April 6, 2020: A video of Ezra Miller physically attacking a fan finds its way online. To our knowledge, no one involved with Warner Bros. or The Flash ever officially acknowledges it.
April 20, 2020: The release date for
The Flash is
moved up a bit, this time from July to June 3, 2022.
June 22, 2020: Michael Keaton is revealed
to be returning to the role of Batman in the film, which gives fans an idea of the huge scope this movie will have.
August 20, 2020: Holy multiple Batmen, Batman! Ben Affleck
will also reprise his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman in the film.
August 22, 2020: At an event called DC Fandome, the team behind
The Flash reveals that its unique adaptation of
Flashpoint will kick off a new version of the DC cinematic multiverse.
October 3, 2020: Casting continues, as Billy Crudup is
expected to reprise his
Justice League role as Barry Allen’s dad in
The Flash.
January 6, 2021: Ray Fisher, who reportedly had a role as Cyborg in
The Flash since 2016,
is removed from the film, the culmination of a
long, public dispute between Fisher and Warner Bros. over conditions on the set of
Justice League.
February 19, 2021: As if things could get any bigger, it’s announced that actress Sasha Calle
will be playing Supergirl in
The Flash, and in future DC projects.
March 12, 2021: Kirsey Clemons is
confirmed to reprise her
Justice League role as Iris West, Barry Allen’s love interest, in the film.
March 18, 2021: Zack Snyder’s Justice League is released, which significantly adds to Barry Allen’s story, including the roles played by Crudup and Clemons.
A hot dog is involved.
March 25, 2021: Billy Crudup has to leave the project so a
new actor is cast for Barry’s dad: Ron Livingston.
April 19, 2021: The day has finally come. Director Andy Muschietti announced that production has officially begun on a Flash movie that’s called... wait for it... The Flash. It’s been a long, long time coming.