

The character will debut during the network's annual crossover event in December, which will incorporate all the shows in the so-called Arrow-verse- The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, and Arrow. The Flash will return with its fourth season this fall, and the villain for next season has already been revealed. The Vampire Diaries showrunner Caroline Dries is set to write and executively produce. In related news, it was reported last week that The CW has greenlit the pilot of a Batwoman show. She's kind of attached to him when she arrives and a little more distant with Iris." "Barry, Iris, and Nora are all in very different headspaces. "I think we're kind of all on different pages," he said, via CBR. He'll be played by American Pie's Chris Kline.Īt the SDCC panel, Gustin spoke about the changes in store for the characters in Season 5. It was revealed at The Flash's SDCC panel that the villain will be Cicada, the metahuman-hating villain who first appeared in DC comics in 2001. The Flash stars Grant Gustin as Barry, with Candice Patton as Iris and Jessica Parker Kennedy as Nora. Now Playing: The Flash - Official Comic-Con Season 5 Trailer | SDCC 2018 Amell, meanwhile, recalled CW President Mark Pedowitz’s response when he asked the exec if they’re going to do a crossover event every year: “You’re f–king right we are.By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's * Kreisberg reiterated plans for a “real, true four-way crossover” next season. “We pitched a lot of what we were going to do in Season 2 to CBS, and they were cool with it.” * Although Supergirl has made creative strides since its move to The CW, exploring issues such as immigration, journalism and LGBT rights, “It’s no disrespect to CBS, who were very gracious hosts to us,” Kreisberg said. * Reflecting on Arrow‘s 100th episode, star Stephen Amell felt “a much bigger sense of accomplishment than I thought there would be,” the actor said, before (jokingly?) adding, “I feel like the 200th will be easier.”

“I think she’s extraordinarily important to Barry’s superhero narrative.” * Candice Patton would love to put on a leather superhero costume, but at the same time, “I love that she provides this very human quality to this very super show,” the Flash actress shared. “I agree most of the time as a viewer and a fan with the backlash that Barry receives,” Gustin admitted, noting that fear has been dictating the character’s decisions more than ever this season. * Flash fans, Grant Gustin feels your frustration with the Scarlet Speedster.

Those episodes spoke to what the characters were going through.” Similarly, both Barry and Kara are purposefully at a “romantic crossroads” ahead of the musical and “go on this journey together to either get back the love they think they’ve lost or not.” * In talking about next week’s Supergirl/The Flash musical crossover, Kreisberg gave a nod to Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon, “who did those kind of episodes the best… They didn’t stop the main, ongoing narrative of the season. The Thinker is one of The Flash’s oldest foes first appearing in the comics in All-Flash 12 back in 1943.

Other highlights from the “Heroes and Aliens” panel: The big season 4 villain is Clifford DeVoe AKA The Thinker played by Neil Sandilands from The 100 (2016) and The Americans (2015) among other roles. Meanwhile, in Episode 19, titled “The Once and Future Flash,” “Barry decides that the only way he can find out what he needs to know is in the future,” Kreisberg previewed.
