‘The Flash’ movie universe will remain separate from the TV series, producer confirms (video)

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on ‘The Flash’ movie universe will remain separate from the TV series, producer confirms (video)

When Warner Bros. announced that Ezra Miller would be playing the titular character in The Flash feature film, the TV series iteration of the comic book character was just getting off the ground on the small screen with Grant Gustin filling the role of Barry Allen. Little did we know, though, that The CW’s The Flash would build a substantial following alongside seriously positive critical buzz. The show is now in its second season, and The Flash movie just hired a writer/director (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter scribe Seth Grahame-Smith, making his feature directorial debut), but some fans of the TV show remain hopeful that the two Flashes can exists in the same world. After all, historically The Flash deals with multiverses, so it’s possible, if not exactly practical.

Warner Bros. is building its own inter-connected universe on the feature film side, and much as fans may clamor to bring the TV iteration of the character into that fold, they remain two wholly separate worlds. Producer Charles Roven, who is part of the DC Cinematic Universe Brain Trust and is a producer on The Flash movie, recently confirmed this separation to Steve during an interview timed to the release of the Warcraft trailer, which Roven also produced.

SOURCE: Collider

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  1. Grant G. Avatar
    Grant G.

    I don’t understand the obsession people have of wanting to connect the CW TV universe with the movie universe. You like Grant, you like Amell, fine, but if you connect the universes you can’t just take those two guys. You have to take EVERYBODY. All the one and done villain castings, all the mediocre supporting roles.

    So instead of Will Smith as Deadshot, you’d have to use that horrible version of Deadshot from Arrow. Instead of Jai Courtney for Boomerang, you’d have to use the TV guy. You’d have to use the awful Amanda Waller instead of Viola Davis. Who’d want that? You’d have to use that pathetic Black Canary, the dumb Iron Man version of Atom, their Australian Ra’s al Ghul, on and on and on. This isn’t even mentioning how they’ve used so many character’s names for random characters like Jean Loring popping up as an old lady lawyer.

    It’s too restrictive. I want to see both movie and TV be as awesome as possible. Forcing the TV side to adapt their shows to fit the movies and the movies having to fit into the shows is putting restrictions on what both sides can do. It’s silly. Let’s have two awesome things.

    And with the multiverse this could all lead to some mega tv/movie event a few years down the road where they do a crossover Crisis storyline where the two sides meet and team up to save the universe or some non-sense.

    1. Brandon J. Hall Avatar
      Brandon J. Hall

      Well put. A Crisis on Multiple Earths would be something incredible down the line showing the contrast of each very different world and how the heroes function in them. Tom Welling could return as Superman for the television side. We already have the Heroes of Tomorrow serving as a sort of, “Justice League-lite”. And we don’t know the characters down the road that will be introduced into the CBS/CW spectrum of things that could be very different counterparts to the DCEU side of things. By the time we are into Justice League, there will be an array of characters that have been introduced or mentioned that this could be very possible to carry out. But as for connecting the universes as they are at this point, it would be pointless.
      People want so desperately for WB/DC to follow the Marvel format…or at least expect them to…that this is little acknowledgment that these are completely different brands with completely different agendas down to the storytelling. We aren’t going to get a Marvel clone out of the DCEU. And it isn’t really about playing “catch-up”. What Marvel has succeeded in doing is showing that a cinematic universe is possible and that at least right now, there is a demand for it that can be cashed in on. The two brands have very distinct styles and characters to boot. There is really no point to comparing them. However, this is the way of it. People don’t accept the likes of Man of Steel, not because of what it stood for…not because it wasn’t like Superman films of the past…but because it didn’t follow a specific formula that had become in most Marvel consumers minds, the blueprint.
      I look forward to what diversity each brand has to offer. Not stopping with Marvel or DC but all the creative talents bringing IDW, Dark Horse, and Variant brands to life as well. Whether they will see similar success remains to be seen. However, there’s room for good storytelling out there…as long as it’s GOOD.

  2. krampe1995 Avatar
    krampe1995

    Wanna see him already in the costume!
    Damnit snyder release it already, the wait is killing me

    1. Pennywise Avatar
      Pennywise

      When did Lady Gaga get the role?

    2. OGDickGrayson Avatar
      OGDickGrayson

      Nasty injustice costume

  3. misterpl Avatar
    misterpl

    If they really want to do a crossover, they can exploit the Multiverse to its fullest potential and bring in the cream of the crop. It ain’t rocket surgery.

  4. Sense Avatar
    Sense

    Good

  5. Bill Agans Avatar
    Bill Agans

    Supergirl isn’t even on the CW. It’s on CBS.

  6. Bill Agans Avatar
    Bill Agans

    maybe it has somethin’ to do w/ the fact that mark guggenheim is not only the producer for arrow, flash, & legends, but also a producer for supergirl.

  7. naggibator Avatar
    naggibator

    Yeah! Gotham two seaon and Flash amazing :D
    Don`t cry hater)

  8. naggibator Avatar
    naggibator

    Suit yes ugly, but Miller fine and not ugly!
    This is picture lame

    1. naggibator Avatar
      naggibator

      This is fan art awesome)

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