John Barrowman to Arrow EPs: Shove it!
EXCLUSIVE: Read what @JohnBarrowman has to say about the new cosplay he's unveiling at @AwesomeCon, his future in "Arrow," and his possible political ambitions. https://t.co/TGmEom2VRZ pic.twitter.com/G7Hsh8HqG4
- Metro Weekly (@metroweekly) March 29, 2018
-John Barrowman is opening up about his departure from Arrow.
-He was on the show for 5 years playing Malcolm Merlyn, a reoccurring thorn in Team Arrows side and father to Thea Queen (Willa Holland). In the 5th season finale the characters journey on the show came to a sudden end as his character sacrificed his life for his daughters off screen.
-JB was told that he would be killed off the night before he was set to shoot the episode and was not happy, especially with the way they killed off the character. He told them where they could shove it.
-Showrunner Marc Guggenheim went on to say that the ball was in JBs court when it came to returning to the show which dumbfounded JB as he was told that they had no plans on bringing the character back.
-He believes they didn't want to face another backlash like they did when they killed off Katie Cassidy's character, Laurel Lance, and thus killed him off screen to give the illusion of "is he or isn't he" dead.
-When talking about Doctor Who, he wanted the character (he played Jack Harkness) to be disliked as he knew the character was going to eventually turn heroic.
-His flirtatious personality helped inspire the character being flirtatious.
-Encourages fans to get their nerd on at Cons and just go all out as no one will judge you for it.
-Was part of the BBC documentary series The Making of Me as a test subject where they explored sexuality.
-Thinks "the current political situation is disgusting in the sense that we have been led down a path." when it comes to LGBTQ rights. As Trump and co. claimed he was for everyone and then turned on them on a dime.
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