As DCEU fans, we know that the original plans for the cinematic universe changed dramatically in 2016.
Following the polarizing reception of Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and David Ayer’s Suicide Squad threw the franchise into a tizzy. One of the films that suffered the worst from the constant changes and revolving doors was The Flash.
At one point, filmmaker Rick Famuyiwa was set to direct the Scarlet Speedster’s solo film, but it was also much different from what we got earlier this year. During a recent interview with Inverse, storyboard artist and Flashpoint helmer Jay Olivia revealed new details about Famuyiwa’s The Flash.
Olivia states, “Rick’s movie wasn’t the Flashpoint movie. Originally, there was supposed to be just Zack’s five films and one side movie, which ended up being Suicide Squad. Rick’s movie was going to be a series of films, just like Aquaman. I think all of those films, they were planning to be trilogies.”
“Rick’s movie was laying the groundwork for Zoom as the big baddy of the DC Universe. It was Professor Zoom pulling the strings because he had come from the future to basically fuck with Barry. In the Flash movies, Zoom would be the villain in the background. But also in the ancillary other films, you would see some of the influences of Zoom on the rest of the Justice League.”
He concludes, giving Snyder fans a preview of what was to come. “At the ending of Zack’s Darkseid quadrilogy, or whatever, we would end up with a Justice League Unlimited version of the Snyder-verse. And then you flip it. You do Flashpoint Paradox. Everybody who’s friends are now enemies, and it’s a world that you don’t want to live in. You can reboot the universe and introduce a new cast that way. Because after ten years, the actors need to go onto something else.”
Andy Muschietti ended up helming The Flash, which opened in 2023 after years and years of delay. The film was masked with controversy from the problems of the leading actor to the shifting DC Studios landscape.
SEE ALSO: The Flash director reveals tragic reason why Michael Keaton’s Batman hung up the cowl
At the time of writing, the has grossed $268 million worldwide, becoming one of the biggest box-office bombs of all time, with projections of as much as a $200 million loss for Warner Bros.
Worlds collide in “The Flash” when Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past. But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned, threatening annihilation, and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. That is, unless Barry can coax a very different Batman out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian… albeit not the one he’s looking for. Ultimately, to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry’s only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?
The Flash is directed by Andy Muschietti (It) and stars Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash alongside Kiersey Clemons (Iris West), Ben Affleck (Batman), Michael Keaton (Batman), Sasha Calle (Supergirl), Michael Shannon (General Zod), Antje Traue (Faora-Ul), Kiersey Clemons (Iris West), Ron Livingston (Henry Allen), and Maribel Verdu (Nora Allen).
