Last night was Grant Gustinâs second episode of âArrowâ as DC comic favorite Barry Allen. At the conclusion of the episode, we saw the incident that not only gave Barry his powers (in the comics at least) but will also likely lead us into the proposed spin-off of âThe Flashâ some time next year. Speaking with CBR, Gustin talked about what heâs excited about doing in the upcoming pilot saying:
âIâm mostly looking forward to getting the pilot script and seeing how Barryâs going to handle this happening to him. Heâs not just excited. Itâs scary. Thatâs what I loved about the character in the audition process â itâs not just he loves superheroes, and heâs a fanboy, and all of a sudden heâs like, âIâm going to be one, Iâm really stoked about it.â Itâs kind of like, âThis is terrifying. This is really happening to me.â Iâm really excited to play more of that.â
The pilot is expected to go into production some time next year with a script from âArrowâ co-creators Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg and DC Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns. Kreisberg and Johns also talked about the upcoming spin-off, noting the difference between the two shows.
âWeâll want to keep âArrowâ as distinctive as possible and âFlashâ as distinctive as possible,â Kreisberg said, âPart of the fun will be how those two things play out in both shows, if we get that opportunity.â
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Johns added, âBut there are story reasons that Flash feels different and that heâs taking on different things in his series.â
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The new season of âArrowâ has introduced a number of classic DC characters into the mix, will âThe Flashâ take a similar route? Kreiseberg thinks it will, and will likely try and use more âfantastical characters.â
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âIn the same way that âArrowâ was conducive to bringing on characters like Deadshot and the Huntress and some of the more grounded people, hopefully with âThe Flashâ thereâs a way to bring on some of the more fantastical characters, that will probably still go through the grounding lens with which we view everything. But we could tackle some of the bigger villains, and possibly heroes. Thereâs a hint of a major character in the pilot.â
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âBut itâs always important to remember â like with âArrow,â everybody wants Batman to come on and whatnot, but Arrow has to be the coolest person on âArrow.â The same thing with âThe Flashâ â Barry has to be the coolest person. If weâre lucky enough to get to do more past the pilot, itâll really be about making sure that the audience loves The Flash, and Barry Allen, and Grant Gustin, as much as we do.â
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âArrowâ pilot director David Nutter will helm the upcoming pilot for âThe Flash.â What characters do you want to see show up in âThe Flash?â Sound off below!
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Hereâs a new Grant Gustin interview video that The CW released today as well:
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