Things are really ramping up on Arrow as the series heads towards the end of Season 1. I recently spoke to Arrow stars Stephen Amell (“Oliver Queen”) and David Rasmey (“John Diggle) and the show’s executive producers -- Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg -- about what to expect in the weeks to come.
The Island
Arrow is concurrently telling a story in the present, in Starling City, and one set in the past, during Oliver’s time on an island. Recently, the show has introduced Slade Wilson AKA Deathstroke, played by Manu Bennett and Kreisberg remarked, “We feel like we’ve found a new gear on the island with the addition of Manu Bennett. First of all, he’s amazing. He brings so much humor and warmth to the character. It’s really changed the dynamic as we’re writing it. They really do have this more Han Solo/Luke Skywalker thing happening on the island, which is great, because it really does play into, well, if Slade is his mentor, but we’re not seeing Slade in the present day, and we saw that mask [in the pilot]… what happened to him? Is he alive? And now we’ve introduced Shado on the island and she’ll be playing a big role as we move forward. So the island is great for us, because in a way it’s this ghost story.”
Source: IGN
The Island
Arrow is concurrently telling a story in the present, in Starling City, and one set in the past, during Oliver’s time on an island. Recently, the show has introduced Slade Wilson AKA Deathstroke, played by Manu Bennett and Kreisberg remarked, “We feel like we’ve found a new gear on the island with the addition of Manu Bennett. First of all, he’s amazing. He brings so much humor and warmth to the character. It’s really changed the dynamic as we’re writing it. They really do have this more Han Solo/Luke Skywalker thing happening on the island, which is great, because it really does play into, well, if Slade is his mentor, but we’re not seeing Slade in the present day, and we saw that mask [in the pilot]… what happened to him? Is he alive? And now we’ve introduced Shado on the island and she’ll be playing a big role as we move forward. So the island is great for us, because in a way it’s this ghost story.”
Source: IGN
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