DC Studios Heads James Gunn & Peter Safran Open to Ezra Miller Returning as the Flash, Will Make Decision “When the Time Is Right”
Yet, no other actor with a similar past of acting has ever done so. Underage misconduct allegations, verifiable assaultsAnd Many arrests They would have been long dropped from all and any projects they were attached too, DC Studios head James Gunn and Peter Safran are leaving the door open to Ezra Miller to return to the Flash’s role.
Warner Bros. executives. Discovery executives offered their thoughts on Miller and the actor’s ongoing personal troubles on January 31st while speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about their plans for DC’s cinematic future.
The announcement of a variety of DC projects, including the Superman: Legacy And The Brave and the Bold Films, as well as a Booster Gold television series, Gunn and Safran turned their attentions to the four films – Shazam! Fury of the Gods. The Flash. Blue Beetle. And Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom – that were produced and scheduled to release before they stepped in to revamp the DCEU.
Beginning with the declaration that Andy Muschetti’s The Flash This was “probably one of the greatest superhero movies ever made,” Gunn noted that Gunn had also observed THR that there was a distinct possibility that each film’s respective lead could reprise their role in his and Safran’s new universe, clarifying that “there is nothing that prohibits that from happening.”
In light of Gunn leaving the door open for Miller to once again don the Scarlet Speedster’s signature red tights, Safran addressed the actor’s current situation, asserting, “Ezra is completely committed to their recovery. We are fully supportive of that journey they are on right now. When the time is right, when they are ready to have that discussion, we will all figure out what the best path forward.”
“But right now, they are completely focused on their recovery,” He said. “And in our conversation with them, in the last couple of months, it feels like they are making enormous progress.”
Interestingly, the pair’s openness towards Miller’s return somewhat contradicts Gunn’s own self-professed philosophy on ‘cancelling’ actors.
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THR asked for his thoughts. Shazam! Fury of Gods star Zachary Levi’s recent condemnation of Pfizer, Gunn explained “Actors, filmmakers that I work with are going to say things that I agree with, and things that I don’t agree with. I can’t be changing my plans all the time because an actor says something that I don’t agree with.”
“At the same token, if someone is doing something that is morally reprehensible, that’s a different story, and we have to take that into account,” He said he was done, apparently skipping the severity of the underage-grooming and child endangerment charges that the actor has been charged with (but has yet to address publicly).
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Miller can be viewed in his final DCEU appearance while Miller is still at large. The Flash Crosses the finish line three more months later, on June 16th.
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