Yesterday, Arrow star Stephen Amell was quoting as revealing that he’d held “studio level” discussions with Warner Bros. about taking his Oliver Queen to the big screen alongside the likes of Batman vs. Superman stars Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot in the inevitable Justice League movie, raising fans hopes of cohesion between DC’s Cinematic and Television universes.
Well, it seems Amell has been misquoted, and understandably he’s none too happy about it, issuing a rather strong rebuttal on his Facebook page…
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.
So, looks like another hit-baiting superhero rumour we can discard. Of course, this doesn’t mean that discussions haven’t taken place either, but with all of Warner’s upcoming DC TV projects, it’s looking less and less likely that there’ll be any crossover between the movies and television universes.
Originally published January 23, 2014. Updated April 11, 2018.
