San Diego Comedian-Con was stuffed with surprises, from the announcement of an enormous slate of movies and TV reveals from Marvel Studios to new trailers for issues like The Witcher and Westworld Season 3. One of the vital thrilling moments, although, got here in the course of the Batwoman panel. It was revealed that within the upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover, which is able to embody the 5 Arrow-verse reveals, unique Batman TV sequence star Burt Ward will seem.
Chatting with GameSpot after the panel, Marc Guggenheim, who serves as government producer on Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow, was positively giddy in regards to the announcement. “We assembled a writers room with the entire showrunners of the 5 reveals,” he stated. “We broke out the story, clearly, however we additionally made an inventory. What is the cool stuff we need to see? Burt was on the prime of the checklist.”
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Nonetheless, desirous to get the unique Boy Wonder onto the present and casting him are two very various things. The scenario delivered to thoughts recommendation Guggenheim remembered from an Arrow-verse crew member, although. “This is the factor, [Joseph Patrick] Finn, who’s the road producer of The Flash however was additionally the unique line producer on Arrow, he all the time had a saying, ‘In the event you do not ask, you aren’t getting,'” Guggenheim explains. “Underneath that heading, we’re like, ‘ what? We do not know if Burt is up for it. We do not know if he is obtainable or . However should you do not ask, you aren’t getting.'”
To their shock, that was all it took for Ward to agree to seem within the crossover. “We have been thrilled, past thrilled. It is so thrilling,” Guggenheim stated. “We’re simply so completely happy.”
As for who he’ll play within the episode, that is the place issues get fascinating. It is already been revealed that Legends of Tomorrow star Brandon Routh will play a model of Superman within the crossover–a function he additionally performed in 2006’s Superman Returns.
So will Ward play Robin? Guggenheim performed coy when requested instantly. “It is a cameo the place I’ll go away [whether or not he’s Dick Grayson] to the viewers, however I believe you will know while you see it,” he stated. “You will not be questioning.” It positive appears like he will play Dick Grayson one final time and we won’t wait.
The CW’s Arrow-verse reveals return in October, with the crossover starting later this fall.
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