Could Stephen Amell Play Green Arrow in a Movie?

Stephen Amell portrays Oliver Queen aka the Green Arrow on the CW's Arrow, which is now in its third season. But could the actor play the character on the big screen for a movie?

He spoke on the subject with the Wall Street Journal and reiterated what he has said numerous times: that making 23 episodes of a TV show is just as taxing, and rewarding, as doing a movie.

"I am completely indifferent," he said of a Green Arrow movie. "First of all, wanting a movie undersells the idea that making 23 episodes a year isn't a huge achievement...I'd put making 23 hours of interesting content in a TV season up against anything on the film side. It is difficult to me to want or envision an 'Arrow' movie when we are shooting the 10th episode of our third season with 13 more episodes to go and in all likelihood three more seasons on the other side of that. I'm interested in keeping that content fresh. Once we get to the end of that road, maybe then I'll shift my focus."

Despite that, Amell said he does think he should play the character should the Green Arrow ever go to the big screen, but he was even more emphatic that Grant Gustin play the Flash, just as he does on the TV series.

"I feel like it should be Grant doing the movie," he said. "But the important thing to remember is just because Grant Gustin plays the part of Barry Allen doesn't mean Ezra Miller can't also play Barry Allen. There can be different interpretations of the character. Anyone who is a fan of the comics knows the Flash character is one of the forces that leads to parallel universes. And who knows, they might find a fantastic actor to play Oliver Queen on the feature side who has a different take on the character. I'm certainly a departure from the typical Oliver Queen from the comic books. I just think that everybody needs to be patient with the whole thing. The fact that DC and Warner have announced all these comic book features is nothing but good for business." 

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