Black Canary and Black Siren actress Katie Cassidy was quizzed about a possible spin-off
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00:00I feel very close to both characters but well you know starting off with Laurel
00:09and Black Canary she was very all about you know doing things the right way
00:14full-heartedly really wonderful human it was amazing I mean when they when my
00:20character season two hit rock bottom and then sort of came out on the other side
00:25and transformed into a superhero it was amazing I as an actor I loved it and I
00:30try to do things as authentic as possible so you know I was in training
00:35and I was actually doing the things that Laurel was doing to be able to come out
00:41the other end and become this superhero the Black Canary and then once they
00:45killed me off they brought me back as Black Siren the Earth to Laurel
00:50Black Canary or Laurel's doppelganger and I've had so much fun playing that
00:56character because she's she's wild you know like I felt like there was no
01:01boundaries and I could just play and they let me and it's really fun playing
01:06evil sometimes so it's been interesting and then there's certainly been times
01:10where I've been you know confused or caught between you know I've developed
01:17relationships with different with other you know Paul Blackthorne who plays my
01:22father for example I was so used to portraying scenes a certain way with him
01:26and the relationship I had as Laurel as his daughter and then when they brought
01:30Black Siren into the picture with Quentin Paul Blackthorne I remember he
01:36and I we would it was hard sometimes because we're so used to playing it this
01:41relationship that we had but then all of a sudden they kind of spun it on its
01:44head but I think it was it was done it was done in a really smart clever way
01:49and I think that struggle that we had actually helped us and played into the
01:55scene and we kind of leaned into it so it was nice there was definitely there's
01:59a bit more pressure as an actor especially going into a world that you
02:04know DC world Green Arrow portraying the Black Canary having such amazing die-hard
02:10the best fans in the world of comic books and obviously Green Arrow and
02:15Black Canary there's big shoes to fill so I think there was a little bit of
02:19pressure obviously there but as opposed to just playing a normal you know
02:23everyday character that I kind of come up with the type of preparation and work
02:28that I put into it is is I do backstory based off print script analysis and then
02:33you know I've even like journaled as characters before so it's definitely a
02:38little bit more tricky when you're you have these hardcore fans who have
02:42expectation yeah expectations and you know I want to do it as the character
02:47Black Canary's Black Siren as much justice as possible and be as authentic
02:51as possible so there's that aspect but it also is kind of freeing when you get
02:57to create you know you this character that doesn't think if it's doesn't exist
03:01until this film a certain film or television show you can kind of pick and
03:06choose based off script analysis you know how you are gonna bring the
03:10character to life so it's a little bit more I guess constricting when you have
03:14but it still is it's a bit of pressure but I feel like I've done you know an
03:21okay job in terms of portraying it I feel like there's a piece of me in every
03:26character I portray and vice versa I feel like there's a piece of the
03:29character that sort of lives on with me in every character I play if that makes
03:34sense but I do try my best to embody that character and bring it to life in
03:39the most authentic way possible and you know usually when you go on a show for a
03:46couple episodes usually you're there if it's a show that's already on or to
03:50serve the the regulars right so you're there your purpose is to be there to as
03:57a guest or recurring gossip girl I did I think I did 12 or 13 episodes but my
04:06character was very she was tricky but she was fun because I could again I can
04:11play with her I being evil in a way yeah is a blast because you can kind of play
04:18against the dialogue you can play against the intentions you can kind of
04:21play you know it's just it's cool it's been a really fun fun honestly I was
04:26blown away about the fact that so we shot in New York and when you're
04:31shooting on the streets of New York by the way FYI for everyone it's not
04:36illegal for paparazzi to be on set next to the camera while you're shooting a
04:41scene and you can hear the clicks you know when they're just like right in
04:45your face but it's they're legally allowed to be there that was a bit
04:51also you know being in New York and New York for Gossip Girl was a character
04:57itself in a way and so it drew a lot of fans a lot of attention but that it was
05:02cool because it forced me you have to stay focused and you have to stay
05:08present in the scene because all this outside stuff is happening all the time
05:12and it's so distracting so it kind of felt like forced me to hone in on to let
05:17other stuff go on around me you know and and to be able to stay in it and not let
05:22it affect me