The actor's legal troubles made many lose interest in The Flash, with some seeing Barry Allen's actor as an abuser or a similarly controversial figure. Thus, even the nostalgia for Michael Keaton's Batman wasn't enough to generate fan interest in the doomed project, with many rightfully associated with Miller.
Credit: Warner Bros. After months and months of erratic behavior involving felony charges and a potential prison sentence, The Flash's Ezra Miller will reportedly be recast when the DC Extended Universe movie drops into movie theaters this June. The DC Extended Universe, the DCEU, is going through a turning point.
Theaters are likely losing money by showing the film, as no one is buying tickets. No WB isn't pulling their own movie out of theaters, it's that theaters are removing it to make room for new movies that actually will be selling tickets and driving sales for them.
The actor faced allegations of brainwashing an 18-year-old activist and isolating the teenager from their parents. In June a Massachusetts mother was granted a temporary protection order against Miller on behalf of her 12-year-old child.
Grant Gustin and James Gunn talked about Superman, not The Flash. Gustin trusts James Gunn and would return as The Flash if Gunn wanted him to, though they haven't discussed it yet. Gunn expressed interest in working with Gustin, leaving the possibility open for Gustin to return as The Flash in the new DC Universe.
Once the show started filming, the actor told the Arrowverse creator he was done. "I just knew it was time for me to step away, have more time with my family, and just enter this next chapter of my life," Gustin continued. "But I think I would've really questioned my decision if they had done a Season 10 [without me].
Gustin actually tried to leave sooner at multiple points but was convinced to stay a little longer. "Initially when we all signed on, it was a six-year run that got extended to seven," he says. "I got married in season 5, I had a kid during season 7, so obviously you start thinking about life changes at that point.
Warner Bros. Ezra Miller will continue being the Flash as long as director Andy Muschietti is involved in the Warner Bros. superhero franchise. During an interview on “The Discourse” podcast, Muschietti said he has no plans to recast Miller despite the actor's history of legal troubles and alleged abuse.
Henry Cavill's Superman cameo was cut from The Flash and replaced with a new ending because of the complications that otherwise would have been set up for the new DC Universe, as The Flash ending served as a soft reboot of the superhero movie universe.
Miller is the subject of an ongoing Massachusetts investigation into their relationship with the unnamed 12-year-old nonbinary child. The Vanity Fair report details Miller's allegedly emotionally abusive behavior. Miller's former fiancée, Erin, told Vanity Fair that Miller gaslit her.
The film set itself up for failure by promoting itself as a major superhero hit, leading to public disappointment and rejection despite positive endorsements. The messy drama behind the scenes, including reactionary editing and personnel changes, further contributed to the problems faced by the DCEU.
The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its humor, action sequences, and the performances, but criticized the visual effects and third act. It was also a box-office bomb, grossing $271.3 million worldwide against a budget of $200–220 million.
But while Miller's future might be unclear, it was revealed in June 2023 that there already is a finished script for a sequel to The Flash. Whether it'll actually happen remains to be seen though. So as we wait for any further news one way or the other, here's everything you need to know about The Flash 2.
These young heroes would later be spun off into their own superhero team, the Teen Titans. As Kid Flash, Wally West made regular appearances in Flash related comic books and other DC Comics publications from 1959 through the mid-1980s until the character was reinvented as the new version of The Flash.
The actor famously played the role of Barry Allen across seven seasons of the CW show, which came to an end last year, as well as other Arrowverse series. While he has now said goodbye to the Scarlet Speedster, Gustin has admitted that he would be willing to return to DC should new boss James Gunn give him a call.
The reason why Pattinson was not featured in The Flash, and may not appear in future DCU films, is that he is not currently connected to any official superhero universes... yet. The Batman was intended to be a DCEU project before Ben Affleck confirmed his exit as both the main actor and director by 2019.
This Superman is played by none other than Nic Cage — or, at least, an expressionless digital recreation of a younger Cage from the '90s — as the iteration of Superman he was meant to have played in Tim Burton's Superman Lives.
Batman is not seen again for the rest of the film, as Barry Allen ignores his advice and alters reality, accidentally creating the Flashpoint universe (a hybrid of the proper DCEU and the Tim Burton Batman universe), replacing Affleck's Batman with the Michael Keaton iteration.
Summary. Zack Snyder praises Ezra Miller's performance in The Flash, stating that they did a great job in the movie. Despite not being involved, Snyder keeps in regular contact with his Justice League actors, including Miller.
Michael Keaton's return as Batman in The Flash is more than just a nostalgic cameo, as his role is significant and instrumental in the fight against Zod. The Flash is the first live-action film to feature three different versions of Bruce Wayne, with George Clooney making a surprise cameo at the end.
The Flash has lost $200 million. Produced on a reported budget of $225 million, The Flash's hefty marketing cost of $150 million ballooned the film's budget up to $375 million. In order to be profitable, the film needed to deliver numbers similar to The Batman's $771 million.
Carlos Valdes is [heavy New York accent] singin' up here! A year and a half after leaving The Flash, the former superhero sidekick is now a leading man in Hulu's Up Here, a musical romcom set during the panic of Y2K.
