ETonline got to talk to Andrew Kreisberg the executive producer of Arrow about Kaite and The Black Canary.

ETonline: When you were auditioning actors for Tommy, who could potentially become a big villain, or Laurel, who could potentially become The Black Canary, did you test them to see if they’re capable of also pulling off, what is ostensibly, a second character?

Kreisberg: Yeah. I mean, we knew neither of those characters were going to be [going that route] right away and since it wasn’t front and center, we wanted to find the best people to play those characters right now. But in both of those cases, we saw that Colin [Donnell, who plays Tommy] is a good looking guy and has a little bit of that darkness in him that one day, should we go in that direction, let us know he could play that villain. And with Katie [Cassidy, who plays Laurel], we’d seen the work she’d done on Supernatural and Harper’s Island, so we knew that she was a great actress but should we need her to kick ass, she can do so. Also, when you see episode 13, Betrayal, you’ll see a little bit of the pre-Canary in action. Which fans should love.

Jake: Arrow scoop please!
Laurel’s mother is coming to town! Yes, the CW hit is currently looking for an actress to take on the role of Dinah, Laurel’s mama, who will return to Starling City hoping to make amends with the family she left behind. Hit up the comments and dream cast this role with us, won’t you? (FYI, we’re sure fans of the original Green Arrow comics will find her name very interesting.)