Man of the arrow
Justin Hartley, this time, in an interview made by NwiTimes Justin talks among other topics about his expirience filming the Aquaman show, which was not picked by the CW for a full season, how he thinks fans are reciving the Green Arrow character and in a funny note how the people of the show manage to hide that in fact he is a little bit smaller than the Smallville's star Tom Welling
Orland park's Justin Hartley targets 'Smallville'
Clearly, the producers of the CW series "Smallville." which airs at 7 p.m. Thursdays, see something innately superheroic in Justin Hartley. Twice this year, they've tapped the 29-year-old Orland Park native to play a DC Comics crime fighter. The first time in this spring's unaired "Aquaman" spin-off and now in a recurring "Smallville" role as poor little rich boy Oliver Queen and his vigilante archer ego, the Green Arrow.
Hartley's certainly qualified for his latest gig, and not just because he took an archery class while studying theater and history at Southern Illinois University. For starters, there are those biceps, which suggest more time with a Bowflex than a bow. Then there's that chin, which is so deeply dimpled that it likely convinced show runners to nix the goofy goatee of the comic book Arrow. But whatever Hartley's enhancements, a hyperinflated sense of self isn't one of them.
The 6-foot-3-inch actor cheerfully volunteers that co-star Tom Welling, who portrays future Superman Clark Kent, physically outguns him on every level.
"Tom's got me by about an inch (and) outweighs me by about 35 pounds. The way they shoot it, they try not to make me look too small next to him, which is good," he laughs.
Hartley's also genuinely afraid to read any of the press he's generating.
"Maybe it's a character flaw, but I can't handle it. I don't want to read a lot of good stuff and start to believe that, and I don't want to read a lot of bad stuff and start to believe that. Hopefully, the fans are liking it."
For at least seven episodes this season, he'll do his best to hold their interest. When his character isn't trying to convince Clark of the greater responsibilities that come with his abilities, he'll clash with his prep school rival, Lex Luthor. During his downtime, he'll set aside his high-tech trick arrows and try to make Lois Lane quiver.
Buzz is already building regarding a Green Arrow series but Hartley's heard that noise before. After model/singer Alan Ritchson guested as Aquaman last fall, the "Smallville" creative team cast Hartley in the series pilot, replacing another actor who'd initially been picked for the part. The CW passed on the final product, which enjoyed a second life as a popular iTunes feature.
"I blew out an eardrum on that shoot and my eyes got all scratched up from the chlorine," he says. "That was after one show; I can only imagine doing 22 of them."
These days, separation anxiety is his biggest burden. Hartley has been jetting to his series' Vancouver set from Los Angeles, where he lives with his actress wife Lindsay (they met during his three years on the NBC soap "Passions") and their 2-year-old daughter, Isabella.
He's not complaining, though. Even as he shoots for big-screen success (he'll appear in next year's comedy "Spring Breakdown"), he's open to more "Smallville" visits. "I love it there," he enthuses. "And if I have a choice between sitting at home and watching it or actually going to work, I'd definitely rather be at work."
Orland park's Justin Hartley targets 'Smallville'
Clearly, the producers of the CW series "Smallville." which airs at 7 p.m. Thursdays, see something innately superheroic in Justin Hartley. Twice this year, they've tapped the 29-year-old Orland Park native to play a DC Comics crime fighter. The first time in this spring's unaired "Aquaman" spin-off and now in a recurring "Smallville" role as poor little rich boy Oliver Queen and his vigilante archer ego, the Green Arrow.
Hartley's certainly qualified for his latest gig, and not just because he took an archery class while studying theater and history at Southern Illinois University. For starters, there are those biceps, which suggest more time with a Bowflex than a bow. Then there's that chin, which is so deeply dimpled that it likely convinced show runners to nix the goofy goatee of the comic book Arrow. But whatever Hartley's enhancements, a hyperinflated sense of self isn't one of them.
The 6-foot-3-inch actor cheerfully volunteers that co-star Tom Welling, who portrays future Superman Clark Kent, physically outguns him on every level.
"Tom's got me by about an inch (and) outweighs me by about 35 pounds. The way they shoot it, they try not to make me look too small next to him, which is good," he laughs.
Hartley's also genuinely afraid to read any of the press he's generating.
"Maybe it's a character flaw, but I can't handle it. I don't want to read a lot of good stuff and start to believe that, and I don't want to read a lot of bad stuff and start to believe that. Hopefully, the fans are liking it."
For at least seven episodes this season, he'll do his best to hold their interest. When his character isn't trying to convince Clark of the greater responsibilities that come with his abilities, he'll clash with his prep school rival, Lex Luthor. During his downtime, he'll set aside his high-tech trick arrows and try to make Lois Lane quiver.
Buzz is already building regarding a Green Arrow series but Hartley's heard that noise before. After model/singer Alan Ritchson guested as Aquaman last fall, the "Smallville" creative team cast Hartley in the series pilot, replacing another actor who'd initially been picked for the part. The CW passed on the final product, which enjoyed a second life as a popular iTunes feature.
"I blew out an eardrum on that shoot and my eyes got all scratched up from the chlorine," he says. "That was after one show; I can only imagine doing 22 of them."
These days, separation anxiety is his biggest burden. Hartley has been jetting to his series' Vancouver set from Los Angeles, where he lives with his actress wife Lindsay (they met during his three years on the NBC soap "Passions") and their 2-year-old daughter, Isabella.
He's not complaining, though. Even as he shoots for big-screen success (he'll appear in next year's comedy "Spring Breakdown"), he's open to more "Smallville" visits. "I love it there," he enthuses. "And if I have a choice between sitting at home and watching it or actually going to work, I'd definitely rather be at work."
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