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The Arrowverse is probably one of the best things that people had the pleasure of seeing on television during their time. Starting from Stephen Amell’sArrowto 2021’sBatwoman, the shows have been great with high ratings.
What might work for one actor might equally be something bad for another. ForArrowstar Stephen Amell, the actor recalled a sad moment while he was working in the Arrowverse as he was the only one working.
Stephen Amell Considered This Thing“Disrespectful”
The magic of televisions and movies is something iconic. VFX and special effects have added a lot more depth to projects that seemed stale before. However, this VFX and effects also mean that fewer people need to be on the sets.
Digitally superimposing one frame on another, it might be possible that two characters might be interacting on the screen without even being on the same set. That is something thatStephen Amellexperienced firsthand while working on the CW show.
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In an interview with the Inside of You podcast (viaInverse), Stephen Amell recalled thatmost of the time, he wouldn’t be working with other actors on the sets. Although there were several reasons like scheduling conflicts and more, Amell found the whole idea“disrespectful”.
There are lots of scenes where I’m acting and there just aren’t other actors there, and that’s just not an acceptable way of creating the best product from my perspective.
He further continued,
I think it is a little disrespectful to actors and their process, speaking personally.
Although some might consider this a time- and budget-saving thing, everyone has the right to voice their opinions. For Amell, it was disrespectful but for CW, it might have proved beneficial.
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On the other hand, Amell is not the only person who complained about not being able to work with other co-stars. Veteran actor SirIan McKellenhad something similar while he was working on the 2012 filmThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
When Sir Ian McKellen Broke Down on the Sets ofThe Hobbit
Born in 1939, Sir Ian McKellen was already 72 years of age when he reprised his role of Gandalf in the 2012 filmThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.However, during the filming of these scenes, McKellen was forced to work alone.
In his documentary titledMcKellen: Playing the Part, the actor revealed (viaArs Technica) that the planning scene in the first film was filled with green screens. He had to look at the actors’ photos while pretending to be Gandalf forging the plan for Mount Erebor.
The actor broke down and he didn’t know that his voice was heard throughout the entire film set.
‘Where should I look?’ Well, they put photos of each of the actors on a stand, and whoever was talking, their light flashed. These were photos of the actors, not the characters I just met.
At the end of the day, my mouth was very close to the mic hidden in my forest of a beard, and I said to myself, ‘This is not why I became an actor.’ I was quite tearful… but this was accidentally broadcast across the studio.
The actor, however, continued the scene and the end result was the brilliantThe Hobbittrilogy that the world got to witness in the early 2010s. For Arrowverse fans, Stephen Amell’sArrowbecame a fan-favorite as millions tuned in to watch the series.
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The iconic show received a rating of 7.5/10 on IMDB and a whopping 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. Having 8 seasons to its name,Arrowis available to stream on Netflix in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
