Stephen Amell is Taking A Beating Filming Arrow Season 7
Aug 25, 2018 14:13:14 GMT
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It looks like they weren't joking about this season being dark and violent. I have seen how dark they let 'Supernatural' go and for this to be pushing the censor limits I wonder what it is going to be like.
Arrow season 7 is so violent that it's testing The CW's censorship limits
The following programme contains scenes of a very violent nature.
We already know that Stephen Amell has had, in his words, "the shit kicked out" of him thanks to Arrow's gritty seventh season. But we didn't realise just how violent the show is set to be.
Revealing just how far Arrow is pushing the boundaries ahead of its return, the series' long-time stunt coordinator James Bamford recently admitted they're trying their best to reach the limit.
Talking about an unprecedented phone call Bamford and showrunner Beth Schwartz had with the show's censors, the stuntman told Newsarama: "We are really trying to push the limits on the show in the gritty factor.
Oliver Queen in Arrow season 7
© THE CW
Related: Arrow boss says season 7 prison arc is NOT based on scrapped Super Max movie
"We are trying to go as far as you can go within the confines of our network and what is expected of us and what we can do and can't do," he explained.
Things aren't going to be too violent though – well, not as violent as its Marvel rivals, anyway.
"We are not on Netflix, so we will never be able to [do] X, Y, and Z," Bamford added, "but we are damn sure going to try".
Oliver Queen in Arrow season 7
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Arrow: 10 big spoilers for season 7
Season seven's pretty rough storyline will follow Oliver Queen in a maximum security prison after revealing his vigilante identity in the show's season six finale.
And Arrow's latest arc is certainly taking its toll on Stephen Amell, who recently gave fans an update on his gruelling time in prison with Bronze Tiger, Brick and Derek Sampson.
Arrow season 7 trailer (CW)
by Digital Spy GB
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"I've had more physically taxing days in the first four episodes of season seven than I've had for the entirety of certain seasons," he said.
Rather you than us, Stephen.
Arrow season 7 begins Monday, October 15 at 8/7c on The CW. The series airs on Sky One in the UK.
We already know that Stephen Amell has had, in his words, "the shit kicked out" of him thanks to Arrow's gritty seventh season. But we didn't realise just how violent the show is set to be.
Revealing just how far Arrow is pushing the boundaries ahead of its return, the series' long-time stunt coordinator James Bamford recently admitted they're trying their best to reach the limit.
Talking about an unprecedented phone call Bamford and showrunner Beth Schwartz had with the show's censors, the stuntman told Newsarama: "We are really trying to push the limits on the show in the gritty factor.
Oliver Queen in Arrow season 7
© THE CW
Related: Arrow boss says season 7 prison arc is NOT based on scrapped Super Max movie
"We are trying to go as far as you can go within the confines of our network and what is expected of us and what we can do and can't do," he explained.
Things aren't going to be too violent though – well, not as violent as its Marvel rivals, anyway.
"We are not on Netflix, so we will never be able to [do] X, Y, and Z," Bamford added, "but we are damn sure going to try".
Oliver Queen in Arrow season 7
RELATED ARTICLE
Arrow: 10 big spoilers for season 7
Season seven's pretty rough storyline will follow Oliver Queen in a maximum security prison after revealing his vigilante identity in the show's season six finale.
And Arrow's latest arc is certainly taking its toll on Stephen Amell, who recently gave fans an update on his gruelling time in prison with Bronze Tiger, Brick and Derek Sampson.
Arrow season 7 trailer (CW)
by Digital Spy GB
Play VideoShare
"I've had more physically taxing days in the first four episodes of season seven than I've had for the entirety of certain seasons," he said.
Rather you than us, Stephen.
Arrow season 7 begins Monday, October 15 at 8/7c on The CW. The series airs on Sky One in the UK.
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