‘The Flash’ Superbowl trailer teases a great film amid serious allegations against Ezra Miller
After serious allegations against the lead star Ezra Miller of the highly-anticipated DCEU film, Warner Bros., as promised, has released an official trailer for The Flash. This gives fans a taste of what to expect from the comic book movie.
DC Studios co-head James Gunn recently described The Flash as “one of the greatest superhero movies ever made.” The new sneak peek hints that the character’s first cinematic solo outing could live up to the hype.
The controversy around Ezra Miller
As for the controversial side of things, The Flash has faced a troubled runway over the past year with Miller’s numerous legal troubles. In March 2022, Ezra was arrested twice in Hawaii within one month, first for disorderly conduct and harassment and then for second-degree assault.
They pled no contest to the assault charge and the harassment charge was later dismissed. In January, Ezra took a plea deal in a Vermont case, pleading guilty to a charge of unlawful trespassing and having two other criminal counts against them dropped. Ezra has also been accused of choking one woman in an Icelandic bar and harassing another woman in her home in Berlin.
The backlash for this movie is yet to be seen. But we will surely take Warner Bros. accountable for being silent on the matter if they don’t release a statement anytime soon.
About the production of The Flash
Directed by Andy Muschietti from a script written by Birds of Prey scribe Christina Hodson, The Flash is inspired by the Flashpoint comic book storyline. It follows Barry Allen, played by Ezra Miller, as he navigates an altered DC Universe.
Written by Geoff Johns and penciled by Andy Kuber, Flashpoint radically certainly altered the status of the DC Comics universe and led to the launch of the New 52 titles.
The film marks Ezra’s fifth outing as The Flash on the big screen. This follows the actor’s appearances in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League, and the Peacemaker series on HBO Max.
In addition to Ezra Miller, The Flash also features Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck as two separate versions of Batman, Ron Livingston as Henry Allen, Maribel Verdú as Nora Allen, Kiersey Clemons as Iris West, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Antje Traue as Faora-Ul and Sasha Calle as Supergirl. Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Rudy Mancuso, and Luke Brandon Field are also on board in undisclosed roles.
Warner Bros. recently moved up the release of The Flash to June 16, 2023. The movie is now hitting theaters one week after Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and two weeks before Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. It becomes one of the final DC Comics movies arriving before James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Universe plans to become a reality.
Early talks for a possible sequel?
Warner Bros. Discovery already has a script for a potential sequel to The Flash, written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, the man behind the two Aquaman movies starring Jason Momoa. Nevertheless, James Gunn and Peter Safran did not discuss the Flash sequel during their DC Universe presentation.
Well, all of this should happen if the movie does indeed do good and the allegations against Ezra come to light. Otherwise, they have to halt all future projects or do a brave move to recast the role.
