Yesterday,new photosfromThe Flashset in Vancouver revealed thatRobbie Amellis coming back as Ronnie Raymond, who was one half of Firestorm in the first season. Since he was spotted wearing his Firestorm costume, andFranz Drameh’s Jax Jackson has taken over as the new half of Firestorm with Dr. Martin Stein (Victor Garber), many have assumed thatRobbie Amellwill be playing the Earth-2 version of Firestorm in the back half ofThe Flash Season 2. Today, executive producerAndrew Kreisbergconfirmed toEntertainment Weeklythat the actor will in fact be playing the Earth-2 version of Firestorm, entitled Deathstorm.
“We are beyond excited to haveRobbieback onThe Flash. You can’t keep a good Firestorm down. Only this time, he’s back with a twist, a deadly Earth-Two version of our beloved Ronnie in the form of Deathstorm.”
Robbie Amell’s return was teased last month when the actor posted two cryptic photos, one with his co-starVictor Garber, who will be a series regular on the spinoffDC’s Legends of Tomorrowalong withFranz Drameh, and another featuring his Firestorm/Deathstorm suit. In theDC Comics, Ronnie was brought back to life as Deathstorm during the Blackest Night event, when he became a member of the Black Lantern Corps. Interestingly enough, in the comics' Earth-3, Martin Stein himself is actually Deathstorm, but it isn’t known if we’ll see that transformation on the show yet.
Last month, a new trailer for the remainder of Season 2 revealed a new glimpse of Earth-2’s Caitlin Snow, a.k.a.Killer Frost(Danielle Panabaker). Ronnie and Caitlin were married on Earth-1, and this report reveals that they are also a couple on Earth-2 as well, both described as a “force to be reckoned with.” It is believed that Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and his team will be journeying to Earth-2 later this season, where they will surely meet up with Killer Frost and Deathstorm. Unfortunately, we don’t have a specific date regarding when Deathstorm will make his debut quite yet.
The Flashreturns with the midseason premiere episodePotential Energy, airing Tuesday, January 19 at 8 PM ET on The CW. This episode will be followed by two half-hour specials, one featuring the upcoming spinoffDC’s Legends of Tomorrow, debuting Thursday, January 21, and another entitledDC Films Presents: Dawn of the Justice League, which will feature the world premiere of the new trailer for the upcoming feature filmSuicide Squad. What do you think aboutRobbie Amell’s return toThe Flashas Deathstorm?
