THE FLASH Director Andy Muschietti Drops More FLASHPOINT Hints About His Upcoming DC Movie

THE FLASH Director Andy Muschietti Drops More FLASHPOINT Hints About His Upcoming DC Movie

In a new interview, The Flash director Andy Muschietti has dropped more hints that his upcoming movie will borrow elements from the Flashpoint storyline in the comic books. Read on for details...

By JoshWilding - Aug 01, 2020 03:08 AM EST
Filed Under: The Flash

The Flash director Andy Muschietti has previously said his movie features a "different version of Flashpoint than you're expecting," and the filmmaker has now dropped even more hints about what fans can expect.

During a recent interview, he confirmed those Flashpoint elements, while also specifically referencing one key plot point from that storyline. 

"It is a story of time travel: Flash travels back to try to save his mother," Muschietti Orden 67 (translated from Spanish). "It is a spectacular action movie but it has a big heart."

In Flashpoint, Barry Allen raced back in time to prevent the murder of his mother at the hands of the Reverse-Flash; however, he inadvertently creates a new timeline where Bruce Wayne was gunned down in Crime Alley, Superman's rocket crashed in Metropolis instead of Smallville, and Aquaman and Wonder Woman were at war on behalf of Atlantis and Themyscira. 

It's unclear how much of that will make it into Muschietti's version of The Flash, but we know Barry Allen will meet a different Batman in the new timeline he creates: Michael Keaton's version.

Check out the interview below:
 

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dracula
dracula - 8/1/2020, 3:22 AM
They should really change the title, they changed a time travel story to a multiverse story.

Personally think they need a standard flash movie with him going up against 3 or 4 rogues first. Too soon to get into time travel and the multiverse
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 8/1/2020, 3:43 AM
I hope that Wally at the end takes his place (and give the redheads some representation for once too dammit). That or remove Flash and the time-travel too and just make it straight-up Batman Beyond
aresww3
aresww3 - 8/2/2020, 5:54 AM
@MalesMarcel - dude the amount of ethnic minorities that take over for ginger characters is weird. mary jane, iris west, and ariel.


Like they never want to give black people jobs in hollywood. Especially in the action genre. But all of a sudden you have red head character, hey get Queen Latifa on the phone, we've got a new project.

Real bizarre. I'd think there's a conspiracy if I was a red head.
DoubleD
DoubleD - 8/1/2020, 3:49 AM
NOOOOO! Just give me the straight up origin story.
JustALurker
JustALurker - 8/1/2020, 4:21 AM
@DoubleD - watch the first two seasons of the TV show, they are pretty solid.
DoubleD
DoubleD - 8/1/2020, 4:31 AM
@JustALurker - That's fine for fans and people that watched the show but the general audience needs a origin story.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/1/2020, 3:51 AM
Thought this guy took the heart out of one of Stephan King's more heart-felt books already, so I don't really trust him to accomplish what he's saying here. Especially with the writer of Birds of Prey, a movie that even its most ardent defenders would admit was pretty cold.
But, to each their own.
TexasAvenger
TexasAvenger - 8/1/2020, 7:07 AM
@tmp3 - Idk about that man. The BoP fans on Twitter, from what I've seen, talk about that movie like it's some kind of masterpiece lol. It's so weird.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/1/2020, 7:17 AM
@TexasAvenger - The brand tribalism on Twitter almost makes this place look unbiased, lol
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 8/1/2020, 4:55 AM
"It is a story of time travel: Flash travels back to try to save his mother,"

It's almost as if I haven't read the comic, watched the animated movie or the show!
Knightstar
Knightstar - 8/1/2020, 6:50 AM
@RageDriver2401 - i am both humored and offended by this gif 😏
JaKBaLLTV
JaKBaLLTV - 8/1/2020, 1:00 PM
@RageDriver2401 -
billnye69
billnye69 - 8/1/2020, 4:56 AM
Replace Ezra, don't do Flash Point and cancel all plans for a Flash movie.
Grodd87
Grodd87 - 8/1/2020, 4:56 AM
If they are doing a flashpoint style movie I need to see Bruce get the letter. Even if Thomas is only in it for a couple minutes it’s one of my favorite comic scenes.
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 8/1/2020, 4:56 AM
Also surprised that this guy has managed to stick around as director for so long.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/1/2020, 5:02 AM
@RageDriver2401 - He's the shittiest director they've attached to this thing, so it makes sense he'd wind up being the one to direct it. Ditto with Fleisher on Uncharted
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 8/1/2020, 5:06 AM
@tmp3 - this movie needs to be cancelled. It's been in development hell longer than any CBM I can remember. Just recast and reboot that damn thing.

tmp3
tmp3 - 8/1/2020, 5:07 AM
@RageDriver2401 - Sounds Dark Phoenix-level bad
patmanqc
patmanqc - 8/1/2020, 5:06 AM
It's been very quiet on the Michael Keaton front….
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 8/1/2020, 5:12 AM
@patmanqc - we'll probably get something during the DC event. My gut still says it was a rumour.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/1/2020, 5:17 AM
@RageDriver2401 - It was from Variety/THR, and it's not like Michael Keaton is picky with his movies. He did Dumbo, he'll say yes to this if the pay is good enough.
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 8/1/2020, 5:20 AM
@tmp3 -
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/1/2020, 5:20 AM
@RageDriver2401 - I hope he says no since that'd mean this film is less likely to happen though, lol
IronGenesis
IronGenesis - 8/1/2020, 5:07 AM
More time travel? Ugh.
GothamSon
GothamSon - 8/1/2020, 5:13 AM
'It: Chapter 3', featuring a blink-and-miss-it cameo from The Flash
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/1/2020, 5:53 AM
I think anyone with any previous knowledge would have realised this without an article being made.
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