Big things are coming for the upcoming third season of
Arrow, and it involves two
DC Comics Characters, a hero and a villain, who will be well-known to fans of a certain Dark Knight hero and the emerald archer himself, as well as star
Stephen Amell teasing away for the upcoming
San Diego Comic-Con 2014.
After introducing a ton of characters in the show and opening the floodgates for what can very well be a DC TV Universe that interconnects with future shows (like that of
The Flash), Season 3 of Arrow plans to introduce a well-known heroic face in the form of
Katana, who will be played by
Devon Aoki. Those who've read the comics know she is associated with
Batman, and has served as a member of
The Outsiders as well as the
Birds of Prey. Aoki previously had roles in the likes of
Frank Miller's Sin City, as well as playing
Kasumi for the live-action film adaptation of the popular Tecmo fighting game franchise,
Dead or Alive. For more information, visit the source post at
Coming Soon.
The next bit of interesting casting news is that actor
Peter Stormare, who played
Lucifer in
Keanu Reeve's 2005 film
Constantine, has been cast as
Werner Zytle, aka THE
Count Vertigo. This is not to be confused with "
The Count", whom Oliver eliminated in Season 2 and who was played by
Seth Gabel. This version of
Vertigo will be closely associated with his comic book counterpart, and should be an interesting new enemy for
The Arrow to face in the new season. For more information, visit the source post at
Comic Book.com.
Finally,
Stephen Amell has promised that "Big Things" will come in SDCC '14, but teased nothing more than that he will be there for the Arrow Panel discussion on Friday via his official
Facebook page. For more info, visit the source post at
Comic Book.com.
Arrow is slated to return with Season 3 on October 8 on
The CW.