Flashpoint: 10 Major New Details You Need To Know About The Flash Movie
The Scarlet Speedster's movie is finally taking shape, but what can fans expect?
The Flash might be the Fastest Man Alive, but his journey to the big screen has been a slow one. A solo film was originally slated for 2018, but with multiple creative differences behind the scenes, the iconic DC Comics character's first movie has slipped ever further down the calendar.
Seemingly dismayed at the direction Barry Allen was being taken after playing the Flash in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, star Ezra Miller even teamed up with famed comic book writer Grant Morrison to deliver a pitch to Warner Bros., but his vision wasn't one that they embraced. Now, IT director Andy Muschietti is attached to direct a script from Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey).
It's not been an easy journey for The Flash, but with a release date of June 3rd, 2022 now set, the movie - believed to be titled "Flashpoint" - is finally starting to take shape.
With that in mind, this feature takes a deep dive into everything you need to know about this solo adventure for the Scarlet Speedster, including possible plot details, early additions to the cast, and rumours which point to everything from time-travel to a whole new DC Extended Universe.
Warner Bros. has been hit-and-miss with its DC properties, but this one really could be a turning point...
10. The Atlantis/Themyscira War Won't Come Into Play
In the Flashpoint comic book, Barry Allen inadvertently creates a timeline where Aquaman and Wonder Woman are at war. They've laid waste to the Earth while fighting for their respective nations (Atlantic and Themyscira), but it doesn't appear as if the stakes will be quite as high on the big screen.
According to Heroic Hollywood, there are no plans for any of that to come into play in The Flash movie, so that potentially debunks previous reports of cameos from Jason Momoa's Aquaman and Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman. Now, it's certainly possible they were once going to play very different versions of themselves, but with so many creative changes behind the scenes, it likely fell by the wayside.
From a common sense perspective, this will save Warner Bros. a lot of money as they won't need to enlist Jason Momoa and Gal Gadot, or spend big money on Independence Day-style destructive visuals. Some comic book fans will be disappointed, but if this means The Flash will deliver a more focused, personal story revolving around the Scarlet Speedster, that really won't be the worst thing in the world.