The Flash Movie Interview: Director Wanted to Honor the Legacy of DC With Surprises For Fans
351Before The Flash hits theaters on June 16, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke with the DC’s current dynamic duo, director Andy Muschietti, and producer Barbara Muschietti, about the process of getting this final DC Extended Universe feature onto the screen to herald in the new DCU franchise under Peter Safran and James Gunn. Curious about whether there’s an end-credits scene or how long the original cut was? You’re in good company.
The Flash, starring Ezra Miller in the superhero’s first standalone film, presents Barry Allen with an opportunity to experience an alternate reality by accessing the Multiverse. Fortunately in our reality, that allows for a total reset, opening up the DCU to a smooth transition into their slate of films and series. In the movie, when Barry travels in time to save his mother, he unintentionally exposes the Multiverse and finds himself going toe-to-toe with a very alive General Zod (Michael Shannon). Unlike the super villain, Henry Cavill’s Superman is nowhere to be found, and instead, Barry enlists the help of this alternate reality’s heroes, introducing Sasha Calle as Supergirl and seeing Michael Keaton reprise his role as Batman. The Flash also stars Ben Affleck, Kiersey Clemons, Temuera Morrison, Ron Livingston, Antje Traue, and likely many other surprises.
In their spoiler-free interview, which you can watch or read below, the Muschietti siblings don’t discuss which cameos make it into the movie, but they do tell Weintraub they approached many people or estates affiliated with the brand to “honor the legacy of DC,” and how many of them responded. In particular, they reveal which actor was a make-or-break element to their story, based on the Flashpoint comic, and they also discuss the original cut of the movie, if we’ll be getting any deleted scenes, and what their “main matter of arguments” was during production.
#TheFlashMovie #TheFlash #AndyMuschietti
For interviews, movie reviews, and more visit https://collider.com
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
https://twitter.com/collider
https://instagram.com/collider
https://facebook.com/collider