Brandon Routh, Emily Bett Rickards Smile for 'Arrow'

'Arrow' director Glen Winter Instagrammed a photo of Brandon Routh and Emily Bett Rickards on-set two weeks ago, presumably filming the third season premiere episode. Brandon Routh plays physicist 'Ray Palmer' who is a potential love interest for Rickards' Felicity, new owner of Queen Consolidated, and eventually becomes the DC Comics hero the 'Atom.'

CinemaBlend lists 31 things we should know about season 3 of 'Arrow.'

24. Ray Palmer is interested in understanding how Felicity went from an I.T. person to Oliver’s assistant at Queen Industries. - “He’s particularly interested in her rise, and has some questions for her,” Greg Berlanti told us, adding that Brandon Routh’s character has a lot of chemistry with Felicity.

25. Brandon Routh will be the Cary Grant to Stephen Amell’s John Wayne. - Greg Berlanti used that analogy when talking about how tall and strapping Brandon Routh is, and how Ray Palmer can go toe to toe with Oliver.

'Arrow' returns to The CW October 8. #Smoakay