In recent years, we've heard on multiple occasions that Grant Gustin was looking to move on from The Flash. With the ninth (and final) season now underway on The CW and cameras currently rolling on the last couple of episodes, it won't be too much longer until the actor is finally freed up to explore new opportunities.
Starring in a show like this one makes it nigh-on impossible to take on other acting roles, and as Gustin explained during a recent interview with E! News, "I'm ready for it to be over."
He'd quickly go on to clarify, "And that's not for any negative reason. It's like when you're getting ready to finish high school and - granted I don't know what college I'm going to after this, I might not get into college - but you're excited to wrap up and move on to the next phase of your life."
"I'm ready emotionally and my family is ready to just kind of move into the next chapter together."
Gustin, who is only 33 but has been playing the Scarlet Speedster since 2014, admitted that the way Barry Allen's story ends isn't playing heavily on his mind and never really has.
"I never had a real expectation, I've never tried to visualize how it would end after all these years," Gustin explained. "So, I have no idea what to expect from this last one, whatever script I receive in my inbox is what I'll accept as our story and then move forward with."
The end is nigh, however, and though he's keen to move on with his career, Gustin knows the role will always be part of him. "I'll get to be The Flash forever even when this ends. We couldn't have done this this long if we didn't have people supporting us as much as they had over the years, and it's really shaped who I am."
No matter what acting gigs may or may not be on the horizon, Gustin could quite easily spend the rest of his career making huge money doing signings and photo opportunities at fan conventions (in 2016, it was reported that Arrow star Stephen Amell was making $250,000 per weekend). It sounds like he has grander ambitions, though!
Where would you like to see The Flash star's career go next?