Stephen Amell revealed he isn't a fan of The CW changing the name of its DC superhero universe from Arrowverse to CWverse, stating while laughing, "That fucking pissed me off."
The former Arrow actor was a guest on Michael Rosenbaum's Inside of You podcast. During one point in their conversation, Amell stated he wasn't sure if the annual Arrowverse crossover would take place next year due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic's impact on filming. When Rosenbaum asked Amell if the Arrowverse name was changed, Amell replied, "Yeah, they might be trying to call it the CWverse now. That fucking pissed me off [laughing]."
Amell added that the change is probably coming from the marketing department trying to come out with content. "On the B side of Comic-Con, all of the shows would have footage, and none of them do," he continued. "I think some of them started? I don't know, I'm so out of the mix." Rosenbaum went on to ask Amell if the Arrowverse name change bothered him.
"I don't care if they stop calling it the Arrowverse," he said. "But you don't need to come up with a new name. I'm allowed to complain about that a little bit."
During his time on Inside of You, Amell also revealed he contracted COVID-19 while filming his upcoming wrestling drama, Heels. He discussed his health's impact on the production of the series, and what those first couple of days after his diagnosis were like.
“I have not shot Heels in exactly three weeks today. I head back to work tomorrow. I tested positive for COVID-19," Amell revealed. He continued, "I started to notice something on a Monday but didn't have a … test result. Phoned up the people at CTEH, had them come to my apartment, test me. Came back positive the following Wednesday, got tested again, came back positive again. But, frankly, at that point I didn't need a second positive test because those first couple of days, just really ... they just, they just sucked."
Amell also went into his mentality on thinking he would never get COVID-19. "Oh, I always knew that it was a possibility, number one, and I felt a great deal of pressure to not get it," he said. "And this is something that I got into once I got a positive test ... a lot of the mental fear … but to answer this ... question first, I've always been really good about ... mask wearing about social distancing, following the rules."
Written by Michael Waldron, Heels stars Stephen Amell, Alison Luff, Alexander Ludwig, Chris Bauer, Allen Maldonado, James Harrison and Mary McCormack. The series has yet to receive a premiere date.
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