'DC'S Legends of Tomorrow' Star Franz Drameh Totally Geeked Out During His Firestorm Audition

If you haven't tuned in to DC's Legends of Tomorrow just yet, you'll be in for a surprise: Firestorm is back in the form of Martin Stein (Victor Garber) and Jax Jackson, who is played by Attack the Block star Franz Drameh. The British actor is officially taking over half of Firestorm after the death of Ronnie Raymond (Rob Amell), and he has just admitted that he initially geeked out when he found out which character he was auditioning for!

Drameh recently spoke to Comic Book Resources about Legends of Tomorrow, where he admitted his love for comic books and the secret name for the character he was reading for.

"I've been a comic book fan my whole life, so when I was auditioning, the character breakdown they gave me was 'Mystery Hero Michael.' So I was like, okay," Drameh shared, adding that the truth about the character dawned upon him while reading the lines.

"So I had a bit of a read of it, and I was like: 'Stein -- this is Firestorm! But there's already a Firestorm! How is this going to work?' So I kind knew early on that's who I was playing," he said.

That's not the end of it. Drameh also admitted that the discovery made him wonder what could happen in the show.

"I was just so excited," he said. "I was like, 'Are they going to do this? Is he going to have transmutation powers? Are we going to see Fury?' I was like -- I was so excited, and so, so happy to be a part of the whole DC Universe."

DC's Legends of Tomorrow also stars Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Arthur Darvill, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Ciara Renee, Falk Hentschel and Casper Crump as the evil Vandal Savage. The show is currently airing on The CW every Thursday nights, and already has one major casualty.