The Flash Movie Isn't A True Flashpoint Story - But That Makes It Better
The Flash movie won't be a true Flashpoint adaptation, and that's good news for both the scarlet speedster and the DCEU. After years in the making and successive changes in the release date, The Flash is currently slated for June 2023. The Flash will be directed by Andy Muschietti and will bring Ezra Miller back in the role of DCEU’s Barry Allen.
The Flash will have the difficult mission of telling a solo Flash story while also setting the stage for what the DCEU will be going forward. After the failure of Justice League and the uncertainty about the future of the franchise, everything indicates that The Flash and its multiverse will be what will reshape the DCEU canon. For that reason, many are associating The Flash movie with the famous Flashpoint storyline from the comics.
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Released in 2011 in five issues, Flashpoint was the way that DC Comics had found to kick-start a full reboot of its universe. The New 52 as it would be known as a direct consequence of Flashpoint and marked the story as one of the most important events in DC Comics history alongside titles such as Crisis on Infinite Earths and Final Crisis. While essentially a Flash story, Flashpoint involved several DC characters as well as alternate versions of them. That scope is one of the reasons why Flashpoint is known even by those who are not too familiar with the comics and has already become a reference when it comes to Flash stories.
All the teasers already released for The Flash suggest that the character will use his ability to travel through time. More than that, the fact that Michael Keaton's Batman will be in The Flash confirms that The Flash will be dealing with different realities and
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