The Flash (2022)

[Gotham Knight]

Bellow is a more detailed description of the trailer:

Barry Allen fidgets in a line.

He's at work.

Flash travels back outside his childhood home.

In his childhood room, Blue lightning flickers around Barry.

He looks at photos of his mom and dad and kid Barry.

'Time has a pattern. It can help deliver certain events to certain people... drawn to each other like magnets... '

At Wayne Manor, we see someone with shoulder length white hair from behind.

He opens a secret door to reveal seven Batsuits stood together.

Elsewhere, Flash slows down time and races up the side of a building.

Batfleck rides a Bat bike in a car chase with police – it's daytime.

Michael Shannon appears as Zod.

Supergirl's costume looks similar to Henry Cavill's.

An unmasked Keaton is dressed as Batman, and says 'You want to get nuts? Let's get nuts.'

He says this to Barry, alternate Barry, and Supergirl.

Title card: THE FLASH.

Keaton, who now has shorter hair, has an upgraded version of the 89 Batsuit with a bold yellow emblem."

[eledoremassis02]

I wonder when we'll see this trailer hit the internet. Watched ZSJL today and just the thought of Affleck and Keaton sharing a film

[The Dark Knight]

At Wayne Manor, we see someone with shoulder length white hair from behind.

I'm thinking they've merged Superman and Batman's roles from Kingdom Come. Superman had long hair and was withdrawn from society, while Batman was controlling drones from home. Important to note this is the Burton Batman. That's the incarnation Barry first meets when he starts his interference. High probability the variant would only appear at the end of the film.

He opens a secret door to reveal seven Batsuits stood together.

This is the type of thing I wanted to see - references to unseen adventures. The B89 comic depicted a Schumacher inspired suit, so it will be interesting to see if something similar to that is included. I believe there's also reference to a Batcycle appearing, and I'm all for using the comic's aesthetic.

An unmasked Keaton is dressed as Batman, and says 'You want to get nuts? Let's get nuts.'

This and "I'm Batman" remain the most iconic pieces of dialogue from Batman in Batman films, and do define what Keaton is all about. If I had to add another I'd include "things change."

Watched ZSJL today and just the thought of Affleck and Keaton sharing a film

I really like what Pattinson did with the role and I'm eager to see how his character develops. But so far, Keaton and Affleck remain my top two from the 1989-2022 era. They're the biggest hook with The Flash, because my interest in the other DCEU films is non existent.

[Gotham Knight]

The Flash had a test screening yesterday. It was a winner.

The rumor is that WB is trying to get picture lock sooner so that The Flash moves up the VFX cue because they are anxious to get it out as they know they have a hit.

[DocLathropBrown]

The Flash had a test screening yesterday. It was a winner.

The rumor is that WB is trying to get picture lock sooner so that The Flash moves up the VFX cue because they are anxious to get it out as they know they have a hit.

I sure hope it has a chance to move up its release to next spring, perhaps

[The Laughing Fish]

The Flash had a test screening yesterday. It was a winner.

The rumor is that WB is trying to get picture lock sooner so that The Flash moves up the VFX cue because they are anxious to get it out as they know they have a hit.

I don't find test screenings to be reliable at all. The so-called positive reactions came out as soon as The Flash News Twitter account denied there was a screening that took place when some alleged scooper who goes by the name MyTimeToShine claimed the reactions were negative, but now suddenly there was a screening. The supposed scooper could be trolling for all I know, but I still find the timing to be dubious.

Besides, if any the leaked rumoured plot details are true, I don't think it's going to win a lot of people over. Even if it retains one universe while creating another, I can't see a lot of Superman or Keaton Batman fans getting thrilled if any of those leaked details are true and are exactly bad as they sound. Plus, how many times have we seen initial positive reactions to other movies, and then the consensus turn out negative once they get released i.e. Josstice League and WW84?

Meanwhile, WBD may seem to stick with Ezra Miller for this movie, but they will be hoping Ezra Miller stays out of trouble for a full year.

Some people out there might think this is funny, but I don't. There's nothing funny about this at all.

[Gotham Knight]

The Flash had a test screening yesterday. It was a winner.

The rumor is that WB is trying to get picture lock sooner so that The Flash moves up the VFX cue because they are anxious to get it out as they know they have a hit.

I don't find test screenings to be reliable at all. The so-called positive reactions came out as soon as The Flash News Twitter account denied there was a screening that took place when some alleged scooper who goes by the name MyTimeToShine claimed the reactions were negative, but now suddenly there was a screening. The supposed scooper could be trolling for all I know, but I still find the timing to be dubious.

Besides, if any the leaked rumoured plot details are true, I don't think it's going to win a lot of people over. Even if it retains one universe while creating another, I can't see a lot of Superman or Keaton Batman fans getting thrilled if any of those leaked details are true and are exactly bad as they sound. Plus, how many times have we seen initial positive reactions to other movies, and then the consensus turn out negative once they get released i.e. Josstice League and WW84?

Meanwhile, WBD may seem to stick with Ezra Miller for this movie, but they will be hoping Ezra Miller stays out of trouble for a full year.

Some people out there might think this is funny, but I don't. There's nothing funny about this at all.

Here is something that may interest you, https://www.primetimer.com/item/The-Oscars-controversial-Fan-Favorite-and-Cheer-Moment-awards-may-have-been-rigged-by-bots-wMSzKW

[Travesty]

The Flash had a test screening yesterday. It was a winner.

The rumor is that WB is trying to get picture lock sooner so that The Flash moves up the VFX cue because they are anxious to get it out as they know they have a hit.

I'm hoping it's good, because I'm a Flash fan and it's Keaton's comeback. I don't want this to fail, so I can just hope for the best.

[The Dark Knight]

The Flash had a test screening yesterday. It was a winner.

The rumor is that WB is trying to get picture lock sooner so that The Flash moves up the VFX cue because they are anxious to get it out as they know they have a hit.

I sure hope it has a chance to move up its release to next spring, perhaps

I'd support that. A release day will come, whether it's 12 days, 12 months or 12 years from now. The undercurrent of Miller's antics will still be there, even if he manages to hold himself together for the period of time before the premiere. I'm here for Keaton and not Miller. His presence is enough to justify the price of admission for me, given it's 30 odd years in the making.

[thecolorsblend]

My enthusiasm for this movie has cooled almost to the point of freezing. WBD is embracing the "multiverse" thing. But like the Arrowverse, they're getting it wrong.

When I was coming up as a comic book fan, I got into Pre-Crisis comics late in my teens. I savored the imagination and vision that the Pre-Crisis comics offered. The best example of that is probably the Pre-Crisis multiverse.

There were dozens, if not hundreds, of alternate Earths. And what made the multiverse concept cool was how different they all were from each other. Earth 1, Earth 2, Earth 3, Earth S, Earth Prime, Earth X, etc., they were RADICALLY different from each other. The characters and story possibilities of Earth 2, for example, were not fungible commodities. They couldn't be arbitrarily dropped in anywhere else without missing a beat.

The direction that live action DC seems to be going is to assuming that all previous incarnations of DC heroes in live action media are part of "the multiverse". The problem with that is the level of consistency in one live action film compared to another.

Keaton Batman and Affleck Batman are good examples of what I mean. What are the differences between them REALLY? They're both Bruce Wayne, they both feature Bruce putting on a bat outfit and fighting bad guys, etc. Sure, the tone and style of the two Batmen on film are pretty different. But aside from that, there's little to distinguish one version of the character from the other. In all the ways that count, they're the same character doing the same stuff. They're not all that different from each other.

In other words, they wouldn't pass muster in the old DC multiverse in comics. They're simply not different enough from each other to justify both of them existing.

Presumably, Reeve's Superman, Cain's Superman, Routh's Superman, etc., all fit into the multiverse in some way or another too, despite the lack of clear and obvious differences between them as well.

Compare that to Earth 1 Batman and Earth 2 Batman in Pre-Crisis comics. E2 Batman had very different life experiences from his E1 counterpart, E2 Batman was much older than E1 Batman, E2 Batman wasn't as grim and dark (ultimately), he kept his distance from the Justice Society more than E1 Batman kept his distance from the Justice League, you could argue that E2 Batman didn't completely trust the Justice Society, E2 Batman got married and had children, etc. They're not swappable characters. They're very different from one another.

THAT is a true multiverse concept.

And that sort of mentality has been utterly lacking in the "multiverse" ideas and concepts we've seen thus far in live action DC.