At the end of January, DC Studios revealed a slate of upcoming movies and TV shows which will take place in the new DCU. That resulted in excitement and confusion in equal measure, primarily because it wasn't made clear how this world connects to the DCEU.
On the one hand, James Gunn and Peter Safran confirmed plans to pick up where they left off with The Suicide Squad thanks to TV shows like Waller, Creature Commandos, and Peacemaker season 2. On the other, it was revealed we're getting a new Superman who is near the start of his superhero career (meaning Henry Cavill hasn't simply been recast).
The DC Studios co-CEOs also played coy about The Flash's place in the DCU, though the expectation has become that it will somehow lay the groundwork for a new continuity to be born.
However, new details shared by reliable insider @CanWeGetToast largely suggest otherwise.
They start by confirming Barry Allen's decision to go back and stop his mother's death is what creates the reality with Michael Keaton's Batman and Sasha Calle's Supergirl. Ultimately, the outcome is the Scarlet Speedster realises he can't do that again and must leave time alone.
He does make one slight alteration in order to free his father from prison, though, and it's that which sees Ben Affleck's Dark Knight replaced by George Clooney's.
So, "If Barry wants Batfleck back all he has to do is undo the last thing he did but he's not going to because his dad will end up in prison again. So instead Barry just accepts he is now living in the Clooney Verse. The post-credits scene with Aquaman is also in the Clooney Verse. Barry now lives there for good he's not going back to change it again."
"The Clooney Verse is NOT the DCU," the insider notes. "If Momoa really is Lobo and not Aquaman in the DCU, then Aquaman 2 is also set in the Clooney Verse. Blue Beetle or Creature Commandos will be the first project to be set in the DCU."
This effectively writes The Flash out of the new DCU but, given the nature of the Multiverse and the fact there are infinite timelines, there's a chance Ezra Miller could return as a new version of Barry (who would probably be very much the same as the old one). It's a confusing way to handle a reboot, but as of now, it appears there will be no clear explanation for the change; it's just a line-wide relaunch with a mix of new and familiar faces.
The Flash arrives in theaters on June 16.