Stephen Amell set to star as Green Arrow for TV series, ‘Arrow’
Stephen Amell has been cast in the title role of the CW drama pilot Arrow, according to a new report by Deadline.
In the Warner Bros TV-produced project, described as a modern retelling of the story of DC Comics character Green Arrow, he will play the vigilante superhero who fights crime using archery, martial arts and technology under his secret identity as Oliver Queen, a wealthy playboy and billionaire industrialist-turned-outspoken politician in Star City.
David Nutter is directing the pilot, written/executive produced by Andrew Kreisberg, Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim.
Amell is a familiar face at the CW, where he has done arcs on The Vampire Diaries and 90210.
