Warner Bros. Has Reportedly "Hit Pause" On All Future Projects Involving THE FLASH Star Ezra Miller

Warner Bros. Has Reportedly "Hit Pause" On All Future Projects Involving THE FLASH Star Ezra Miller

In the wake of Ezra Miller's recent arrest for disorderly conduct and harassment, Warner Brothers has reportedly "hit pause" on all future projects featuring The Flash actor.

By MarkCassidy - Apr 06, 2022 12:04 PM EST
Filed Under: The Flash

It seems Ezra Miller's recent brush with the law has finally prompted Warner Bros. to take action.

According to a report by Rolling Stone, Warner Bros. and DC executives held an emergency impromptu meeting on March 30 to discuss the The Flash actor's future on the heels of their arrest for disorderly conduct and harassment. Apparently, a decision was made to "hit pause on any future projects involving Miller including possible appearances in the DC Cinematic Universe."

Last week, Miller was arrested after a drunken altercation with several patrons in a bar in Hawaii (it seems they didn't like them singing karaoke in their presence), and the situation was only escalated when a restraining order was filed after they (allegedly) threatened and stole from a couple they'd been staying with in Hilo - after they bailed them out of jail! 

WB recently pushed the Andrés Muschietti-helmed The Flash movie back from Nov. 4, 2022 to June 23, 2023, and the real reason for the lengthy delay may now be clear. Rolling Stone adds that the production was "fraught with drama," and while there was no "yelling or violent outburst," Miller was said to have “frequent meltdowns” during the shoot. Insiders described Miller as “losing it.” “Ezra would get a thought in his head and say, ‘I don’t know what I’m doing.'”

The Flash is expected to serve as a reboot (of sorts) for The DCEU, and Miller's Barry Allen would no doubt have been a major focus of the franchise moving forward. This obviously presets a major headache for studio execs, who may decide to recast the character rather than face the PR nightmare are that would undoubtedly result from keeping Miller on in the role.

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MediaMan
MediaMan - 4/6/2022, 12:34 PM
I’m shocked (said practically no one).
CamtonoOfBeskar
CamtonoOfBeskar - 4/6/2022, 1:28 PM
@MediaMan - I am shocked actually because I've come to expect WB to always go with the stupidest version of things when it comes to DC, which this isn't.
Fogs
Fogs - 4/6/2022, 1:42 PM
@CamtonoOfBeskar - lol
MediaMan
MediaMan - 4/6/2022, 1:43 PM
@CamtonoOfBeskar - Right, I know what you’re saying- although it did seem to take them a while to get around to doing anything...
The1st
The1st - 4/6/2022, 3:01 PM
@MediaMan - So Better Than Ezra wasn't kidding. Not that the bar has been set very high as of late. Also was the usage of them and they confusing to anyone else? I guess WB only cares if you meltdown on set because there's another fellow thespian in the DCU and it appears she can do no wrong. Hopefully he gets it together, it seems like he could use help.
Vanillain
Vanillain - 4/6/2022, 12:35 PM
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 4/6/2022, 12:45 PM
@Vanillain - more likes here guys! This is the proper response!
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 4/6/2022, 12:35 PM
Not surprising. I don’t think he’ll get fired but they probably want to wait for the discourse to die down.
lordSTALE
lordSTALE - 4/6/2022, 12:47 PM
@Ha1frican - Well they did fire and replace Johnny Depp

But they did keep Amber Heard, so who knows WTF is going on with their PR 🤷🏽‍♂️
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 4/6/2022, 1:44 PM
@lordSTALE - Seriously what the [frick] is going on? How does Johnny get fired because of domestic issues that we only ever found out about because of he and Amber's court battle, yet Era is out here publicly assaulting and threatening to kill people and they decide to just "pause" until the heat dies down?

Allow me to say it again...WHAT THE ACTUAL [frick]!!!
TheyDont
TheyDont - 4/6/2022, 1:59 PM
@LongMayHeReign - Johnny deserves a proper send-off for Jack Sparrow instead of the shit we got.
TheClungerine
TheClungerine - 4/6/2022, 5:00 PM
@LongMayHeReign - because mental health issues isn't the same as couples being violent towards one another. If you straight up fire someone who has mental health issues without trying to support them then you open up the door to big lawsuits. They're probably building a case to a point where he is unfit to employ and then they'll make their move.
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 4/6/2022, 5:24 PM
@TheClungeMan - Honestly the mental health angle seems like a cop out to me, he may very well have issues but that shouldn't make him teflon. How long before more actors start doing crazy and dumb shit and in order to keep their jobs they cite mental health issues? Also just because they make the move to replace him doesn't mean they can't support him getting help.

Also who's to say Johnny didn't have mental health issues? Yet they threw him out like trash while keeping Amber employed even tho she also was at fault? Make it make sense?
TheClungerine
TheClungerine - 4/6/2022, 6:28 PM
@LongMayHeReign - well they probably don't want a bunch of angry feminists at their door 😭 that's the only thing I can of as to why they'd fire him and not her.
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 4/6/2022, 7:36 PM
@TheClungeMan - I agree, and that's an issue that I believe is repeating itself with Ezra only this time they are scared of extremists in the LGBTQ community.
SerKurtWagner
SerKurtWagner - 4/6/2022, 9:50 PM
@LongMayHeReign - There's no evidence Miller won't be fired. That's just the OP theorizing. He's clearly a liability, but they also have an already-over budget tentpole starring him, so they won't fire him outright, yet. Better to shoot an extra scene or two to "soft recast" him, like how The Expanse wrote out an actor who became a problem.
Timerider84
Timerider84 - 4/7/2022, 2:13 AM
@LongMayHeReign - They spent a lot of money on The Flash movie already. They either have to cut their losses and start over, or change the ending with a new Flash coming in at the end. As I said, they spent a lot of money on this already. What would you do?
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 4/7/2022, 12:26 PM
@Timerider84 - I would absolutely write him out at the end of The Flash at the very least, but if I'm them I'm tired of actors causing issues for my biggest potential franchise and I full on make it known that this isn't acceptable and that he's gonna be gone.
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 4/6/2022, 12:35 PM
I wasn't going to watch "The Flash" anyway with this clown in it.
Recast a sympathic actor and i'm back in.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 4/6/2022, 12:37 PM
I hope WB is regretting their decision to bring Keaton back in an Ezra Miller Flash movie instead of a Batman Beyond/Batman III movie.
KWilly
KWilly - 4/6/2022, 12:41 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - Now that I think about it... If they play their cards right, maybe they can re-purpose this Flash movie and turn it into a Batman Beyond movie.

It'd be a lot of work and wasted cash tho.
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