WB Commits To Flash Theatrical Release Despite Ezra Miller Controversy
Though the film's star continues to be embroiled in controversy, Warner Bros. is remaining committed to The Flash's theatrical release. A big-screen adaptation of the iconic DC Comics hero has languished in development hell for nearly 40 years, having begun long before the launch of the DC Extended Universe, where Miller would make their debut as the Scarlet Speedster in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. A solo Flash film set in the comic book universe would begin in 2014 with a variety of writers and directors coming and going due to creative differences, namely Game Night duo John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein.
The Flash would finally get on track in mid-2019 when Warner Bros. brought on IT director Andy Muschietti to helm and Birds of Prey scribe Christina Hodson to write the film, which would be influenced by the Flashpoint comic storyline in which Barry Allen travels to the past to save his mother from being murdered, only to radically change the universe. Alongside Miller, the cast for the film will see the DCEU returns of Kiersey Clemons as Iris West, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Antje Traue as Faora-Ul and Ben Affleck as Batman, alongside the franchise debuts of Michael Keaton reprising his Batman, Sasha Calle as Supergirl, Ron Livingston taking over as Henry Allen from Billy Crudup and Maribel Verdú as Nora Allen. Production on The Flash wrapped this past October, but the film has found itself in the middle of a troublesome spotlight due to one star's behavior.
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A new report from Variety has offered further details on Ezra Miller's ongoing controversies and their abusive interactions with two women in Europe. The report also
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