Brandon Routh has been shooting episodes of Arrow for a bit now and we’ve seen some footage of him in the trailers and teasers that have surfaced, which has been fun to see. Now that he’s deeper in the production, he’s doing a little press about it and has been asked what he knows about the character and what kind of costume he’ll have, if any, this season.
“It’s a totally different suit and I haven’t been in it yet, I’ve only seen drawings,” Routh revealed. “It’s a very different character and I really can’t say too much about what the suit’s going to look like – just that it’s very different and I don’t believe it has a cape, which doesn’t really surprise anybody if you’ve seen The Atom in the comics.”
“[It’s] a cool opportunity; it’s a cool show with a huge following. They do a great job grounding the show. Having my character on there — he has a lot of different elements. I get to come on there and [do some] comedy in a pretty dark world. My character, Ray Palmer, interacts with Felicity mostly in the episodes I’ve shot so far and it’s just a lot of fun. I have a great time working with Emily. I think it’s going to add it a whole new element to the show that I think fans will like, whether they dislike Ray getting into the middle of the Oliver/Felicity relationship or not.”
The third season of Arrow debuts on October 8th, 2014.
Plot concept: In the aftermath of this victory, Season Three opens with Arrow now a hero to the citizens of Starling. Crime is down, people feel safer, and Captain Lance even calls off the Anti-Vigilante Task Force. Basking in his success, Oliver believes he can finally have a private life and asks Felicity out on a date. But the second Oliver takes his eye off the ball, a deadly villain reappears in Starling, forcing Oliver to realize that he can never be Oliver Queen – not as long as the city needs The Arrow.
[Source: ComicBook.com]
