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Who’s the new Mayor at New Westminster City Hall? Oliver Queen.
Arrow shot scenes for the season five premiere at New Westminster City Hall on Wednesday night of Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) as the interim Mayor of Star City.
Look out @jonathanxcote, there’s a new mayor in town and he’s @StephenAmell! pic.twitter.com/l6lsFCSV3r
— Brad Cavanagh (@CanSpice) July 14, 2016
On the Arrow set… pic.twitter.com/FQs6mbsvpQ
— Marc Guggenheim (@mguggenheim) July 15, 2016
Thea (Willa Holland), who hung up her costume at the end of season 4, was on set at the mayoral press conference. And maybe new character Coast City reporter Susan Williams (Carly Pope) trying to get the scoop on the new Star City Mayor.@yvrshoots pic.twitter.com/uXMq482DkJ
— Iris Alves (@IrisAlves) July 14, 2016
@yvrshoots pic.twitter.com/fC09BDUeOZ
— Iris Alves (@IrisAlves) July 14, 2016
The film industry helps #NewWest economy be strong! RT @yvrshoots: #Arrow filming at City Hall in #NewWest on Wed, July 13th. Night shoot.
— NewWestChamber (@NewWestChamber) July 13, 2016
James Bamford is directing the season premiere entitled Legacy.
This mayoral stuff is easy. pic.twitter.com/SZC6WbBvz0
— Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) July 16, 2016
Earlier in the week, it looks like Arrow filmed the “most violent, vicious one shot….in the history of network television,” according to Amell. A one shot that director and Arrow stunt coordinator James Bamford said Amell could do himself as long as he was naked. If anyone can challenge Daredevil’s epic hallway fight scene filmed in one take, it’s James Bamford and the Arrow stunt team.
Here’s your S5 poster.
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 pic.twitter.com/uFlGzx7IwI— Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) July 12, 2016
A photo posted by James Bamford (@james2bambamford) on
On Thursday, Arrow shot what looked like hospital scenes at an abandoned business centre in Surrey.
Where’s the rest of Team Arrow?. The Black Canary (Katie Cassidy) is dead. Diggle (David Ramsey) re-enlisted in the army. And Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne) left town with Mama Smoak (Charlotte Ross). Only Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) remained standing next to Oliver in the empty Arrowcave.
Arrow season 5 premieres Wednesday, October 5th on The CW and CTV2.