The Flash

***The Flash*** is an upcoming action superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, directed by Andy Muschietti and written by Christina Hodson. It stars Ezra Miller as the titular Flash, Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck as different versions of Batman, Sasha Calle as Supergirl, Kiersey Clemons as Iris West, Maribel Verdú as Nora Allen, and Ron Livingston as Henry Allen. In the film, the Flash travels back in time to prevent the murder of his mother, only to cause unintentional consequences to the timeline.

*The Flash* is produced by Michael Disco and Barbara Muschietti. It is a co-production between DC Films, The Disco Factory, and Double Dream, and the twelfth entry in Warner Bros.'s DC Extended Universe. In addition, it serves as a continuation of the Earth-89 universe featured in the films *Batman* and *Batman Returns*, directed by Tim Burton, as it features Michael Keaton reprising his role as the Batman from those films. It is scheduled for a theatrical release in the United States on November 4, 2022.

A film based on the Flash first entered development in 2004, and went through numerous iterations prior to 2014. The film was eventually re-conceptualized as an entry in the DC Extended Universe, with Ezra Miller cast as the title character. After numerous directors signed onto and subsequently departed the film in the following years, Andy Muschietti and Christina Hodson joined the project in July 2019, with pre-production beginning the following January. The film takes inspiration from the comic arc *Flashpoint*, featuring the Flash encountering numerous other DC Comics characters, including ones from alternate universes. Filming began at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, in England in April 2021.

*The Flash* is intended to restart the continuity of the DC Extended Universe by introducing the concept of the multiverse, allowing characters from separate universes to appear in future films, such as Keaton's Batman.

## Plot

Barry Allen, the superhero known as the Flash, uses his powers to travel back in time and try to prevent the murder of his mother. In doing so, he causes unintentional changes to the timeline and ends up encountering a Batman from a different universe.

## Cast

* **Ezra Miller** as **Barry Allen / The Flash**, a superhero who wields the power of the Speed Force which allows him to run at superhuman speeds.
* **Ben Affleck** as **Bruce Wayne / Batman**, a billionaire philanthropist from Gotham City who moonlights as a masked vigilante and leads the Justice League.
* **Michael Keaton** as **Bruce Wayne / Batman**, an older Wayne from a different universe. He is the same version of Batman featured in the films *Batman* and *Batman Returns*.
* **Sasha Calle** as **Supergirl**, a Kryptonian superhero and the cousin of Superman.
* **Kiersey Clemons** as **Iris West**, a news reporter and Barry's love interest.
* **Maribel Verdú** as **Nora West**, Barry's mother who was murdered when he was a child.
* **Ron Livingston** as **Henry Allen**, Barry's father who was wrongfully convicted for his wife's murder. Livingston replaces Billy Crudup in the role.
* **Saoirse-Monica Jackson**
* **Rudy Mancuso**