Why dont they just let Johns write it? He loves the flash so much, he’d probably do it for free. Especially if its Barry.

Waid or Johns should be involved in this.

Let’s hope they do this right, explain it clearly and cast it well.

I don’t see them ever using a red costume though.

whatever Flash is used (hopefully all 3 long-termers), I just hope they avoid emphasis of the origin except in reference to the Speed Force. Out of all 4, Bart’s origin is pretty keen–but it’s from inheritance. Out of the first 3, Barry’s origin is “ok”, but still kind of lame. Wally and Jay’s are just bleh. I just hope the crew behind this movie focus on the ensemble characters than the origin.

I’m also hoping the crew packs the movie with so much action and intensity that audiences won’t have time to catch their next breath.

as for the red suit…a bunch of friends always bring up the red suit as a lame aspect of the character. after thinking about it, I realized that if someone was running super fast, earth tones and grays are not the best colors to wear when crossing traffic. now bright red creates a moment of hesitation that a speedster would recognize, imo. it’s probably why police are drawn to hot red or bright yellow cars easier to see/identify.

IESB also reported that Tom Welling was going to be Superman in the Justice League movie, so be careful of the credibility of their reports.

I don’t see why they can’t do something with Barry and Wally. Because I think the greatest part of Wally is his growth from Kid Flash to Flash, not that he doesn’t have other great qualities. Unlike trying to put Robin in the Nolan Batman movies, I feel like Kid Flash would be an easy sell for this.

I highly doubt this is going to happen at all.

I’d love it to be about both Barry and Wally.

I don’t want to be the one to say it but…I’m afraid WB will screw both the Green Lantern and The Flash films up…How I know this…well, they’ve only been good at bringing Sups and Bats to the big screen! And why have they been successful, because ppl know and love BATMAN and Superman…not because WB has done a good Job (except of course TDK and Batman Begins!!!)

Hope they don’t mess up though!

I must be missing something. Why is there a doubt about the red costume being used? Are people afraid he’d look like the devil or something?

While I’d love to see a Wally West Flash movie, I think it will be Barry Allen, considering Didio’s insistance on returning all of the main characters to their “classic” versions – and the great pains he’s gone to in order to resurrect Barry. A Wally West film would just undermine all of that. Besides, even the TV series had a Barry Allen Flash (with Wally West elements) while Wally was The Flash in the comics.

Bah… I take all this with a grain of salt. “Flash Fact”? I see nothing but rumor and conjecture here. As others have pointed out, a guy who wrote for Jonny Quest and a producer who claims to be some big fan but doesn’t know Barry’s name aren’t exactly stoking my enthusiasm.

Anyhow, if this were to somehow happen I’d side with making it about Wally. He’s, IMO, just a more fun character than Barry is. Barry, again IMO, just seems too white bread, too old fashioned.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate Barry or anything, it’s just that I’ve read more of Wally as Flash (and we have Wally in the JL/JLU series). The old Flash TV show, with a variation on Barry, was OK for its time but that’s the direction I’d want to see this movie take. Having seen it again on DVD, it’s somewhat entertaing but also campy and simply not on the level of the better comic book films we’ve had in recent years.

I dunno, maybe something with both Barry and Wally would work. Maybe the baton could even be passed down to Wally at some point, if a first film is successful.

What happened to the Green Lantern movie anyhow? There was all this talk about definitely happening, now there’s been nothing of late. No casting, no nothing (they should cast Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan, BTW).

I really hope this is true, and it’s Wally West. No offense to Barry Allen fans, but Wally is the greatest Flash ever.

The Flash is my favourite character.
I have every single issue of Wally’s run.
I have the TV series on DVD.

I would give my left nut for a great Flash movie about Wally West. (and my right nut for a great GL movie) Why DC decided against Goyer’s script is beyond me. The guy has proven his chops with Blade & Batman Begins, what’s the hold up??

There’s also no question in my mind that the scarlet speedster HAS to be dressed in scarlet!! Hell, the suit from a TV show 20 years ago STILL looks good! Imagine what they could cook up now.

Get Ryan Reynolds. He’s the perfect Flash.
Way better than that guy from the OC.

Rob, DC obviously had some problems with Goyer’s script.
Sure it was dark, and that’s what DC seem to be going for these days, however that’s only one aspect of a script.
The dialogue could’ve been off, the science could’ve been wrong. There’s any number of reasons DC opted out of Goyer’s script.
It could’ve been that Blade Trinity didn’t do too well and neither has Goyer’s other recent projects.
Personally I think it’s a good thing DC have someone else penning the script. It gives someone else other than Goyer a chance to shine.
And even if the movie is dark, as long as it’s realistic (which is what The Dark Knight really was) then I’m happy.

^ WHat he said. It shouldn’t be realistic so much as crazy science concepts. The only realistic aspects should be the rogues

A convincing origin will be the key to this one. All comics to movies suffer from the ‘origin’ problem, ie no time to get to the story so the origin IS the story. If they throw in too many other characters it’ll be a disaster. Focus on the important elements in the same way Iron Man did. Superman Returns … what a absolute dud!

my dream treatment of a Flash movie would use Vandal Savage as the villain linking to a trans-generational story with (a very slow aging/aged) Jay, Barry and Wally. The origins of the Flash would be glossed over except to eventually give way to the Speed Force concept that Savage accidentally stumbled across while fighting Jay and confirmed with Barry, but was never ready to progress in stealing due to some sacrifice Barry made in some unknown circumstance. In either case, Vandal Savage wants to steal/capture the Speed Force because he is tired of living off of his genetically altered clone organs and can use the Speed Force to slow his aging in the same way that Jay Garrick isn’t aging.

of course the Rogues and Grodd would be in the movie, but they wouldn’t be the stars (Rogues make better characters with buildup like in a sequel). The reason to have as many bad guys as possible in the story is because the Flash is supposed to be able to deal with all of them at exhausting speeds.

seriously…picture it. Wally West running at breakneck speeds, riding on the debris being thrown at him in order to deal whirlwind punches at Gorilla Grodd in the first 10 minutes of a movie.