Was Neal McDonough close to portraying Green Arrow on the big screen? Could he still? Well based on this it's unclear but the Captain America: TFA actor (who previously voiced the character in DC Showcase: Green Arrow) certainly suggests that it may have been a possibility, but another couple of "Green" characters hitting the big screen may have brought things to a halt. Here is an excerpt from IAR's interview.
Finally, the Green Arrow is my favorite superhero of all time and I thought you were perfectly cast to voice him in the DC Showcase Animated short film that you worked on. I also think you would be a perfect choice to play him in a live action film, has there ever been any serious discussion about that? Is that something you would be interested in doing?
McDonough: Yeah that (animated short) was awesome wasn’t it? Yeah we talked about a live action version but unfortunately the other two green movies (Green Hornet, and Green Lantern) may have put a stop to it, who knows? We’re not sure. But Green Arrow is a character that is just so funny, and has such a dry sense of humor but is still a bad ass at the same time. I think of all the green superheroes, and now offense but even Hulk included, I think there is something about Green Arrow being such a smart ass and yet such a big tough guy. He only uses arrows but the way he uses those arrows is pretty amazing. I think it would be an awesome film to do and ultimately hopefully we’ll get around to doing it.
Now whether he means that he talked about it in some kind of official capacity or just discussed the idea is unclear. What do you think guys? Would McDonough make a good Olly Queen? There has been talk of a live action outing for Green Arrow for a while now but nothing has ever got close to pre production as far as I know. In fact the closest was probably
Supermax, a very interesting sounding concept that would have seen GA go up against various super villains in a special maximum security prison. You can read more highlights from the interview in which the actor talks about playing Dum Dum Duggan and possibly appearing in
Captain America 2 in Fresh's article
HERE Click the link below to read the whole thing over at I Am Rogue.
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