Poor Ezra Miller. As Jason Momoa becomes an A-lister thanks to “Aquaman” and Gal Gadot inspires a generation of little girls with “Wonder Woman,” Miller has been on the sidelines trying his best to get “The Flash” up and running. Hell, even Zachary Levi got a “Shazam!” film made (with a spin-off and a sequel on the way)! Well, with director Andy Muschietti hired last year, it would appear that Miller might actually get the chance to reprise his role as Barry Allen, aka the Flash, in 2022. And now, thanks to a tease from the director, we have an idea what the story might look like.
Speaking at a recent event (via The Hashtag Show), Muschietti hinted at what his version of “The Flash” will entail. Mainly, he suggested that the long-running rumor that the film will tackle “Flashpoint” is actually accurate. The filmmaker didn’t go into details about the plot but hinted that his “Flash” film will feature a “different version of ‘Flashpoint’ than you’re expecting.”
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So, what exactly is “Flashpoint” and why does this matter? Well, for fans of the comic books, this storyline is something that happened in the pages of the “Flash” books several years ago and featured the hero using his incredible speed to go back in time and prevent the murder of his mother (think of this like Spider-Man going back and saving Uncle Ben). As with every time-travel story ever to exist, the prevention of the murder causes a ripple effect that changes the future as we know it.
In the comics, this meant that Thomas Wayne (not his son Bruce) became Batman. Aquaman went to war with the Amazons led by Wonder Woman. And so on, and so forth. Basically, the superhero version of “Back to the Future II.”
Many fans have been assuming that Warner Bros. would use “Flashpoint” as a way to reboot the cinematic universe and start with a new status quo that mixes the stuff that worked in previous films (“Aquaman” and “Wonder Woman” specifically) and wipe away the things that, uh, didn’t always work (“Suicide Squad,” “Batman v. Superman,” and “Justice League”). Obviously, that’s just the product of intense fan speculation, but on a minor level, the studio could definitely use the “Flashpoint” story to mix up the current film universe a little.
Announced way back in 2014, “The Flash” is a film that has been through a large number of directors and scripts, but it seems to have settled down with Muschietti at the helm. The film has a release date of July 1, 2022.
