The Flash director Andy Muschietti recently made it clear that, if the movie does get a sequel, he would want Ezra Miller to reprise the role of Barry Allen (that may not be his call, but okay), and the filmmaker and his sister, producer Barbara Muschietti, have now more directly addressed the allegations facing their troubled star.
As reports of Miller's behaviour grew increasingly more serious, there was a lot of speculation that Warner Bros. may take action by shelving the project, but as time passed and no statement was released, this became more and more unlikely.
When asked if there was ever a legitimate possibility of the movie being cancelled, Barbara says, "Not at all. No. That was never real."
Andy then revealed that they are still in touch with Miller, who uses they/them pronouns, and are in full support of their recovery efforts. "We have a lot of empathy in general for people who need help, and especially in mental health issues. That's why they are taking the necessary steps to deal with their recovery, and we support them in that."
This is all well and good, but we're not talking about someone going on a drunken bender or getting into a fistfight in a bar (though those things did also allegedly happen). Some of the accusations against Miller involve assaulting women and child-endangerment, which are a lot more difficult to make excuses for.
We're not sure how much general audiences know or care about Miller's actions, but we might find out when The Flash releases a couple of weeks from now (early box office estimates are not particularly positive).
"Directed by Andy Muschietti, The Flash features Barry Allen traveling back in time in order to change events of the past. But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned, threatening annihilation, and there are no Super Heroes to help. That is, unless Barry can coax a very different Batman out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian…albeit not the one he’s looking for.
Ultimately, to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry’s only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?"
The Flash is produced by Barbara Muschietti and Michael Disco, with a screenplay by Christina Hodson, and a screen story by John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein and Joby Harold, based on characters from DC. Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Double Dream/a Disco Factory production of an Andy Muschietti film.