Guggenheim Talks About Arrow’s Flash Connections In New Interview

In case you’ve missed the news, DC Comics character Barry Allen, a.k.a. The Flash, will be headed to Arrow in Season 2, and the incorporation of that character will be the introduction of super-powers into the grounded Arrow world. The hope is strong that the Flash appearances will add to a Flash spin-off show with Arrow’s Andrew Kreisberg as showrunner.

Comic Book Resources spoke with Arrow’s Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim today about what the coming of the Flash means to him and to the show. (Side note: Marc Guggenheim himself wrote several episodes of the Flash: The Fastest Man Alive series in the mid 2000’s)

“Honestly, I’m just excited to help be a part of expanding the DC Universe,” he said in an interview which you can find here. “I think one of the big thing that appeals to me about comics in general is the idea of the shared universe. It’s a lot of fun to be able to do that in television, and growing up one of the things I enjoyed was the Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman and the way those two shows would interact with each other. We’re at least a season away from Arrow interacting with The Flash, but the potential for that is really exciting for me.”

Guggenheim is aware that people are wondering how this will affect Arrow’s tone, and he thinks they are justified in that worry. “My answer is that the trick that we have – and this is a challenge we’ve discusses a lot and have an awareness of how to face it head on – is the fact that Arrow is like Iron Man where The Flash will be The Hulk. And just as The Hulk coming out did not change the tone of the Iron Man movies, The Flash will not change the tone of Arrow. We’re very cognizant of what Arrow is all about, and I think the Marvel movies demonstrate that each piece of a universe can have its own feel. Thor is consistent with the tone of Thor while Captain America is consistent with the tone of Captain America’s character. Arrow’s tone will remain consistent much in the same way, and we are looking forward to expanding our canvass a bit. And judging from the announcement, I think the fans are looking forward to it as well.”

You can read the entire Comic Book Resources interview, with more quotes from Guggenheim, here.

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