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Opening weekend for The Flash was certainly not what many people involved expected it to be. The box office was much less than anticipated. Complaints about visual effects and more were rampant. And yet, if you step back and look at The Flash’s Rotten Tomatoes audience score, it’s over 80%, which suggests many fans who saw it did enjoy it.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonI personally enjoyed it, as I said in my review, and afterward had a great chat with the film’s director Andy Muschietti and his producing partner and sister…

One thing most superhero movies have going for them is you know how they should look. When Batman, Spider-Man, or Iron Man put on their suits, the world around them doesn’t change. With the Flash though, when Barry Allen puts on his suit and taps into his powers, the world around him does change—at least to Barry—and figuring out what that’s going to look like is one of the challenges of adaptation.Spoilers of the Week March 7-11You’ll see that play out in Warner Bros.’ new DC film The Flash, which is in theaters today.…

We’ve been hearing about The Flash for so long—it had a bumpy road through production, plus there were some major DC Studios shake-ups along the way—it’s hard to believe it’s finally opening in theaters next week. The first full reviews are now online; they’re mostly on the positive side, but not everyone was a fan.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonFirst, here’s an excerpt from io9's own review by Germain Lussier:“The number of plates The Flash spins is incredible, mixing time travel tropes with multiversal madness and big…

Despite what the commercials, trailers, and posters are telling you, The Flash is not a movie about Batman or Supergirl. They’re both very much in it, sometimes more than once, and maybe after years of controversy and delays, Warner Bros. thought their inclusion would help get people into the theater. It probably will.But, as the title succinctly suggests, The Flash is very much about “The Flash,” and those other characters are there merely to enrich a very personal story with the type of big-screen bombast fans expect…

When The Flash hits theaters later this month, audiences are in for a whole lot of surprises. We know there are two Batmen in it. We know that Supergirl is in it. We know that General Zod is in it. Some other things have leaked too and there’s much, much more. One thing many fans might be expecting isn’t in it though, and we asked the film’s director and producer why.Spoilers of the Week March 7-11Note: the people behind this have already confirmed on the record that it doesn’t happen, so we’re running it now. But if you…

Screenshot: DC StudiosWarner Bros. and DC Studios’ The Flash has faced a long journey to get to the screen, with various filmmakers attached at various times to take on the Flashpoint-inspired story. A constant throughout, however, has been star Ezra Miller, who remained part of the project despite some very public legal troubles. Bryce Dallas Howard on a Feature Star Wars Film and Book of Boba FettThe film’s June 16 release is now on the horizon; the finished product includes reshoots that Miller participated in after …

The CW’s version of The Flash hung up its boots earlier this week after a nine-season run. During its time on the air, the show—and the Arrowverse at large—tackled several comic book storylines like Crisis on Infinite Earths and Worlds Finest. And naturally, the creative talent behind the show had other big stories they wanted to turn into crossovers that they’re now talking about.Spoilers of the Week March 7-11In a post-mortem on the show, showrunner Eric Wallace told Entertainment Weekly that an arc he wanted to tackle…

When The Flash finally hits theaters in June, it’s bringing a whole lot of the DC universe with it. In the first trailer alone, it was confirmed that both Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck’s Batmen would be in it, as well as Sasha Calle’s Supergirl ands the return of Michael Shannon’s Zod. But do the cameos end there? No, they don’t according to one of the stars.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonSpeaking on the Smartless podcast (via THR), Ben Affleck revealed another major DC character will be appearing in the film. And while…

We’re getting a look at Blue Beetle very soon. The Flash movie seems to have some very surprising content. Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu gets a new synopsis. Plus, what’s coming on Superman & Lois, and the final season of Titans gets a new look. Spoilers get!Five Nights at Freddy’sDeadline reports Kat Conner Sterling has joined the cast of Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s in an undisclosed role.Please Don’t Feed the ChildrenDeadline also reports Michelle Dockery is attached to star in Please Don’t Feed the Children, the…

Image: ParamountThe Flash movie has been in development for a long time and burned through so many directors before WB eventually settled on It’s Andy Muschietti to take the reigns. Included in that mix of would-be filmmakers are John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, who were attached back in 2018. That lasted for roughly a year before the two left the project over creative differences, which eventually led to them writing and directing Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.Goldstein and Daley never really…