THE FLASH Has Completely Changed Its Ending And Replaced All Those Cameos As DCU Reboot Beckons

THE FLASH Has Completely Changed Its Ending And Replaced All Those Cameos As DCU Reboot Beckons

DC Studios is said to have made massive changes to The Flash, including altering the ending and removing some huge cameos...only to replace them with an even bigger one! Be warned that SPOILERS follow!

By JoshWilding - Feb 07, 2023 10:02 AM EST
Filed Under: The Flash

The Flash originally ended with Barry Allen returning to his own timeline, only to discover that Michael Keaton's Batman and Sasha Calle's Supergirl were now part of his world. That explains how the former was going to return in Batgirl, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Batman Beyond, not to mention an eventual Crisis on Infinite Earths movie. 

Keaton, however, now looks set to be a one-and-done as his original big screen Batman because DC Studios is moving on from the DCEU and rebooting it as the DCU.

As a result, those original plans have gone out of the window, and Grace Randolph (yes, we know...) recently claimed that Keaton, Calle, and all the big teases added last year - including Henry Cavill's Superman cameo - have been scrapped.

The decision was made by James Gunn and Peter Safran and arguably makes sense with a reboot on the horizon; why tease fans with actors and characters they'll never see again? In fact, it sounds like The Flash ends on a deliberately ambiguous note, returning home to a world that may be the DCEU, DCU, or something else altogether. 

Having mastered the ability to travel through the Multiverse, it's said the Scarlet Speedster will cross paths with a character from the past; could it be Christian Bale's Batman or even a CG Christopher Reeve as Superman? We'll have to wait and see, but we'd bet on the Fastest Man Alive eventually being recast for the DCU regardless of who he meets. 

Oh, and for those of you doubting the validity of these claims, they have since been confirmed by The Wrap's Umberto Gonzalez.

Both Keaton and Ben Affleck will presumably be cut from the Aquaman sequel, and the whole situation sounds like a mess. However, while there's a lot of footage from these movies we'll never see, a fresh start is on the horizon with the DCU.

The Flash races into theaters on June 16.

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dracula
dracula - 2/7/2023, 10:32 AM
betting on cgi christopher reeve

either way not interested

hopefully new ending includes new flash
TheRose
TheRose - 2/7/2023, 11:51 AM
@dracula - Since DC reported to be dead-set on releasing this movie, I knew that Miller would be staying on for at least the duration of the film. WB has been consistently talking about how Miller is "working on their recovery," but maybe they have the foresight to know that Miller won't be accepted by the GA anymore--even if they make amends on all fronts. It's just difficult to look at Barry Allen, symbol of hope, and then see Ezra Miller in the same role. I never like their casting in the film and hope that you are right. Let's hope the film ends with a new reality and new Flash.
Gizmoduck
Gizmoduck - 2/7/2023, 12:30 PM
@dracula - either that or Adam west batman
videovac
videovac - 2/7/2023, 1:11 PM
@dracula -

"betting on cgi christopher reeve"

They better not disgrace Christopher Reeve by putting him in the same movie as Ezra Miller, and Zack Snyder's shitshow.
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 2/7/2023, 10:34 AM
bobevanz
bobevanz - 2/7/2023, 10:45 AM
@MosquitoFarmer - hahaha
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 2/7/2023, 10:35 AM
A character from a long time ago?? 66 Batman? Reeve Superman??
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 2/7/2023, 10:40 AM
@Nightwing1015 - Since they're both dead I'd go with Lynda Carter.
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 2/7/2023, 12:05 PM
@ObserverIO - Deepfake tho. Could do all of them
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 2/7/2023, 12:31 PM
@Nightwing1015 - Oh for sure they could, I know. But I meant sexually.
Timerider84
Timerider84 - 2/7/2023, 2:04 PM
@ObserverIO - it's both Reeve and Lynda Carter, plus a few others, but anything can change between now and when it's released.

I'm not counting any of the ZS justice league characters.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 2/7/2023, 2:09 PM
@Timerider84 - Did you see a version of the film yourself?
boiling
boiling - 2/13/2023, 4:21 AM
@ObserverIO - 😂
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 2/7/2023, 10:38 AM
It's said that the ending is ambigious now, but I would love to see some DCU set up, even if it's just a new actor for The Flash.

Imagine if they cast Superman by then and reshoot days before release, with the first look at the new actor as Clark Kent, hurrying past Barry Allen on his way to the Daily Planet.
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 2/7/2023, 11:24 AM
@ObserverIO - I would have the new DCU Flash (hopefully Wally West) appear in the post-credit scene with DCU Superman as a quick cameo tease for what's to come.

Imagine this PCS, in a police station, Captain Joe West is investigating a string of robberies being committed (from the evidence photos on Joe's desk, we quickly put together that this is Captain Cold's doing). Suddenly, a blur of red passes by him and drops off Cold tied up with a sticky note attached "Happy Belated Father's Day, love W.W.". Joe smiles as he looks out the window and we meet our new Flash, Wally West!
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 2/7/2023, 11:27 AM
@FilmGuy7878 - Correction: Early Father's Day, since the movie comes out 2 days before Father's Day.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 2/7/2023, 12:28 PM
@FilmGuy7878 - It could be that Barry has to sacrifice himself to save the multiverse and turns into pure energy, causing a lightning storm and we see Wally West struck by lightning in the same storm.

Wally West is definitely a good way forward.

Otherwise I would have Barry's memories of the alternate timelines fade (or be very vague and blurry memories) maybe even have his powers fade and replace him with a new actor.

I think the next Flash film should most definitely be an origin movie of some sort. Scaled down somewhat from all the multiversey timey wimey stuff.
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 2/7/2023, 12:41 PM
@ObserverIO - That would be a good way to tie everything together since Wally did get powers the same way Barry did in the comics too.

And yes to a very scaled down DCU Flash film. Wally West vs. the Rogues, that's the movie then maybe some set up for Grodd at the end of it.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/7/2023, 10:40 AM
bobevanz
bobevanz - 2/7/2023, 10:45 AM
@GhostDog - throw enough shit and eventually something will stick
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 2/7/2023, 11:00 AM
@GhostDog -


I have watched her content the last 2 weeks and she is the most passive aggressive YouTuber ever. She will compliment you and roast you in the same sentence.



*Avatar reaches two billion which is historic. It was a good movie and deserves it's success but Disney really needs to consider giving James another 400 million to make avatar 4 because it's a huge risk and audiences might not be interested*😫
Drewwright816
Drewwright816 - 2/7/2023, 11:19 AM
@GhostDog - the guy in that pic is gross
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/7/2023, 11:34 AM
@AmazingFILMporg - so the Tucker Carlson of comic book movie YouTube?

She’s a clown. She’s been disproved time and again about making shit up and her bullshit possibly ruining people. Remember what she said about Pascal and the Mandalorian?
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 2/7/2023, 11:53 AM
@GhostDog -


Yup!


She has moved on to Cavill. She hates him. Says nobody likes him in Hollywood 😐
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 2/7/2023, 10:45 AM
Oh, and for those of you doubting the validity of these claims, they have since been confirmed by The Wrap's Umberto Gonzalez.

El Maybe? Color me convinced.
PapaSpank54
PapaSpank54 - 2/7/2023, 3:47 PM
@Reeds2Much - eh maybe? Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time.
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 2/7/2023, 5:00 PM
@Reeds2Much - I was just about say, this guy is confirmation now?? He's come a long way.
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 2/7/2023, 10:46 AM
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 2/7/2023, 11:30 AM
@DudeGuy - that honestly makes the most sense to me, although I rather see Gustin's Barry show up instead
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 2/7/2023, 11:45 AM
@bkmeijer1 - I could definitely see Grant showing up. It would definitely make sense if they tried to tie it into that scene they already did with Grant and Ezra. I guess there is already some history there. But the phrase “A long time ago” gives way to Infinite (pun intended) possibilities.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 2/7/2023, 11:54 AM
@DudeGuy - I do indeed wanna see that scene from this Barry's perspective. Think it's even where he got the name ''Flash'' from.

That phrase could mean anything though. Although I must admit COIE is already from quite long ago
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 2/7/2023, 12:29 PM
@DudeGuy - but will he be Jay Garrick from Gustins Flash tv show or Barry Allen from the old Flash tv show?
1stDalek
1stDalek - 2/7/2023, 1:17 PM
@DudeGuy - It would be cool if both him and Gustin as Barry Allen, fully dressed as Flash, cameo in the movie. That's a nice way of hammering home the Multiverse idea.
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 2/7/2023, 3:11 PM
@slickrickdesigns - I hope Barry. His appearance as Jay was awesome, but his performance as Barry is that guys legacy.
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 2/7/2023, 3:12 PM
@1stDalek - that would be great
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