Never Too Late for Heroes by A.L. Brooks

Later in the panel, after hearing some of the comic book novices like Dominic Purcell talk about how much they've been enjoying their roles, John Barrowman – who also recalled playing superhero as a kid – said, “What's great is hearing guys talking like that who aren't into the comic book thing… It's almost like they've discovered this… We used to play with our Amigo action figures of these characters, and now we are these characters… That is the biggest gift.” As an actor, I try to first find what is my truth in a scene.” When Grant Gustin was at one point asked about “The Flash” feeling larger-than-life but also grounded, he said, “I've been playing superhero since I was a kid, and you don't think you're goofing around as a kid. But even given that, he acknowledged they could have brought the actresses who played Huntress or Cupid, and that it was a mistake to not have more women there (particularly given how much interest there is in characters like Felicity and Caitlin).īecause there were so many people and so much to talk about, the panel was a bit more patchwork than some others, with the only through line being the larger idea of trying to take all these superheroics seriously, even as everyone has fun with it. They were juggling which actors to bring, ultimately deciding to mainly bring people who played costumed heroes or villains, because the CW was going to put all the costumes on display in the hotel lobby. After the panel, Berlanti admitted to a small group of reporters that he had messed up on that.

(*) You'll note Cassidy was the only woman from either show. (The only exceptions: Colton Haynes and Matt Nable from “Arrow,” neither of whom got asked anything.) Panels that size – particularly involving two different shows, even if they're linked like these two – are usually unwieldy and leave lots of people sitting silently on stage, but this superheroes and villains panel was lively, had a lot of interplay between the two casts, and almost everyone had at least one good line or moment. The CW just had the biggest panel of this press tour, with 13 actors from “Arrow” and “The Flash” – Stephen Amell, Grant Gustin, Katie Cassidy, John Barrowman, Colton Haynes, David Ramsey, Tom Cavanagh, Brandon Routh, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Robbie Amell, Victor Garber and Matt Nable(*) – plus producers Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim.

Never Too Late for Heroes by A.L. Brooks