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"Arrow star Katie Cassidy has teased her character&amp;#039;s transformation into Black Canary. On the new CW series, Cassidy plays Dinah &amp;#039;Laurel&amp;#039; Lance, who also appears in the original DC comics as costumed super-heroine Black Canary.   &amp;quot;I think as far as the Black Canary goes, it will probably happen very organically,&amp;quot; the actress told KSiteTV. &amp;quot;I know that Laurel is very strong, very tough. She comes from a middle class family; her father&amp;#039;s a cop; she knows how to fight.  &amp;quot;It will be something that happens organically, and it&amp;#039;s probably going to be pretty cool.&amp;quot; The former Supernatural star also admitted that she was unaware of Laurel&amp;#039;s superhero background when she first auditioned for the role. &amp;quot;I basically came up with a back-story that was legitimate to the material that I was given - the pilot,&amp;quot; she explained. &amp;quot;I did a little bit of research, but I also, at that point, didn&amp;#039;t consider the Black Canary because I didn&amp;#039;t know [about that side of the character]. &amp;quot;When [or] if [she becomes Black Canary] is always still a question. You never know with these writers; they could do anything. I try not to think about that at this point.&amp;quot; Arrow debuts in the US on October 10 and will air on Sky1 in the UK from October 22 at 8pm. &amp;gt; Arrow star Jessica de Gouw on Huntress role: &amp;#039;I have to kick butt&amp;#039; &amp;gt; Arrow star Willa Holland hints at sidekick role Watch a behind-the-scenes Arrow video below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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