Here comes more drama from the DC and Warner Bros. world. Seems that Arrow star, Stephen Amell, was rumored to be talking to studio executives about showing up in the Justice League movie. Seems like it would be a great idea, considering that Arrow has become a popular show, but rumors doing what rumors do, they spread like a bad rash, and now Amell decided to address those rumors.
All we have to do for something like that to happen, or even be a possibility, is continue to take care of business with our show and then we put ourselves in a position – but the important thing is our show. I have had discussions, but I think the gestation process for this project is a lot slower than most people think. I mean, they haven’t even shot the next one. They haven’t even shot a frame of the movie before the movie everyone thinks is the Justice League movie!
The Arrow star then went to his Facebook fan page to talk about it some more.
Something I need to get off of my chest.
When I do press, I try and be open, honest and thoughtful. That being said… I find it incredibly discouraging to see a headline like the ones I’ve been seeing this morning. Headlines that aren’t just a stretch, they’re totally fabricated. At no point, have I had “studio level” discussions about any feature films at Warner Bros.
In this particular instance, when I read articles that take a pretty straightforward answer and slap a title on it that has little to no correlation to what I’ve actually said, it makes it seem as though I’m disrespecting my current position. Which is bullshit. And why would I do that? I mean… I’m not the smartest dude in the world. (After all… I picked a career in acting.) But would I really just casually subvert a process cloaked in secrecy? A process – by the way – being run by the company who currently employs me. C’MON!
We’re making a kick ass show. We will continue to make a kick ass show. And I will continue to interact and provide interesting content for our fans. Because I love our fans. If every once and a while, some dickweed wants to pull a headline out of thin air to generate page views, then that’s the price we pay.
I agree with him. I get fed up with casting rumors for these big movies, that I have stopped myself from writing posts about it. When this rumor of him showing in the Justice League movie appeared a few days ago, I giggled to myself, and guessed that there would be a follow up story of him denying any involvement. Same vicious cycle, but that is just part of the blogger life. Let me know your thoughts about this.
Source: Movieweb