Stephen Amell Talks ARROW, THE FLASH, And Making The Jump To The Big Screen
Saying he's "indifferent" to a Green Arrow movie, Stephen Amell echoes the thoughts of most comic book fans by revealing that he believes Grant Gustin should be playing The Flash on the big screen. He also drops some HUGE hints about what's to come in Arrow...
The decision to keep the TV and movie DC Comics adaptations separate has upset a lot of fans, with many hoping actors like Stephen Amell (Arrow) and Grant Gustin (The Flash) would make the leap to the big screen in time for Zack Snyder's Justice League. Amell has pointed out a number of times that they're building up a team of heroes of their own on The CW, and when The Wall Street Journal caught up with him recently, they asked if he's ready for a Green Arrow movie. "I am completely indifferent. First of all, wanting a movie undersells the idea that making 23 episodes a year isn’t a huge achievement...I’d put making 23 hours of interesting content in a TV season up against anything on the film side. It is difficult to me to want or envision an “Arrow” movie when we are shooting the 10th episode of our third season with 13 more episodes to go and in all likelihood 3 more seasons on the other side of that. I’m interested in keeping that content fresh. Once we get to the end of that road, maybe then I’ll shift my focus."
However, Amell does believe that if Green Arrow is brought to the screen, it should be him who plays the character and revealed that he feels even more strongly that Grant Gustin should have been called on to play the Scarlet Speedster in the recently announced movie. "I feel like it should be Grant doing the movie. But the important thing to remember is just because Grant Gustin plays the part of Barry Allen doesn’t mean Ezra Miller can’t also play Barry Allen. There can be different interpretations of the character. Anyone who is a fan of the comics knows the Flash character is one of the forces that leads to parallel universes. And who knows, they might find a fantastic actor to play Oliver Queen on the feature side who has a different take on the character. I’m certainly a departure from the typical Oliver Queen from the comic books. I just think that everybody needs to be patient with the whole thing. The fact that DC and Warner have announced all these comic book features is nothing but good for business." It's hard to disagree with anything the actor says, and despite how much sense his opinion makes, that won't stop many from being disappointed that we may never see Amell and Gustin on the big screen!
