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Critics Choice Super Awards. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. The film is influenced by the comic book storyline Flashpoint , featuring other DC characters, such as Calle's Supergirl and both Ben Affleck 's and Keaton's versions of Batman.
Principal photography took place from April to October at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden and on location around the United Kingdom. The Flash premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles , on June 12, , and was released in the United States on June 16, following multiple delays caused by director changes, the COVID pandemic , post-production setbacks, and Miller's legal issues.
The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its humor, action sequences, and the performances, but criticized the visual effects and third act. Despite Bruce's warnings of time travel's unintended consequences, Barry places the can in Nora's cart at the store, so that his father will not have to leave the house.
As he returns to the present, Barry is knocked out of the Chronobowl by an unknown speedster and arrives in an alternative where Nora is alive. He encounters his parents and his past self, and realizes this is the day he originally obtained his powers.
To ensure his past self gains superpowers, the two Barrys go to the Central City Police Department, where Barry re-enacts the event for Barry to be struck by lightning.
Both end up getting struck by the lightning, giving Barry powers, but causing Barry to lose his own. As Barry struggles to train Barry on properly using his powers, they learn that General Zod is preparing to invade Earth. They travel to Wayne Manor , hoping to find Bruce, but instead find an alternate variant who has long retired.
Bruce theorizes that using time travel to alter history affects events both prior to and after the alteration. The Barrys and Batman locate a Kryptonian pod discovered in Siberia. Upon arrival, they instead find Kal-El's cousin, Kara Zor-El , imprisoned in the facility.
They rescue Kara and return to Wayne Manor. Barry enlists Bruce's help to regain his power once more. The first two attempts fail, prompting Kara to fly Barry into a storm, where he regains his powers. Kara and Batman join the Barrys to fight Zod and his forces.
During the battle, Kara learns that Zod had intercepted Kal-El's escape pod from Krypton and killed him while attempting to extract the Codex needed to repopulate the Kryptonian species. Zod reveals that the Codex is actually within Kara. Zod subdues and kills her, then extracts the Codex from her blood; meanwhile, Batman sacrifices himself in an unsuccessful attempt to destroy Zod's ship.
The Barrys repeatedly time travel to save Batman and Kara but keep failing. Barry realizes that this sequence of events cannot be changed, but Barry keeps trying. As Barry travels, the multiverse starts to implode. The unknown speedster who initially knocked Barry out of the Speed Force returns and is revealed to be an older, future version of Barry who still believes he can defeat Zod and save his Earth.
He becomes angry when Barry reveals his intention to reverse the changes he made to the timeline by letting Nora die. The elder Barry attempts to kill Barry, but instead impales young Barry, who sacrifices himself to save Barry and wipe his future self from the timeline.
Barry reverts the timeline and comes to terms with his mother's death; however, he subtly alters the past by moving the tomato cans to a higher shelf. Returning to the present day, Barry attends Henry's court hearing, where the security footage now reveals Henry looking up to grab the tomato can, allowing for his exoneration.
Barry is then contacted by Bruce, whose appearance has changed once again as a result of the timeline alteration. Adaptations of a number of DC characters make cameo appearances in the film.
These include: Henry Cavill as the DCEU version of Superman through computer-generated imagery CGI. To the Movies He was originally cast as Superman in Tim Burton 's unproduced film Superman Lives. Development on a film based on the DC character the Flash began in the late s when Warner Bros.
Pictures hired comic book writer Jeph Loeb to write a screenplay. hired David S. Goyer to write, direct, and produce a new version of The Flash in December after he impressed them with his script for Batman Begins Goyer was influenced for the film's tone by Sam Raimi 's Spider-Man trilogy and the Flash comic book runs by Mike Baron , Mark Waid and Geoff Johns.
By early February , Goyer left the project over creative differences with the studio, [50] [51] and Shawn Levy was hired to direct and oversee the writing of a new draft written by Chris Brancato , which used elements from Goyer's script. announced the development of a Justice League film, with Michelle and Kieran Mulroney writing the screenplay.
Levy left The Flash in October because of scheduling conflicts with Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian David Dobkin took over as director and began developing the film as a spin-off from Justice League: Mortal , with a focus on Wally West.
set a release for The Flash. Warner Bros. was planning a new shared universe of films based on DC by July and had tentative plans to release a Flash film in and DC Films announced a slate of planned projects as part of the new DC Extended Universe DCEU.
offered James Wan the choice of directing a movie about either Aquaman or the Flash, and he ultimately chose to make Aquaman Grahame-Smith was set to make his directorial debut with the film, with Roven producing and Deborah and Zack Snyder executive producing.
chose to retain his script, [74] and he was still expected to be involved in the project moving forward, while Lord and Christopher Miller were also still involved as producers. A search for a replacement director began immediately. Rick Famuyiwa was hired to take over as director in June , with Warner Bros.
feeling that Famuyiwa's vision for the film would resonate with younger audiences, and also be compatible with Grahame-Smith's existing script. Famuyiwa's top choice to portray the film's female lead, Iris West , was Kiersey Clemons , whom he had worked with on Dope gave the film's release date to Tomb Raider , leaving The Flash without a release date.
At the end of October, Famuyiwa left the project after not being able to "come together creatively" with the studio, which disagreed with the more mature direction that Famuyiwa wanted to take the film. After Famuyiwa's exit, the film was put on hold while the studio searched for a new director and Ezra Miller prepared to film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald During that time, Warner Bros.
decided to take the film in a new direction, and in January , Joby Harold was hired to do a page-one rewrite of the script. Both had expressed interest in the project, but had potential scheduling issues that could prevent them from taking it on. In mid-March , Ezra Miller was revealed to be writing a new version of the film's script with comic book writer Grant Morrison.
They disagreed with the lighthearted approach to the film that Daley and Goldstein were taking, though that was Warner Bros.
The new script could be submitted to the studio by the end of the month, and if the studio did not like Miller and Morrison's take, there was potential for the actor to leave the film; Miller's holding deal to star in the film was expected to end in May.
to write the script in Scotland. Morrison described their script as "a Flash story", [] which they felt was a more science-fiction story similar to Back to the Future , [] but said that the studio wanted to explore the multiverse and other DC characters with the film instead.
Daley and Goldstein left the project in July, and Warner Bros. chose Christina Hodson to write a new screenplay for the film after writing its DC film Birds of Prey Andy Muschietti entered negotiations to direct the film, with his sister Barbara set to produce alongside Michael Disco.
A January pre-production start was expected. scheduled The Flash for release on July 1, Andy Muschietti said in January that the film would still adapt elements of the Flashpoint comic book storyline but that it would be telling a different version of that story.
shifted its schedule because of the COVID pandemic. set a two-week shoot for Fisher to film what was referred to as a cameo appearance alongside other Justice League actors.
Fisher said the studio only offered to pay him a fraction of his traditional salary for reprising the role. Muschietti explained that the film would be introducing the idea of the multiverse to general audiences by including multiple versions of characters and acknowledging past film franchises based on DC as alternate universes.
It was important for Muschietti to include Affleck in the film since his version of Batman is the "baseline" for the DCEU, and he felt the introduction of Keaton's Batman would not work as well without first seeing the Flash's relationship with Affleck's Batman.
Affleck chose to return, after saying he had retired from the character, because he would have a smaller role in the film. During the virtual DC FanDome event "Explore the Multiverse" in September , Barbara Muschietti said the film would feature many characters from the DC Universe and the Flash would serve as the bridge between them and their different time lines.
She added that the film would be used to restart the continuity of the DCEU without disregarding the events of the prior films. Clemons's involvement was uncertain at that point. had written Cyborg out of the film by January after Fisher refused to work on any project that DC Films president Walter Hamada was involved in.
Fisher said this was due to Hamada's handling of an investigation into the on-set behavior of Justice League 's replacement director, Joss Whedon.
Studios, Leavesden , after Ezra Miller finished on The Secrets of Dumbledore. In March , Clemons signed a new deal to star as Iris West in the film after her role in Justice League was cut though the cameo was restored in the director's cut, Zack Snyder's Justice League.
The role of Henry Allen was expected to be recast. He also cited the COVID pandemic in the United Kingdom as a concern for his involvement, as well as balancing his other commitments. Muschietti said Keaton felt honored to play Batman again. were to make amends with him.
Principal photography began on April 19, , [] at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden , in Watford, England, [] [] under the working title Baby Shower. The operator was injured but not "seriously hurt".
In December , Michael Shannon and Antje Traue were revealed to be reprising their roles from Man of Steel as General Zod and Faora-Ul , respectively.
Former codirectors of the film Francis Daley and Goldstein were also confirmed to be receiving story credit for the film alongside Hodson.
adjusted its release schedule due to the impact of the COVID pandemic on the workload of visual effects vendors. The Flash was moved to June 23, , to provide more time for VFX work to be completed; The Flash had around 2, visual effects shots. Following several controversial incidents and arrests involving Miller throughout , the newly formed parent company of Warner Bros.
Pictures, Warner Bros. Discovery WBD , considered various options for the film after previously hoping delaying its release would help avoid controversy. In August, WB was considering three options: providing Miller an interview explaining their behavior and do limited press for the film should they choose to accept professional help, being released as planned; exclude Miller from all press of the film and recast their character in future projects should they choose to reject professional help; or cancel the film as a "last resort" if the situation further deteriorated.
WBD was not considering recasting Miller's role in the film due to them portraying multiple characters and appearing in nearly every scene. It was also considered to be "key" for the studio's future DCEU plans and had been received well during test screenings despite Miller's legal troubles.
Pictures Group, to apologize for their behavior, while VFX was expected to be completed by the end of the year. In December , the film's release date was moved forward to June 16 following positive test screenings, [] while The Hollywood Reporter reported that Henry Cavill and Jason Momoa were set to make cameo appearances as Superman and Aquaman , respectively, and that Cavill had filmed his role in September.
WBD was reportedly debating on retaining the cameos depending on their future plans, as they had not yet been finalized since The Flash did not yet achieve a picture lock.
Paul Machliss and Ballantine co-edited the film, [] [47] with Ballantine having previously worked on Andy Muschietti's films It and It Chapter Two The ending for the film, which features George Clooney reprising his role as an alternate Bruce Wayne due to Barry's actions, changed multiple times during post-production due to the constant change of leadership at Warner Bros in The original ending shot for the film, conceived by then-heads of DC Films Toby Emmerich and Walter Hamada , featured Keaton's Batman, as well as Calle's Supergirl continue existing in the new timeline but erase Cavill and Affleck's roles of Superman and Batman respectively from the DCEU continuity.
It was intended to set up a sequel and culminate in a film based around the Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline, despite The CW already having done its adaptation in , which included the DCEU in its continuity.
Following the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, Inc. in to form Warner Bros. Discovery and the removal of Emmerich and Hamada, executives Michael DeLuca and Pamela Abdy took over the production.
They decided to keep Cavill within the DCEU and reshot the film's ending — Cavill filmed his scenes alongside his cameo for Black Adam in September; Gadot also filmed a scene for this ending. The scene was meant to have generated interest for the planned Man of Steel sequel and third Wonder Woman film, before both were canceled.
As a result, Cavill would no longer reprise his role and his scene was cut, while the ending was again reworked without Cavill, Keaton, and Gadot's characters, and the final ending with Clooney was shot in January , which was kept secret until the film's release.
Benjamin Wallfisch was set to compose the film's score by April after previously working with Muschietti on It and It Chapter Two Wallfisch also previously wrote the score for DC's Shazam! Miller debuted the first footage from the film at the virtual DC FanDome event in October Club felt the footage could comfortably be categorized as a teaser.
He said being able to see it was proof of the film actually being made after its long and troubled production history. Let's get nuts" from Batman.
DC published a three-issue prequel comic book limited series titled The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive , written by Kenny Porter with art by Ricardo López Ortiz, Juan Ferreyra and Jason Howard. Charles Pulliam-Moore of The Verge particularly felt that "it's the other heroes they're [the Flash] going to be allying with who are likely to steal the show", and felt that Supergirl and Keaton's Batman were being posited as the film's "World's Finest", and expressed enthusiasm for Supergirl's role in the story.
In April , Warner Bros. Discovery's Global Consumer Products division and DC unveiled a series of merchandise to coincide with the release of the film, including toys produced by Mattel , Funko , Spin Master and McFarlane Toys , costumes by Rubies and Puma shoes.
Joshua Rivera at Polygon noted the trailer focused heavily on Keaton's Batman, including starting and ending with him, and felt it leaned into nostalgia , [] while David Crow of Den of Geek compared the trailer's tone and Batcave design to that of Christopher Nolan 's The Dark Knight Trilogy — The trailer, set to Pink Floyd 's " Time ", confirmed the appearance of Jeremy Irons , reprising his DCEU role as Alfred Pennyworth.
had difficulty marketing the film due to Miller's legal issues. As such, WB focused on marketing the "film itself", according to The Hollywood Reporter 's Borys Kit and Aaron Couch, rather than focusing on Miller; during press conferences, WB opted to sideline Miller and pivoted towards director Andy Muschietti, producer Barbara Muschietti and Sasha Calle to promote the film.
The studio also made intensive efforts to highlight Keaton's role as Batman to introduce nostalgia, though Kit and Couch felt the results were mixed, as they opined some felt it was derivative of Spider-Man: No Way Home Additionally, the studio provided advanced screenings to various figures, including Tom Cruise and Stephen King , to improve discourse surrounding the film, while WBD CEO David Zaslav and DC Studios co-CEO and co-chairman James Gunn touted it as "among the greatest superhero movies of all time".
Various insiders felt the marketing campaign was unconventional, who had felt WB was setting very high expectations for the film. Shortly after the film's release, a six-part Apple podcast that was intended to be a companion piece towards the film was announced.
It was later established as a canonical continuation of the film, with the events of the podcast being set a few years after the film's ending.
The series was included with the film's physical home media release. The Flash premiered on June 12, , at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Pictures in the United States on June 16, first announced its slate of DCEU films, [65] before it was moved to March shifted its release schedule because of the COVID pandemic.
again adjusted the release date to June 23, , in view of the impact of the pandemic on the workload of visual effects vendors [] before moving it forward a week to June 16, , after positive test screenings.
The Flash was released on digital download and on the non-fungible token NFT Eluvio blockchain by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on July 18, , making it one of the first then-recently released feature films to be made available in a blockchain.
The poor box-office opening was attributed to various controversies surrounding Ezra Miller, mixed word-of-mouth, competition from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse , early hype being "unwarranted", the imminent DCU reboot, decline of the superhero movie genre being labeled "superhero fatigue" and middling critical reviews.
The Flash received mixed reviews from critics. The website's critical consensus reads: " The Flash is funny, fittingly fast-paced, and overall ranks as one of the best DC movies in recent years. Rolling Stone 's David Fear identified the film as being the best in the DCEU, but cited the complicated production and Ezra Miller's legal controversies as detracting elements.
Nevertheless, he acknowledged Miller's performance, and felt they could properly portray the two different Barrys well, but lamented "It is not what we'll talk about when we talk about Ezra Miller". He praised Keaton's and Calle's performances, feeling that Batman felt well into the narrative, while commenting the script was "primed for both nimbly quickening the action and slowing down enough to wink, nudge, and crack jokes".
He expressed some criticism with the action sequences, comparing them to cutscenes , and the post-credits scene , albeit noting they tend to be included in superhero films.
He enjoyed the film's logic and depiction of time-travel, crediting it for being original when depicting the "chrono bowl [ sic ]" and the impact of friction, while adding it effectively implemented the Flash's origin story in the film.
However, he disliked the inclusion of fan service , the third act, and Supergirl's role in the film. Nevertheless, he praised Keaton and Affleck's performances as Batman, and also commended Calle's performance for doing "as much as she can given the thin nature of the role". Ultimately, he opined that it felt like a "love letter to the Snyderverse" and called it a "fitting swan song " for the DCEU.
However, she criticized the beginning scene, as she did not enjoy the "creepy setup" of falling newborn babies and also couldn't ignore Miller's real-life controversies, and felt that the substantial presence of other characters had taken the film's focus away from establishing the Flash as an individual character.
From Vulture , Angelia Jade Bastién criticized the film for being too dependent upon previous DCEU elements and disliked that the film did not explore Barry's emotions following his mother's death, but instead used the event as a "springboard for uninspired multiverse plotting".
She felt Miller's performance was acceptable and thought Calle's performance was limited by the script, but enjoyed Keaton's performance.
Bastién disliked the visual aesthetic and use of CGI , ultimately describing the film as "the cinematic equivalent of a snake eating its own tail" and "closing down of all the possibilities a multiverse is meant to represent".
He also enjoyed Calle's performance, calling her a "scene-stealer", and Keaton's "sadness" in portraying Batman. His biggest highlights was the opening sequence, feeling it strongly established the comedic tone, Hodson's writing and characterization of Barry as a "virginal nerd who has gone through college without managing to acquire much self-assurance, even after mastering his superpowers", and Muschietti's overall direction.
However, he criticized the runtime and thought the final act was formulaic in terms of its depiction of CG-based action sequences and thought the nostalgic elements "often threatens to marginalize the central plotline" but still managed to "yield pathos " in the narrative.
com , Matt Zoller Seitz gave the film two-and-a-half out of four stars, summarizing his thoughts on the film as being "simultaneously thoughtful and clueless Like its sincere but often hapless hero, it keeps exceeding every expectation we might have for its competence only to instantly face-plant into the nearest wall".
He felt that Miller's legal issues had undermined the film's comedy but credited Muschietti's direction and Hodson's writing for "taking its ideas and the pain of its characters seriously without devolving into glum, colorless machismo", enjoying how the film's science-fiction elements allowed it to provide a positive ending for the character while also noting other scientific and philosophical issues "raised elsewhere".
However, he felt Miller's dual role was executed well and commended the accompanying visual effects, but he heavily criticized the use of CGI to depict alternate realities in the Chronobowl. The film's use of digital imagery to recreate the likenesses of deceased actors was criticized, with commentators questioning the ethics behind them; [] Andy Muschietti said the crew were given "total freedom" with these cameos.
The Flash was nominated for Best Teaser at the Golden Trailer Awards. By October , a script for a sequel had been written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick , who wrote the Aquaman films, in the event The Flash performed well. was not expected to retain Miller for future films because of the actor's controversies and legal issues, [] although some Warner Bros.
executives were open to continuing with Miller by January , since they began treatment. Gunn confirmed that The Flash would reset the continuity of the DCEU and, alongside Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom , would lead into the DCU's first film, Superman Contents move to sidebar hide.
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