Grant Gustin, Get Ready: Tom Cavanagh To Play Harrison Wells In The Flash

Originally published on For Your Excitement.  11 February  2014.

Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBC

The man who has a hand in creating the Scarlet Speedster has been cast. Producers of The Flash have added Tom Cavanagh to the pilot episode as physicist Harrison Wells. Harrison Wells is the man who causes the particle accelerator explosion that transforms Barry Allen into The Flash.

Described as both the brains and the money behind S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator, Wells soon finds himself an outcast in his own community. The explosion will rip apart his reputation but he finds a glimmer of hope when Barry (Grant Gustin) is discovered to have super speed.

A spinoff of the CW’s Arrow, The Flash was introduced in two episodes during the DC show’s second season. Producer Greg Berlanti says the new series will be more science heavy, in contrast to Arrow’s crime focus.

“We’ve talked a lot on Arrow about the particle collider and Harrison Wells and S.T.A.R. Labs and so you’ll see S.T.A.R. Labs as an active part of the show,” he said on Digital Spy.

Cavanagh is best known from his lead role on Ed and his recurring guest role on Scrubs. He joins cast members Jesse L. Martin, Danielle Panabaker, Candice Patton, Carlos Valdes and Rick Cosnett. The Flash pilot is still in development by Arrow’s Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg along with Geoff John, Chief Creative Office of DC Entertainment. If picked up by the CW, the show would likely air in Fall 2014.

Superheroes Are Taking Over Sky Movies: Channel To Pay Homage

Originally published on PopWrapped.tumblr.com.  17 August 2013.

Sky Movies wants to fill the rest of your August with superheroes. Beginning August 17th, the Sky Movies Superheroes HD pop-up channel will bring the audience animations, films and documentaries all about their favorite heroes.

Replacing Sky Movies Greats HD from August 17 – September 1, the channel includes themed days of content such as Marvel and DC days. August 18th is “Super Teams” with recent favorites X-Men: First Class and The Avengers as well as Pixar’s The Incredibles scheduled to air.

The following day, August 19th, is “Dynamic Duos,” with films such as Batman & Robin (of course), the Men in Black trilogy, and Dredd. 

To end the channel’s run are Marvel Day on August 31st and DC Day on September 1st. The Marvel movies scheduled for their namesake day include The Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and Spider-Man 2. A documentary on Marvel’s legendary Stan Lee, With Great Power: the Stan Lee Story, will also air on August 31st.

When DC gets their turn, viewers can look forward to The Dark Knight Rises, Batman Begins, and Green Lantern.

“From iconic comic book heroes including Batman, Spider-Man and He-Man to cult heroes including Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Men In Black, we’ve assembled an unbeatable line-up to keep Sky Movies customers entertained this summer on Sky Movies Superheroes HD, all ready to spring in to action,” said Director of Sky Movies, Ian Lewis.

Sky Movies Superheroes HD, available on Sky TV, Sky Go and On-Demand, could be the perfect way to end your summer. Check out the trailer for the channel here.