Grant Gustin Talks The Flash In Arrow, Getting The Part, Time Travel And Costume

DC Comics fans got a jolt of excitement when it was announced that The Flash was going to appear in the upcoming season two of Arrow and then afterwards he would “speed” away in a series of his own. Last week it was announced that actor Grant Gustin had been chosen to play the iconic character. This decision raised a question, regarding Gustin’s age in comparison to The Flash, which he talked about in an interview to E! Online.  

“I got an audition and I was really excited and a little skeptical at first, because I’m a comic book fan. I know the character and know I’m a little young.”

“I’m kind of running around a little bit, but mostly just for fun at this point… Just because I’m really excited… I’m a little fanboy. I’m so excited to be a part of the show.”

Gustin then says that Flash’s superpowers will not be shown in the first two episodes he is in, he will be just Barry Allen, the forensic police scientist.

“We’re going to be Barry Allen first in two episodes and then he’ll come back later as The Flash. I haven’t actually had a chance to read any scripts yet, so we’ll see.”

Gustin also says that he didn’t realized that The Flash can time travel, which could open the doors to some fun episodes.

“I didn’t realize before I started doing all my research that he can actually time travel, he can run so fast… I think that’d be a really fun thing to play with on the show is him kind of going to different times and experimenting with that. That’d be fun.”

Regarding the iconic costume Gustin had this to say.

“I would imagine when The Flash comes he’ll be in a pretty traditional Flash costume… That’s kind of what I’ve caught wind of.”

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