Stephen Amell’s must-read Arrow costume admission: ‘We ALMOST became the show about the hooded vigilante with a boner’
By Ryan Love
Arrow star Stephen Amell has revealed how he almost became the “hooded vigilante with a boner” thanks to his first ever photograph in costume.
The actor made the admission after the first official picture of Melissa Benoist in her Supergirl costume were revealed last night (March 6).
Amell, who stars of Oliver Queen in the hit series, praised the “awesome” costume in a Facebook post before sharing his amusing tale.
“When Arrow began filming – late winter, 2012 – the very first thing I did after being cast was head for a costume fitting. There was concept art, but the producers had – smartly – left the basics open to interpretation based on who they put in the role,” he wrote, admitting that he had vetoed wearing army boots.
“Well… the photos were taken and the choice was made. Ironically, the photo we ended up using (me, with my head down in profile) was a shot our director David Nutter insisted on at the last minute just from watching me shift into that stance to stay comfortable.
The photo is examined, approved… given a little panache from the DC team and set for release. I remember everyone being really happy with it and wanting to show it off to people working on the pilot.”
However, he continued: “Which led to one of our producers showing it to Katie Cassidy… She immediately pointed out a glaring problem. The angle of the photo and the placement of my bow made it appear as though I was maybe a little TOO excited about wearing the Arrow suit. She was right. It definitely looked like I had an erection.
“Luckily for us… changes were made and the photo erupted online (sorry…) with a fantastic approval rating. We were well on our way.
And that’s the story of why first photos in the costume are important / how we ALMOST became the show about the hooded vigilante with a boner.”
Don’t worry Stephen, we’re sure no one would have been complaining.
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