THE FLASH Actor Ezra Miller Will Play Trashcan Man In THE STAND; First-Look Images Released

THE FLASH Actor Ezra Miller Will Play Trashcan Man In THE STAND; First-Look Images Released

Well, here's a surprise. It's just been revealed that the pivotal role of the Trashcan Man in CBS All Access upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand will be filled by The Flash star Ezra Miller...

By MarkCassidy - Nov 18, 2020 08:11 AM EST
Filed Under: The Flash

CBS All Access' re-adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand is set to premiere on December 17, and EW has now revealed that Ezra Miller (Justice League, Fantastic Beasts) will play a pivotal role.

The Flash actor's involvement in the upcoming miniseries had been kept under wraps, but the trade has announced that he will portray the deranged Trashcan Man. In King's novel, "Trashy" is a highly unstable pyromaniac who comes to rever Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard) as a saviour and pledges his life to the demonic "Dark Man."

“It’s so different from any way that anyone has seen Erza before, and he's so committed to it,” says showrunner Benjamin Cavell. “He’s a huge fan of the book and had fallen in love with this character and wanted to play it for a long time. On our first call, he described Trash as ‘the embodiment of pyromania.’ The only thing this guy was capable of, and the only area in life he was comfortable, were with the explosives and instruments of fire and destruction.”

To reveal much more about Trash's place in the story would take us close to spoiler territory, so let's just say he is given ample opportunity to indulge his fiery passion.

Miller says he's very excited to bring Trash to life, and wanted to incorporate the character's pyromania into his look.

"'Fireproof underwear' were two of the first words out of my mouth in the first conceptual meeting,” Miller wrote in an email from the set of Fantastic Beasts 3. “I was very interested in working directly with the wardrobe department in creating a look based entirely on the practical demands of the characters pyromania. Trash wears nothing but what is necessary to craft incendiaries, ignite them, and get as close to the flames as possible — in order to revel in the fire.”

Get your first look at Miller as Trashcan Man below.

The Stand

The Stand

For those unfamiliar with King's novel, The Stand deals with a global pandemic (yes, it's a scarily prescient tale) known as "Captain Tripps" which wipes out 99% of the world's population. The survivors are immune to the disease, but are ultimately forced to fight each other as some are drawn to the light (Abagail), and others to darkness (Flagg).

New Mutants director Josh Boone, who was the driving force behind all previous attempts to adapt the book, will direct, write, and produce the upcoming series.

Do you guys plan on checking out this new take on The Stand? Let us know in the comments.

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newmutantsRETURNS
newmutantsRETURNS - 11/18/2020, 8:11 AM
hes perfect for that role...
CassianAndor
CassianAndor - 11/18/2020, 12:04 PM
@newmutantsRETURNS - He even already had the perfect costume:

Matador
Matador - 11/19/2020, 7:01 AM
@BloopBlorp2 - Isn't that from Dune?
Tensorpants
Tensorpants - 11/18/2020, 8:11 AM
I'm all choked up about this news.
Matador
Matador - 11/18/2020, 8:11 AM
Nerdman3000
Nerdman3000 - 11/18/2020, 8:15 AM


Who better to play a Trashcan Man then Human Trash?
Repian
Repian - 11/18/2020, 8:15 AM
A maniac to play another maniac. xD
GhostDog
GhostDog - 11/18/2020, 8:16 AM
This is Ezra once a month during his private time...

Easy part for him.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 11/18/2020, 8:16 AM
Ezra Miller Will Play Trashcan Man
RolandD
RolandD - 11/18/2020, 8:17 AM
Well it was either him or Marilyn Manson, who both were mentioned in the cast but with no roles listed. I was thinking it was going to be Manson, but Miller will definitely work for this. If only he wasn't Barry Allen, though. I didn't hate his acting in JL, mostly how it was written and directed. It wouldn't hurt to have a blonde superhero actually be blonde in live action, especially since Aquaman isn't a true blonde, either in the DCEU.
Inktown03
Inktown03 - 11/18/2020, 8:17 AM
Art imitating life.
RolandD
RolandD - 11/18/2020, 8:18 AM
Spoiler? Well I've read the novel three times so unless they change a lot, no concern for me with spoliers. 🤣😂
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 11/18/2020, 8:19 AM
@RolandD - I'm wondering the keep the interaction between him and "The Kid" from the book.
RolandD
RolandD - 11/18/2020, 8:34 AM
@MrCamw1 - There's a lot of episodes for this, right? Who knows? They could leave the pistol out, if you know what I mean. It's not essential to the story, although it does have show an important aspect of the relationship between Trashy and a certain other character (trying not to spoil, "You better believe that happy crappy").
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 11/18/2020, 8:43 AM
@RolandD - true its. Its no more important than the kids losing there "innocents" in the It novel.
tmp3
tmp3 - 11/18/2020, 8:20 AM
Looks like he was method acting for this role this whole time
KWilly
KWilly - 11/18/2020, 8:21 AM
Can we get Amber Heard to play Trashcan Woman?
tmp3
tmp3 - 11/18/2020, 8:21 AM
@KWilly - She's in the show, lol
KWilly
KWilly - 11/18/2020, 8:46 AM
@tmp3 - Tf lol. Well, how bout that.
tmp3
tmp3 - 11/18/2020, 8:21 AM
Josh Boone + CBS All Access + Amber Heard & Ezra Miller
Looks like we got another sub-par Stephen King adaptation coming, boys! This should have gone to Craig Mazin & HBO.
Repian
Repian - 11/18/2020, 8:25 AM
Jason Clarke would be great in the role. I can imagine Jason as a dirty arsonist.
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