The Vampire Diaries

star Steven R. McQueen was wishfully joking when he repeatedly posted to social media and gave interviews saying that he was set to play Dick “Nightwing” Grayson on The CW’s Arrow, the actor instructed The Wrap.

“I am a comic book e-book fan for certain; I’ve learn comedian books and at all times loved them,” he mentioned. “There’s one character, Nightwing, who’s sort of Robin when he grows up and tries to make his personal identify and a path for himself. I believe it is an excellent story that hasn’t actually been instructed. I labored with Greg Berlanti on a present known as Everwood and now he is producing Arrow and jokingly I tweeted him, saying ‘Hey, when are we going to see Nightwing?’ And folks began writing about it, there was a few articles, and I used to be like, ‘Alright, I am feeling fairly highly effective. Let’s maintain placing this vitality within the universe and see what occurs.'”

He admitted that he nonetheless hasn’t acquired a name about any potential Arrow function, and instructed his Vampire Diaries followers to not fear (for now), “but when I get an opportunity to play a superhero, I am unable to make any guarantees that I am not going to run with it!”

Showrunners on Arrow have made it no secret previously that they love Nightwing as nicely and want to have the character seem on the present. Collection star Stephen Amell has hinted that some Batman villains will seem on the sequence, and mentioned that DC Leisure is trusting Arrow with characters it would not have beforehand.

Some followers have speculated {that a} latest, leaked casting name for a personality most consider to be Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) may the truth is be for Nightwing.

Each Arrow and The Vampire Diaries return to The CW within the fall.

Each sequence are anticipated to have a robust presence at subsequent month’s Comedian Con Worldwide: San Diego.