This weekend was the Heroes & Villains Fan Fest 2016 unfortunately with the weather and snow most of the Arrow cast could not get there, Katie who was in New York before it all hit could not get to day one but was able to make it to day two of the convention with Stephen, John and Katrina. There did a panel together, photoshoots and autograph signings.

GALLERY LINKs:
– Public Events > 2016 > Conventions > Autographs & Misc – Day 2
– Public Events > 2016 > Conventions > Photoshoots – Day 2
– Public Events > 2016 > Conventions > Panel – Day 2

5 Things to Do Today got to sit down with Katie and ask her five questions

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE HIGHLIGHTS IN YOUR CAREER SO FAR OUT OF EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE?
I’m so grateful for every opportunity, but I have to say Arrow has been quite the journey. We have a fantastic cast and crew, people who have become family to me and forever will be. We’ve had some amazing experiences I will never forget.

WITH A BUSY SCHEDULE HOW DO YOU MANAGE YOUR TIME?
Time management continues to be a work in progress. I’m sorry the turn around on these questions wasn’t faster!!

HOW DO YOU KEEP FIT AND HEALTHY WHEN TRAVELLING WITH YOUR WORK?
To be honest, It’s really tough. I workout often, but giving your body days off is important as well as a clean diet.

WHAT THINGS DO YOU FIND THE HARDEST ABOUT BEING SUCCESSFUL ACTRESS IN THE MEDIA EYE?
I like my privacy, but sometimes my life can feel somewhat intruded upon.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO PREPARE FOR EACH ROLE?
It depends on the role. I usually like to spend a few weeks prepping, but some character developments require more time. It differs.

WHAT DO YOU FIND THE MOST DIFFICULT THING ABOUT BEING ON SET?
The night shoots. It tough when you don’t get off work until 5 or 6am, but I’m used to it by now.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO A YOUNG PERSON THAT WANTS TO ACT AND BE SUCCESSFUL?
Work hard pays off. Stay focused and believe in yourself. Never stop learning and developing your craft.

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ComicBook.com has post part two of its interview with Katie, This time talking about her time on LOT and her goodbye to Sara.

On last night’s Legends of Tomorrow premiere, Laurel Lance had to once again part ways with her beloved sister Sara. Luckily for them both, Sara wasn’t dying this time around. Instead, she was heading off on a noble cause with the new Legends team to save the world.

“I don’t look at that scene between Laurel and Sara in Legends as a goodbye scene,” Cassidy explains. “I actually look at that scene as introducing her and supporting her into her next chapter of her life. I don’t look at it as a goodbye scene, I look at it as more of … It’s opening a whole new world for her, kind of sending her off and through … I look at it as a very positive, honest, opening a lot of doors for her, and supporting her and encouraging her.”

That’s where the White Canary costume comes in. It was time to get out of the darkness, like many Arrow characters are struggling to do, and see the light. “Sara introduces her, gives her the idea, and says, you know, ‘You don’t need to be all your dark things. You don’t need to be a dark person,'” Cassidy says. “She’s like, ‘I have a lot of darkness inside me as well,’ since her … that doesn’t make you who you are. You can do what Oliver’s done. You can be the light, and this hero that I know that you are. People look up to you, and you’re doing good. You need to embrace that, and then Laurel introduces the White Canary suit to Sara. As far as, ‘be the light’, is basically what she says. I look at it more of like, sort of presenting a new chapter in her life, and journey, and more of a positive thing.”

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Last night was the Legends Of Tomorrow season premier and Katie had a very small part in it with Sara, were she told her to go for it and gave her both the name White Canary and her costume. HQ screencaps are now up in the gallery from it.

And remember that Katie and most of the rest of the Arrow cast are heading to New Jersey for the Heroes & Villains Fan Fest convention, that takes place this weekend. And from what Katie has said she has left for it now.

GALLERY LINKs:
– Television Series > Legends Of Tomorrow > Season 1 > Screencaptures > 1×01 – Pilot – Part One

Last night, ComicBook.com had the chance to speak with the Black Canary herself, Arrow actress Katie Cassidy, ahead of her Heroes & Villains Fan Fest appearance in New Jersey this weekend.

As Cassidy put it, Arrow has “an amazing fanbase. The most loyal, good fanbase.” A pretty big fanbase, too, I might add, which earned the show some solid ratings in its return. Nevertheless, we both agreed to respect the fan base and take a get a few of their questions answered before anything else.

Will we see her and Oliver sparring/training this season? Will we see Laurel as a lawyer again? Thank you! x
“Absolutely. You will have a chance to see Laurel and Oliver training together, and I hope that there will be more,” Cassidy says of Laurel and Oliver training together, “One of my favorite scenes, actually, I recently thought.”
As for the second half of Brooke Daviz’s question, Cassidy had another confirmation. “Yes to the other question,” she says. “There’s definitely more of both of them.”
So, more of Laurel and Oliver sparring ahead and back to the court rooms, as well!

Can she tease what’s next for #LaurelLance’s story line?
“Well, the thing that I thought was so great about this year, and continue to do so, is that we see Laurel a lot stronger, and along with fighting when she goes out there as the Black Canary, we see her more polished, we see her more … professional,” Cassidy says about Laurel’s future. “She’s in training, and fighting. I feel as if she’s become a lot stronger emotionally as well. I think that continues to go that direction. I feel like she’s the backbone for a lot of these characters, and she tries to see the best in people, and she is a strong woman, and I love that. I think that we continue to see more of that. I think you’ll see someone come along who you don’t necessarily expect Laurel to embrace, and she does. Having said that, that’s all I can tell you.”

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Arrow is at last back from it’s winter final last night with a all new episode 4×10 – Blood Debts. Over 270 HD screencaps are now up in the gallery for you all and remember that Legends Of Tomorrow starts tonight and Katie is in the first episode so look back for caps from that tomorrow.

GALLERY LINKs:
– Television Series > Arrow > Season 4 > Screencaptures > 4×10 – Blood Debts

Finally. Winter.

It’s like we’ve been waiting patiently for the arrival of a friend we haven’t seen in a long time. The kind of friend you can’t wait to see because it has been so long (like way too long) but who, without fail, manages to overstay her welcome after about a week of overbearing conversations and demanding plans.

True to form, we were collecting sweaters, coats, beanies and other warm weather gear in preparation for the arrival of our long lost frigid friend. We were begging her to hurry up and give us an excuse to break out the parkas. Yet, now that we’ve been hanging out with our cold weather friend for about a week or two and have managed to exhaust the full repertoire of our winter collection, the novelty has worn off and we’ve begun to remember why we wanted good ‘ol winter to hit the road last year…

Right. Because she’s frigid.

GALLERY LINKs:
– Studio Photoshoots > Tomboy KC > 2016 > 001

ROY HARPER RETURNS; NYSSA MAKES HER MOVE — The team faces off against a formidable villain nicknamed The Calculator (guest star Tom Amandes). Meanwhile, Nyssa (guest star Katrina Law) makes her move and Roy Harper (guest star Colton Haynes) returns to Star City. Kevin Fair directed the episode written by Speed Weed & Beth Schwartz (#412).

DIGGLE VS. SHADOWSPIRE — Diggle (David Ramsey) must learn to trust his brother Andy (guest star Eugene Byrd) when an enemy of their wartime past, an agent of the criminal organization Shadowspire, pays a visit to Star City. However, Diggle learns more than he bargained for about their shared time at war. Meanwhile, Oliver (Stephen Amell) has to learn a whole new way of life. Charlotte Brandstrom directed the episode written by Brian Ford Sullivan & Emilio Ortega Aldrich (#411).

IGN: I’ll get directly to the whole Killer Frost question in a second but in general, do you sometimes have the “Oh, I want to go out there and have the super suit on too” envy?
Danielle Panabaker: Totally! 80% of the time. [Laughs] I’m like desperate to get out there. My roommate up here in Vancouver is Katie Cassidy who plays the Black Canary, obviously. I’m jealous. It’s awesome. She gets to do fight training. I would love to be out there. It’s a little cold outside, so that part appeals to me a little less [Laughs] but the idea of getting to be Killer Frost and to get to be out there and have powers, it’s so fun.