Michael Jai White & Kevin Alejandro Join the Cast of ARROW

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SAN DIEGO and BURBANK, Calif. (July 20, 2013)

— Oliver Queen (series star Stephen Amell) will have his work cut out for him when he returns to Starling City on October 9 for the second season of The CW’s #1 series Arrow (Wednesdays 8/7c). At today’s Comic-Con panel session in Ballroom 20, fans learned of two new DC Comics characters coming to Starling City — Bronze Tiger and Sebastian Blood.Executive producers Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg revealed that Michael Jai White (Spawn, The Dark Knight, Mortal Kombat) will guest star as Bronze Tiger, while Kevin Alejandro (Southland, True Blood, Golden Boy) will appear as Sebastian Blood in upcoming episodes of the acclaimed action drama’s second season (airdates to be announced).

– Michael Jai White plays Ben Turner, a claw-wielding assassin better known as Bronze Tiger, who’s well known to DC Comics fans as a member of both the League of Assassins and the Suicide Squad. On Arrow, he’ll form an unholy alliance with fan-favorite villain China White (played by Kelly Hu), another well-established character in the DC Comics universe.

Kevin Alejandro plays Sebastian Blood. Drawing inspiration from the iconic New Teen Titans nemesis Brother Blood, Sebastian is an alderman who rises to power in the wake of the earthquake that devastated Starling City in Arrow’s first-season finale. Blood’s “man-of-the-people” popularity instantly places him at odds with Oliver Queen, whose family he blames for the quake.

Kevin Alejandro
Kevin Alejandro
In terms of embracing their dark side, Michael Jai White appeared in The Dark Knight with Heath Ledger’s Joker, voiced DC Comics villain Doomsday in the animated Justice League and portrayed the hell-bound title character in New Line Cinema’s Spawn. Kevin Alejandro, on the other hand, is better known for playing cops and detectives (Southland, Golden Boy), but recently his character paid the ultimate price for practicing witchcraft in his role as Jesus Velasquez in True Blood.

Based upon characters published by DC Comics, Arrow is executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Guggenheim and Kreisberg. The series is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television.



After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he’s become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow – a vigilante – to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be – flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle – while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel’s father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver’s own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on – and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine.

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[Bryan Danielson]

 

[IronFist]

 

[Tryna Makit]

Well if you cant be a Black Panther, might as well be a Bronze Tiger.

 

[StraxStrax]

Kevin Alejandro is a terrible actor

 

[AquaCityBoy]

CW's fall slate looks amazing. It's about to become one of my favorite channels.

 

[TRIPLE M]

I hope they keep it real and swag out Michael jai white in a tiger print outfit and nothing generic

 

[James Carter]

Arrow bout to take comic book tv shows to the next level.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

My Breh from another Way about to

Detective Comics

 

[Mad Good Dro]

First Look At Michael Jai White As 'Bronze Tiger' On ARROW

The Spawn and The Dark Knight actor is heading into Starling City this season with a new set of claws! Check out the first look at Bronze Tiger catching Arrow's Oliver Queen in quite a tight clutch!

We're only a few weeks away from the season premiere of Arrow, so The CW is giving us a taste of things to come next month, including Michael Jai White as Bronze Tiger. Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim said "Michael Jai White is playing Bronze Tiger and he is such a badass" and continued to talk about how Arrow's praised stunt-team helped bring the character to life with the prop and costume departments, saying "His performance, our kick-ass stunt department, our incredibly talented costumer designer, and our very gifted props master...they've all combined their A-games to create a really great representation of this DC Comics character. "

Guggenheim also noted to TVGuide that he'll debut in the season's second episode and comes to Starling City to challenge the vigilante because he's the best of the best, and has aligned himself with China White (played by Kelly Hu). "If you're a fan of the character from the comics, you are going to really happy with his Arrow-fication." said Guggenheim.


Are you excited to see Jai White on Arrow? Do you think Bronze Tiger will join Amanda Waller's Suicide Squad? Sound off below!

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[Ice Cold]

No tiger print?

 

[Mad Good Dro]

son looks out of place

 

[IronFist]

im hoping they incorporate alot more fight scenes especially with the kali shyt, ive seen.

 

[Phantom]

I see Amell and Micheal Jai White got there serious acting faces on

Side bar: they need to give Green Arrow a real mask, going heavy on eyeliner dont count

 

[WhodatWhoadi]

Michael Jai White is a perfect choice for bronze tiger.