Ezra Miller Teams Up With Grant Morrison To Pen ‘The Flash’ Script In Creative Clash With Directors
The Flash’s long and troubled race to the big screen could be cut short. Warner Bros. finds itself at an impasse between star and directors asEzra Miller, who stole the scenes as the Scarlet Speedster inBatman v. SupermanandJustice League, is teaming up with DC Comics guruGrant Morrisonto pen his ownThe Flashscript, in direct competition with directorsJohn Francis DaleyandJonathan Goldstein. And with Miller’s holding deal onThe Flashsoon to reportedly expire, this might be the last we see of Miller’s version ofThe Flash.
Ezra Miller is taking “creative differences” to a whole new level with his latest move to pen the script toThe Flashhimself in an attempt to steer the character toward his “darker” vision.The Hollywood Reporterhas the news on the behind-the-scenes clashes between star and director onThe Flashin a report that finds Warner Bros. in the middle of two competing creative visions. One that could determine whether Miller stays on as the star ofThe Flash.
Miller has reportedly teamed up with Morrison — the writer of acclaimed titles likeAll-Star Superman, Batman, and Vertigo’sThe Invisibles— to pen a script that will fulfill his “darker take on the material.” Miller has reportedly been clashing with Francis Daley and Goldstein since the pair werehired last year, apparently over their “light-hearted approach” that falls in line with the duo’s previous credits likeSpider-Man: HomecomingandGame Night.But that lighter approach seems to be working well for Warner Bros. lately, as the spectacularly goofyAquamanhas shown to be abox office monster, while the upcomingShazamis earning buzz for itsbig-hearted takeon the superhero origin story.
Warner Bros. is allowing both teams to submit their scripts, but it’s suggested that if the studio passes on Miller’s script, he could part ways withThe Flashentirely. And as befitting a story involvingThe Flash, there’s a time limit. THR reports that Miller’s holding deal withThe Flashexpires in May, so he could end up hanging up the cape regardless.
It’s unclear what Miller’s “darker” vision would entail, as the actor embodied one of the brighter superheroes inJustice League. But it’s possible that Miller seemed set on starring in some version ofFlashpoint, a storyline that was seemingly dropped once Francis Daley and Goldstein came onboard. “What fans understand when they hearFlashpoint,would be almost like hearing a word like ‘Crisis,'” Miller toldEntertainment Weeklyin 2017. “The DC Hyper-Extended Multiverse, as I plan to call it.” Miller has continued tobuild hypefor aFlashpointadaptation, which would work as a semi-reboot for the DC Extended Universe, and now seems to be making a hail Mary pass to bring that movie to life.
With Morrison working with Miller on his script, I can’t see that version being overly dark — this is the man responsible for the optimisticAll-Star Superman, after all. But we also don’t know the details of Francis Daley and Goldstein’s version, or if their version would have to be put on hold entirely if Miller ends up departing.
Whatever the case, it looks like we may not get aFlashmovie anytime soon.
