Has there ever been a movie that was as publicly troubling as The Flash? This character is one of DC’s biggest heroes. He stands right outside of DC’s Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman trilogy, but he’s had two live-action shows to his name and appeared in several DCEU movies. However, he never had a live-action movie, until one was announced alongside other Justice League-related movies that followed Man of Steel and Batman v Superman. Ezra Miller originally appeared as a character in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, before landing a much more prominent role in 2017’s Justice League (as well as the 2021 release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League).
After the independent Flash movie was announced, it went through a crowd of potential directorsincluding The Lego Movie’s Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Seth Grahame Smith (author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), writer-director duo John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Game Night), before landing Andy Muschietti (It and It: Chapter Two). Each director (or pair of directors) lasted a while before leaving the film due to creative differences.
The Flash movie also went through many scripts During this time, Miller even wrote a manuscript alongside comic book writer Grant Morrison. Then the members of the Justice League cast (among many others) began to speak about Joss Whedon.
In the end, it was Miller who became the source of the film as they got into a fight, got a restraining order against them, and other legal issues that forces you to enter treatment. This does not include many transmission delays and changes. And somehow, The Flash is really happening. It’s a real movie already shot, new DC boss James Gunn called “probably one of the greatest superhero movies ever made.” Here’s everything we know about the upcoming movie.
What is the release date of The Flash?
As it stands, The Flash will hit theaters on June 16, 2023. Of course, this is a pre-delayed movie.
Who directs?
Andy Muschietti, director of It and It Chapter Two, directed The Flash. The script comes from Christina Hodson, writer of Birds of Prey, Bumblebee, and the doomed Bat girl movie.
Who is playing the main role?
Ezra Miller plays Barry Allen/The Flash, with Kiersey Clemons reprising her role in Justice League as Allen’s love interest, Iris West. Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck are both in the film, playing their respective versions of Batman. Michael Shannon will reprise his character in Man of Steel, General Zod and Sasha Calle will debut as Supergirl.
What do we know about the story?
While we have details on casting the film, we know very little about the story. It’s inspired by the Flashpoint comic plot, in which Barry goes back in time to prevent the murder of his mother. However, in that version, Wonder Woman killed Aquaman’s wife and started an apocalyptic level war with Atlantis, and Superman spent his life trapped in a dark underground bunker. Also, Reverse-Flash killed a lot of people. As far as we know, none of those characters are in this movie, so it will likely be quite different from the Flashpoint storyline.
Is there a tow truck?
The new trailer for the movie debuted at the Super Bowl. Check it out below:
Will there be more movies?
No sequels have been announced by Warner Bros. Discovery. With the DC Universe undergoing an overhaul by the new heads of DC Studios James Gunn and Peter Safran, any decisions about future Flash movies are likely to be made.
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