Green Arrow (film)

Green Arrow is an imagined superhero film based on the superhero of the same name, and is set in the DC Cinematic Universe. It is loosely based on Green Arrow: Year One and has a similar feel to Batman: Begins.

It is the first film in the DC Cinematic Universe to take place in Chapter 2 of the DCCU and after the epic crossover event The Justice League III. It is a considerably small-scale plot in comparison with previous DCCU films.

Plot

 * Oliver Queen is a rich playboy and thrill-seeker who is on a party boat and he gets marooned by his trusted bodyguard Hackett. Queen arrives on a deserted island.
 * Queen tries to survive by using makeshift bows and arrows, and is a natural bowman. It is revealed that the island is not deserted, and a criminal organization is run there, led by China White and Brick. Hackett works for them.
 * He befriends a native named Taiana who helps him defeat Hackett in a fight. Queen becomes humbled and decides to fight the criminals. Taiana gives him the nickname, Green Arrow.
 * China White learns of this and sends Brick to take care of things. Brick kills Taiana, which infuriates Green Arrow.
 * John Diggle, Green Arrow's other bodyguard from the boat arrives on the island with a life raft and helps Green Arrow defeat the criminals.
 * Brick is killed, China White escapes, and it is revealed that the villain Count Vertigo was calling the shots.
 * Green Arrow returns to Star City

Cast

 * Liam Hemsworth as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
 * Jason Statham as Hackett
 * David Ramsey as John Diggle
 * Kelly Hu as Chien Na Wei/China White
 * Chrissie Fit as Taiana
 * Vinnie Jones as Brick

Mads Mikkelson makes a cameo as Count Vertigo.

Future
Green Arrow will appear in the team-up movie, Green Arrow & Black Canary. He also appears in Justice League: United.