'Arrow' Season 3 News: 2 Episodes to Feature Crossover With 'The Flash'

By Virnelli Mercader, Christian Post Contributor Monday, September 29, 2014

Season 3 of "Arrow" will be making its premiere next week, and fans can expect the newest season to be chock-full of superhero appearances.

It has been reported that the upcoming season will feature a two-episode crossover between "The Flash" and "Arrow" titled "Flash vs. Arrow" and "The Brave and the Bold," respectively. According to Screenrant.com, the episodes will take place during the first half of the season and Flash's superpowers will be featured prominently.

Aside from The Flash, other characters will be introduced in season 3, such as The Atom, who will be played by Brandon Routh ("Superman Returns"), while the big bad of season 3, Ra's al Ghul, will be played by Matt Nable ("Riddick").

With all the superheroes and villains running around the "Arrow" universe, will the upcoming season feature more superheroes than other real or human characters?

In an interview with Comic Book Resources, executive producer Marc Guggenheim shared what season 3 will be all about.

"We're not really planning on revisiting superpowers or enhanced abilities during season three," said Guggenheim. "We are really returning to the show's roots of a very grounded world where it's very realistic. We may take occasional artistic license with things, but for the most part, everything is pretty well and truly grounded in real-life things and real science."

"I think what people will find when they watch season three is that the operatic scope of season two didn't really come from the presence of enhanced abilities or superpowers, it really came from the stories and the characters, and that stuff ain't changing," the executive producer said.

The show runner also revealed that Oliver will have a new weapon in the upcoming season.

"He is going to get some new toys to play with. One of them is a new bow that looks identical to the old bow, but it does something that you've never seen before," he added.

"Arrow" season 3 premieres on Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. on The CW.