Moving production from Vancouver to L.A.
A Paley Fest fan asked the Arrow-Flash-Supergirl-Legends cast and creators if any of the shows will ever film in Los Angeles instead of Vancouver. The actors were excited at the thought but the producers explained it’s all based on economics. That it’s financially impossible to make shows like Supergirl in Los Angeles with so many guest stars and special effects. While not exactly a ringing endorsement of Vancouver, Arrow’s Stephen Amell and The Flash’s Grant Gustin stepped up to say a lot of the magic on the shows is because of the city and its great crews.
Stephen Amell says the central part of the #Arrow crew has now fanned out over the 4 shows – says Vancouver crews are the BEST.
— Paley Center (@paleycenter) March 18, 2017
Grant Gustin: A lot of the magic is what Vancouver is. It wouldn’t be the same in L.A. #PaleyFest #HeroesAndAliens
— Paley Center (@paleycenter) March 18, 2017
4-way Crossover
You’re fucking right we are — CW boss Mark Pedowitz about them doing a big crossover every year, according to Stephen Amell.
Next season’s will be a real four-way crossover, Andrew Kreisberg said.
Stephen Amell said the Fall crossover was the easiest for him because the production schedulers figured out everyone’s schedules and made it clear when he was working on each show — “like a jigsaw puzzle.”
Amell joked the next crossover Arrow episode should be Oliver and Diggle playing chess and drinking coffee and when everyone else crosses over saying “We’re good.”
Grant Gustin said he wants to work with Brandon Routh more in the next crossover — Barry and Ray are fun together.
Arrow: Stephen Amell, David Ramsey Creatives: Marc Guggenheim, Wendy Mericle.
A young fan asked if #Olicity (Oliver and Felicity) would ever get back together. “That’s not really up to me,” Amell said, adding they do have “some really cool stuff coming up”.
Will felicity and Oliver be together? She wants to know! #PaleyFest #Arrow pic.twitter.com/NeUfdWTfNP
— Dolby Theatre (@DolbyTheatre) March 18, 2017
Stephen Amell later posed for a photo with the young fan.
Stephen Amell took a photo with the young fan who asked about Oliver & Felicity. Life made! 📺🌟❤#PaleyFest #HeroesAndAliens pic.twitter.com/8YQ8ogEAlx
— Paley Center (@paleycenter) March 18, 2017
David Ramsey said that Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) really lightened up the show when she arrived.
But not as light as The Flash apparently, which is lit brighter, Ramsey said, and has “cans of soda on their show…we don’t”. Showrunner Marc Guggenheim retorted that the Arrow would get cans of soda when their ratings improved.
@paleycenter @grantgust – first season everyone was so happy and fun. It drew me in. Now everyone is sad and blah. Bring the fun back.
— Brian Lowry (@Spcbll_1) March 18, 2017
Andrew Kreisberg said they had to find a scarier villain than Zoom – so now there’s Savitar. But next year’s Big Bad won’t be a speedster villain
Supergirl: Melissa Benoist, David Harewood.
Like Kara on the show, Melissa Benoist finds she is a role model to girls and young women. She went to the Women’s March in DC. “It felt really meaningful. Supergirl motto is hope, help & compassion – an important message” She enjoyed having Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) on the show because she had great insights and is still a role model.
Supergirl is good at taking on real world issues and mixing them into a superhero world, Andrew Kreisberg said.
Kreisberg hears from #Sanvers fans about how much the Alex/Maggie relationship means to them.
And here’s something unexpected: David Harewood likes to do cartwheels on set between takes.
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz. Creative: Phil Klemmer.
Caity Lotz says the Legends joke about being the misfit of the superhero shows.
Meeting the fans. Paley Fest images.
Paley Fest video
Quick video of #PaleyFest fans meeting the casts of @CW_Arrow @TheCWSupergirl @TheCW_Legends @CW_TheFlash #HeroesAndAliens pic.twitter.com/vN5i13zDTD
— Paley Center (@paleycenter) March 18, 2017
