During The Flash's final act, Barry Allen catches a glimpse of several different DC Universes. That includes a reality where Nicolas Cage played Superman, Adam West's Batman, and Christopher Reeve's Man of Steel standing side-by-side with Helen Slater's Supergirl.
The cameos, brought to life with VFX, have proven to be surprisingly divisive. That's primarily down to the uncanny valley effect created by what comes across as bad CG (whether intentional or otherwise), while there are those who have argued resurrecting dead actors is ghoulish.
Despite Ezra Miller's Scarlet Speedster meeting Grant Gustin's Arrowverse version in Crisis on Infinite Earths, there's no sign of The CW actor in the movie.
Gustin being overlooked could be perceived as something of an insult given how much time he spent playing Barry Allen, but we only actually see one alternate version of the Fastest Man Alive inside the Speed Force.
That comes during an apparent nod to the TV show which shows someone who looks an awful lot like Teddy Sears suited up as the Golden Age Flash, Jay Garrick, from The Flash's second season. Of course, seeing as he was really the imposter Zoom, the seemingly random cameo has resulted in a lot of confusion.
Well, TV Line has finally set the record straight, confirming with multiple sources that "said cameo was absolutely not Sears, but a generic Golden Age Flash representation."
So, there you have it! It's a shame in many respects as this means The Flash TV series isn't represented in any way, shape, or form in the movie. It's unclear why Gustin was never asked to appear but at least he got a nod in Titans when Beast Boy entered the Multiverse (though that show has also since ended).
Ultimately, The Flash attracted a much smaller audience than the movie will so any sort of cameo would have been lost on many moviegoers. For longtime Flash fans, however, a cameo like this - or even John Wesley Shipp - had the potential to be an unforgettable highlight.
The Flash is now playing in theaters.