Intriguing Casting Call Reveals First Details On ARROW Season 5's Possible Big Bad
Arrow is already casting a new big bad for season five, and it sounds like Oliver Queen is going to have his hands full with this guy! Who is he? Hit the jump to see if you can figure out his identity...
There are only four episodes left in Arrow's fourth season, but The CW is already eying a new foe for Oliver Queen in the divisive show's fifth year. We already know that the finale is going to set the stage for what's to come when the show returns in the fall, but whether or not that will tease the idenity of this mysterious character - who is set to join Echo Kellum as a new series regular - remains to be seen.
"James" is described as an "irrepressibly charming" contemporary of Oliver's who is said to be "a man on a mission" out to avenge a tragic, violent loss from his past. There's a chance then that he could appear in Arrow's flashbacks then, and TV Line adds that The CW is looking for an actor of any ethnicity who is in his late 20s/early 30s and can come across as a convincing physical threat. Interestingly, the site adds that he could, "just as easily shake your hand as your best friend or break your neck as your worst enemy — and you never know which one is coming. Either way, he’s more than capable of having a good time as he does it." Does anyone from the comic books immediately spring to mind?
I can't think of anyone, but here's hoping "James" makes a bigger impact than Damien Darhk has, eh?
About The Author:
A lifelong comic book fan who grew up on Spider-Man: The Animated Series in the '90s, Josh Wilding has been contributing to ComicBookMovie.com since 2009.
While he's also written for websites like Batman-News, HeyUGuys, and WhatCulture, Josh is CBM's Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic and the site's #1 contributor with nearly two decades of experience covering film and TV news (including interviews with Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Gary Oldman, Halle Berry, Jon Bernthal, Tom Welling, and hundreds more).
Based in the UK with his wife, Josh is also an avid WWE and Formula 1 fan and writes about those passions on CBM's sister sites, TheRingReport.com and FullThrottleHQ.com. Favourite superhero? Spider-Man. Favourite pro wrestler? CM Punk. Favourite F1 driver? Max Verstappen.