10 Reasons The Flash Failed
5. A Genuine Production Hell
The Flash will go down in history as one of the most troubled productions in recent memory. As early as 2007, Warner Brothers had tried to bring a version of The Flash to the big screen, though none had ever managed to get off the ground and once the DCEU kicked off, production on The Flash became troubled almost immediately.
A veritable revolving-door of directors and screenwriters became associated with the property over the years, as it struggled to reach completion.
At one point, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller of Into the Spiderverse fame began developing a script for The Flash, only to leave the project over creative differences.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword screenwriter Joby Harold began a complete rewrite, which was then rewritten again by Game Night directors John Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Goldstein and Daley's reworked version of Harold's script eventually served as the wider story for The Flash, with Birds of Prey scribe Christina Hodson receiving screenwriting credit.
This mishmash of screenwriting voices resulted in a muddied final product and contrasting tones, which did The Flash no favors at the box office.