THE FLASH Showrunners Want To Eventually Add Wally West

THE FLASH Showrunners Want To Eventually Add Wally West

At The Flash's PaleyFest panel last night, showrunners on The CW's freshman superhero drama revealed to the audience that they eventually hope to bring in another Flash, Wally West. And he'll be African-American, just like in the New 52.

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By MarkJulian - Sep 07, 2014 04:09 AM EST
Filed Under: The Flash
Source: PaleyFest
Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, executive producers of The CW's Flash were on stage for the show's PaleyFest panel, along with Jesse L. Martin (Det. West) and Candice Patton (Iris West). One of the topics discussed was the fact that the West's are African-American on the show and what that would mean if fan-favorite Flash, Wall West was ever introduced on the show.

Said Greg Berlanti, "We made [the] Wests African-American so that we could head in that direction." Kreisberg added, "When DC reintroduced Wally [in the New 52], he was African-American."

Kreisberg is correct. As most comic book fans know, prior to the reboot of the DC Comics universe in 2011 , Wally West was a much older, caucasian male.  However, when West made his New 52 debut in The Flash #30 he was African-American, younger and had a new "street" backstory. Series writers Van Jensen and Robert Venditti made it clear that the new direction for Wally West came from DC Comics and was not something they pitched. In September's Future's End Flash tie-in , the series jumps ahead 5 years and features a very Impulse-inspired version of Wally West as Kid Flash.  With time travel also in play on The CW's Flash, perhaps this is the direction the show will take to introduce Wally as well? We'll have to wait and see as season one of the new CW superhero drama kicks off Tuesday, October 7th at 8 PM EST.    
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ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 9/7/2014, 4:37 AM
AS long as the story is goos and makes sense, I'm all for it
ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 9/7/2014, 4:37 AM
good*
Highflyer
Highflyer - 9/7/2014, 4:44 AM
That would be pretty cool to see.
EhMaybeSays
EhMaybeSays - 9/7/2014, 4:56 AM
Prepare for backlash in 3, 2, 1. . .
Minty
Minty - 9/7/2014, 4:58 AM
Makes sense on this show at least. I like the idea of a New 52 Wally, looking forward to seeing it happen
omnipotent18
omnipotent18 - 9/7/2014, 5:16 AM
Dc has been killing it with diversity. Im proud of dc.
JohnWilkesBooth
JohnWilkesBooth - 9/7/2014, 5:19 AM
New 52 is shiiit. End of story.

Keep it to Flash and Professor Zoom with the speed powers
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 9/7/2014, 5:28 AM
I'm cool with it.
SidDaAstroSloth
SidDaAstroSloth - 9/7/2014, 5:31 AM
Is Jay Garrick in the show? I cannot rememver if that was announced or not...
GetsugaTensho22
GetsugaTensho22 - 9/7/2014, 5:37 AM
I really like the new Wally Costume. sufficiently different from Barry without being a knock-off.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 9/7/2014, 5:56 AM
Wait, you mean he'll be black?!?! WTF?!?!? [frick] YOU, CW, BEING ASSHOLES AND RUINING THE CHARACTER FOR NO REASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In seriousness, they were bound to bring him in eventually.
vinomonster
vinomonster - 9/7/2014, 6:08 AM
@Nova YOu havent read the Flash new 52? Seriously Wally in New52 is black american.
BATMANx
BATMANx - 9/7/2014, 6:15 AM
In Dc Comics we Trust But still pissed off About Grayson using Guns and no more Nightwing
thescarletspeedzter
thescarletspeedzter - 9/7/2014, 6:18 AM
How could DC even allow CW to use The Flash? that Grant Gustin is NOT Barry Allen, all I see is a kid.
AAAnd then we're going to have 2 Flashs!! Tv-flash and movie-flash.. which is stupid!!
SuperPhil
SuperPhil - 9/7/2014, 6:19 AM
Was a big DC Fan 10 years ago. But its no fun to read DC anymore, except some titles. New 52 is a mess, and I am a lot more happy with Marvel these days.
BATMANx
BATMANx - 9/7/2014, 6:21 AM
I rather keep the Old Wally West but If new Wally has a great back-story I'm okay with the Change
thescarletspeedzter
thescarletspeedzter - 9/7/2014, 6:25 AM


This is the REAL Wally West.
GreenLantern519
GreenLantern519 - 9/7/2014, 6:38 AM
I'm sure this won't be for a long time, like until season 3/4. Barry needs to be significantly older than Wally.
LMB10
LMB10 - 9/7/2014, 6:50 AM
I'm cool with him being black if the best actor who auditions is black. Otherwise it's just the showrunners, and DC, being too PC.
Rokyn
Rokyn - 9/7/2014, 6:51 AM
Ok I'm all for diversity and shit but Wally West is not black, god dammit. He just isn't. It completely changes the character and it would havd been better had they created a new character. RIP pre52 wally west
billnye69
billnye69 - 9/7/2014, 7:17 AM
Who names a Black kid Wally?
sameoldthing
sameoldthing - 9/7/2014, 7:28 AM
I do have a problem with black Wally. Changing his race is ok but why always black?
Where are the Mexican & Asian superheroes? Other races too.
Don't give me that Vibe character either,that guys a joke. So is that crappy middle eastern GL.

Give other races a prominent & cool character to portray.
Young Justice had a black Aqua Lad & now Kid Flash is African American in the DCU.
Are the big time characters only black or white?...really?
SADVIPER
SADVIPER - 9/7/2014, 7:30 AM
Wally was so awesome.
Not even remotely intrested in new 52.
DCGuy
DCGuy - 9/7/2014, 7:34 AM
I hated that the JL show had Wally instead of barry.
joniegogo84
joniegogo84 - 9/7/2014, 7:39 AM
What if all the white superheroes turn black and all the black superheroes turns white
Chuck420Taylor
Chuck420Taylor - 9/7/2014, 7:49 AM
@billnye 69 full name probably wallace
Dingbat
Dingbat - 9/7/2014, 7:50 AM
@DCGuy

I loved Wally in that show!
DCGuy
DCGuy - 9/7/2014, 7:52 AM
@DingBat Barry > Wally. sorry bro
Dingbat
Dingbat - 9/7/2014, 7:55 AM
@DCGuy

I like Barry better also but he was dead at the time this show was in production. Wally worked really well with the team though as did John Stewart. No Hal Jordan = No Barry Allen apparently.
Bread
Bread - 9/7/2014, 8:33 AM
I like Barry better than Wally, but I would be okay with them introducing Wally as long as it makes sense and it isn't in the first season.
Bread
Bread - 9/7/2014, 8:34 AM
I'd rather they do Wally in season three.
johnnyblaze2k
johnnyblaze2k - 9/7/2014, 8:47 AM
Yes Jay Garrick is a 12 year old asian girl. Go diversity!
Fastestmanalive
Fastestmanalive - 9/7/2014, 9:03 AM
Great. Theyre going to bring that abomination onto the show as well?
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