Arrowverse: Why John Diggle’s Green Lantern Series Never Happened By The Arrow finale could have opened doors for John Diggle’s arc, but unfortunately, Warner Bros. plans were something else. Recently, co-creator Marc Guggenheim revealed a scrapped concept art featuring Diggle in a modified Green Lantern uniform made by Brie Thorpe.
There was enough room for exciting comic-inspired storylines to take place if this art were to turn into reality. But now that it hasn’t, fans are curious to know the reason behind the Arrowverse Green Lantern series cancelation. Why David Ramsey’s John Diggle Green Lantern series was never approved According to a recent Marc Guggenheim’s Substack , costume designer Thorpe and illustrator Keith Lau crafted two concept art pieces that feature David Ramsey’s Diggle in a Green Lantern-inspired costume.
However, Guggenheim revealed that Warner Bros. and DC disapproved of both of them. Although they tried their best to persuade them, this costume never made it to reality.
Check out the concept art below: In the Arrow finale in 2020, the creators once again teased a potential Green Lantern storyline for Diggle, but it didn’t happen. John Diggle observes a meteor crash transpiring and comes across a mysterious box. The box sparked with a green light within, which many believed to be a subtle shout-out to Green Lantern.
Despite a good set-up here, Diggle joining Green Lantern Corp remained just an idea. Earlier, Guggenheim and Ramsey had rev.
