While The CW’sArrow/Flash Spinoffmaynot have a title quite yet, the cast keeps growing by the day, withDominic Purcellsigning on to play hisFlashvillain Heat Wave in the series, which is being targeted for a midseason debut.Dominic Purcelljoins a cast that includes Heat Wave’s villainous partner Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) and Firestorm (Victor Garber) from The Flash, along withArrow’s Atom (Brandon Routh) andCaity Lotzin an unspecified role. The show will also mark the first series regular gigs forDominic PurcellandWentworth Millersince they both starred together on the Fox drama seriesPrison Break, which ran for four seasons between 2005 and 2009.
Leonard Snart, a.k.a. Captain Cold, first appeared in the show’s fourth episode"Going Rogue"by himself, but he returned in January’s"Revenge of the Rogues"with his new partner Mick Rory, a.k.a. Heat Wave. Mick is a pyromaniac who is obsessed with fire and brandishes a special heat gun developed by S.T.A.R. Labs' Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes) that was eventually stolen and given to Mick by his friend Leonard Snart. BothWentworth Miller’s Captain Cold andDominic Purcellreturn to The Flash in tonight’s episode,“Out of Time”.
The initial announcement of this untitled series last month also mentioned the spinoff will feature three majorDC Comicscharacters who haven’t been featured in a TV series before, but we still have no word on these characters' identities. It’s also unclear whether or notCaity Lotzwill return as Black Canary, since she was killed off in theArrow Season 3premiere, of if she is playing another character entirely.Deadlinealso reports thatVictor Garber, who plays Dr. Martin Stein, one half of Firestorm, will not be joined by the other half, Ronnie Raymond, sinceRobbie Amelldid not sign on for the project.
Arrowand The Flash executive producersGreg Berlanti,Andrew KreisbergandMarc Guggenheimcreated the untitled spinoff series, although it isn’t known when production may get under way. The writers will executive produce with Sarah Schechter. Are you glad that both Heat Wave and Captain Cold will be pairing up again for thisArrowand The Flash spinoff? Let us know what you think below.
