Arrow Lands On Wednesdays This Fall

Arrow Takes Aim

Arrow, The CW’s new television series based on the DC Comics’ character Green Arrow, will kick off the network’s Wednesday lineup this fall as a lead-in to their super natural drama, Supernatural. The last show from the former network, The WB, Supernatural will be premiering on a new night.

The announcement was accompanied by a still image from Arrow, featuring Stephen Amell (Hung) as the emerald archer Oliver Queen, and a promo clip from the pilot.

The series is being created by the Green Lantern movie screenwriters Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim, and Fringe co-executive producer Andrew Kreisberg. Arrow centers on Oliver Queen, a wealthy young spoiled brat, who after spending five years shipwrecked on an island, returns to Starling City (Star City in the comic books) with a mastery of the bow and a new outlook on the world.

Amell is joined by Colin Donnell as Tommy Merlyn, Katie Cassidy (Supernatural, Melrose Place) as Laurel Lance, David Ramsey (Dexter, Blue Bloods) as John Diggle, Willa Holland (The O.C.) as Thea Queen, with Susanna Thompson (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Kings) as Moira Queen and Paul Blackthorne (The Dresden Files, 24) as Detective Quentin Lance.

The official description follows:

After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he’s become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance.

As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow – a vigilante – to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be – flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle – while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel’s father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver’s own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on – and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine.

 Arrow will air Wednesdays this fall at 8 p.m. ET/PT, followed at 9 p.m. by Supernatural, which begins its eighth season.

Dark Knight Rises Trailer Plays Before The Avengers

Dark Knight Rises Piggybacks On The Avengers

I don’t need another reason to see The Avengers when it opens on May 4th, but the Nolan Fans Site posted a page from the WB Exhibitor site indicating that the third trailer for The Dark Knight Rises will play before The Avengers. The Dark Knight Rises opens on July 20th.

Beware the Batman Promo

Beware

Cartoon Network has started airing a brief teaser promo for the new animated Batman series, Beware the Batman, which will premiere later this year. The new show will break from past interactions of Batman and render caped crusader with CGI animation.

Official Synopsis Follows:

A cool, new take on the classic Dark Knight franchise, Beware the Batman incorporates Batman’s core characters with a rogues gallery of new villains not previously seen in animated form. Along with backup from ex-secret agent Alfred and lethal swordstress Katana, the Dark Knight faces the twisted machinations of Gotham City’s criminal underworld led by the likes of Anarky, Professor Pyg, Mister Toad and Magpie. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, this action-packed detective thriller deftly redefines what we have come to know as a “Batman show.”

Featuring cutting-edge CGI visuals to match the intricate twists and turns of the narrative, Batman steps out of the shadows and into the spotlight for an entirely new generation of fans. With WBA’s Sam Register executive producing, and Batman Beyond’s Glen Murakami and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated’s Mitch Watson producing, Beware the Batman, based on characters from DC Comics, is coming soon to Cartoon Network.

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First Look At CW’s Green Arrow

Green Arrow Revealed

The first image of Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow for the CW’s new TV series, Arrow has been released. The CW had been considering developing different series based on DC Comics characters to fill the hole that Smallville created when it ended its long run. And the emerald archer got the call.

Arrow will revolve around former billionaire playboy Oliver Queen who develops his uncanny archery ability while being marooned on a remote island. He returns to his city with a new set of skills that he uses in a war on crime.

When TV Line was able to speak to director David Nutter, he explained, “When I directed the pilot for Smallville, I knew that making Clark Kent relateable would be the key to audiences believing in him as a hero. Arrow is a different show — darker and harder-edged — but it’s the same core idea. We’re creating a real, believable world in which Oliver Queen can do incredible things. [Costume designer] Colleen Atwood’s great work on the Arrow costume reflects that effort.”