"Sin City" actress Devon Aoki has joined the CW's live-action DC adaptation "Arrow" in its third season.
Aoki is set to play Tatsu Yamashiro in a "major recurring guest role," according to Deadline. The character is reportedly a Japanese martial arts expert who was also one of Oliver's mentors. Aoki allegedly appear in flashbacks throughout the show.
"Following DC Comics' reboot, Katana joined the all-female crime-fighting group Birds of Prey-of which Black Canary,who has already appeared on Arrow, is also a member-and was recruited by Amanda Waller to join the United States' Justice League of America, a team created to defend against the Justice League," Entertainment Weekly reports.
"Recently in the comics, it was revealed that Green Arrow and Katana share a connection to The Outsiders, a society formed of seven weapon-based clans: the Sword, the Arrow, the Spear, the Fist, the Shield, the Ax, and an unknown weapon."
TVLine reports there is also a new criminal attempting to take The Arrow down. A new "criminal mastermind" will make his debut during the season three premiere.
"[Remember] the 'Seth' guy I told you about a couple of weeks ago? Well, the casting for that role has since been tweaked, and he is now described as a 'shade of a man' with a quiet intensity, a 'criminal mastermind who whistles classical music' as he goes about his devious business," according to TVLine. "There's also talk of him having 'reptilian eyes.' Whomever he is, he will be the Big Bad for the season opener."
The third season of "Arrow" will air on the CW on Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. ET.
