We should probably stop asking Stephen Amell if he's in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. He's not. He's serious.
Stephen Amell is not in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. The Arrowstar is probably not in the Justice League movie, either. In all likelihood, the thought of the DC TV Universe also encompassing the newborn DC Cinematic Universe existing in the same multimedia universe is a fun daydream to have, and nothing more. But damn, some folks (and yes, sometimes that includes this writer) really want it to be true.
What sparked this latest round of speculation and denial? Well, to be fair, it was exactly the kind of excitingly cryptic tweet that this business loves to jump all over.
Great news: I'm going to win San Diego @Comic_Con this year. Stay tuned!
— Stephen Amell (@amellywood) July 2, 2014
There was also a Facebook post that sparked some excitement:
You know I'm going to be at San Diego Comic-Con International this year, but you have no idea what I'm going to be doing. The Arrow panel on Friday evening is the literal tip of the iceberg. Feel free to speculate. There are (at least) 3 more things on my schedule. Big things. Needless to say, I plan on winning Comic-Con this year.
Yeah, so...you can imagine how that went. I mean, he even said "feel free to speculate" and everything! Heck, even I got excited for a minute. But this being the internet and all, things get out of hand, so:
"Hey Guys -- I appreciate all the support and enthusiasm, but not everything I post is a cryptic indicator that I'm going to be in Batman V Superman. I'm not going to be in Batman V Superman."
Lest that sound too harsh, he explained things a little further:
"As an aside... The next time that I either do a video or an interview with a journalist that I like, I'll be happy to explain why this is the case. Short form - it's not a barometer on ability or the quality of genre - TV V Film, no pun intended. Everything here boils down to logistics. In any event... thank you for how much support you've showed me. But keep in mind, playing Arrow on television isn't a consolation prize. We play the definitive versions of our characters in the DC Universe."
Now, we can point to all of Jason Momoa's vocal denials that he's in Batman v. Supermanand Justice League, denials which now appear to be misdirection. And we can speculate all we want about the nice job that Arrowhas done establishing a skeletal DC Universe in a way that it would take several movies to do. And then there's that FlashTV series on the way, and that's a character who will certainly be in the Justice League movie, even if it's not Grant Gustin playing him. But the demands of starring in a 23 episode weekly TV series probably rule guys like Amell and Gustin out of squeezing in additional superhero time on the big screen.
Anyway, Stephen Amell has stated quite bluntly that he's not in this movie. But it sure would be neat if he was. Speculate away down below about what those other SDCC announcements might be. I'm clearly all out of ideas.
Keep up with all our coverage of Arrow, the show that Mr. Amell is absolutely the star of, right here.
Our Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice page, on the other hand, is here.
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