Ezra Miller's Famuyiwa parted ways with Warner Bros. over creative differences on The Flash, and Justice League went on to disappoint both critically and commercially.
Famuyiwa's decision to step down wasn't the first director change-up for The Flash, either, and the project has since ed through the hands of Game Night helmers John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Bumblebee) working on the script. However, even with a fresh creative team in place, the film has encountered yet another roadblock in pre-production.
In an extensive report on the status quo of the DCEU, Miller will be busy filming Fantastic Beasts 3 for a good chunk of next year (with production set to begin in Spring 2020).
Even with this new delay, there is a real chance The Flash will actually happen this time around. Muschietti and Hodson have already proven themselves to be reliable collaborators in WB's eyes, with the latter having also written next year's Miler's demands, as far as the film's artistic direction is concerned.
It's possible the extended delay between The Flash and Justice League will even be to the former's advantage. Miller's Barry Allen is widely considered to be one of the best parts of Joss Whedon's cut of Justice League, so there's already a demand for more of him on the big screen. And by releasing further away from Justice League, The Flash may have a better shot at tapping into that demand without having any of the baggage associated with Miller's most recent appearance as the character. Then again, this isn't the first time The Flash appeared to be on the precipice of coming together, and things haven't worked out so well in the past. For that reason, fans might not want to start getting excited for this one just yet.
Source: Variety
