THE FLASH: WB Said To Be "Still Contending" With What To Do With The Movie Following Ezra Miller Allegations

THE FLASH: WB Said To Be "Still Contending" With What To Do With The Movie Following Ezra Miller Allegations

As DC Comics fans struggle to come to terms with tonight's Batgirl news, it sounds like the future of another upcoming DCEU movie, The Flash, may not be as secure as we'd been led to believe.

By MarkCassidy - Aug 02, 2022 07:08 PM EST
Filed Under: The Flash

Earlier tonight, we learned that Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to scrap the Batgirl movie completely. The project was in the late stages of post-production and very close to being finished, but is not expected to see the light of day on HBO Max or in theaters.

The news came as a shock, with many fans wondering why Batgirl was pulled while The Flash is still on track for a theatrical debut when star Ezra Miller has been accused of all manner of disturbing behaviour over the past few months.

Well, it sounds like the movie's future may not be as secure as we'd been led to believe.

Despite a recent update claiming that WB was still committed to releasing The Flash, Variety's report on the Batgirl story mentions that the studio "is still contending with what to do about The Flash,” which has been "utterly hamstrung by repeated allegations of abuse and misconduct by its star, Ezra Miller."

Warners is maintaining that Batgirl being shelved has nothing to do with the film's quality and is simply a casualty of the studio's commitment to focusing on theatrical content, but whatever excuse they're using, the move has been met with a lot of confusion and backlash.

Deadline's Justin Kroll added the following update to his report.

This is obviously a very difficult situation for WB and everyone involved with The Flash. Even if they do decide to sever their relationship with Miller going forward, it would be next to impossible to replace them in the lead role without reshooting the entire movie. The nature of DC's take on the Multiverse does give them the option of casting a new actor as Barry Allen down the line, but it leaves the fate of this film up in the air for the time being.

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MrDandy
MrDandy - 8/2/2022, 7:42 PM
I guarantee that what they are actually trying to figure out is if their production insurance covers their actor going batsh*t crazy.
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 8/2/2022, 7:43 PM
I'm thinking they are just using Snyder Cut style marketing. They are gonna "never release" these films for a few years until fan support and curious nerds get loud enough that they can "give the fans what they want" and release them. It's a brilliant way to build up hype for bad projects that would bomb otherwise, but this tactic is making the films infamous.

Watch, a year or 2 from now when HBOmax is losing subscribers they are gonna pull a Snyder Cut move and release them.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/2/2022, 7:43 PM
society when wb puts this shitshow of a “movie” out of its misery 😌
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/2/2022, 7:44 PM
'Cause God forbid they cancel that one, right?

tmp3
tmp3 - 8/2/2022, 7:47 PM
@DrReedRichards - they will. they’re not gonna release a $200m flick starring a f#cking pedo, come on son. feels like we’ll never see keaton back in the suit now tho, which - as a big fan of the burton films - would be a blessing tbh. best not to sully his legacy
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/2/2022, 7:50 PM
@tmp3 -

Miller and Heard are the only ones most of us been itching to see on the chopping block, and they've axed everyone and everything else except for these two! Can you blame my frustration?
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/2/2022, 7:54 PM
@DrReedRichards - say what you will about heard but she’s not the star of a $200m kids flick (and from all accounts, flash sounds like something made almost exclusively for little children) who’s been accused of grooming. imagine a jl where every actor was on the same level of pattinson… instead we’re stuck with a pedo flash and a marginally talented war crime-supporting wonder woman
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