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Originally Posted by Variety
CW's 'Flash' Adds Jesse L. Martin
1:00 PM PST 1/21/2014 by Lesley Goldberg He'll play Detective West, a surrogate father to Grant Gustin's Barry Allen in the "Arrow" spinoff pilot from Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns. The network has enlisted Law & Order alum Jesse L. Martin to co-star in the Arrow spinoff built around speedster The Flash, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Grant Gustin stars as Barry Allen/The Flash in the pilot, which will be an origin story similar to what producers did with Stephen Amell starrer Arrow. Barry, who appeared in Arrow's two-part winter finale, is described as a Central City assistant police forensic investigator who arrives in Starling City to look into a series of unexplained robberies that may have a connection to a tragedy in his past. Martin -- who played Det. Ed Green for nearly 200 episodes on the Dick Wolf procedural -- will portray Det. West, an honest, blue-collar cop who is a surrogate father to Barry. A soulful, funny and caring father to Iris -- Barry's potential love interest -- West came up through the foster care system and took Barry in after his mother's slaying and father's imprisonment. He believes in Barry and supports his efforts to prove his father's innocence. The Flash project, from Warner Bros. Television, started as a backdoor pilot, with the third episode slated to air in the back half of Arrow's second season. The CW now will film Flash as a standalone pilot in a bid to launch "with a bang like we launched Arrow," CW president Mark Pedowitz told reporters last week at the TCA winter press tour. Arrow co-creators Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg as well as director David Nutter are behind the potential spinoff. Berlanti, Kreisberg and DC Entertainment's Geoff Johns -- a writer-consultant on Arrow -- will pen the script for Warner Bros. Television. Nutter -- who helmed the Arrow pilot -- will also direct. Martin's TV credits include an arc on the second and final season of Smash and The Philanthropist, Broadway's Rent and its subsequent feature-film adaptation. He next stars as Marvin Gaye in the upcoming biopic Sexual Healing. He's repped by ICM, McGowan Management and Kraditor & Haber. |
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Detective West = Wally West?
It doesn't sound like Wally's character at all, but the name dropping of West would have to be a pretty big coincidence. |
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Could be Wally's dad (rebooted). Or maybe an uncle?
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Originally Posted by taffer
(Post 11985475)
Detective West = Wally West?
It doesn't sound like Wally's character at all, but the name dropping of West would have to be a pretty big coincidence. |
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When does this show premiere?
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Originally Posted by riley_dude
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When does this show premiere?
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Two more actors added to The Flash
Two more actors have been added to "The Flash" pilot in development at The CW, according to Deadline: Rick Cosnett as Detective Eddie Thawne, and Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow. Both of those character names have significance to fans of the DC Comics source material. "Eddie Thawne" appears to be the show's take on "Eobard Thawne," Barry Allen's archrival Professor Zoom. "Caitlin Snow" is the latest version of DC villain Killer Frost, who debuted in the "Killer Frost" one-shot as part of Sept. 2013's "Villains Month." Deadline describes Eddie Thawne as, "a recent transfer to the Central City Police Department, whose past is a mystery and who harbors a dark secret;" and Caitlin Snow as, "a highly intelligent bioengineering expert who lost her fiancé during an explosion at S.T.A.R. Labs." "We're using a lot of mythology, a lot of characters from the comics in the development of the 'Flash' show," DC Entertainment chief creative officer and former "Flash" comic book writer Geoff Johns said in December. "I don't want to get too specific yet, but you'll see a lot of characters, a lot of elements from that. It's very much 'The Flash.'" Cosnett has recently been seen on another CW program, "The Vampire Diaries," as Dr. Wes Maxfield. Panabaker has appeared on "Necessary Roughness" and "Bones." The two join Grant Gustin, who debuted in the title role of Barry Allen/The Flash in two episodes of "Arrow" last month, and Jesse L. Martin, announced earlier this week as playing "Detective West." "The Flash" pilot, in contention for a spot next season on The CW, was written by Johns and "Arrow" executive producer Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg. David Nutter, known for an impressive track record with successful pilots (including "Arrow"), will direct. I also didn't know Geoff Johns was writing the pilot, but this article says that he is. That good news. Johns' work on Flash in the comics was awesome. |
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Sounds like they are doing this right. Sweet.
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Originally Posted by Deftones
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Sounds like they are doing this right. Sweet.
Its pretty funny (in a sad way) that a third rate character like Green Arrow is going better than Superman is. |
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:thumbsup: to Panabaker
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Originally Posted by taffer
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Now if only they could get the movie people on the ball...
Its pretty funny (in a sad way) that a third rate character like Green Arrow is going better than Superman is. These are from comic books, hundreds of issues, tons of character development and continuity. They actually don't work on feature film nearly the way they should on episodic TV. Before CG, and now, affordable CG for a TV budget, okay, maybe. Now? If you wanna do the big pilot/origin as a feature, awesome. Continuing them as franchises, unless you do the Marvel thing where everything ties together and we're getting 2-3 movies a year in the same universe/continuity, just isn't the way it should be. These stories and characters have a wealth, an abundance even, of stories and characters that one movie every three years just makes wasteful uses of. ~×~ for the Trek franchise. I mourn for all the awesome stories that might come out of a tapestry so rich. |
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Originally Posted by Coladar1
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Even more sad we're in the age of CG, and still forced to defer to non-effects heroes like GA on TV. Probably even sadder that there's this utterly ridiculous philosophy of late that this type of stuff has to be on the big screen - or even works on the big screen period.
These are from comic books, hundreds of issues, tons of character development and continuity. They actually don't work on feature film nearly the way they should on episodic TV. Before CG, and now, affordable CG for a TV budget, okay, maybe. Now? If you wanna do the big pilot/origin as a feature, awesome. Continuing them as franchises, unless you do the Marvel thing where everything ties together and we're getting 2-3 movies a year in the same universe/continuity, just isn't the way it should be. These stories and characters have a wealth, an abundance even, of stories and characters that one movie every three years just makes wasteful uses of. ~×~ for the Trek franchise. I mourn for all the awesome stories that might come out of a tapestry so rich. |
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http://i58.tinypic.com/2hyaz4o.jpg
Flash's suit looks pretty good. It definitely puts DOFP's Quicksilver to shame. |
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Wouldn't mind seeing The Flash Omnibus Vol. 1 .
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We'll have to see how the suit looks in reality. I'm not overly fond of the design, Flash's suit is so iconic that even DC barely tweaked it for the New 52. They should drop the visor look.
They have also cast Iris West, Barry's destined wife. It appears they will be changing Wally West's ethnicity for the show. |
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I like the look of the suit, but it looks a little too much like a motion capture suit. Actually, it really reminds me of what a live action Impulse suit might resemble.
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I'm surprised they're even giving him a suit that elaborate.
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I'm going to bet this will take over the Wednesday at 9pm timeslot next season.
Arrow and Flash Wednesdays on The CW is pretty much a lock to be a hit. (for their audience at least) |
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Originally Posted by dex14
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I'm surprised they're even giving him a suit that elaborate.
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Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
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We'll have to see how the suit looks in reality. I'm not overly fond of the design, Flash's suit is so iconic that even DC barely tweaked it for the New 52. They should drop the visor look.
They have also cast Iris West, Barry's destined wife. It appears they will be changing Wally West's ethnicity for the show. The visor was likely taken from Jay Garrick's New 52 suit in the Earth 2 comic. http://i59.tinypic.com/53s31e.jpg http://i60.tinypic.com/ippe9g.jpg |
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Originally Posted by DJariya
(Post 12005533)
I'm going to bet this will take over the Wednesday at 9pm timeslot next season.
Arrow and Flash Wednesdays on The CW is pretty much a lock to be a hit. (for their audience at least) |
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That suit is sleek as hell. :up:
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While that suit is pretty good looking IMO, it's fake.
http://tiguybou.deviantart.com/art/The-Flash-402658519 |
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Did people actually think that was real? :)
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Originally Posted by Hokeyboy
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Did people actually think that was real? :)
I got the picture from another message board, and the guy who posted it said it was on the Flash Facebook page. I don't use Facebook myself, so I couldn't check how authentic it was, so I just assumed it was the official Flash page and not some fan page. |
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I don't like the new look for Jay Garrick at all. Give me a metal bowl on his head any day. I hope they use the new 52 costume for Barry. The Reverse-Flash is supposed to be a big part of this series, they need a costume they can invert for him.
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Originally Posted by taffer
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Why not? It definitely looks like concept art that CW could have made.
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Tom Cavanagh (Ed) is the latest addition to the CW pilot The Flash, based on the DC comic. The project, from Warner Bros TV and Berlanti Productions, is an origin story about Barry Allen, aka The Flash (Grant Gustin), a Central City assistant police forensics investigator who arrives in Starling to look into a series of unexplained robberies that may have a connection to a tragedy in his past. Cavanagh will play Harrison Wells, a rock star in the world of physics and the mind and money behind Central City’s S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator. He becomes a pariah after the lab’s explosion, but he charts his path to redemption when he discovers that his failed experiment had the unintended consequence of creating the world’s fastest man. |
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Didn't get a shit about this show until now. I really wish Ed was available somewhere to watch :(
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Originally Posted by Gizmo
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Didn't get a shit about this show until now. I really wish Ed was available somewhere to watch :(
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Originally Posted by DJariya
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Really? You sorta care now because of a supporting actor who hasn't been on a hit show in years?
Unlike you I can't watch every TV show that hits the air. I pick and choose and dump crappy shows as well. If it sucks (like Arrow started to), I'll dump it. But I'll watch at least the first few. Your telling me you've never watched a show because of An actor or actress you liked? |
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Originally Posted by taffer
(Post 12005034)
http://i58.tinypic.com/2hyaz4o.jpg
Flash's suit looks pretty good. It definitely puts DOFP's Quicksilver to shame. |
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From what I've heard, Hollywood doesn't like using Lycra bodysuits as costumes since they are too revealing and most actors don't have the physiques for them. If you check out the cosplay scene, there are lots of newer costumes that duplicate the comic book costumes down to a tee. Hollywood just doesn't like using actual comic book designs.
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Awesome
John Wesley Shipp, who played Barry Allen/the Flash in the titular 1990s live-action CBS program, will have a mysterious role in the CW and Warner Bros. Television’s pilot of the same name. While exact details of the part are being kept under wraps, the CW did say that it is intended to be a recurring guest star if the “Arrow” spinoff is picked up to series. Grant Gustin plays Barry Allen in the reboot, which is based on the DC Comics characters. Other stars include Candice Patton, Rick Cosnett, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Tom Cavanagh and Jesse L. Martin. Pilot is penned by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns and directed by David Nutter. Berlanti, Kreisberg and Nutter are exec producing; Melissa Kellner Berman is co-exec producing. |
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That's pretty cool :up:
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Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
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From what I've heard, Hollywood doesn't like using Lycra bodysuits as costumes since they are too revealing and most actors don't have the physiques for them.
Who knows maybe Clark could have given Bart a run for his money on Smallville if he wasn't rocking the jeans and flannel duds. :) |
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Yeah, that is kind of neat. I may finally break out the original DVDs soon.
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Originally Posted by taffer
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http://i58.tinypic.com/2hyaz4o.jpg
Flash's suit looks pretty good. It definitely puts DOFP's Quicksilver to shame. |
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/\ X-Men: Days of Future Past
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