The Flash (2022)

[Travesty]

Affleck looks great in that shot.

[The Dark Knight]

Keaton diving from the Batwing without a parachute is already far cooler than anything Jake Skywalker did. Roll on April 25th.

It's already a great moment to put on Keaton's resume. It captures what makes Batman so endearing. He's a human being but acts above those limitations through sheer confidence. I'm wondering where this takes place in the film - perhaps the infiltration of the complex to rescue Supergirl? The scene may transition to morning as it progresses.

Well, that was surely true, when Keaton was supposed to stick around in the new universe. Him dying in that timeline was going to be forgiven by his surprise return at the end.

However, now that things have changed... I really doubt they'll leave that as his ultimate fate. That'd be too downbeat. If Keaton still dies in the fight with Zod, then either the ending on that new earth really hasn't been changed, or they'll have some kind of coda to show that Barry managed to save him.

If there isn't a coda my enjoyment of the film is going to suffer. They better have done something. Because I like everything else I'm seeing.

[eledoremassis02]

Awesome LIFE SIZE theatre display!

[Silver Nemesis]

I've been thinking about how some of the cameos might work during the sequence where the Flash in running between different realities. For the Schumacher Batman, they could recreate the shot of Batman and Robin (and maybe Batgirl) running towards the camera in front of the Bat-Signal while Goldenthal's theme plays in the background. That way they could use doubles without having to digitally de-age the original actors, since they'd all be in silhouette anyway.

Suddenly the Flash could run across the screen in front of the Dynamic Duo, forcing them to skid to a halt. Maybe they could loop in Clooney's "This is why Superman works alone" line.

Something similar could be done with the sixties Batman, with West and Ward shown walking up a wall as the Flash sprints up beside them or pops out of a window. They could then have Ward say something like "Holy scarlet speedster!" or "Holy fastest man alive!"

They'd have to pick an equally iconic image for the Reeve Superman. The obvious one would be the shot of him smiling into the camera as he flies around the Earth.

But I don't see how the Flash could fit into that. Not unless they just added a red line zooming across the Earth's surface in the background. Maybe they could use the scene where Superman holds up the railways track for the train to pass, and have Barry run over him as well.

[The Dark Knight]

We could get legitimate spoilers next week about the new ending as the movie is being screened at CinemaCon. I've seen a comment that Keaton has a farewell scene with Barry, but is that the "you saved me" line in the desert when Batman is wounded or something new they've filmed? I'm seriously hoping for the latter. The response to the test screenings is still positive, so I have to think people are walking out upbeat and not depressed or angry.

[eledoremassis02]

Just dawned on me, but do you think this film will be more like a Back to the Future of comic films (both in beat and tone), where Batman *keaton* finds his
spark again, and is the science guy with a few loose bolts (ala doc) and the wacky adventures of Marty of save his family (a mix of both ZS Flash and Burton Flash)?

I dont think it will be too depressing (given this is the post JL DCEU) but if there going for some comedy, I feel like a back to the future tone would work so much better than the MCUish tone the later DC films tried to emulate.

[Silver Nemesis]

I hope someone makes an updated version of this poster with Keaton in his new costume.

[BatmanFurst]

I'm avoiding spoilers, but for those who have read the leaks are you still excited for the film?

[Travesty]

Ha, I love the Back to 1989 poster. 

[The Dark Knight]

I'm avoiding spoilers, but for those who have read the leaks are you still excited for the film?

I'm waiting for more details to emerge after the CinemaCon screening, but yes I'm still excited. It does appear that Keaton will have three good Batman film appearances under his belt and go out on top. After the circus surrounding Ezra and the scrapping of Batgirl, he deserves the enduring consensus around his Batman to be positive - and to justify his decision to return in the first place.