Justin Hartley chatted with Matt Mitovich with Fancast about his Smallville character, Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, as well as the Dark Archer episode titled “Disciple”, the two-part Justice Society episode, “Society” and “Legends”,  one of his recent projects titled “Red Canyon”, and what he has in common with Tom Cruise.

Read a snippet of Justin’s interview below:

Have you enjoyed delving into Oliver’s darker side this season?
Justin: I tell you what, man, I have been loving it. Last year was a little disappointing for me because, quite honestly, I didn’t work. But this year has been the complete opposite. It’s like the writers are trying to challenge me, and I’m up for it. It’s a Superman show, so for them to spend any amount of time on me is flattering.

Are we to assume that Ollie is now mentoring Mia/Speedy off-screen?
Justin: Elisa [Gatien] is going to come back for at least one more [episode], maybe two, so yeah, that’s what he’s doing, which is in line with the comics. But just because he’s not still being self-destructive doesn’t mean he’s the same person he was. I hate to compare the show to ‘Dexter,’ but it’s about how he manages that dark side.

I understand Green Arrow will be meeting up with Dark Archer in the episode “Disciple.”
Justin: Yeah, and that’s going to be interesting. Steve Bacic (aka “Dr. Sexy, MD” on ‘Supernatural’) plays Dark Archer. He’s a really good-looking guy, but when they did him up with the beard and this black costume, he becomes a gnarly, menacing dude. We had a good time.

All of the fans are abuzz about the two-part Justice Society episode, coming in January. Geoff Johns Tweeted about how Green Arrow and Hawkman “don’t get along. At all.”
Justin: No, they don’t. They don’t. They have completely different views on just about everything you can imagine. Hawkman (played by ‘Stargate’s’ Michael Shanks) has this sort of antiquated, conservative point of view, while Oliver is the “liberal bleeding heart.” Together, they are a match made in hell.

Read Justin’s full interview at Fancast here.