The “Arrowverse” crossovers just seem to get bigger and bigger ever year, and without a doubt “Crisis On Earth-X” was the biggest crossover to date. But now that it’s come and gone, fans are already talking about how the writers and actors will top “Crisis On Earth-X” next year, and executive producer Marc Guggenheim recently confirmed that ideas are already being discussed.
During a recent interview with Comicbook.com at Ace Comic Con, Guggenheim talked a little bit about the crossover, and he noted that there’s a desire on everyone’s part to do things differently next time around.
“We always sort of talk about it… I always say, the crossover is a really difficult labor. It’s like going into the room of a woman who just gave birth and she’s still swaddling her newborn and you ask ‘so how about the next one?’ At the same time, we’ve had discussions. We know that the crossovers are a fact of life. I do think that there’s a big desire on the part of all of us, as well as the studio and the network, to do the crossover differently than we did this past year. In part because I honestly don’t know how we top it. And also because the level of ambition was so high that it affects a lot of different things. It affects schedules, it affects casts, it affects budgets.”
“Black Lightning” will be premiering on the CW this week, but right now the CW has given no indication that the show is, or will be connected to the “Arrowverse.”
However, it seems like a waste to leave the character out of the next crossover, and luckily with the multiverse anything is possible. Guggenheim didn’t confirm one way or another if “Black Lightning” will be part of the “Arrowverse” but he does seem open to integrating the show for the next crossover.
“My preference actually would be to start talking about it sooner rather than later. Because it really is like doing — I know there’s now five shows along with Black Lightning, that’s not to say that Black Lightning is a part of the Arrowverse, that’s above my pay grade — but I will say whether you consider it four shows or five shows, doing the crossover is like doing a fifth or sixth show. And getting out as far ahead of it as possible is always good.”
“Black Lightning” will premiere on the CW on Tuesday, January 16.
