Marc Guggenheim Teases CONSTANTINE's "Exciting" Role In ARROW Season 4
Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim talks here about bringing Matt Ryan's Constantine to season four of The CW series and drops some details about why fans of the character should be excited for the Hellblazer's arrival in Star City. Hit the jump to check it out...
No doubt one of the most pleasant surprises about Arrow season four was the announcement that Matt Ryan's John Constantine will be making an appearance to help bring back Sara Lance from the dead after his own NBC series was cancelled earlier this year. Fans of his show spent months campaigning for someone to #SaveConstantine, and while this isn't quite as good as him getting another chance on the small screen, it's a good start! When Superhero Hype caught up with Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim recently, he had this to say about why fans should be psyched about Constantine coming to Star City when The CW series finally returns next months.
"When you see him in the show, honestly it feels like we’re doing a Constantine/Arrow crossover, and it’s so exciting… We’re just really glad we got the chance to extend Matt Ryan’s run as Constantine by at least one more hour of television. I think you’ll see he fits very neatly into our universe. It never feels forced, it feels right. Stephen’s on screen vibe with Matt is just very natural, it’s as if these guys had been working together forever. I think people are really going to love the episode. John Badham (‘WarGames,’ ‘Saturday Night Fever’) directed it and it was just a happy circumstance, but John had also directed an episode of Constantine. It all works and it works really effortlessly. It worked effortlessly with a lot of effort I should say. I can’t wait for people to see that episode, if you thought it was a thrill just to see that one shot of Matt in the trailer wait til you see a whole episode with him."
It's going to be interesting to see if this much talked about episode leads to anything bigger for the character. While The CW giving Constantine another chance might be a bit of a stretch, the character could easily make future appearances in both Arrow and The Flash or even take on a role in DC's Legends of Tomorrow. What do you guys think? As always, let us know your thoughts below.