Arrow actor David Ramsey confirmed he won't be suiting up as Green Lantern when he returns to The CW's Arrowverse for a new episode of DC's Legends of Tomorrow.
"I think there was a certain expectation: 'Oh, you're in a timeship! Last time we saw John Diggle, he encountered a green box,'" Ramsey told CBR. "'Maybe that's what we're going to talk about on Legends! I think, in pure Legends fashion, it turns it on his heel: 'Nope, it's not what you expect! It's actually something totally different!'"
Ramsey further teased that Legends of Tomorrow has made a habit of being a different kind of Arrowverse show and created a pattern of "continued fun and irreverence," noting, "So I think Bass Reeves, played by John Diggle, is completely the story you want to tell on a show like Legends."
It was previously reported that Ramsey would direct Season 6, Episode 8 ("Stressed Western") of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, which airs on Sunday, June 27. In the episode, Ramsey also portrays Sheriff Bass Reeves, the U.S.'s first Black marshal and a distant relative of John Diggle.
During the same conversation, Ramsey compared the episode to a Coen brothers movie, explaining, "There's a lot of that feeling, particularly in the saloon and the outside gunfight. There's a lot of that feeling of a Coen. That was the first thing."
Fans will recall that the series finale of Arrow ended with Diggle discovering a small box that emitting a bright green light as he opened it following the death of Green Arrow Oliver Queen, the implication being that, after years of teasing, Diggle had finally received his Green Lantern ring.
After Arrow wrapped up for good in 2020, Ramsey signed on to reprise the role of Diggle in the remaining Arrowverse shows: The Flash, Supergirl, Batwoman and Superman & Lois. The actor has also directed several episodes across the Arrowverse this season. including a recent episode of Superman & Lois. Speaking about his experience on the set of the newest Arrowverse show, Ramsey admitted, "...I think that's kind of the next evolution of the Arrowverse, and it's just exciting to be a part of that."
DC's Legends of Tomorrow stars Caity Lotz, Dominic Purcell, Nick Zano, Tala Ashe, Matt Ryan, Olivia Swann, Jes Macallan, Adam Tsekhman, Shayan Sobhian, Lisseth Chavez and Raffi Barsoumian. Season 6 airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.