12 Iconic Story-Lines DC Film Universe Must Adapt Next
11. Terminal Velocity
Warner Bros upset a certain subset of fans along with Arrow star Stephen Amell by announcing a Barry Allen movie not long after the scarlet speedster had debuted on TV. The Flash telly series has earned a lot of fans with its bright, breezy storylines and tone, thanks in no small part to star Grant Gustin. The Flash movie, meanwhile, will be a totally different story, unconnected to the events of the TV show with We Need To Talk About Kevin star Ezra Miller in the title role. Sort of undermines what Gustin and co have been doing (especially when the movie news broke about a week after the series debuted), in which case, the movies would do well to hew a different path. The first film is obviously going to have to be an origin story, but after that? They're free to explore the more wild and inventive elements of The Flash comic books. The best of which were the ones written by Mark Waid and drawn by the dearly departed Mike Wieringo, specifically the Terminal Velocity story arc, which introduces the idea of the Speed Force a universal force which has given multiple Flashes their powers, featuring millions of speedsters teaming up. It's pretty rad, and would expand the scope the way sequels should.
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