Earlier today, production got started on the Season 5 finale ofArrow, with starStephen Amelland executive producerMarc Guggenheimtaking to Twitter to reveal the first photos from the set, and the title of the script page. Both the actor and producer’s photos confirm that theArrow Season 5 finalewill be set on the island of Lian Yu, whereStephen Amell’s Oliver Queen was stranded on for five years before the events of the series.Stephen Amellalso posted another photo that confirmed the return of Deathstroke, featuring the character’s iconic mask, but it seems that there may some confusion betweenStephen Amell,Marc GuggenheimandManu Bennett, who played Deathstroke onArrow.
Stephen Amelltagged co-starManu Bennettin the photo, andMarc Guggenheimalso tagged the actor in his tweet, which revealed a photo of the season finale script’s title page. Naturally, with both the main star and executive producer of the show tagging the actor, it seemed immediately clear thatManu Bennettwas returning. However, it seemed the photo took the actor by surprising, replying toStephen Amell’s tweet with, “WTF????,” followed by another tweet where he told his followers he isn’t coming back toArrow. Here’s his brief statement below.
“For the record, I’m not going back for Arrow! #assumptionisthemotherofall…”
Still, after posting the script page,Marc Guggenheimadded thatManu Bennett’s return is “only the first of a few exciting announcements” regarding the season finale, which the producer mistakenly identified as the Season 6 finale, although it’s the Season 5 finale. Fans haven’t seen Deathstroke onArrowsince the Season 3 episode The Return, and back in February 2016,Marc Guggenheimrevealed thatDeathstrokeis “currently tied up in another DC project,” revealing he won’t be coming back to the Arrowverse anytime soon. It was confirmed later in the year thatJoe Manganiellowill play Deathstroke in Warner Bros.‘The Batmanproject, alongsideBen Affleck.
The script cover page revealed byMarc Guggenheimreveals that he co-wrote the episode with producer/writerWendy Mericle, withJesse Warndirecting. The episode will be shot between April 7 and April 19. There are currently just five episodes left this season, although the show is on a month-long hiatus until April 26. The season finale is slated to air Wednesday, May 24, with the final five episodes airing each week without any more hiatuses to close out the season. The CW has already renewed the hit series for a sixth season, and we recently got a new update about another returning cast member.
Two weeks ago, it was confirmed thatKatie Cassidywill be returning toArrowas theBlack Siren. Her character, the Black Canary, was killed in the Season 4 finale, but her doppleganger character Black Siren was introduced in the Season 5 fall finale. She was last seen in the winter premiere where she was locked up in an A.R.G.U.S. facility, but she will return in the final two episodes ofArrowSeason 5, before returning as a series regular in Season 6. The actress previously had signed a unique deal that made her a series regular on all four of The CW shows, allowing her to jump between shows such asLegends of Tomorrow.Manu Bennetthas been keeping plenty busy since leavingArrow, starring in the high-octane action sequelDeath Race 2050, portraying the iconic Frankenstein, and he also stars on MTV’s hit fantasy seriesThe Shannara Chroniclesas Allanon. Take a look at these tweets below, which confirm Deathstroke’s return.
