UPDATED: Those Stephen Amell Justice League rumors may have been premature. We have updated yesterday's news item.
ORIGINAL STORY: While Batman vs. Superman may have been pushed to 2016, many DC fans’ eyes are still on the future prize of a coveted Justice League movie. And apparently, Warner Brothers’ is as well, as there have been cursory talks with the CW’s Arrow star Stephen Amell about appearing in that movie, albeit any serious consideration is a long way off.
While speaking with Fandango, Amell revealed that there has been talk of his Oliver Queen making an appearance in the distant JLA movie.
“I have had discussions, but I think the gestation process for this project is a lot slower than most people think. I mean, they haven't even shot the next one. They haven't even shot a frame of the movie before the movie everyone thinks is the Justice League movie!”
However, Amell’s focus is still entirely on Arrow. As Amell sees it, as long as they “take care of business” in making Arrow the premiere superhero TV show, then they will be in a position to expand upon that discussion should the occasion ever come.
UPDATED: For one thing the "I have had discussions..." segment of that quote is now absent from the Fandango article we sourced. We're not sure when the change was made, but now the entirety of Mr. Amell's quote on the matter reads: "“All we have to do for something like that to happen, or even be a possibility, is continue to take care of business with our show and then we put ourselves in a position – but the important thing is our show."
Mr. Amell also took to Facebook to voice his displeasure, both with the Fandango article, and with other outlets (like ours) who ran it:
"When I do press, I try and be open, honest and thoughtful. That being said... I find it incredibly discouraging to see a headline like the ones I've been seeing this morning. Headlines that aren't just a stretch, they're totally fabricated. At no point, have I had "studio level" discussions about any feature films at Warner Bros."
You can read the rest of Mr. Amell's statement on the matter on his Facebook page. He doesn't hold back. We have to respect that, really.