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Arrow’s Second Season to Feature Two Villains

Posted by Mary on May 21st, 2013

Arrow’s second season will be stepping up the action by featuring not just one overarching villain, but two!

Although the first season featured several smaller villains — The Count (Seth Gabel) and Edward Fyers (Sebastian Dunn), among them — Arrow’s season-long big bad was Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman), who apparently died at the hands of Oliver (Stephen Amell) in the season finale.

“We made no secret of the fact that we subscribe to the Whedonesque model of having a big bad, and in Season 2, we’ll actually have two big bads,” executive producer Marc Guggenheim tells TVGuide.com. “They’ll both be very recognizable names to fans of the comic book. We’re really excited about both of them.”

Interestingly enough, Malcolm Merlyn has inspired the direction of the second season. “With Malcolm and the Dark Archer, we sort of had two big bads in one person,” he says. “In Season 2, we’re going to split them up essentially, and there will be a Malcolm-esque big bad and a Dark Archer-esque big bad.”

Naturally, fans of the Green Arrow comics may guess that Deathstroke will be the Dark Archer-esque villain of Season 2, with Slade Wilson (Manu Bennett) destined to put on that infamous mask. Running the theory past Guggenheim, he responds, “If the question of Season 1 is, ‘What happened to Oliver on that island?’ The question of Season 2 is, ‘What happened to Slade Wilson on that island?’”

Regardless of who the two villains are, Guggenheim vows that the second season will be even more action-packed and exciting than the first. “We’re definitely trying to take the show to the next level in Season 2,” he says. “Obviously we’re feeling a lot of pressure, but also a huge desire to return with a few big bold statements that the show is not quieting down. If anything, it’s ramping up. It’s going to be cool. I’m really excited about both villains. We’ve set the bar pretty high for ourselves in terms of ending with a bang, and we’re looking to exceed that in Season 2.

Who do you think will be the two new big bads next season? Hit the comments with your thoughts!

Arrow returns this fall on The CW.

Source: http://www.tvguide.com/

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Tommy Hilfiger Celebrates The Surf Shack Launch With Art Production Fund

Posted by Mary on May 19th, 2013

Stephen Amell attended The Surf Shack Launch With Art Production Fund on May 15.

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- Events Tommy Hilfiger Celebrates The Surf Shack Launch With Art Production Fund – May 15 2013

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Stephen Amell on Stunning “Arrow” Finale

Posted by Mary on May 17th, 2013

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Stephen dishes on the finale

Posted by Mary on May 17th, 2013

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Arrow Postmortem: Is Oliver Done Being the Vigilante in Season 2?

Posted by Mary on May 17th, 2013

The Arrow season finale literally and figuratively rocked viewers’ expectations after killing off a major character and destroying half of The Glades.

In Wednesday’s episode, Oliver (Stephen Amell) was able to defeat the Dark Archer (John Barrowman), and Detective Lance (Paul Blackthorne) was able to disable the Undertaking device. However, Malcolm Merlyn had a backup plan. As the second device leveled half of The Glades, Tommy (Colin Donnell) lost his life, Roy (Colton Haynes) tried to be a hero and Oliver lost his reason for being a vigilante. What does this mean for Season 2? TVGuide.com turned to executive producer Marc Guggenheim to get the scoop:

Everyone assumed that you would have Tommy eventually become the Dark Archer. Why did you decide to kill him off instead?
Marc Guggenheim: It really had nothing to do with his trajectory as the Dark Archer. It really had to do with the fact that we wanted Oliver to suffer a loss at the end of the season. When we thought about the characters that he could lose who would have the biggest impact not just on Oliver, but on the show, Tommy was the name that rose to the top very quickly. Tommy’s death impacts pretty much every member of our cast. Obviously his death impacts Oliver and Laurel (Katie Cassidy), but there’s a closeness between Thea (Willa Holland) and Tommy that we’ve established on the show, Lance, obviously because of the connection that Laurel has with Tommy and Moira (Susanna Thompson) because of her responsibility with Tommy. He’s the one character whose death would have the biggest impact. Read the rest of this entry »

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The CW Network’s 2013 Upfront – Party

Posted by Mary on May 17th, 2013

Stephen Amell attends The CW Network’s 2013 Upfront party at FINALE on May 16 in NYC.

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- Events The CW Network’s 2013 Upfront – Party – May 16 2013

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HOW WILL THE BIG DEATH ON ‘ARROW’ AFFECT SEASON 2? PRODUCERS AND CAST WEIGH IN

Posted by Mary on May 17th, 2013

There was a lot of death and destruction in the Season 1 finale of Arrow, “Sacrifice,” but no one paid a bigger price than Tommy (Colin Donnell). Fans everywhere screamed at their TVs as they watched Oliver’s (Stephen Amell) best friend save Laurel’s life only to get trapped in a collapsing building. Oliver arrived just in time to trade tearful goodbyes as Tommy bled out, and with his final breath, Arrow Season 1 ended.
“It was really tough,” Amell tells us of learning Tommy’s fate. “When [Donnell] found out, I was the next person to find out. We went for coffee.” Sounds like their bromance carries over into real life!
Tommy’s demise was the death no one saw coming. “I’m very gratified and happy because it is so hard in today’s Internet world to actually surprise an audience. We managed to surprise a fair chunk of people,” executive producer Marc Guggenheim says. “As far as why Tommy, we wanted Oliver to face a crisis in the last episode and basically face defeat and a loss … [Tommy's death] is the one loss that affects all the characters. It affects Oliver and Laurel, obviously, but it even affects Thea — and it affects Moira because now she’s partially responsible for the death of Oliver’s best friend. Tommy’s death sends a ripple effect throughout the entire cast.” Read the rest of this entry »

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The CW Network’s 2013 Upfront

Posted by Mary on May 16th, 2013

Stephen attends the CW Network’s 2013 Upfront at The London Hotel in New York City. Also added pictures of Stephen and his wife at backstage.

GALLERY LINK:
- Events The CW Network’s 2013 Upfront – May 16 2013
- Events The CW Network’s 2013 Upfront – Backstage – May 16 2013

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‘Arrow’ season finale recap: The Final Countdown

Posted by Mary on May 16th, 2013

When I interviewed Arrow exec producers Mark Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg recently, they said that tonight’s finale was more like a feature film. They weren’t kidding.

From terrific action sequences to some incredibly poignant moments, the episode wrapped up this season’s most pivotal storylines and set the stage for a stellar season 2 in a way that was both cinematic and substantial. Oh and of course, thanks to the final scene, absolutely shocking. (Now, before you read the next sentence, remember I’m writing this from the perspective of someone who has not read the comics. For those of you who have an idea of where this arc is headed, please keep spoilers to a minimum in the comments. Speculation however is totally welcome).

I knew someone was going to die in the finale, but not once did I think it would be Tommy. Thea? Sure. Lance? Why not! Moira? Maybe. But Tommy?! Well played, writers. Well played.

Don’t worry. The death will be discussed in detail below, but first let’s back up to the start of the episode… Read the rest of this entry »

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‘Arrow’ Season 2 teases: Stephen Amell and Andrew Kreisberg hint at Oliver Queen’s future with Roy Harper, Diggle, and more

Posted by Mary on May 16th, 2013

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you do a first season!

Season 1 “Arrow” ended tonight with an epic, heartbreaking, and completely shocking episode. We said a tragic goodbye to Tommy Merlyn, and the rest of Starling City was left hanging. So what’s in store for Season 2? The cast and executive producers aren’t spilling much, but we managed to wring a few vague teases out of E.P. Andrew Kreisberg and series star Stephen Amell.

1. More Deadshot! If you were wondering what happened to Diggle’s vendetta against Floyd Lawton, the assassin murdered his brother, rest assured that it’s still burning him up. “Diggle’s pursuit of Deadshot is going to be a big part of Season 2,” Kreisberg reveals. “The finale was already bigger and crazier and more nuts than we ever envisioned, so it’s not like we dropped the ball with that story, it story was just a story we knew could live on into Season 2. Don’t worry. It is far from dropped.” Read the rest of this entry »

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