and H.I.V.E. The initial casting notice describes him as an “apex predator” whocuts his way through the shadowsby taking downthe biggest threat first.” (Um, he’s looking at you, Ollie Q.)   While the role is being likened to Elba’s classic Wire baddie, the breakdown also references ex-Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa as a physical prototype."

If the show keeps with tradition, we should have the identity of next season's main villain revealed at San Diego Comic Con in July.  After the Dark Archer (season one), Deathstroke (season two), Ra's al Ghul (season three) and Damien Darhk (season four), what DC Comics character do you want to see menace Star City in season 5?  Surely the show has to go out with a bang if the upcoming season is truly the last hurrah.

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Spodermug
Spodermug - 6/3/2016, 11:24 AM
I thought it'd be Guggenheim
HappyHater
HappyHater - 6/3/2016, 11:29 AM
@Spodermug

He is the Thanos of CW, ploting against our heroes in the shadow, but much more powerful, Arrow is almost dead and the Flash will soon follow...
JonAwesome
JonAwesome - 6/3/2016, 12:06 PM
@Spodermug - damn you for reading my mind!
ALIENCROW
ALIENCROW - 6/3/2016, 12:07 PM
@Spodermug - I was going to post that! :D sooo true.
Spodermug
Spodermug - 6/3/2016, 12:58 PM
@HappyHater - Flash season 2 was pretty underwhelming so lool, it seems like it.
Beetleborg
Beetleborg - 6/3/2016, 11:24 AM
Hope he takes down the real biggest threat first. Felicity.
HappyHater
HappyHater - 6/3/2016, 11:25 AM
I always forget Ra's was season 3 main villain...., they really need to wake in Arrow's writing room...
TheBeard
TheBeard - 6/3/2016, 11:27 AM
They get the Batman villains that won't be used in the movies, so I guess black mask makes sense?
Quicker
Quicker - 6/3/2016, 11:29 AM
I never really got into the show, despite everyone loving Season 1 & 2. At first, I regreted it. Now, I feel I made the right decision.
LlamaLord
LlamaLord - 6/3/2016, 11:34 AM
You're high if you think S5 is Arrow's last.
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