Former “Glee” star Grant Gustin has landed a pretty big role as Dr. Barry Allen—better known as The Flash—on The CW’s “Arrow.” There was much hype surrounding the role due to the potential for spin-off show for The Flash.
One of the things fans will be looking forward to is the portrayal of The Flash’s superpowers. Although we may not get to see them the first time Allen appears, we may get to see them later on.
"We're going to be Barry Allen first in two episodes and then he'll come back later as The Flash,” Gustin told EOnline. “I haven't actually had a chance to read any scripts yet, so we'll see."
In his interview with the website, he also shared a specific superpower he’d like to see The Flash have while he’s in the role—and it may come as a surprise to the more casual fans of the super hero.
"I didn't realize before I started doing all my research that he can actually time travel, he can run so fast," Gustin said. "I think that'd be a really fun thing to play with on the show is him kind of going to different times and experimenting with that. That'd be fun."
He found out about the speedy super hero’s ability while reading comics by Geoff Johns.
Since the role of The Flash is a pretty big one, Gustin has spent some time preparing.
"I'm kind of running around a little bit, but mostly just for fun at this point," the 23-year old actor said. He will appear in Episodes 8 and 9 of Season 2, then again in episode 20 to set up the backdoor pilot to the potential spin-off.
“Arrow” returns Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 9/8c on The CW.
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