“The Flash” has cast Australian actor Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West, the iconic speedster from the DC Comics universe who made his debut as Kid Flash. He’ll appear as a series regular in season two.
In comics canon, Wally is the nephew of Iris West (played in The CW series by Candice Patton) — the love interest and eventual wife of Barry Allen (Grant Gustin). While Wally initially served as his uncle’s sidekick and a founding member of the Teen Titans, he later inherited Barry’s mantle as The Flash.
Since Iris doesn’t seem to have any siblings on the show (that we know of), it’s possible that Wally’s origin story will be tweaked for his live-action “Flash” debut. His connection to the West family has yet to be confirmed.
‘The Flash’ finds its Wally West in ‘Insurgent’ star Keiynan Lonsdale
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God Wally’s new 52 suit is so bad…
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Yep, definitely
But then again I think everything about Wally is wrong in the New 52.
For me the real Wally West comes from the Young Justice Animated Series-
That’s because he was acting like Wally. New52 Wally West is not Wally West. People can talk about the race change all they want, but the real issue is he’s some stereotypical black troubled youth with an attitude. He doesn’t carry the charm or humor of Wally and I really hope the show looks at non-New52 stories to inspire the path of this character.
Wally is undoubtedly the biggest screw up for DC in recent memory.-
What you said
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